Author : Mrs. Charles H. Ashdown
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 542 pages
File Size : 20,28 MB
Release : 2012-09-06
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 0486147622
Hard-to-find classic provides detailed, authentic coverage of British clothing (civil, royal, and ecclesiastic) from early Saxon era (ca. A.D. 460) to reign of King George III (1820).
Author : Elizabeth Hawes
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 26,69 MB
Release : 2015-06-17
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0486797317
"After working as a stylist in Paris, Elizabeth Hawes launched one of the first American design houses in Depression-era New York. Her witty and astute memoir offers an insider's critique of the fashion scene during the 1920s and '30s. Hawes denounces the industry's predatory practices, advising readers to reject ever-changing fads in favor of comfortable, durable, flattering attire"--
Author : Rosemary Ingham
Publisher : Waveland Press
Page : 551 pages
File Size : 44,74 MB
Release : 2024-03-11
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1478652829
Since its first publication in 1980, The Costume Technician's Handbook has established itself as an indispensable resource in classrooms and costume shops. Ingham and Covey draw on decades of hands-on experience to provide the most complete guide to developing costumes that are personally distinctive and artistically expressive. No other book covers the same breadth of necessary topics for every aspect of costuming, from the basics of setting up a costume shop to managing one and everything in between.
Author : Sir Frederic Stibbert
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 12,8 MB
Release : 2015-02-23
Category : Design
ISBN : 0486162206
DIVPeerless archive of historical fashions features nearly 1,000 individual figures and accessories: priestesses and warriors of ancient Britain; elaborately coiffed ladies from the court of Versailles; knights in full regalia from many eras and countries. /div
Author : JoAnne Olian
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 26,96 MB
Release : 2012-07-12
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 0486132749
Over 1,000 illustrations document elegant ladies' fashions from 1860 to 1914: evening gowns, wedding ensembles, bathing costumes, cycling outfits, and much more. Accompanied by hundreds of stylish accessories.
Author : Francis M. Kelly
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 36,24 MB
Release : 2013-02-19
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 048614612X
DIVMeticulously researched, well-illustrated history of fashion covers 800 years of style: civilian and military clothing of English upper classes for both sexes, 11th–19th centuries, plus accessories. 342 black-and-white illustrations. /div
Author : Elizabeth Leese
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 43,16 MB
Release : 2012-12-19
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 0486134296
Comprehensive, lavishly illustrated reference work provides biographical/career data for major designers (Adrian, Jean Louis, Edith Head, more). Updated to 1988, with over 400 new film credits. 177 illustrations. Index of 6,000 films.
Author : Carol Belanger Grafton
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 42,44 MB
Release : 2012-07-24
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 0486132854
DIVOver 1,500 detailed, royalty-free cuts from vintage publications depict Victorian footwear and millinery, beaded handbags from the early 20th century, stylish high-heeled evening shoes from the 1920s, and much more. /div
Author : JoAnne Olian
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 13,54 MB
Release : 2012-12-03
Category : Design
ISBN : 0486139069
Over 130 dazzling pages from famed French fashion magazine — haute couture by Worth, Patou, Molyneux, Paquin, Lanvin, and other greats. Introduction. Captions.
Author : Gustav Stickley
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 24,10 MB
Release : 2012-08-28
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 0486138763
With over 200 detailed illustrations and descriptions, these two catalogs are essential reading and reference materials and identification guides for Stickley furniture. Captions cite materials, dimensions, and prices.
