Fashion is a vital indicator of what it is to be modern, and central to how we wish to be recognized as individuals in the world. As fashion historian Christopher Breward notes: 'Fashion now occupies the central ground in popular understandings of modern culture.'.
USA: Dover Publications, 1987. Soft cover. Carefully handled, Text clean, Bindings firm; minor age-toning to stiff pictorial wraps, with 92 plates showing over 950 authentic costumes from the Middle Ages to 1800.
New York: B.E.S. Publishing, 2015. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good in a Very Good Dust Jacket. More than 300 hundred stunning fashion archive and runway images, as well as detailed line drawings and close-up photographs, will help explain and demonstrate the techniques, fashion movements, and styles.
Boston: Museum of Fine Arts Boston, 1987. A Near Fine Softcover. In a brief introduction, the history of the fan is succinctly traced: from its rise to prominence as a fashion accessory in the 16th century, when Henri III of France first used one at court, to its demise during.....
USA: Lark/Chapelle, 2007. Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. This comprehensive guide takes beginners step-by-step through all the basics: glass cutting, working with copper foil, and the actual soldering itself. Easy-to-trace patterns with glass cutting lines are included, along with vintage photos and decorative paper.
New York: Kodansha America, 2007. First Edition, First Printing. Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. More than 40 exquisite designs to fold and wear.Brodek also includes a section of Traditional Japanese Designs, where readers will find favorites like the crane, kimono, samurai helmet, fan, and flowers. Each project is.....
New York: Dutton Studio Books, 1991. A Fine Softcover. The most definitive survey of Navajo pictorial weaving available; it comprises over 170 examples selected form hundreds of museum and private collections as well as from major dealers in the field.
New York: Tudor Publishing Co., 1935. Reprinted Edition. Very Good in a Very Good Dust Jacket. [from the Foreword] “The commercial fact that tapestries have immeasurably increased in value within the last five years, would have little interest were it not that this increase is the direct result of America's.....
New Haven and london: Yale Univ Press, 1993. First Edition, First Printing. Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. In this beautifully written and lavishly illustrated book, Liza Dalby, author of the highly acclaimed Geisha, traces the history of kimono - its uses, aesthetics, and social meanings to explore Japanese.....
New York: Rizzoli International Publications, 1989. Illustrations by Ger Daniels. First Edition, First Printing. Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. A survey of ethnic jewelry from the end of the 19th century to the present. Fine illustrations (241 color) were hand-drawn by the author using as models museum pieces.....
New York: Harry N Abrams Inc, 1997. First Edition, First Printing. Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. The Maya Textile Tradition provides an in-depth look at the life and art of the Maya of southern Mexico and Central America. This book examines the history of the one art form.....
Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida, First Edition, First Printing. Near Fine Hardcover. Gardens reside at the heart of Persian culture, serving as a physical space for social interaction, religious devotion, and scholarly contemplation as well as an intangible ideal of artistry and beauty. The book highlights an exhibition of.....
New York and London: Thames & Hudson, 1993. First Edition, First Printing. A Fine Copy. Traces the history of Indian textile production, describes weaving, painting, printing, and tie-dye techniques, and surveys textile production and decoration in the various regions.
![Item #15750 Body Decoration: A World Survey of Body Art [Tattoo Art]. Karl Groning](https://blindhorsebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/15750.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1656353111)
New York: Vendome Press, First Edition, First Printing. Near Fine Hardcover in a Near Fine Dust Jacket. A collection of photographs surveying painting, tattooing, scarification, piercing, and other decorations of the human body, from evidence for prehistoric practices to contemporary trends. After chapters on ancient body art, travels through the.....
New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1964. Fine Hardcover in a Very Good Dust Jacket.
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New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., [c. 1956]. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCEHenny Harald Hansen’s 'Costumes and Styles' arrived during the post-war boom of historical interest in the arts. It transformed how fashion history was taught by prioritizing the 'visual flow' of style over dense text, effectively becoming the standard desk reference.....
Berkley: Ten Speed Press, 2000. Drawing from her extensive collection of antique footwear, Jackson delves into the cultural, historical, and aesthetic dimensions of this centuries-old custom in a richly illustrated and deeply researched exploration of the Chinese practice of footbinding.Jackson's writing is both informative and empathetic, offering readers a nuanced.....
San Diego: Thunder Bay Press, 2010. First Edition, First Printing. A Fine Hardcover. Kick up your heels with Shoe Love! Anyone with a shoe fetish is sure to love the novelties found inside, along with a timeline of shoe history, and five amazing shoe pop-ups that display the classic flapper.....
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Indianapolis: Lane Bryant, 1939. There is no such thing as a 'Problem' figure. Lane Bryant.In a nutshell, women’s 1940s fashion was about creating an hourglass silhouette with masculine details: padded shoulders, nipped-in high waist tops, and A-line skirts that came down to the knee. This was the everyday shape for.....
![Item #21002 Clothing Construction [Mid-Century Fashion Design]. Evelyn A. Mansfield](https://blindhorsebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/21002.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1757418442)
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1953. First Edition, First Printing. A detailed and practical guide to the techniques and principles of garment making which systematically covers pattern drafting, fabric selection, cutting, sewing, and finishing, providing clear instructions suitable for both beginners and experienced sewers. Mansfield emphasizes precision, fit, and the integration of design.....
New York: Rizzoli International Publications, 1990. First Edition, First Printing. A Fine Card-stock Wrapper. The love affair between fashion and Surrealism began in the Paris of the 1920s when Surrealist artists plundered fashion's imagery for their art, raising fashion beyond the level of mere style to an important expression of.....
Edison, NJ: Chartwell Books, 2000. First Edition, First Printing. Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. Beautifully illustrated with photographs of the most ostentatious fans from both Eastern and Western cultures. The author also describes how fans were used to convey messages.
![Item #15756 Early Nasca Needlework [Peru]. Alan R. Sawyer](https://blindhorsebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/15756.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1656443508)
London: Laurence King Publishing, 1997. First Edition, First Printing. Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. This work concentrates exclusively on the elaborately embroidered textiles from the Ica and Nasca valley regions in south-coastal Peru. Focusing on the supernatural figures depicted in these vividly coloured textiles, it brings together textiles.....
London & New York: Thames & Hudson, 1989. First Edition, First Printing. Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. The book is an encyclopedic and authoritative sourcebook of two centuries of furnishing textiles, illustrated with examples from both sides of the Atlantic and charting the changing tastes and technical innovations of.....
New York: Smithmark Publishers, 1997. First Edition, First Printing. Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. Art Deco designs of architecture, furniture, graphics, accessories and fashion.
Woodbridge, England: Antique Collectors Club, 2005. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. A wide-ranging history of textiles, in particular the story of embroidery and needlework. The contents range from medieval vestments to domestic tapestries, with the characteristics of the baroque, rococo, neo-classical and other periods discussed. There are.....