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A Court of Thorns and Roses Series by Sarah J. Maas: 5 Books Collection Box Set - Fiction - Paperback Bloomsbury Publishing PLC 38.99 GBP Sarah J. Maas's A Court of Thorns and Roses series is a captivating and thrilling fantasy saga that has captured the hearts of millions of readers around the world. The series is a mesmerising blend of romance, magic, and adventure and follows the journey of its main character, Feyre. This stunning paperback collection contains 5 books in the bestselling series. Check out our full collection of Sarah J. Maas books here. The first book in the series, A Court of Thorns and Roses, introduces us to Feyre, a young woman who is struggling to survive in a world ravaged by a magical war. When she kills a wolf in the woods, she is dragged to the magical kingdom of Prythian by Tamlin, a High Fae Lord. Feyre soon discovers that Prythian is a place of magic, wonder, and danger and that a dark and powerful force threatens to destroy it. As Feyre begins to learn about the world of the Fae, she finds herself drawn to Tamlin, despite the fact that he is not entirely human. As the two of them grow closer, they must face a host of challenges and dangers, including the return of the evil queen Amarantha, who has the power to destroy Prythian and all those who live in it. The second book in the series, A Court of Mist and Fury, picks up where the first book left off, with Feyre struggling to come to terms with the events that have transpired. In this book, Feyre must deal with the fallout of her actions and her changing relationship with Tamlin. She also meets Rhysand, a mysterious and powerful High Fae lord who has a dark reputation. As Feyre becomes embroiled in a complex web of politics and power struggles, she discovers that there are forces at work that threaten not only her life but the fate of all of Prythian. The third book in the series, A Court of Wings and Ruin, brings Feyre's journey to a dramatic and satisfying conclusion. As the final battle between the Fae and the evil King of Hybern looms, Feyre must use all of her strength, skill, and magic to fight for the ones she loves. Along the way, she must make difficult choices, forge alliances, and confront her deepest fears in order to save Prythian and all those who live in it. The A Court of Thorns and Roses series is a masterful blend of fantasy, romance, and adventure. Sarah J. Maas has created a rich and immersive world filled with memorable characters, complex political intrigues, and breathtaking magical battles. Feyre is a strong, compelling heroine, and her journey is one that will keep readers on the edge of their seats. The series explores themes of love, loyalty, sacrifice, and the true meaning of courage and will leave readers feeling moved, inspired, and satisfied. The A Court of Thorns and Roses series has become a phenomenon, with millions of copies sold worldwide and a devoted fan base that spans generations. The series has been praised for its complex characters, lush world-building, and compelling storylines. It has been called a "game-changer" in the world of fantasy fiction and is a...

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Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas 8 Books Collection Box Set - Age 12+ - Paperback Bloomsbury Publishing PLC 59.99 GBP Titles In This Set: 1. Kingdom of Ash 2. Tower of Dawn 3. Empire of Storms 4. Queen of Shadows 5. Heir of Fire 6. Crown of Midnight 7. Throne of Glass 8. The Assassin's Blade Description: Kingdom of Ash Aelin Galathynius's journey from slave to assassin to queen reaches its heart-rending finale as war erupts across her world . She has risked everything to save her people - but at a tremendous cost. Locked in an iron coffin by the Queen of the Fae, Aelin must draw upon her fiery will to endure the months of torture inflicted upon her. The knowledge that yielding to Maeve will doom those she loves keeps her from breaking, but her resolve is unravelling with each passing day. With Aelin imprisoned, Aedion and Lysandra are the last line of defence keeping Terrasen from utter destruction. But even the many allies they've gathered to battle Erawan's hordes might not be enough to save the kingdom. Scattered throughout the continent and racing against time, Chaol, Manon, and Dorian must forge their own paths to meet their destinies. And across the sea Rowan hunts to find his captured wife and queen - before she is lost to him. Some bonds will deepen and others be severed forever, but as the threads of fate weave together at last, all must fight if they are to find salvation - and a better world. Tower of Dawn Chaol Westfall has always defined himself by his unwavering loyalty, his strength, and his position as the Captain of the Guard. But all of that has changed since Aelin shattered the glass castle, since Chaol's men were slaughtered, since the King of Adarlan spared him from a killing blow, but left his body broken. Now he and Nesryn sail for Antica - the stronghold of the southern continent's mighty empire and of the legendary healers of the Torre Cesme. It's Chaol's one shot at recovery, and with war looming back home, Dorian and Aelin's survival could depend on Chaol and Nesryn convincing Antica's rulers to ally with them. But what they discover there will change them both - and be more vital to saving Erilea than they could have imagined. Empire of Storms The long path to the throne has just begun for Aelin Galathynius. As the kingdoms of Erilea fracture around her, enemies must become allies if Aelin is to keep those she loves from falling to the dark forces poised to claim her world. With war looming on all horizons, the only chance for salvation lies in a desperate quest that may mark the end of everything Aelin holds dear. Will Aelin succeed in keeping her world from splintering, or will it all come crashing down? Queen of Shadows Everyone Celaena Sardothien loves has been taken from her. Now she returns to the empire - to confront the shadows of her past ... Bloodthirsty for revenge on the two men responsible for destroying her life, and desperate to find out if the prince and his captain are safe, Celaena returns to Rifthold. She has accepted her identity as Aelin Galathynius, the lost Queen of Terrasen. But before she can reclaim her...

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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC A Court Of Thorns And Roses Paperback Box Set (5 Books) : The First Five Books Of The Hottest Fantasy Series And Tiktok Sensation 52.44 GBP All five of the Court of Thorns and Roses paperbacks in a gorgeous box set. 'Passionate, violent, sexy and daring ... A true page-turner' USA TODAY on A Court of Thorns and RosesFeyre is a huntress.The skin of a wolf would bring enough gold to feed her sisters for a month.But the life of a magical creature comes at a steep price, and Feyre has just killed the wrong wolf ... Follow Feyre’s journey into the dangerous, alluring world of the Fae, where she will lose her heart, face her demons, and learn what she is truly capable of. The world expands in A Court of Silver Flames with the story of Feyre's fiery sister, Nesta. This stunning fiv box set of the #1 New York Times bestselling series by Sarah J.Maas includes A Court of Thorns and Roses, A Court of Mist and Fury, A Court of Wings and Ruin, A Court of Frost and Starlight, and A Court of Silver Flames.

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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Throne Of Glass Box Set (Paperback) : The Complete Series In Paperback From The Author Of Acotar 73.6 GBP Enter the realm. Unleash the darkness. Live the legend. Discover the worldwide phenomenon of the #1 New York Times-bestselling Throne of Glass series in this gorgeous 8-book box set!In a land without magic, an assassin is summoned to the castle.She has no love for the vicious king who rules from his throne of glass, but she has not come to kill him.She has come to win her freedom. If she defeats twenty-three murderers, thieves, and warriors in a competition, she will be released from prison to serve as the King’s Champion. Her name is Celaena Sardothien. As dark forces gather on the horizon – forces which threaten to destroy her entire world – Celaena must fight to protect everything she holds dear, thrusting her into the epic, heart-stopping fantasy series that turned #1 New York Times bestselling author Sarah J.Maas into a worldwide phenomenon. Fans new and old will dive into this gorgeous paperback box set that contains the entire series: The Assassin’s Blade, Throne of Glass, Crown of Midnight, Heir of Fire, Queen of Shadows, Empire of Storms, Tower of Dawn and the thrilling finale, Kingdom of Ash. Please note: The book cover and spine designs you receive may vary slightly from the image shown.

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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Meet Me At Rainbow Corner : A Page-Turning Story With A Huge Heart That Will Transport You Back In Time 12.26 GBP ‘Walking in time with the beat, clapping her hands, clicking her fingers.How could anyone resist the urge to dance? Dot swirled her Red Cross cape in time with the rhythm.’London, 1944.The air raid sirens are blaring, bombers are hovering.The war with Germany has been raging for four years and there’s no sign of peace coming. Dot Gallagher is newly arrived from Liverpool and working as a nurse.During an air strike, she encounters an enthralling group of American GIs who tell her all about Rainbow Corner, a social club for US troops in Piccadilly – it’s a wartime oasis where they can forget their fears, fall in and out of love and dance the nights away. It’s here that Dot finds a new best friend in Lilly. And together, against the stark realities of war, they must learn to face their fears, uncover secrets and discover the true meaning of love. Praise for Meet Me At Rainbow Corner:'From the first to the last page, I was captivated by this brilliant novel, and simply didn't want it to end' - Jenny Ashcroft'Hugely enjoyable and meticulously researched… A must for anyone who likes wartime novels with a difference' - Rosie Goodwin'A beautiful book about friendship, romance and courage set against a background of war and peril.I loved it' - Sue Cleaver'Utterly charming and engrossing' - Joanna Lumley‘A deeply evocative snapshot of the experiences of a group of feisty and determined women, who became GI Brides in World War 2' - Fiona Valpy

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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Harry Potter Box Set: The Complete Collection (Children’s Paperback) 64.4 GBP Loved by millions of readers worldwide, let the greatest children’s book series of all time take you on an unforgettable journey.The hope and wonder of Harry Potter’s world will make you want to escape to Hogwarts again and again.This magical paperback box set is perfect for gifting!Harry Potter has never even heard of Hogwarts when letters start dropping on the doormat at number four, Privet Drive.Addressed in green ink on yellowish parchment with a purple seal, they are swiftly confiscated by his grisly aunt and uncle.Then, on Harry’s eleventh birthday, a great beetle-eyed giant of a man called Rubeus Hagrid bursts in with some astonishing news – Harry Potter is a wizard, and he has a place at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.An incredible journey is about to begin! Follow Harry and his friends as they encounter two-faced professors and three-headed dogs, battle spiders and serpents, discover the mysteries of Divination and Dementors, and much, much more.The magic starts here …This box set contains all seven novels to whisk you away to Hogwarts and beyond; from the comforting cosiness of The Burrow to the thrills of a rain-streaked Quidditch pitch.With spectacular covers by award-winning artist Jonny Duddle, these gorgeous paperback editions are presented in a stunning slipcase featuring the sweeping landscape of Hogwarts castle and grounds.These books are to be treasured and read time and time again – an unmissable adventure series that has sparked a lifelong love of reading in children all over the world. Seven magical stories, one epic adventure. **********************************Praise for the Harry Potter books:‘That rare thing, a series of stories adored by parents and children alike.’ – Daily Telegraph‘A phenomenon … Grown men in suits have been spotted with them on trains.Parents squabble over who gets to read them to the kids, and teachers say a chapter can silence the most rowdy of classes.’ – Guardian‘One of the greatest literary adventures of modern times.’ – Sunday Telegraph‘Spellbinding, enchanting, bewitching stuff.’ – Mirror‘The only thing wrong with it is that you can’t put it down.’ – Fiona Chadwick, 9 years old‘It is very funny.I would love to be Harry and make up some magic spell to play on my teachers.’ – Tom El-Shawk, 11 years old‘My mum loved it so much she would not let my dad read any of it to me.’ – Alexander Benn, 7 and 9¼ years old‘It’s for all ages and it’s brilliant.’ – Katrina Farrant, 10 years old

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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Creativity In Fashion Design : An Inspiration Workbook 39.55 GBP Creativity in Fashion Design: An Inspiration Workbook aims to inspire and empower designers by helping them to develop their personal creativity and use it as a tool to achieve design goals.Activities throughout the book demonstrate that creativity is a tool available to anyone who understands its components and teach students to identify and then seek out or avoid the personal and environmental factors that promote or inhibit their own creativity.

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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Antigender Fashion : The Possibilities Of Gender-Fluid And Non-Binary Fashion Design 26.98 GBP An open access book, Antigender Fashion is a rich examination of gender fluidity in contemporary fashion design, Judith Beyer develops an emerging new theoretical framework for understanding how fashion can blur and challenge gender boundaries. How is gender fluidity in contemporary fashion different from 20th century androgyny or millennial unisex styles?Like antifashion, which opposes and challenges fashion, Beyer argues that antigender fashion seeks to dismantle and confront binary gender signifiers.After tracing the history of gender-blurring fashion from Marlene Dietrich’s androgynous tailoring to Alessandro Michele’s floral Gucci suits, case studies of four high-profile fashion brands reveal the diverse approaches to gender-fluidity in contemporary fashion. Investigating each case study through multiple theoretical perspectives – from gender studies to gothic horror, cyborg theory to Afrofuturism – Beyer situates antigender fashion in a rich theoretical landscape and illuminates exciting new critical directions for students and researchers.Can antigender fashion influence the construction of contemporary masculinities and femininities – and can it be a catalyst for change?The editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com.Open access was funded by the Bloomsbury Open Collections Library Collective.

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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Cinematic Style : Fashion, Architecture And Interior Design On Film 26.98 GBP From cinema’s silent beginnings, fashion and interior design have been vital to character development and narrative structure.Despite spectacular technological advancements on screen, stunning silhouettes and striking spaces still have the ability to dazzle to dramatic effect.This book is the first to consider the significant interplay between fashion and interiors and their combined contribution to cinematic style from early film to the digital age. With examples from Frank Lloyd Wright inspired architecture in Hitchcock’s North by Northwest, to Coco Chanel’s costumes for Gloria Swanson and a Great Gatsby film-set turned Ralph Lauren flagship, Cinematic Style describes the reciprocal relationship between these cultural forms.Exposing the bleeding lines between fashion and interiors in cinematic and real-life contexts, Berry presents case studies of cinematic styles adopted as brand identities and design movements promoted through filmic fantasy. Shedding light on consumer culture, social history and gender politics as well as on fashion, film and interior design theory, Cinematic Style considers the leading roles domestic spaces, quaint cafes, little black dresses and sharp suits have played in 20th and 21st-century film.

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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Fashion Design Toolkit : 18 Patternmaking Techniques For Creative Practice 29.43 GBP With The Fashion Design Toolkit you’ll learn how tried-and-tested techniques like gathers, pleats, tucks, and twists can help you adapt patterns and create your own original garment designs.Tracy Jennings walks you through 18 patterning tactics to inspire fresh ideas, demonstrating how embracing pattern drafting skills can lead to innovative and effective collections.Each technique is illustrated in a variety of contexts, showing how and why it has been used by other designers, so you can use the history of each tool as inspiration for your original collections.Ethical practice is woven throughout the book, with tips on how to implement techniques in an environmentally sustainable way.The 18 essential techniques are divided into 5 categories: Establishing Fit and Flare: Darts, Slash & Spread, Seaming, Insets Channeling Fullness: Gathers, Ruffles, Pleats, Tucks Fashioning the Fluid and Unstructured: Arcs, Flounces, Drapes, Twists Engineering Fabric and Form: Contouring, Structure, Textile Designs Focusing on Concepts: Adaptation, Reduction, Zero Waste Online resources include a downloadable pattern block, which is available in US sizes 4–18. www.bloomsburyonlineresources.com/fashion-design-toolkit

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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Zero Waste Fashion Design 34.03 GBP Zero Waste Fashion Design combines practical examples, flat patterns and more than 20 exercises to help you incorporate this sustainable technique into your portfolio.There are also beautifully illustrated interviews with innovative designers, including Richard Lindgvist, Mary Beth Bentaha and Daniel Desanto to show how sustainable practice continues to evolve within industry. Industry pioneers, Timo Rissanen and Holly McQuillan, offer flexible strategies and easy-to-master zero waste techniques to help you develop your own cutting-edge fashion designs.This updated edition includes new content on integrating 3D design into a zero waste process, additional coverage of the historical context of zero waste around the world, and expands on the related technique of subtraction cutting to make this the ultimate practical guide to sustainable fashion design.

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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Fashion By Design : Bundle Book + Studio Access Card 73.6 GBP Fashion by Design, Second Edition, explains how the elements and principles of design relate to fashion, based on the philosophy of the Bauhaus Experiment of the 1920s and 1930s, which is the foundation for art education in the United States.The book is structured into three parts: the stages of the design process (inspiration, identification, conceptualization, exploration/refinement, definition/modeling, communication, and production); physical elements (such as line, shape, form, space, texture, light, pattern, color, and value); and theoretical principles (like balance, emphasis, rhythm, proportion, and unity) of design.This is reinforced by fashion designer profiles and illustrations covering art, architecture, and fashion.The book aims to improve the designer’s eye for creating fashion and related art forms; to identify terminology used in the communication of fashion; and to show how other factors, such as the human form, clothing structure, historic silhouettes, fashion trends, culture, and industry trends, may impact the development of a line or a collection. New to this Edition:-A more user-friendly order of information, in a more condensed language style, with updated color visuals -Expanded section on the design process, with information on sustainable design -New creative assignments at the end of chapters with application to the fields of fashion design (including the development of a design journal), fashion merchandising (such as styling, product development, buying or trend research) and theater arts (such as costumes, sets, lighting)STUDIO Features:-Study smarter with self-quizzes featuring scored results and personalized study tips-Review concepts with flashcards of essential vocabulary- Downloadable “Paper Dolls” pdfs for students to interact with key concepts of the design processInstructor Resources:-PowerPoint® slides featuring key concepts from each chapter -Instructor’s Guide with sample course outlines for teaching and tools for integrating the STUDIO with the course

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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Fashion Design: The Complete Guide 27.9 GBP From the first sketch to handling a prototype, Fashion Design: The Complete Guide is an all-inclusive overview of the entire design process.This second edition begins with an exploration of fashion in the context of different histories and cultural moments, before fashion designer, and educator John Hopkins walks you through fashion drawing, colour, fibres, research methods, and studio must-knows such as pattern making, draping and fitting.You’ll also learn how to develop your portfolio and practice as a professional designer.Each of the six chapters ends with activities to help you hone your skills. Interviewees include Stefan Siegel (founder and CEO of Not Just A Label), Maggie Norris (Founder of Maggie Norris Couture and former designer at Ralph Lauren), Samson Soboye (Creative Director and Founder of Soboye Boutique) and Jessica Bird (a fashion illustrator, whose clients include Vivienne Westwood and matchesfashion.com).With discussion of the evolving role of social media and the practicalities of incorporating sustainability at the centre of the design process this is an essential text for any aspiring fashion designer.

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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Fashion, Disability, And Co-Design : A Human-Centered Design Approach 26.98 GBP Constricting styles and limited clothing choices can restrict a person with a disability from fully participating in social communities, employment and gatherings that have an unspoken dress code. Design has the power to change this. Fashion, Disability, and Co-design shows how collaborative, inclusive design techniques can produce garments and accessories that increase social inclusion.Grace Jun outlines practical techniques to help designers create their own inclusive collections, with detailed examples from interviews with professionals. 14 illustrated case studies show how engagement with disability communities to co-design clothing and accessories can lead to functional, wearablesolutions for people of all abilities without compromising style. Interviews:- Inclusive Representation in Fashion Narrative & Design Process – Christina Mallon- Understanding the Use of Materials – Angela Domsitz Jabara- Human Factors and Occupational Therapy – Michael Tranquilli- Interactive Garments and Textiles – Jeanne Tan

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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Latin American And Latinx Fashion Design Today - ¡moda Hoy! 41.4 GBP Accompanying a major exhibition at The Museum at FIT, Latin American and Latinx Fashion Design Today: ¡Moda Hoy! examines Latin American and Latinx fashion design from the past 20 years, asking “What is Latin American fashion design in the 21st century”?The book seeks to explore the sociohistorical influences and cultural dynamics that have propelled the development of the unique sartorial bricolage that is Latin American and Latinx fashion.Through a series of themes and topics favored by contemporary designers – including Indigenous heritage, art, sustainable design, politics, gender, elegance, and popular culture – it highlights established designers with a strong international presence, such as Isabel Toledo, Carolina Herrera, Rick Owens, Oscar de la Renta, Carla Fernández, and Gabriela Hearst.Accompanied by regional brands and emerging talents, and case studies that take an in-depth look into specific designers, and beautifully illustrated in full color throughout, Latin American and Latinx Fashion Design Today is essential reading for fashion enthusiasts who have an overlapping interest in Latin American studies, and all who appreciate the history and visual culture of fashion and Latin America.

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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Beginner'S Guide To Sketching The Fashion Figure : Croquis To Design - Bundle Book + Studio Access Card 55.2 GBP “I like the way the author has developed the croquis and the steps.It starts on the basis of anatomy, and how to draw anatomy and mixes it with fashion proportions” – Patrick Brown-Hayes, Washington State University, USA“Beautiful organization, excellent logical structure. Love the exercises inserted into the flow of the book” – Nicolas ChampRoux, Houston Community College, USALearn the beginner level steps of fashion drawing, The book shows you illustrated step-by-step instructions that you can follow to build your skills until you’re able to draw the female, male and children’s fashion figures.Learn to develop fast designer concept sketches called croquis.Quick reference sheets, model poses, timed exercises, do’s and don’ts, and online practice templates will help you gain confidence as you progress in fashion drawing.You’ll also learn how to draw figures of diverse sizes and backgrounds, so you can design clothes for anyone.Features · Visual reference pages in the book are also downloadable as a quick reference guide to reinforce specific topics· Variations of model poses throughout the book will aid you in getting the right proportions for a variety of views· Includes instructions for drawing faces, hands, and feet· Example drawings from students and professionals included to inspire your own personal style· Easy to follow steps for drawing garments on the figure· Separate chapters included for drawing men and childrenBeginner’s Guide to Sketching the Fashion Figure STUDIO Access downloadable files for additional exercises, templates, and croquis Image bank of additional drawings for inspiration and practice

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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Construction For Fashion Design 27.9 GBP Construction is the foundation of fashion design; it takes passion and great skill to turn a two-dimensional drawing into a successful garment.Construction for Fashion Design guides readers through the process, teaching the theory, practical skills and techniques that they need to succeed.It leads readers through the essential stages of creating a garment, from pattern cutting and draping on the mannequin to sewing techniques and haberdashery.This fully revised and expanded second edition features insightful case studies with leading creative practitioners at the cutting edge of the fashion industry today, complete with detailed, step-by-step exercises that enable readers to contextualise their knowledge and put it into practise for the creation of their own successful projects.

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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Fashion And Textile Design With Photoshop And Illustrator : Professional Creative Practice 40.47 GBP A step-by-step guide to two essential tools for textile and fashion designers. Designer and educator Robert Hume guides you from novice to expert through 20 carefully crafted projects.You’ll start by mastering layers and custom brushes, learning about stripes and weaves, scanning and manipulation before moving on to repeats, colorways, and simple geometry.Next, transformations, filters and effects become tools for your personal creativity and you’ll explore varied approaches to drawing garments.Finally, you’ll learn about key layout and presentation techniques in both programs.There’s also advice on sharing, communication and output, and help with diagnosing and correcting common problems.Files for many of the projects are available from: www.bloomsburyonlineresources.com/fashion-and-textile-design-with-photoshop-and-illustrator-2eSeven case studies showcase the work and creative thinking of innovative professional designers.These designers offer insight and inspiration to help you develop your own successful and inventive designs. This new edition incorporates updates to Photoshop and Illustrator CC and a new extended introduction outlines the layout of each program and good practice in working with their tools and windows.There are also two new projects, the first will help you draw a pair of jeans using closed path ways, incorporating distressing and treatments such as stone-washing and whiskering.The second new project shows how to create a paisley design using Illustrator brushes to add complexity in design work.

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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Research And Design For Fashion 27.9 GBP Fashion demands a steady flow of creative ideas. Research and Design for Fashion will guide you through the research techniques that could spark your next original collection. With practical advice on designing effective moodboards, recycling existing garments and getting to know your customer, this new edition will help you master the research process and apply it to your own designs.There's also a wealth of advice through interviews with exceptional designers, including Christopher Raeburn, ThreeASFOUR and Magdaléna Mikulicáková, as well as updated imagery of the research and design work behind both single garments and entire collections. This fourth edition also explores how cultural events, historical anniversaries and sport influences can be the starting point for a collection.There's also more on creative ways of recording your findings and designing for menswear, childrenswear and gender-neutral clothing.

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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Fashion Thinking : Creative Approaches To The Design Process 31.27 GBP Fashion’s great innovations often spring from inspired designers developing unique concepts and challenging the status quo.But how do they do it? To find out, follow ten exceptional fashion design students as they respond to a brief, exploring their diverse strategies and the thinking behind their final collections. This second edition of Fashion Thinking features six new interviews, with insight from the director of Open Style Lab, Grace Jun, and Yeohlee Teng, whose designs have earned a permanent place in the Costume Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.There are also four new case studies, incorporating new technology including adaptive design for the visually impaired and the use of augmented reality. Beautifully illustrated and structured to clearly demonstrate how to take ideas from concept to design, Fashion Thinking demystifies the creative thinking process to help you develop your own unique collection. Fashion Thinking also has its own companion website to this book - with curated videos and websites relating to each designer.Visit: https://www.bloomsburyonlineresources.com/fashion-thinking-creative-approaches-to-the-design-process-2/home

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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Fashion Flats And Technical Drawing : Bundle Book + Studio Access Card 51.99 GBP Fashion Flats and Technical Drawing is a step-by-step workbook for learning technical drawing and flat sketching skills.With more than 500 hand-drawn and CAD-rendered flats and 100 photos of finished samples showing how a sketch translates to a 3D garment, the book covers a range of garments and construction details used to communicate fashion designs for portfolios and production.Abling and DaCosta progress from basic design construction details such as darts, gathers, and trims to essential garment styles including skirts, tops, dresses, pants, jackets and coats.The book includes unique coverage of presentation of flats in a portfolio and critical step of preparing flats for a technical package and productions.Downloadable figure templates and flats library are available online.This book is an essential resource for fashion designers to learn technical drawing skills that effectively communicate fashion design concepts. Features · Shows front-view and back-view flats, select side-view and 3/4-view flats, plus variations for menswear and childrenswear· Covers basic CAD techniques, how to use the pen tool, and methods for translating hand-drawn flats to digital drawings· Guest Artist features showcase professional designer styles for flats to inspire creativity· Practical format includes lay-flat spiral binding and drawing practice pages with grids and figure templates Fashion Flats and Technical Drawing STUDIO· Download figure templates and basic garment flats that can be used in different CAD programs or printed out for reference or practice· Access extra drawing exercises and project using women’s, men’s, and children’s flat figure templates· Review concepts with flashcards of essential fashion vocabularyTeaching Resources· The Instructor’s Resources include sample course syllabi, test questions, visual quizzes and grading guidelines.

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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Paris Fashion And World War Two : Global Diffusion And Nazi Control 29.43 GBP Winner of the Association of Dress Historians Book of the Year Award, 2021In 1939, fashion became an economic and symbolic sphere of great importance in France.Invasive textile legislation, rationing and threats from German and American couturiers were pushing the design and trade of Parisian style to its limits.It is widely accepted that French fashion was severely curtailed as a result, isolated from former foreign clients and deposed of its crown as global queen of fashion.This pioneering book offers a different story. Arguing that Paris retained its hold on the international haute couture industry right throughout WWII, eminent dress historians and curators come together to show that, amid political, economic and cultural traumas, Paris fashion remained very much alive under the Nazi occupation – and on an international level. Bringing exciting perspectives to challenge a familiar story and introducing new overseas trade links out of occupied France, this book takes us from the salons of renowned couturiers such as Edward Molyneux and Robert Piguet, French Vogue and Le Jardin des Modes and luxury Lyon silk factories, to Rio de Janeiro, Denmark and Switzerland, and the great American department stores of New York.Also comparing extravagant Paris occupation styles to austerity fashions of the UK and USA, parallel industrial and design developments highlight the unresolvable tension between luxury fashion and the everyday realities of wartime life.Showing that Paris strove to maintain world dominance as leader of couture through fashion journalism, photography and exported fashion forecasting, Paris Fashion and World War Two makes a significant contribution to the cultural history of fashion.

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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC A Guide To Fashion Sewing 87.4 GBP A Guide to Fashion Sewing, 7th Edition, provides a comprehensive fashion sewing resource for beginning and advanced sewers alike.Readers will learn how to assemble and construct designs of various styles using proven industry methods for more than 100 sewing applications.Chapters cover everything from sewing equipment, measurements, and fabric selection to actual garment assembly.Filled with easy to follow, step-by-step instructions and large, clear illustrations, this book is an indispensable resource for constructing quality garments.Accompanying video demonstrations help readers learn at their own pace for basic sewing skills and techniques such a seams, darts, bias binding, zipper, and garment assembly. New to this Edition:- Discusses sustainable fabrics- Addresses the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic as it pertains to the fashion industry- Includes troubleshooting tip box which covers common pitfalls and how best to work around themSTUDIO Features Include:-Study smarter with self-quizzes featuring scored results and personalized study tips-Review concepts with flashcards of terms and definitions-Watch Video lessons depicting key techniquesInstructor Resources-Instructor’s Guide to help integrate the text into your classroom-PowerPoint Slides for every chapter

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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC A Cultural History Of Dress And Fashion In The Medieval Age 25.75 GBP During the medieval period, people invested heavily in looking good. The finest fashions demanded careful chemistry and compounds imported from great distances and at considerable risk to merchants; the Church became a major consumer of both the richest and humblest varieties of cloth, shoes, and adornment; and vernacular poets began to embroider their stories with hundreds of verses describing a plethora of dress styles, fabrics, and shopping experiences. Drawing on a wealth of pictorial, textual and object sources, the volume examines how dress cultures developed – often to a degree of dazzling sophistication – between the years 800 to 1450. Beautifully illustrated with 90 images, A Cultural History of Dress and Fashion in the Medieval Age presents an overview of the period with essays on textiles, production and distribution, the body, belief, gender and sexuality, status, ethnicity, visual representations, and literary representations.

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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Understanding Fashion Scandals : Social Media, Identity, And Globalization 26.06 GBP All publicity is good publicity? Perhaps not. In recent years, multiple local and global fashion brands have been called out for cultural appropriation, racism, misogyny, and even flirting with fascism. Understanding Fashion Scandals is the first book to explore this changing landscape of contemporary fashion through case studies showing how ‘shock value’ lost its currency.The book focuses on the changes since the late-1970s and early 1980s, when brands like Calvin Klein and Benetton first used controversy as a promotional tool to build their brand identity, to the contemporary industry where avoiding social media backlash is critical to survival. Analyzing the tactics brands including Burberry, Dior, Dolce & Gabbana and Prada adopt to avoid or mitigate scandals, Vänskä and Gurova map the fashion industry’s journey towards cultural sustainability.

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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Galliano : Spectacular Fashion 46 GBP Galliano: Spectacular Fashion is the first detailed guide to the work of one of fashion’s greatest talents.Though the designer’s otherwise glittering career has been punctured by years out of the limelight, his catalogue of work remains astonishing.Written by internationally renowned fashion expert Kerry Taylor, this beautifully illustrated and meticulously researched book looks in depth at John Galliano’s collections from his 1984 graduate show at Saint Martins to his triumphant renaissance at Maison Margiela in 2015. With never-before-seen images of rare designs from private couture archives, close ups revealing the intricacies of garments, and iconic runway shots showing the designer’s most innovative creations in motion, this visually rich book examines his revolutionary designs in unprecedented depth.In addition, original interviews with the designer as well as the people who worked closely with him throughout his career shed new light on both the clothes and the context in which they were created.A must-have for fashion lovers, collectors and researchers alike, Galliano: Spectacular Fashion is the ultimate overview of the work of a design genius.

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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Fashion In European Art : Dress And Identity, Politics And The Body, 1775-1925 26.98 GBP Fashion reveals not only who we are, but whom we aspire to be.From 1775 to 1925, artists in Europe were especially attuned to the gaps between appearance and reality, participating in and often critiquing the making of the self and the image.Reading their portrayals of modern life with an eye to fashion and dress reveals a world of complex calculations and subtle signals.Fashion in European Art explores the significance of historical dress over this period of upheaval, as well as the lived experience of dress and its representation.Drawing on visual sources that extend from paintings and photographs to fashion plates, caricatures and advertisements, the expert contributors consider how artists and their sitters engaged with the fashion and culture of their times.They explore the politics of dress, its inspirations and the reactions it provoked, as well as the many meanings of fashion in European art, revealing its importance in understanding modernity itself.

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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Visible Self : Fashion And Dress Across Cultures 96.6 GBP All over the world, people get dressed, mostly for the same reasons.Why, then, do we look so different from each other? The answers lie in the constellations of factors that contribute to the human condition, from climate to conformity, gender expression to race and ethnicity. Beginning with the body as the organizing principle around which to study dress, this 50th anniversary edition of The Visible Self makes sense of humans as biological, social, and aesthetic creatures based on cross-disciplinary concepts and examples.It explores the daily act of dress in cultures around the world, using the word “dress” to describe the wide variety of behaviors connected to the act of adorning our bodies—or not—through the use of clothing, modifications, and/or supplements.Political economies are addressed holistically to understand the global world through contemporary topics such as racism and how dress can be used to sustain or rebel against dominant structures.With current examples and relevant readings in every chapter, the authors convey how dress can achieve standards of appearance and social ideals, relate to individuality and conformity in fashion, and communicate identity and character in the arts.Exploring the global mash-up of fashion, dress, culture, production, and sustainability—including life in a post-pandemic world—The Visible Self offers a powerful understanding of the way we look and how we look at others. New to this Edition: - Focus on the body as the organizing principle in the study of dress including additional insight on fashion and using this concept to define the target customer - Investigation of current issues such as race and the post-pandemic world - Updated readings, at the end of each chapter, with discussion questions that directly connect chapter concepts to reading content - Activities that apply chapter concepts to design, product development, merchandising, and everyday life STUDIO Features Include: - Links to third party video clips to help visualize how dress is used to identify the self - Self-assessment quizzes to test yourself on what you have just read - Flashcards of key terms and concepts covered in the book Instructor Resources - Instructor’s Guide to help incorporate the text into your classroom - Test Bank to highly key concepts and test student comprehension on those concepts - PowerPoint Slides for every chapter

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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Fashion Brand Stories 29.43 GBP Through ten detailed case studies on groundbreaking brands like Vivienne Westwood, Vera Wang, Levi’s®, and The Gap Inc., Fashion Brand Stories shows how fashion retailers and designers use storytelling to establish and maintain relationships with their customers. These entertaining case studies explore the evolution of each brand as a cultural entity with its own carefully crafted personality.Aided by interviews with industry professionals, you’ll learn how brands start out, grow and encounter success or failure and how to apply those hard-won lessons to your own thoughts on branding.This beautifully illustrated third edition covers the changing role of social media, celebrity endorsements, quality over quantity, and more ethical sourcing, manufacturing, and consumption. Instructor’s resources to accompany this edition are available at bloomsbury.pub/fashion-brand-stories-3e

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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Rise Of The Stylist : Subculture, Style And The Fashion Image In London 1980–1990 26.67 GBP The Rise of the Stylist examines the social factors that contributed to the stylist becoming a key role in fashion image-making.The 1980s' stylist is presented as a cultural intermediary and auteur, as commercial compass and avant-garde innovator.Focusing on London from 1980 to 1990, Philip Clarke draws on oral history interviews with the young creatives who were involved in the specific subcultural scenes, educational environments and new modes of publishing that informed a unique moment in British cultural life.By documenting the history of the stylist in fashion and dress, as well as their contribution to fields such as food photography and car manufacture, this study looks beyond the style press and bridges the gap between production and promotion.The Rise of the Stylist defines the specific nature of the stylist’s role in relation to that of other creative occupations and locates discussion of styling within the context of postmodern society, where political shifts, technological developments and changing attitudes in all fields of cultural production are reflected in the manufacture and dissemination of fashion.

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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Digital Research Methods In Fashion And Textile Studies 25.75 GBP Are you a researcher struggling to mine and make sense of a mountain of fashion data?Are you interested in learning about how digital methods and tools could enhance your research?Have you thought about ways to spark and engage in academic conversations on social media?Have you wondered how digital technologies are internationalizing the field of fashion and textile studies?Digital Research Methods in Fashion and Textile Studies presents the reader with a variety of digital methodologies to help build skills in searching for, analyzing, and discussing vintage design, photography, and writing on fashion, as well as historic and ethnographic dress and textile objects themselves.Each chapter focuses upon a different method, problem, or research site, including: - Maximalism and mixed-methods approaches to research - Searching large databases effectively - Pattern recognition and visual searching- New trends in academic communication - Critical reading, use, and citation of social media texts - Data visualization - Spatial mapping of fashion and textile data In the current age of instant gratification, with users snapping and posting images from runway shows long before the clothes will ever appear in stores, the world of fashion is increasingly digital and fast-paced.Digital Research Methods in Fashion and Textile Studies will help you keep up in this rapidly changing world.

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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Fashion And Cultural Studies 27.9 GBP Bridging theory and practice, this accessible text considers fashion from both cultural studies and fashion studies perspectives, and addresses the growing interaction between the two fields. Kaiser and Green use a wide range of cross-cultural case studies to explore how race, ethnicity, class, gender and other identities intersect and are produced through embodied fashion.Drawing on intersectionality in feminist theory and cultural studies, Fashion and Cultural Studies is essential reading for students and scholars. This revised edition includes updated case studies and two new chapters.The first new chapter explores religion, spirituality, and faith in relation to style, fashion, and dress.The second offers a critique of “beauty” and considers dressed embodiment inclusive of diverse sizes, shapes and dis/abilities.Throughout the text, Kaiser and Green use a range of examples to interrogate the complex entanglements of production, regulation, distribution, consumption, and subject formation within and through fashion.

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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Fashion Management : A Strategic Approach 36.79 GBP The 2nd edition of this market-leading text solidifies the book’s place as the go-to guide for students studying the business of fashion.With its truly international approach and host of pedagogical features, including abstracts from key Bloomsbury Fashion Business Cases in each chapter, it is the perfect resource for getting to grips with the breadth of issues and concerns facing fashion organizations today.Covering prominent brands such as Prada, Glossier, Nike and ASOS, as well as SMEs like Elvis and Kresse, this text not only prepares readers for academic success, but also for the diversity of the real-world fashion industry.The 2nd edition of Fashion Management includes:A new chapter on ‘Managing Routes to Fashion Markets’, reflecting the growing precedence of digitalization and omnichannel retailing in the contemporary fashion industry. A new chapter on ‘Fashion Law’, highlighting the importance of recognizing and responding to legal issues such as intellectual property law, data protection, consumer law and influencer culture. Substantial new material on ethics, sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), an understanding of which is vital as calls for transparency in the fashion industry continue to grow.This is an ideal textbook for those studying on undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses in fashion management and fashion marketing.The book is also an important supplementary resource for courses in marketing, retailing and business studies.

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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Disseminating Dress : Britain'S Fashion Networks, 1600–1970 82.8 GBP Fashion travels. Every new shape of sleeve, each novel method of cutting and any innovation in fabric has spread through complex networks of makers, retailers and consumers.Disseminating Dress represents the first historical study of how these networks of fashion communication functioned and evolved in an increasingly global material world.Focussing on Britain – separated from mainland Europe, yet increasingly globally-linked – this volume will trace how dress was disseminated in and out of one island nation. The paths made by print, image and commodities around the globe have enabled historians to reimagine a connected material world.The influence of innovations in dissemination shape this volume, which asks urgent questions about the extent of global influence on fashion, and the intertwining nature of written, printed, visual and material fashion news.This collection brings together innovative scholarship from an interdisciplinary group of historians, art historians and fashion scholars to consider how global and local networks of dress dissemination converged to shape fashionable dress in Britain, and how British methods and aesthetics spread outwards across the world.From the drawing rooms of 19th-century London, to the verandas of 19th-century Australia, contributors to Disseminating Dress develop narratives of commodity and knowledge exchange to consider how fashion circulated.

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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Doing Research In Fashion And Dress : An Introduction To Qualitative Methods 26.98 GBP Whether you’re investigating fashion as a material object, an abstract idea, a social phenomenon, or a commercial system, qualitative techniques can further your understanding of almost any research topic.Doing Research in Fashion and Dress begins by guiding you through a brief history of fashion studies, and the debates surrounding it, before introducing key qualitative methodological approaches, including ethnography, semiology, and object-based research.Detailed case studies demonstrate how each methodology is used in practice.These case studies include Japanese subcultures, fashion photography blogs and semiotic studies of fashion magazine shoots and advertisements.This second edition also features a new chapter on internet sources and online ethnography, reflecting the adoption of social media tools not only by industry practitioners but also by academics. By contextualizing history, theory and practice Doing Research in Fashion and Dress offers:-A systematic examination of qualitative research methods in fashion studies in social sciences. -A practical guide for anyone wishing to conduct fashion research in academia or in the business world. -An accessible grounding in contemporary fashion studies literature.

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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Fashion, Society, And The First World War : International Perspectives 29.43 GBP This book can be read through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com.It is funded by Knowledge Unlatched. The historiography of the Great War has been significantly renewed in recent years; yet, despite its crucial social, economic, and cultural importance, the role that fashion played in shaping wartime experiences and economies on an international scale between 1914 and 1918 has largely gone unaddressed.Fashion, Society, and the First World War fills this gap by offering a comprehensive analysis of the impact of the war on the ways that the fashion industry functioned in a global wartime economy, as well as on the ways that women and men negotiated this new world. With an international, thematic approach, and illustrated in full color throughout, this volume discusses the reconfiguration of the fashion industry, wartime style and production, and the reframing of selfhood, gender roles, and national identity through visual, print and material culture.Through analysis of archives, visual chronicles, press, and garments, and covering an impressive range of topics, from the feathered showgirl in Paris to the evolution of pilots' uniforms, these exciting essays show how fashion, even temporarily, encouraged the articulation of an identity, a society, and a nation. Fashion, Society, and the First World War provides an extensive overview by leading fashion historians on an industry in the midst of major transformation and is both an invaluable guide and starting point for all researchers, curators, and students interested in fashion history and the cultural history of the period.

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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Cultural Appropriation In Fashion And Entertainment 25.14 GBP Is it ever acceptable to “borrow” culturally inspired ideas?Who has ownership over intangible culture? What role does power inequality play? These questions are often at the center of heated public debates around cultural appropriation, with new controversies breaking seemingly every day. Cultural Appropriation in Fashion and Entertainment offers a sociological perspective on the appropriation of race, ethnicity, class, sexuality, and religion embedded in clothing, textiles, jewelry, accessories, hairstyles and tattoos, as well as in entertainment, such as K-pop, Bhangra, and hip-hop. By providing a range of global perspectives on the adoption, adaptation, and application of both tangible and intangible cultural objects, Kawamura and de Jong help move the conversation beyond simply criticizing designers and creators to encourage nuanced discussion and raise awareness of diverse cultures in the creative industries.

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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC How To Read A Dress : A Guide To Changing Fashion From The 16th To The 21st Century 28.82 GBP Fashion is ever-changing, and while some styles mark a dramatic departure from the past, many exhibit subtle differences from year to year that are not always easily identifiable.With overviews of each key period and detailed illustrations for each new style, How to Read a Dress is an appealing and accessible guide to women's fashion across five centuries.Each entry includes annotated color images of historical garments, outlining important features and highlighting how styles have developed over time, whether in shape, fabric choice, trimming, or undergarments.Readers learn how garments were constructed and where their inspiration stemmed from at key points in history – as well as how dresses have varied in type, cut, detailing and popularity according to the occasion and the class, age and social status of the wearer. This new edition includes additional styles to illustrate and explain the journey between one style and another; larger images to allow closer investigation of details of dress; examples of lower and working-class, as well as middle-class, clothing; and a completely new chapter covering the 1980s to 2020.The latter demonstrates how the late 20th century and early 21st century firmly left the dress behind as a requirement, but retained it as a perennially popular choice and illustrates how far the traditional boundaries of ‘the dress’ have been pushed (even including reference to a newly non-binary appreciation of the garment), and the intellectual shifts in the way women’s fashion is both inspired and inspires.With these new additions, How to Read a Dress, revised edition, presents a complete and up-to-date picture of ‘the dress’ in all its forms, across the centuries, and taking into account different sartorial and social experiences.It is the ideal tool for anyone who has ever wanted to know their cartridge pleats from their Récamier ruffles.Equipping the reader with all the information they need to 'read' a dress, this is the ultimate guide for students, researchers, and anyone interested in historical fashion.

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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC A Cultural History Of Western Fashion : From Haute Couture To Virtual Couture 27.9 GBP Just as the clothes we wear can communicate our personality and how we want to be perceived, so fashion can reflect the politics and preoccupations of the society that produced it. A Cultural History of Western Fashion guides you through the relationships between haute couture and ready-to-wear designer fashions, popular culture, big business, high-tech production, as well as traditional and social media.Exploring fashion’s interdisciplinary nature, English and Munroe also highlight the parallel evolution of clothing design and the other visual arts over the last 150 years. This new edition includes expanded coverage of the build up to the First World War and brings this classic text up to date.There is also a new chapter on smart textiles and technology, exploring the work of Hussein Chalayan and Iris Van Herpen among others, and expanded coverage of the role of sustainability in the contemporary fashion industry, including biosynthetic textile production and Stella McCartney's use of vegan leather.

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