The details make the difference. Whether it's the traditional details--cuffs, pockets, darts, etc.--or the myriad alternative details that fashion designers are using today, these eye-catching, trend-setting elementsare what make their designs stand out on the runway and on the …
Fashion is everywhere. It is now one of the main ways in which we present ourselves to others, signaling what we want to communicate about our sexuality, wealth, professionalism, even our mood. This book presents a concise overview of this complex phenomenon.
"Fashion Game Changers traces radical innovations in Western fashion design from the beginning of the 20th century to the present. Challenging the traditional silhouettes of their day, fashion designers such as Madeleine Vionnet and Cristóbal Balenciaga began to liberate the fem…
"Functional Clothing Design introduces new ways to look at the human body, the environment, and clothing. It explores the ways design can achieve goals such as protecting the body, increasing health and safety, or increasing body function. Building on the groundbreaking text Clo…