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How Fashion Works

Couture, Ready-to-Wear and Mass Production

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Fashion deals with a world of illusion on the one hand and a hard-bitten, multifaceted and multi-billion pound industry on the other. This stimulating book clarifies how fashion operates on all its the mystery of haute couture is explained, the complexities of ready to wear are simplified, and the power of mass production assessed and evaluated. Fashion terms, their use and meaning are explained in plain words and the complicated stages of design, manufacture and distribution are described in detail. Also included are sections on bespoke tailoring, wholesale menswear, dressmaking, millinery and accessories, the fashion calendar and short biographies on the most influential designers.Every follower of fashion, whether at college or in big business, will welcome the information presented in this book.

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How Fashion Works, Gavin Waddell

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2004
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Titolo
How Fashion Works
Sottotitolo
Couture, Ready-to-Wear and Mass Production
Lingua
Inglese
Editore
Wiley
Pubblicato
2004
Formato
In brossura
Pagine
224
ISBN10
0632057521
ISBN13
9780632057528
Serie
Valutazione
3,8 su 5
Descrizione
Fashion deals with a world of illusion on the one hand and a hard-bitten, multifaceted and multi-billion pound industry on the other. This stimulating book clarifies how fashion operates on all its the mystery of haute couture is explained, the complexities of ready to wear are simplified, and the power of mass production assessed and evaluated. Fashion terms, their use and meaning are explained in plain words and the complicated stages of design, manufacture and distribution are described in detail. Also included are sections on bespoke tailoring, wholesale menswear, dressmaking, millinery and accessories, the fashion calendar and short biographies on the most influential designers.Every follower of fashion, whether at college or in big business, will welcome the information presented in this book.