FASHION & TEXTILES
How to Read a Dress
A Guide to Changing Fashion from the 16th to the 21st Century
Lydia Edwards The second edition of the bestselling guide to changing fashions now also covering 1980-2020. How to Read a Dress is the ultimate guide to how fashions change and the ideal tool for identifying historical styles. 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. This new edition includes additional styles; larger images; examples of lower and working-class, as well as middle-class, clothing; and a completely new chapter covering the 1980s to 2020. October 2021 • 225 colour illus 280 pages • 246 x 189mm 2nd edition • 9781350172210 Bloomsbury Visual Arts Rights sold: Chinese Complex and Simplified, Japanese, Russian, Spanish
Lydia Edwards is a lecturer at Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia and author of the companion book, How to Read a Suit (Bloomsbury, 2020).
The Fundamentals of Printed Textile Design Alex Russell An introduction to the creative skills, knowledge and processes required for a professional, creative and commercially-aware portfolio of printed textiles.
October 2021 • 150 colour illus 208 pages • 230 x 200mm 2nd edition 9781350116283 Bloomsbury Visual Arts Series: Fundamentals
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Designer and educator Alex Russell explores creative and commercial studio practice for printed textile design, including: developing sophisticated skills with image and colour; how to make effective use of context in your work; and strategies for a career in design. You'll learn how history and technology shape print design, plus how to balance innovation with industry requirements. There's practical advice on developing a professional portfolio, and how good communication skills can get your work noticed. This updated edition includes expanded sections on digital design and social media, as well as advice on establishing an ethical, sustainable practice for the future. Alex Russell is a designer, graphic artist and creative coder, making pattern, print and generative art. He also has nearly 20 years of lecturing experience, including running BA and MA textiles programmes.
