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Another Beautiful book!
Ming-Ju Sun is a talented artist, and her lines and colors are as clean as always.Once against she show-cases Asian fashions with grace and beauty.The elegance and simplicity of Chinese fashions, from the early 600s to modern ages, lovely.Some of the fashions, such as the Tang dynasty jacket and dress (shown on cover) and the turn-of-the-century skirt and blouse would do well in modern society, showing once again that simple is best in fashion. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques/Collectibles    3. Crafts / Hobbies    4. Papercrafts - Paper Dolls    5. Textiles & Costume    6. Juvenile Nonfiction / Activity Books    7. Toys   

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Inspiring and beautiful creations
Poring over the illustrations of Korean costumes and wrapping cloths from the Choson dynasty was a pleasure for me. The photographs beautifully captured not only the colours and forms of the creations, but the sheen andtexture of the materials. I liked the design of the layout and thetypeography. Before the collection of illustrations there are brief essaysabout Korean costumes and wrapping cloths in this period. Taking care ofsilkworms, spinning thread, weaving cloth, sewing and embroidery were allwomen's tasks. In the strict Confucian era women were discouraged from anytype of intellectual pursuit. By developing textiles and designs thesewomen were able to experience the joy of creation. Their exuberance iscontagious. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques / Collectibles    2. Asia - General    3. Clothing and dress    4. Crafts & Hobbies    5. Exhibitions    6. Fashion    7. History    8. Hobbies/Crafts    9. Korea    10. Textile design    11. Textiles & Costume    12. Yi dynasty, 1392-1910    13. Cultural studies    14. Oriental art    15. Textile arts   

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Fun Reference for the Vintage Linen collector
This book is fun! lots of great pictures of vintage souvenir linens towels and aprons, tons of information on how to date them, how to care for them and an accurate price guide. Wonderful to look thru and a great refrence book. Highly recommend. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques/Collectibles    3. Textiles & Costume    4. Antiques & collectables: carpets, rugs & textiles   

Subjects:  1. 20th century    2. Antiques & Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. Art & Art Instruction    5. Beauty & Grooming - General    6. Catalogs    7. Children's clothing    8. Clothing and dress    9. Fashion    10. History    11. Pictorial works    12. Sears, Roebuck and Company    13. Textiles & Costume    14. United States    15. Antiques & Collectibles / Textiles & Costume    16. Architecture   

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Excellent reference and inspiration for any quilter!
I am a quilter and always looking for inspiration by reading quilt history books.I am also a transplanted Hoosier and this book was excellent. It's format and pictures were well done.I finished it in one day which was abit unusual for this type of book. I wish all quilt history books were thiseasy of a read. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques/Collectibles    3. Crafts / Hobbies    4. History    5. Indiana    6. Quilt Making    7. Quilts    8. Quilts & Quilting    9. Textiles & Costume    10. Patchwork & applique    11. Quiltmaking   

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Good book for a short pictorial overview of Navajo rugs
Although this book is short on written content, it makes up for its brevity with a great selection of colourful pictures from many Navajo styles. This book focuses on a historic review of styles rather than a "how-to" for new weavers.It's short andit's inexpensive, so don't expect a thorough overview. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. American - Native American    2. Antiques / Collectibles    3. Crafts & Hobbies    4. Hobbies/Crafts    5. Navajo textile fabrics    6. Rugs    7. Textiles & Costume    8. Weaving   

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Bueno para consultar
Es un libro de mucha ayuda para consultar sobre los dise�os de los diferentes per�odos de la historia, lo mejor es que no s�lo tiene dibujos de la vestimenta de hombres y mujeres , sino que incluye adem�s la de los ni�os en varias �poca, lo que es muy educativo.

pretty good, descriptions of drawings confusing
While the text and drawings are separately very detailed and fairly descriptive, there is very little correlation between the text and drawings. At times it is unclear as to what kind of dress the author is talking about, making it useful that the picture of the dress should be right next to the text. The short descriptions of the costumes included with the drawings are also difficult to read due to the text they're written in. I also found that the sections for clothes from about 1930-2000 did not really cover the full scope of styles and fashions worn in that period of time.
Fashion in Costume 1200-2000
Throughout history, clothes have been worn not only for warmth but also, with constant variety and innovation, to convey status, wealth, occupation, personality and social and more values. Joan Nunn�s detailed survey of costume in the western world over the past eight centuries not only gives the reader a vivid visual impression of the clothes themselves, but also out lines the historical and social background and the changes in manufacturing techniques the way costume has developed and the manner in which it has been worn. Each of the nine chapters covers a certain period, with an introductory section followed by descriptions of the underwear, outer garments, hats, footwear, hairstyles, accessories, jewelry, fabrics and colours worn by men, women and children. There are over 800 line drawings, specially made by the author from contemporary sources (carvings, paintings, portraits, fashion plates and photographs). This is an invaluable, copiously illustrated reference book for students of costume, social history and the visual arts and for those concerned with designing costumes for the theatre. It is also a fascinating book for general reader interested in fashion and the art of dress. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Art & Art Instruction    2. Clothing and dress    3. Customs & Traditions    4. Design - Textile & Costume    5. Dress And Costume    6. Europe    7. Fashion    8. History    9. History - General    10. Social Science    11. Sociology    12. Theater - General    13. Theatrical Costume    14. Antiques & Collectibles / Textiles & Costume    15. Performing Arts   

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Not very helpful.
This was sadly disappointing and did not really talk about how to do anything but rather how CAD for design was being used all over the industry. I would think that a book titled CAD for Fashion Design would actually show you how to do CAD for fashion design.

this book is not very helpful - and it was written in 97
Especially with that title, you would expect alot of info on CAD for fashion right? Maybe see things like; how you would create patterns, even 3-D representations, or create prints and colors for fabrics, where I might look for resources on manufacturers and software providers, etc. Well, there are countless mentions in the book of people who use CAD for tons of various things, but almost no mention of HOW any of those people go about it. In some instances the writer is like: yeah, this internet thing is great for selling clothing, web sellers can actually superimpose different colors onto the same garments! yipee. You get the picture, OLD, and not really hands-on at all, more like an informationless overview.

Fashion Designers must have this book...
Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing (CAD/CAM) is used in every field of Fashion. Fashion Designers who work with different types of Design programmes, must read this book in the beginning. This book is so easy to read and understand for beginners.It also has a 3.5'' floppy disk containing of apparel images. It's worth to buy... ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Art    2. CAD-CAM - General    3. Cad/Cam    4. Computer Books: General    5. Computer-aided design    6. Data processing    7. Fashion    8. Fashion design    9. Technical & Manufacturing Trades    10. Technology & Industrial Arts    11. Computer aided design (CAD)    12. Computer aided manufacture (CAM)    13. Computers / CAD-CAM / General   

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place of textile garments in multicultural African society
As major Madagascar art forms, shawls, dresses, loose-fitting shirts, and also burial shrouds are "fundamental to an individual's ethnic, ideological, spiritual, social, political, and economic identities." These and similar garments have such a place because of the "ease with which cloth can be manipulated." Among some groups in Madagascar, textiles woven by hand and simple, age-old, tools are central in relations between the living and deceased ancestors with the changing of decayed burial shrouds for new ones. Eleven essays by authors with a surprisingly eclectic background--including college teachers in archaeology and ethnology, museum curators, a biologist, and a poet--focus on particular topics of this African island nation's textiles attracting wide notice because of their quality of production, colorfulness, and social significance. An island that has for centuries been a crossroads of trade and migrations from southern Asia, the Middle East, and Africa, Madagascar textiles are particularly complex and diverse; and because of this historical background, they have special meaning for the different groups of the society, as well as for interaction among groups. Textile traditions in different geographical areas, reviews of collections of textiles, the wear of textiles at social events, and the island's silk moths are among the topics. Numerous color photographs, some close-ups in which the weave of a garment can be seen, make for appreciation of the varied textiles; while other photographs exhibit inhabitants of Madagascar wearing the textiles in social activities or ceremonies.
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Subjects:  1. Africa - General    2. Anthropology - Cultural    3. Antiques & Collectibles    4. Antiques/Collectibles    5. Archaeology / Anthropology    6. Clothing and dress    7. Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - General    8. Madagascar    9. Material culture    10. Symbolic aspects    11. Textile fabrics    12. Textiles & Costume    13. Textile arts   

Subjects:  1. Activity Books - General    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 3-4    4. Juvenile Nonfiction    5. Papercrafts - Adult Coloring Books    6. Textiles & Costume    7. Children's and Educational    8. Juvenile Nonfiction / Activity Books   

Subjects:  1. 19th century    2. Antiques/Collectibles    3. Art    4. Art & Art Instruction    5. Clothing and dress    6. Commercial - Fashion Design    7. Customs & Traditions    8. Design - Textile & Costume    9. Fashion    10. History    11. Textiles & Costume    12. Antiques & Collectibles / Textiles & Costume    13. Costume    14. Fashion design    15. c 1800 to c 1900   

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Good Book But Beware of Values
This is the most complete book of its kind on modern women's hats. A 256 page, hard cover, 11 � in. by 8 � in. book, it is full of information and photography. It also makes the bold step of attaching values to vintage hats. I say "bold" because in my experience this is a very immature and capricious market. Beware! Our second museum-style show at our Hillcrest, San Diego location was Women's Hats of the 20th Century where we presented a retrospective of vintage hats. Following the show, we had a silent auction and sale that had bids all over the place as compared to expectations.

Fabulous Book!
I have never seen this book in Canada and am delighted to find it at Amazon.Great photos, beautifully presented, interesting reading and very well researched.A must have for anyone with a strong interest inbeautiful hats. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 20th century    2. Antiques & Collectibles    3. Antiques / Collectibles    4. Antiques/Collectibles    5. Beauty & Grooming - General    6. Collectors and collecting    7. General    8. History    9. Textiles & Costume    10. Women's hats    11. Antiques & Collectables    12. Costume    13. Fashion design   

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A 'must' for any who either collect or love the Western shirt style
Western shirts have been around enough decades to become collectible: but what distinguishes brands, makes them collectible, or makes them special? Western Shirts: A Classic American Fashion follows both the history and collectible points of the Western shirt, offering a complete listing of Western shirt labels, covering everyday wear to costume wear, and adding plenty of photos, illustrations, and sidebars of information. A 'must' for any who either collect or love the Western shirt style.
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Subjects:  1. Americana    2. Art & Art Instruction    3. Clothing    4. Collectors and collecting    5. Cowboys    6. Fashion    7. Photo Techniques    8. Photography    9. Shirts, Men's    10. Subjects & Themes - Fashion    11. West (U.S.)    12. Antiques & Collectables    13. Antiques & Collectibles / Textiles & Costume    14. Costume    15. Western & Pacific Coast states   

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Beautiful Picture Book ofFrench Fashions in FULL COLOR
I found this beautiful picture book of French Fashions from the 19th century an absolute delight.Read more

Subjects:  1. 19th century    2. Art & Art Instruction    3. Beauty & Grooming - General    4. Commercial - Fashion Design    5. Crafts & Hobbies    6. Fashion    7. France    8. History    9. Hobbies/Crafts    10. Pictorial works    11. Textiles & Costume    12. Antiques & Collectibles / Textiles & Costume    13. Fashion design    14. Handicrafts    15. Hobbies, Quizzes & Games   

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What the well dressed Flapper was wearing in the 1920s
"1920s Fashions from B. Altman & Company" provides over 700 black & white illustrations, detailed descriptions, and prices for clothing for the upper class of the Jazz Age.The focus is primarily on women's clothing and accessories, with everything from sophisticated evening wear to bathing suits, but you will also find a complete array of clothing for men and children as well.Please remember, because they buy directly from the manufacturer, "thus eliminating the no inconsiderable profits of the middleman," B. Altman & Company are able to offer patrons the benefit of the savings.This is a superb record of the styles worn by flappers in the Roaring Twenties; note than this is not simply the reproduction of a catalog from a particular year, but has fashion culled from the B. Altman catalogs of the entire decade.Interesting Footnote: The B. Altman & Company Department Store is now the New York Public Library Science, Industry & Business Library.Dover also has a reprint edition of "Altman's Spring and Summer Fashions Catalog, 1915," which records the fashions worn in the United States in the years before the First World War. This volume will be of interest to the fashion historian and of great use to costume designers working with this period of American History.

A book for 1920's fashion fans!
This is a lovely book of a wide variety of catalog drawings and photos from the B. Altman Company which carried higher quality items as compared to the Sears catalog books. There are men's and women's clothes and childrens clothes, hats, undergarments, stockings, shoes...A real treat if you are interested in what the upper middle class might have worn. And everything progresses by the year, so you can see how the fashions developed. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 20th century    2. Art    3. Art & Art Instruction    4. B. Altman & Co    5. Clothing and dress    6. Design - Textile & Costume    7. Fashion    8. History    9. Subjects & Themes - Fashion    10. Textiles & Costume    11. United States    12. Antiques & Collectibles / Textiles & Costume    13. Costume    14. Fashion design    15. History of specific subjects    16. Inter-war period, 1918-1939   

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positive review
Very easy transaction.Very prompt seller.Well packaged book.Thank you! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques/Collectibles    3. Art & Art Instruction    4. Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - Museum    5. Fashion    6. Technical & Manufacturing Trades    7. Textiles & Costume   

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectables    2. Antiques & Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. Textiles & Costume    5. Home & House Maintenance   

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques/Collectibles    3. Catalogs    4. Family / Parenting / Childbirth    5. General    6. Textile fabrics    7. Textile fabrics in interior de    8. Textile fabrics in interior decoration    9. Textiles & Costume    10. Home furnishing & decoration    11. Needlecraft art (eg lace, quilts, etc as art objects)   

Subjects:  1. Archaeology    2. Archaeology / Anthropology    3. Archaeology, Medieval    4. England    5. Equipment and supplies    6. Europe - Great Britain - General    7. History    8. History: World    9. Horses    10. Horses - General    11. London    12. Medieval    13. Textiles & Costume    14. Archaeology by period / region    15. History of specific subjects    16. Horses & ponies    17. Social Science / Archaeology    18. United Kingdom, Great Britain    19. c 1000 CE to c 1500   

Subjects:  1. Art    2. Art & Art Instruction    3. Design - Textile & Costume    4. Fashion    5. Fashion & Accessories    6. History - General    7. Textiles & Costume