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Fashion of the 70s (Icon)

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No more trekking around the shops baffled by too much choice, this guide to the UK's top fashion shops and design talent reviews the most cutting-edge fashion retailers and profiles up-and-coming young designers to keep you ahead of the game. The shops reviewed in this guide have been selected on the basis of exceptional service, superior interiors, specialist stock and exquisite ambience, and, through the use of a system of icons their products are easily identifiable. Also included are interviews with international gurus and trend dictators .A detailed history and sourcebook of 20th-century fashion. From the styles of the early 1900s to those of today, John Peacock charts the development of women's f! ashion in all its aspects: couture wear, day wear, under-wear, leisure wear, evening wear, bridal wear and accessories. Fashion's greatest international designers and designs are all found here: Worth's visiting dresses, Poiret's and Chanel's suits, Balenciaga's classic gowns, Dior's New Look, Mary Quant's mini-dresses; right up to designs from Vivienne Westwood, Christian Lacroix, Calvin Klein and many others. Photography could never capture so faithfully the dazzling variety of these designs. John Peacock's research has allowed him to reproduce in detail their lines, shapes, weaves, pattems and colours. Arranged by decade, the pictures are accompanied by descriptions of each garment and accessory, including fabric, cut and pattem. The reference section includes a time-chart summarizing the development of fashion and dress-shapes, biographies of couturiers and designers, and a bibliography. John Peacock was for several years senior costume designer for BBC Television and ! is now Head of Costume for BBC, Pebble Mill, Birmingham. He ha! s also w ritten "Fashion Sketchbook 1920-1960" (1977) and "Costume 1066-1966" (1986), both published by Thames and Hudson.
Learn how to draw posed figures for fashion illustration

This comprehensive reference provides hands-on techniques for created posed figures for fashion illustration. The first section illustrates various examples of nude and semi-nude poses (male and female). Later chapters illustrate the same poses wearing sportswear, sleepwear, dresses, suits, trousers, and casual and evening wear. The poses in each chapter are organized to show a progression including seated model (crossed legs, straight legs, seated on chair, seated on the floor); standing model (frontal view, three-quarter view, side-view from the back with crossed legs and straight legs); and moving model (running, walking, dancing). Each chapter begins with an introduction which is followed by images with detailed explanatory captions. With a focus on shape and form, the content covers marker! and pencil techniques for a complete range of illustrated poses.

TASCHEN 25 Special edition!



Fashion at the dawn of the 21st century: the indispensable compendium 100 Contemporary Fashion Designers



This two-volume compilation brings together highlights from TASCHEN's first two volumes of our renowned Fashion Now! books for a comprehensive study of fashion design around the world at the beginning of the 21st century. Up-and-coming fashion designers tomorrow's superstars are featured alongside the field's most respected practitioners:



Haider Ackermann, Azzedine Alaia, Giorgio Armani, Agnes B, Christopher Bailey (Burberry), Neil Barrett, Luella Bartley, Veronique Branquinho, Thom Browne, Consuelo Castiglioni (Marni), Dean and Dan Caten (DSquared), Roberto Cavalli, Hussein Chalayan, Maria Cornejo (Zero), Francisco Costa (Calvin Klein), Giles Deacon, Christophe Decarnin (Balmain), Ann Demeulemeester, Dolce & Gabbana, Albe! r Elbaz (Lanvin), Silvia Venturini Fendi, Alberta Ferretti, Li! mi Feu, Tom Ford, Dai Fujiwara (Issey Miyake), John Galliano, Jean Paul Gaultier (JPG, Hermès), Nicolas Ghesquire (Balenciaga), Frida Giannini (Gucci), Katharine Hamnett, Ann Valérie Hash, Desiree Heiss & Ines Kaag (Bless), Lazaro Hernandez & Jack McCollough (Proenza Schouler), Tommy Hilfiger, Emma Hill (Mulberry), Margaret Howell, Marc Jacobs, Rossela Jardini (Moschino), Wolfgang Joop (Wunderkind), Christopher Kane, Donna Karan, Rei Kawakubo (Comme des Garçons), Adam Kimmel, Sophia Kokosalaki, Michael Kors, Tao Kurihara, Christian Lacroix, Karl Lagerfeld, Ralph Lauren, Christophe Lemaire (Lacoste), Julien MacDonald, Hanna Macgibson (Chloe), Tomas Maier (Bottega Veneta), Martin Margiela (Maison Martin Margiela), Antonio Marras, Stella McCartney, Alexander McQueen, Angela Missoni, Roland Mouret, Kate and Laura Mulleavy (Rodarte), Richard Nicoll, Lucas Ossendrijver (Lanvin), Rick Owens, Bruno Pieters (Hugo Boss), Stefano Pilati (YSL), Zac Posen, Miuccia Prada, Gareth Pugh, Jo! hn Richmond, Narciso Rodriguez, Sonia Rykiel, Jil Sander (Uniqlo), Jonathan Saunders (Pollini), Marios Schwab, Jeremy Scott, Raf Simons (Jil Sander), Martine Sitbon (Rue du Mail), Paul Smith, Anna Sui, Jun Takahashi (Undercover), Olivier Theyskens (Nina Ricci), Justin Thornton & Thea Bregazzi (Preen), Aitor Throup, Riccardo Tisci (Givenchy), Jean Touitou (APC), Giambattista Valli, Kris Van Assche, Walter Van Beirendonck, Dries Van Noten, AF Vandevorst, Donatella Versace, Stuart Vevers (Loewe), Viktor & Rolf, Milan Vukmirovic (Trussardi), Alexander Wang, Junya Watanabe, Vivienne Westwood, Bernhard Willhelm, Matthew Williamson (Emilio Pucci), Yohji Yamamoto and Italo Zuccheli (Calvin Klein).

Essential Fashion Illustration: Digital is a complete, in-depth tutorial that guides readers step-by-step through the digital techniques typically employed in fashion design and illustration. Through dozens of practical exercis! es, readers improve their skills using tools such as graphics ! tablets, scanners, cameras, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator, vectorizing, adding color, and applying textures, transparencies, collages, and patterns. Each of the exercises also includes definitions for the technical terms used as well as handy tips from leading fashion designers. Essential Digital Fashion Illustration is an essential guide for amateurs or beginners who want to make a start in the world of fashion illustration and design, as well as for professionals already established in the sector who want to improve and polish their techniques.

This digital document is an article from Nonwovens Industry, published by Rodman Publishing on December 1, 2008. The length of the article is 818 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

Citation Details
Title: Fas! hion: function in action: an innovative collection of garments constructed from nonwoven fabrics researched, designed and produced by UK fashion students.(Nonwovens In Fashion)
Author: David Backhouse
Publication: Nonwovens Industry (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 1, 2008
Publisher: Rodman Publishing
Volume: 39 Issue: 12 Page: 36(3)

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The iconic British style magazine "i-D" delivers a guide to the world's most important designers. "Fashion Now 2" is illustrated with the very best fashion photography and styling, extracted from the archives of the magazine that celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2008.
From hippie to disco to punk, this look book relives 1970s fashion via clothing advertisements from the decade. In between its covers youll find bell-bottoms and feat! hered hair mingling with platform shoes, Diane Von Furstenberg! wrap dr esses and endless amounts of polyester (what were they thinking?).

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