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Revealing the fashion industry as never before, this beautiful book contains a wealth of invaluable information every fashionista should know. Written by fashion insider and bestselling author Karen Homer, and featuring stunning original illustrations, this stylish visual guide tells the stories behind trends such as the most iconic fabrics and prints, glasses as the ultimate fashion accessory, the ubiquitous Little Black Dress, and the rise of the metrosexual. Plus shining the spotlight on key fashion figures, such as Audrey Hepburn, Victoria Beckham, and Kate Moss.
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Table of Contents from Fashion: The Essential Visual Guide to the World of Style
Chapter 1 Materials & Prints
Everything we think of as ‘fashion’ starts with fabric; from soft natural wools to slippery synthetics, every garment needs to be created using exactly the right cloth, which in turn dictates the movement of the dress, the cling of the sweater or the structure of a jacket. This chapter looks at how different fabrics are created, from egalitarian cloths like denim to highly sought-after artisan products such as Harris Tweed, as well as examining patterns and prints that have become iconic.
Chapter 2 Clothing Trends & Styles
Never before has there been such choice in the clothes we can wear to express our sense of style, whether you choose iconic classics or take a more maverick approach to fashion. This chapter looks both at traditional garment types and examines the vast array of styles within each genre, as well as the way in which fashion boundaries are being pushed. In addition, it examines the trend for men to follow their own fashion tribes and looks at new areas that have recently exploded within the fashion world, for example designer fashion for children.
Chapter 3 The Fashion Industry
The fashion industry is a global juggernaut, from the glamour of the front row at catwalk shows and bespoke haute couture dresses to the way in which high-street retailers quickly translate those seasonal designs and get them in store for fashion lovers around the world. This chapter takes an inside look at the workings of the industry and influences as wide-ranging as pop culture, fashion magazines and advertising, along with major players including legendary fashion editors, supermodels, fashion muses and photographers.
Chapter 4 Fashion Eras
With so much choice in fashion we often forget that in decades past what was considered ‘fashionable’ was very prescriptive; from the flappers of the twenties to the miniskirts of the sixties, every era had its own style. This chapter reveals those iconic looks and, in turn, as we look back nostalgically on the fashion of the past, charts the rise of interest in vintage clothes.
Chapter 5 The Body Beautiful
In parallel with our obsession with clothes, fashion has also fostered a not-always-healthy obsession with our bodies. This chapter follows the changing shape of the supposedly perfect female form, showing that in fact body shape is as influenced by fashion as anything else; in parallel it looks at the effect of standardized sizing charts and the rise of plus-sized fashion.
Chapter 6 Accessories, Footwear & Jewellery
Fashion is not just about clothes, there is a whole world of accessories for fashion lovers to revel in from incredible shoes and fabulously expensive designer handbags and jewellery to scarves, hats and hosiery. This chapter walks us through everything footwearrelated, from the handmade bespoke shoe to the ubiquitous trainer and comfortable, yet questionably stylish UGG boot.
Male Fashion Tribes
Chapter 2 Clothing Trends & Styles.
A Numbers Game
Chapter 5 The Body Beautiful.
Publisher : Aurum Press
Publication date : May 3, 2018
Edition : Illustrated
Language : English
Print length : 192 pages
ISBN-10 : 1781316953
ISBN-13 : 978-1781316955
Item Weight : 1.76 pounds
Dimensions : 7.75 x 0.75 x 10 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #3,160,248 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #974 in Design History & Criticism #1,853 in Fashion History #4,747 in Fashion Design
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