FASHION AND TEXTILES

October 2021 • 225 colour illus 280 pages • 246 x 189mm 2nd edition • 9781350172210 Bloomsbury Visual Arts

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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. Lydia Edwards is a lecturer at Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia and author of the companion book, How to Read a Suit (Bloomsbury, 2020).

October 2021 • 150 colour illus 208 pages • 230 x 200mm 2nd edition 9781350116283 Bloomsbury Visual Arts Series: Fundamentals

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.

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.

Classic Tailoring Techniques for Menswear

A Construction Guide Denis Antoine and Roberto Cabrera

A new edition of the authoritative resource for custom hand tailoring production.

Providing in-depth, step-by-step instructions for the processes required by bespoke and couture-level manufacturing, Classic Tailoring Techniques for Menswear retains its value and relevance for young and established tailors alike. Continuing this great tradition, the third edition introduces new discussions of traditional tailoring processes in the industry and highlights the value of hand-crafted construction in the context of environmentally-sustainable design. New features include Learning Objectives in each chapter, boxes highlighting Tricks of the Trade, end of chapter discussion questions, as well as a renewed focus on essential vocabulary, including an extended glossary. Denis Antoine is a leading practicioner and educator in the field of men’s tailoring. He has a bespoke tailoring business and teaches menswear design and construction at the Savannah College of Art and Design. Roberto Cabrera taught at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City.

January 2022 • 760 colour illus 296 pages • 280 x 215mm 3rd edition • 9781501372049 Fairchild Books

Draping for Apparel Design

Helen Joseph-Armstrong and Susan Ashdown

A comprehensive introduction for beginning patternmakers.

This is the fully updated and revised edition of the seminal book pioneered by fashion education luminary Helen JosephArmstrong. This comprehensive guide provides step-by-step instruction for the beginning patternmaker and advanced techniques for the more experienced. Maintaining the vast array of examples and the book’s easy-to-read style, revising author Susan Ashdown incorporates current industry standards, both metric and imperial measurements, new sizing guides for diverse body types, and half-scale forms. New material on jackets, coats, and loose fitted knitwear add to this book’s breadth of knowledge. Helen Joseph-Armstrong teaches in the fashion department at Los Angeles Trade Technical College. Susan Ashdown has 45 years of patternmaking experience, both in theatrical costuming and patternmaking for the apparel industry, and has recently retired from Cornell University where she taught draping for the apparel industry for 27 years.

November 2021 • 1450 illus 512 pages • 280 x 215mm 4th edition • 9781501315206 Fairchild Books

Patternmaking for Dress Design

9 Iconic Styles from Empire to Cheongsam Pamela Vanderlinde

Detailed patterns and step-by-step instructions guide fashion designers through creating nine iconic dresses.

Patternmaking for Dress Design covers patternmaking techniques for nine iconic dress designs, focusing not only on the concepts needed to draft patterns, but also uniquely exploring the history of each garment design to reveal what lies behind their enduring appeal today. Each chapter provides easy-to-follow patterns for the sheath, empire, shift, trapeze, wrap, strapless, shirtwaist, cheongsam and coatdress. Learn from tip boxes that will help you avoid common pitfalls and take advantage of time-saving advice. Pamela Vanderlinde is a lecturer in fashion design at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Illinois Institute of Art – Chicago, USA. Pamela is also an independent designer whose design practice, philosophy and teaching are grounded in her study of historical and contemporary bespoke fashion.

September 2021 • 650 colour illus 256 pages • 270 x 210mm 9781350094673 Bloomsbury Visual Arts

October 2021 • 150 colour illus 168 pages • 270 x 210mm 2nd edition • 9781350116573 Bloomsbury Visual Arts

November 2021 • 285 colour illus 256 pages • 280 x 215mm 2nd edition • 9781501359491 Fairchild Books

August 2021 • 91 mono illus 296 pages • 234 x 156mm 9781350180062 Bloomsbury Visual Arts

December 2021 20 mono illus and 30 colour illus 304 pages • 234 x 156mm 2nd edition • 9781350104686 Bloomsbury Visual Arts

Fashion Design: The Complete Guide

John Hopkins

From the first sketch to handling a prototype, this is an all-inclusive overview of the entire design process.

Beginning with an exploration of fashion in the context of different histories and cultural moments, fashion designer and educator John Hopkins then walks you through fashion drawing, colour, fibres, research methods, and studio must-knows such as pattern making, draping and fitting. You’ll also learn how to develop your portfolio and practice as a professional designer. John Hopkins is a principal teaching fellow of fashion design within the Winchester School of Art at the University of Southampton, UK. He has previously worked as a fashion designer for prestigious British luxury brands such as Jaeger and Burberry.

Fashion by Design

Janice Greenberg Ellinwood

Learn how the elements and principles of design relate to fashion.

Fashion by Design focuses on the phases of the design process as well as the elements and principles of design, and how it is applied to fashion. This essential textbook is structured into three parts: stages of the design process; physical elements; and theoretical principles. The book aims to improve the designer’s eye for creating fashion; to identify terminology; and to show how factors such as the human form, clothing structure, historic silhouettes, culture, and trends can impact fashion development. Janice G. Ellinwood is a Professor of Fine and Applied Arts at Marymount University where she has been Department Chair of Art, Fashion Design, and Fashion Merchandising for more than 20 years, while teaching fashion design and illustration.

Rethinking Fashion Globalization

Edited by Sarah Cheang, Erica de Greef and Yoko Takagi

The first edited volume to present decolonial critiques of fashion and globalization and explore the dynamics of ‘de-globalization’.

This edited collection draws together original, diverse, and richly reflective critiques of the fashion system from both established and emerging fashion scholars, researchers and creative practitioners. Chapters straddle current calls for decolonization and inclusion, as well as reflections on de-westernization, post-colonialism, sustainability, transnationalism, national identities, social activism, global fashion narratives, diversity, and more. Sarah Cheang is Acting Head of the History of Design programme at the Royal College of Art, UK. Erica de Greef is Director and Co-Founder of the African Fashion Research Institute.

Yoko Takagi is Professor and Programme Director of MA Global Fashion Concentration at Bunka Gakuen University, Tokyo.

Fashion and Cultural Studies

Susan B. Kaiser and Denise N. Green

Offers a way of understanding why people dress the way they do and what meanings we ascribe to particular fashion styles.

Bridging theory and practice, this text considers fashion from both cultural studies and fashion studies perspectives, and addresses the growing interaction between the two fields. Kaiser and Green use a wide range of cross-cultural case studies to explore how race, ethnicity, class, gender and other identities intersect and are produced through embodied fashion. This revised edition includes updated case studies and two new chapters. Susan B. Kaiser is a Professor at the University of California, Davis, in the Departments of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies; and Design. Denise N. Green is an Associate Professor at Cornell University where she also directs the Cornell Fashion + Textile Collection.

Stories of Fashion, Textiles, and Place

Evolving Sustainable Supply Chains Leslie Davis Burns and Jeanne Carver

Follows five companies who have successfully implemented sustainable practices that are rooted in their place of origin.

Follow the journeys of five companies with evolving sustainable supply chains in the fashion and textile industry, based around the world, in the UK, US, Mexico, Cambodia and Peru. Each of the profiled companies are committed to advancing cultural traditions of a particular place. Their unique stories highlight the conditions, risks, strategies, and successes in creating and maintaining sustainable supply chains for ready-to-wear and home fashions. Leslie Davis Burns is President and Founder of Responsible Global Fashion LLC and Professor Emerita of Apparel Design and Merchandising at Oregon State University. Jeanne Carver is an award-winning agricultural entrepreneur.

Fat Fashion

The Thin Ideal and the Segregation of Plus-Size Bodies Paolo Volonté

Explore the reasons why fashion producers forgo the plus-size market in favour of the ideal of thinness.

In the first systematic study of fatness and thinness in the fashion industry, Paolo Volonté draws on influential literature on the body, beauty standards and the roles of clothing in society to explore the nature of the segregation of fat bodies in fashion and considers what the future may hold for consumers, designers and marketers alike. Paolo Volonté is Associate Professor of Cultural Sociology, at Politecnico di Milano, Italy, where he teaches the Sociology of Fashion and is Vice-Dean of the PhD Programme in Design.

Byzantine Silk on the Silk Roads

Journeys between East and West, Past and Present Edited by Sarah E. Braddock Clarke and Ryoko Yamanaka Kondo

An illustrated exploration of Byzantine culture, its past history and its relevance to design today.

Featuring over 200 colour images, an international team of experts examine the human, zoological, botanical, geometric, and mythical depictions in Byzantine silks, revealing that Byzantine culture was ever moving and open to diverse influences across the length of the Silk Road, and still has relevance to design practice today. Ryoko Yamanaka Kondo is Emeritus Professor, Tohoku University of Art and Design, Yamagata, Japan and researcher at the Institute for European, Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan. Sarah E. Braddock Clarke is Senior Lecturer and researcher, Falmouth University, UK.

Tartan

Jonathan Faiers

“An outstanding and comprehensive contribution to the history of Tartan.” The Telegraph

Featuring new insights and an additional chapter on masculinities, this updated edition of Tartan revitalizes discussions about the fabric’s traditional, sentimental Highland origins and its deliberate subversion by contemporary designers. This book demonstrates that tartan is no longer a Scots' textile and positions it within broader philosophical, political and cultural contexts, assessing its extraordinarily versatile and pervasive influence. Jonathan Faiers is Professor of Fashion Thinking and Co-Director of the Winchester Luxury Research Group at Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton, UK.

October 2021 • 94 mono illus 208 pages • 234 x 156mm 9781350136335 Bloomsbury Visual Arts

September 2021 • 9 mono illus 240 pages • 234 x 156mm 9781350126930 Bloomsbury Visual Arts

December 2021 • 220 colour illus 368 pages • 276 x 219mm 9781350099333 Bloomsbury Visual Arts

November 2021 • 163 colour illus 368 pages • 246 x 189mm 2nd edition • 9781350193772 Bloomsbury Visual Arts Series: Textiles that Changed the World

Research and Design for Fashion

Richard Sorger and Simon Seivewright

A 'toolkit for inspiration' introducing the research techniques fashion designers use to find and develop ideas for their original collections.

This book will help you master the research process and apply it to your own designs. This fourth edition also explores how cultural events, historical anniversaries and sport influences can be the starting point for a collection. There's also more on creative ways of recording your findings and designing for menswear, childrenswear and gender-neutral clothing. Richard Sorger is an associate professor and course leader for MA Fashion at Kingston University, UK. Simon Seivewright was a freelance woven textile designer and stylist and ran the successful fashion degree at Northbrook College, UK.

August 2021 • 150 colour illus • 224 pages • 230 x 160mm • 4th edition 9781350130982 • Bloomsbury Visual Arts • Series: Basics Fashion Design

Developing a Fashion Collection

Elinor Renfrew and Todd Lynn

Guides fashion designers from initial concept through to the exhibition and sale of a finished collection.

From couture to high street, knitwear to accessories and covering the necessities of sustainability, there's advice on every aspect of creating your collection through 27 insightful interviews with international practitioners. This 3rd edition also covers silhouette, fittings and final samples, and how repeating styles and modifying cuts can turn one design into multiple garments. Elinor Renfrew is Honorary Professor at Kingston University after 15 years leading the Fashion Department, and is on the British Fashion Council Colleges Council Steering Committee. Todd Lynn is Associate Professor at Kingston School of Art and an internationally recognized fashion designer working in both the fashion industry and designing for the music industry’s elite.

September 2021 • 150 colour illus • 192 pages • 230 x 160mm • 3rd edition 9781350132559 • Bloomsbury Visual Arts • Series: Basics Fashion Design

Fashion Styling

Jacqueline McAssey, Sophie Benson and Clare Buckley

A beautifully illustrated guide to assembling clothing and accessories to communicate a fashion idea, trend or theme, or to advertise a fashion product.

Fashion Styling outlines the differences of commercial and editorial styling and what types of skills these different fields require. It offers an effective mix of key stylists' biographies, high quality images by professionals and students alike and practical advice about how to produce a photo-shoot and break into the industry. This revised edition includes new professional interviews and a new chapter on the future of the industry. Jacqueline McAssey is a Senior Lecturer in Fashion Communication at Liverpool John Moores University, UK. Sophie Benson is an Associate Lecturer on the Fashion Communication degree course at Liverpool John Moores University, UK. Clare Buckley is Course Leader for Fashion Styling and Production at the London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London, UK.

November 2021 • 120 colour illus • 208 pages • 230 x 160mm • 2nd edition 9781350074101 • Bloomsbury Visual Arts • Series: Basics Fashion Design

Visual Merchandising for Fashion

Sarah Bailey and Jonathan Baker

A practical introduction to visual merchandising and retail display, from the initial design process through to product handling and experimentation.

This is an introduction to the principles underpinning visual merchandising using examples from budget, mid-range and luxury brands. These real-world examples take the form of detailed case studies and interviews, providing hands-on advice from all levels of industry. This second edition includes additional coverage of online visual merchandising, lighting techniques, mannequin dressing and integrating technology into displays. Jonathan Baker is the Course Leader for the Postgraduate Certificate in Fashion Visual Merchandising at the London College of Fashion, UK. Sarah Bailey is a Senior Lecturer on the Fashion Retail Branding and Visual Merchandising course at the London College of Fashion, UK.

November 2021 • 120 colour illus • 224 pages • 230 x 160mm • 2nd edition 9781350071599 • Bloomsbury Visual Arts • Series: Basics Fashion Management