Fashion Costumes Design

Fashion is the ultimate visual guide to everything ever worn. From simple to sophisticated, elegant to excessive, discover more than three thousand years of shifting trends and innovative developments in the world of style. Tracing the evolution of fashion — from the early draped fabrics of ancient times to the catwalk couture of today — this book is a stunningly illustrated guide to the art of clothing.Fashion: The Definitive History of Costume and Style uses stunning photography to trace... [Read More]

Be a fashion designer and create the wardrobe of your dreamsFashion sketchbook: This fashion design sketch book tool was especially created for aspiring fashion design specialists who love to sketch clothes but don't have the skills (or the patience!) to draw proportional figures. This fashion design book is filled with 420 figure templates or croquis in 20 different fashion-forward poses.Croquis - It rhymes with "hokey": A croquis is every fashion design specialist's secret weapon, and it can b... [Read More]

Design Like a Pro! Great for enthusiasts, students, professionals, and anyone who wants to explore their creativity!This unique Fashion Design Sketch and Illustration Book makes getting started easy while staying with you as your skills progress.Filled with 432 original Figure Outlines (Croquis) in 14 New Poses. "Croquis" is a term originating in France in 1805 to describe a rough sketch. Croquis is now used in the fashion industry for figure outline guides for drawing designs.International Desi... [Read More]

While most of us would have little difficulty in recognizing a buckle, hem, or seam, we might be considerably more challenged if asked to identify a godet, a trilby, or a vamp. With this handy book at your fingertips, however, you can quickly find the definition of over 10,000 words associated with wearing apparel and fashion.From bateau necklines, bobs, and bustles to plackets, havelocks, and bavolets, terms are assembled alphabetically or in groups according to dress parts, fabrics, elements ... [Read More]

FASHIONPEDIA is a visual fashion dictionary covering all the technical terms from style to material to production with illustrations and infographics. It encompasses rich, extensive information and yet is easy to read. Whether you are an industry insider or a fashion connoisseur, FASHIONPEDIA is all you will ever need to navigate the fashion scene.

•Size Measurement Small- Shoulder: 17.3"/Chest: 40.2"/ Length: 27.9"/Sleeve: 33.8" Medium- Shoulder: 18.1"/Chest: 42.5"/ Length: 28.7"/Sleeve: 34.6" Large- Shoulder: 18.8"/Chest: 44.8"/ Length: 29.5"/Sleeve: 35.4" X-Large- Shoulder: 19.6"/Chest: 48.8"/ Length: 30.3"/Sleeve: 36.2" XX-Large- Shoulder: 20.4"/Chest: 52.7"/ Length: 31.1"/Sleeve: 37.0"

How to Draw & Paint Fashion & Costume Design, the third book in the Walter Foster Collectibles series, contains yet another extraordinary collection of vintage Walter Foster titles from the 1940s through the 1960s, including Female Fashion, How to Draw and Paint Today's Fashions, How to Draw and Paint Fashions, and the Art of Costume Design. In addition to providing an overview of basic drawing and painting techniques, artists will learn how to capture figures in various poses, as well as the dy... [Read More]

Clothes define people. A person’s attire, whether it’s a sari, kimono, or business suit, is an essential code to his or her culture, class, personality, even faith. Founded in 1978, the Kyoto Costume Institute recognizes the importance of understanding clothes from sociological, historical, and artistic perspectives. With one of the world’s most extensive clothing collections, the KCI has amassed a wide range of historical garments, underwear, shoes, and fashion accessories dating from the... [Read More]

Perfect for adding that extra fun tinge to your wardrobe, You'll get only the highest quality and the most unique designs In this collection. Whether it's a costume or just regular affairs, you'll find the right adornment

"An attractive and informed guide. It includes an extensively cross-referenced list of films on which leading couturiers worked, a superb collection of stills, and a brief history of costume on the screen." -- George L. George, MillimeterThis handsome book, the first comprehensive reference work on costume design in films, is a remarkable tribute to the men and women who "dress" a film. Substantially revised and updated, it not only presents a splendid record of costume designers' contributions to cinema but also those of some of the world's great couturiers.The heart of the book is an illustrated listing, arranged alphabetically by

Ideal for artists who enjoy rendering art with a vintage flair, these collectible books contain original step-by-step art and text previously published in Walter Foster titles from the 1920's to 1940's. They include instructional drawings and art tips for a range of subjects popular in the early 20th century. Practical advice and easy-to-follow instructions make these books as relevant today as whe+D610:H610n the original titles were first