Product Description: The Victoria and Albert Museum, London, is the world’s greatest museum of art and design, with a vast collection that been an unparalleled resource for designers for 150 years. This new series of pattern books presents the range of the V&A’s superb collections...read more

Product Description: “Excellent . . . makes many revealing connections between fashion and modern painting styles, theatricalism, ethnographic design, and sports clothing.”—Bloomsbury ReviewFrom the turn-of-the-century S-bend silhouette to the “green fashion” and celebrity couture of the new millennium, this comprehensive survey explores all the significant developments in fashion in a period that has seen a growing preoccupation with personal appearance and clothes...read more

Product Description: With a gorgeous new cover, this extensively illustrated book is a celebration of the V&A's magnificent collection of 20th-century fashion. The latest title in the highly successful Fashion in Detail series, this book offers a detailed look at some of the most stunning garments in the collection...read more

Sixteen-year-old Jenna wants to dance. But a fatal accident blows her family and Cornish life apart and, guilty and grief-stricken, she puts all her plans on hold. Until a chance meeting with someone who was there with her that tragic afternoon. Who is he, and how can he help her? Will Jenna find the courage and determination to follow her dreams?

Nathan, 13, is furious when his mum tells him they are moving to Cornwall after spending Christmas there. He wants to be back with Dad, with his best friend Tom, in his London life. But then he finds a cottage, and a girl in its attic - who is she and what is the family secret that haunts her life?

From the author of 'Girl in the Attic' comes a haunting tale of love, deception and hidden secrets.

'I haven't really got a home', Daniel said. 'Not any more.'

Product Description: Extravagant and supersexy, the fashions of Gianni Versace (1946-1997) combined the expert craftsmanship and luxury of haute couture with the sheer creativity of the street. Instantly recognizable for their glamour quotient-who could forget Elizabeth Hurley in her slit-up-to-there "Safety-pin Dress"?-the deceptively fragile designs utilized innovative fabrics and meticulous construction to anchor their illusions...read more

A visit from his grandmother and dreams of a great-uncle he never knew help prepare Jamie for his role as big brother to the new baby who is about to arrive from the hospital.

Celebrating a fashion staple--the little black dress--this unique illustrated book features designs from Fortuny, Schiaparelli, Dior, Balenciaga, Calvin Klein, Donna Karan, and many other fashion institutions.

Looks at fashion details, including seams, gathers, tucks, pleats, collars, cuffs, pockets, buttons, bows, beads and sequins, and applied decorations (view table of contents)