The 3rd book in course on pattern design for patternmakers, tailors, garment technologists and designers. Divided into 7 chapters, this volume is dedicated to the study of various types of outerwear for women: jackets, coats, overcoats, and capes. It also includes a chapter on men’s outerwear and an in-depth look at a number of technical forms used in production. Like the two previous books, all patterns are clearly and simply illustrated to provide professionals and students with a comprehensive understanding of patternmaking and to allow anyone using this series to quickly master the interpretation of fashion sketches.

Bind: paperback

Pages: 192

Dimensions: 205 x 280 mm

Publication Date: 20-10-2016

Consisting of over 300 objects from the United States, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand, the collection is by turns edgy, experimental, and even disturbing. Objects range from a necklace featuring a gold cast of a rodent skull to a ring made from a hand-wrought, white-gold nail, bent and thrust through a large smoky quartz. With hundreds of new images and five incisive essays, the book brings this little-known collection to light.

Bind: hardback

Pages: 232

Dimensions: 216 x 255 mm

Publication Date: 21-11-2016

Featuring hundreds of photographs, this lavishly illustrated guide to some of the most distinguished British brands takes a fascinating, behind-the-scenes look at their enduring success. Classic style and British manufacturing are both experiencing a boom in demand—driven by a desire among consumers for authentic, quality products. Britain is uniquely placed to benefit from this resurgence, given the number of heritage companies still producing at the top of their game. From the world-famous Barbour in South Shields in the north of England to John Lobb in London, many of these fine businesses remain in family ownership, protective of their traditions and justifiably proud of their products. Many are the bearers of warrants from the British Royal family and all are over 100 years old. Horst Friedrichs explores the historic places where these British brands have become some of the strongest in the world: Johnston’s of Elgin in the north of Scotland, Corgi socks in southern Wales and John Smedley in Derbyshire. By highlighting the stories of these legendary brands—both new and old, grand and humble— Friedrichs and Crompton show how relevant these companies and their traditional production techniques still are. A Very British Heritage is a must-read for anyone that appreciates well-crafted products and timeless style.

Bind: hardback

Pages: 196

Dimensions: 240 x 280 mm

This book explores how Georgia O’Keeffe lived her life steeped in modernism, bringing the same style she developed in her art to her dress, her homes, and her lifestyle. Richly illustrated with images of her art and views of the two homes she designed and furnished in New Mexico, the book also includes never before published photographs of O’Keeffe’s clothes. The author has attributed some of the most exquisite of these garments to O’Keeffe, a skilled seamstress who understood fabric and design, and who has become an icon in today’s fashion world as much for her personal style as for her art. As one of her friends stated, O’Keeffe “never allowed her life to be one thing and her painting another.” This fresh and carefully researched study brings O’Keeffe’s style to life, illuminating how this beloved American artist purposefully proclaimed her modernity in the way she dressed and posed for photographers, from Alfred Stieglitz to Bruce Weber. This beautiful book accompanies the first museum exhibition to bring together photographs, clothes, and art to explore O’Keeffe’s unified modernist aesthetic.

Bind: hardback

Pages: 320

Dimensions: 230 x 270 mm

Publication Date: 01-03-2017

Geometry imposes on the design. It not only manifests itself in clothing; Dresses, skirts, shorts, pants and blazers, but also accessories such as rings, necklaces, handbags, tattoo, furniture... The concept is to use simple lines, embellishing in a minimalist way, these are the characteristics that best define this tendency, no matter the shape, color or mixture of combinations. In this book you will see how different design studies, combine geometry on surfaces, to decorate the interior of the home, the skin, or use as a corporate image of a company.

Bind: hardback

Pages: 192

Dimensions: 180 x 230 mm

Publication Date: 20-02-2017

This book faces the topic of patterns formally in an exhaustive presentation of all kinds of skirts and trousers. The book, divided in 8 clear chapters, starts with an in-depth study on measuring and body-shaping and then on fabric technology and sartorial terminology. It describes a wide range of skirts and trousers, both for women and men, from basic to elaborated ones. This title is addressed to fashion students and professionals. Fashion Patternmaking Techniques is presented in a very clear thematic structure offering an extensive overview on the subject and it is a very good illustration guidance making it a handy tool. In comparison with other titles in the market this one covers patterns both for men and women.

Bind: paperback

Pages: 256

Publication Date: 01-07-2016

This second volume of Fashion Patternmaking Techniques examines the various procedures for transforming bodices, through dart manipulation as well as studying techniques for creating volumes, draping, and fitted patterns. The book includes techniques for creating patterns for knit fabrics; basic dress blocks and how to adapt these to different fabric patterns and types of garment (for example, maternity dresses); sleeves; basic blocks for men’s vests and jackets; size grading for tops and dresses and the fundamentals of pattern layout. This manual prepares the reader to apply these concepts—along with their own intuition and creativity—to constructing patterns. Antonio Donnanno began his career in his family’s tailoring shop. After majoring in history and philosophy, he focused on teaching costume history and patternmaking techniques. In 1982, he founded the prestigious Euromode School Italia in Bergamo, which soon expanded abroad. He has written dozens of books on fashion and has his own consulting firm, which focuses on patternmaking and business.

Bind: paperback

Pages: 256

Publication Date: 01-03-2015

This accessible and beautifully illustrated book brings together the most important designers who have moved fashion forward over the past century. Fifty major fashion designers are profiled in this book in fullcolor spreads that showcase their most memorable creations. Red carpet regulars such as Armani, Prada, Calvin Klein, and Dolce & Gabbana are included, as well as the classic clothiers Christian Dior, Karl Lagerfeld, and Oscar de La Renta. While some of these designers have designed for the masses—Ralph Lauren, Donna Karan, Diane von Furstenberg—others prefer the fierce over the functional: Jean-Paul Gaultier, Vivienne Westwood, and Helmut Lang, for instance. Readers will learn how the early twentieth-century designers such as Coco Chanel and André Courrèges made fashion history, and discover who’s making it now: Stella McCartney, Marc Jacobs, and Tom Ford, to name a few. A celebration of diversity and innovation and an essential handbook to a century of fashion, this exciting and informative look into the world of style will delight readers of every taste and age.

Bind: paperback

Pages: 160

Dimensions: 193 x 240 mm

Publication Date: 01-04-2010

Schön! Magazine has been at the forefront of contemporary fashion, beauty and still life photography since its launch in 2009. Its team crosses boundaries to present outstanding talent, from iconic photographers to the newest and most exciting young creatives, and prides itself in the originality of its content. This is the first curated anthology featuring the best from its pages from over seven years. Included in this superb assemblage are legendary faces from supermodels Iman, Tony Ward, Gigi Hadid, Sean O’Pry, Isabeli Fontana, Rob Evans and Meghan Collision, to the stars Pamela Anderson, Adam Lambert, Iggy Azalea, Maddie Ziegler, Olga Kurylenko, Karrueche Tran as well as the fashion icons Iris Apfel and the writer and creative director Tony Glenville, who wrote the foreword to this timeless compilation.

Bind: hardback

Pages: 256

Dimensions: 215 x 280 mm

Publication Date: 01-05-2016

Fabrics are the base for the world of fashion: they determine the way designers conceive their pieces and their creativity. This title is the ultimate reference guide to all the major types of fabric in use today. This book is a bridge uniting materials and their creators by visually showing the profound relationship between fabrics and fashion with a wide range of patterns, their history and terminology along with around 1,600 stunning colour photographs. This book is an exhaustive study on the subject making it a key reference textbook.

Bind: hardback

Pages: 336