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Fifty Dresses That Changed the World
Octopus 2009; Not AvailableA new series comprising of four mini titles to be published in conjunction with the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the opening of the Design Museum. Everything around us is designed and the word 'design' has become part of our everyday experience. But how much do we know about it? Fifty Dresses That Changed the World imparts that knowledge... more...
Historical Wig Styling: Victorian to the Present
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 34.95Let Historical Wig Styling be your guide to creating beautiful, historically accurate hairstyles for your productions and events. Chapters begin with artwork of historic figures that influenced the look of each period. Detailed step-by-step instructions explain how to create their iconic hairstyles, illustrated by photographs showing the finished... more...
Edith Head
Running Press 2010; US$ 75.00All About Eve. Funny Face. Sunset Blvd. Rear Window. Sabrina. A Place in the Sun. The Ten Commandments. Scores of iconic films of the last century had one thing in common: costume designer Edith Head (1897?1981). She racked up an unprecedented 35 Oscar nods and 400 film credits over the course of a fifty-year career. Never before has the account... more...
Wig Making and Styling
Taylor and Francis 2010; US$ 51.95Top off that costume with the perfect accoutrement with this first real guide to creating and styling costume wigs. No longer will you need to comb through old references on hairstyles of different time periods, Wig Making and Styling contains everything you need to be a cut above, offering snippets on styling tools, hair types, wig making and measuring,... more...
Fashion in the Time of Jane Austen
Osprey Publishing 2011; US$ 9.95The broader Regency period 1795 to 1820, stands alone as an incredible moment in fashion history, unlike anything that went before it. For the first time England became a fashion influence, especially for menswear, and became the toast of Paris, as court dress became secondary to the season-by-season flux of fashion as we know it today. Sarah Jane... more...
The Complete Costume Dictionary
Scarecrow Press 2011; US$ 119.99Significantly greater in scope than anything currently available?online or in print?this comprehensive resource includes more than 20,000 fashion and costume terms as well as more than 300 illustrations. more...
Fashioning the Body Politic
Bloomsbury Publishing 2002; US$ 109.95With an afterword by Roger Griffin. Fashion is often thought of as a matter of personal taste, completely unconnected with the public domain of political life and citizenship. Overturning this perspective, this absorbing book reveals that, from the Fre nch Revolution to post-revolutionary China, fashion has played a significant role in political participation... more...
The Clothed Body
Bloomsbury Publishing 2004; US$ 109.95Dress is everywhere imbued with symbols that reflect different meanings in different contexts. This compelling book convincingly demonstrates how clothing is analogous to a working language and is similarly underpinned by deeper meanings and philosop hies. From tattoos and mini-skirts, to skin decoration, makeup and hair, Calefato unpicks the multiple... more...
Riding costume in Egypt
BRILL 2004; US$ 144.00This work deals with the evolution and distribution of the oriental riding costume in the Middle and Near East through the ages and the historical background on the find spot. It also focuses on the original costumes in various museum collections including technical researches and reconstructions. more...
Character Costume Figure Drawing
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 50.95This text presents drawing instruction with detailed break downs of various types of characters. Maternal? Elderly? Sassy? Sexy? It all starts with body proportion, bone structure, body masses, the facial expressions, the hands, and the feet. Hats, props, fabrics, and choice of medium are all thoroughly covered to ensure your ability to develop convincing... more...









