Product Description: Fashion thrives during periods of cultural foment, and this essential sourcebook explores the wealth of fashion print produced during the tumultuous, revolutionary 1960s. Exclusive illustrations showcase the work of such creative pioneers as Biba, Warhol, Marimekko, and Zandra Rhodes, while hundreds of images and illuminating captions convey the impact of the era's great movements...read more

A fascinating guide to the movement of 'fashion as art' in the first half the twentieth century surveys the avant-garde's appropriation of clothing, featuring more than one hundred illustrations from this groundbreaking and controversial period in art history. (Beauty & Fashion)

A poignant memoir follows the acclaimed author from the Brooklyn barrios to Harvard as she overcomes an overprotective mother, jealous classmates, siblings who scoff at her attempts to learn 'Eastern Standard English,' a whirlwind marriage, and her desperate search for freedom and cultural identity.

Product Description: The stunning designs of Worth, Paquin, Poiret, Fortuny, and more are showcased in this look at the glamorous world of Art Nouveau fashion. Providing an introduction to the style, which overlaps with late Arts and Crafts in the 1890s and early Modernism in the 1910s, the book focuses on these important designers before discussing Art Nouveau jewelry and accessories, advertising, the influence of exotic Eastern cultures, and artists, among them Beardsley, Klimt, and Mackintosh...read more

Provides a visual history of men's and women's fashion in the twentieth century, including trends and styles for hair, makeup, suits, dresses, and underwear. (view table of contents)

Follows the author from the Brooklyn barrios to Harvard as she overcomes an overprotective mother, siblings who scoff at her attempts to learn 'Eastern Standard English,' a whirlwind marriage, and her search for cultural identity

Product Description: The 20th Century saw the effective end of haute couture, the rise of prêt à porter and, finally, the triumph of street fashion. Bonnie English unravels the complexities and contradictions behind these changes to chart the history of modern fashion...read more

Product Description: The ultimate who's who in the world of fashion design. Fashion Design Directory presents an enticing panorama of 150 key players in fashion, from the beginning of the 20th century to the present day. These are the people and companies that have shaped the world of fashion as we know it and defined the modern perception of style...read more

Spotlighting thirty-five international fashion leaders, this richly illustrated study of the history of fashion design celebrates the work of the influential designers who transformed twentieth-century women's fashion, including Christian Dior, Chanel, Giorgio Armani, Calvin Klein, mary Quant, Yves Saint-Laurent, and Halston.

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Product Description: Shocking pink—hot pink, as it is called today—was the signature color of Elsa Schiaparelli (1890–1973) and perhaps her greatest contribution to the fashion world. Schiaparelli was one of the most innovative designers in the early 20th century...read more

A boldly rendered twentieth-century fashion history spans the entire tempestuous century, featuring the key stylistic periods, designers, and celebrities who moved fashion along at its frenetic pace, with contributions from Andrea Affaticati, Gerda Buxbaum, Deanna Ferneti Cera, Carlo Ducci, Jane Milosch, and others.

Little black dresses. Fake pearls. Jersey knit. Blazers. Ballet flats. Today-and for nearly the last hundred years-we all see some version of Gabrielle �Coco� Chanel every time we pass a woman on the street. But few among us realize that Chanel's role in the events of the twentieth century was as pervasive as her influence on fashion, or how deeply she absorbed and then brilliantly reimagined the historical currents around her. Here, with unprecedented detail and ambition-and through fascinating, thoroughly researched portraits of Chanel's lovers and friends-Rhonda Garelick shows us the Chanel who conquered the world: a woman who thirsted to create others in her image, who ruthlessly and innovatively borrowed from her famous (and infamous) intimates, who understood the idea of branding and image well ahead of her time, who created �wearable personality.� This is Chanel at the nexus of history: a woman of daring, passion, and legendary vision, in a wonderful biography that gives her long-awaited due.

Product Description: Fashion enthusiasts need look no further for style inspiration and knowledge than this definitive guide to all things chic. Through more than 1,000 stunning photos of the most fashionable women's garments from the past 100 years, whether from the 1950s printed housedresses or from the 1980s sequined shoulder pads, this comprehensive tome explores the elegant shapes, signature pieces, classic looks, and perennial themes that defined twentieth-century style...read more

Product Description: This magnificently illustrated book documents the career of the virtuoso seventeenth-century sculptor, the finest woodcarver ever to appear in Europe. Grinling Gibbons (1648-1721) combined in his work naturalism - it was said he could carve a leaf barely thicker than the original - with a lively and graceful composition that is unmistakably Baroque...read more