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• Virginia Woolf
• The Dreadnaught Hoax and the visual language of power
• Vanessa Bell
• Measuring wardrobes, or, where did they put all their stuff?
• Duncan Grant
• The Apostles, and conversations about style
• E. M. Forster
• Two Stracheys and Carrington, or, the veil of clothing
• John Maynard Keynes
• What the Bloomsbury servants wore
• Lady Ottoline Morell
• Bloomsbury, fashion, philosophy.

In Bring No Clothes, acclaimed fashion writer Charlie Porter brings us face to face with six members of the Bloomsbury Group, the collective of artists and thinkers who were in the vanguard of a social and sartorial revolution. Each of them offers fresh insight into the constraints and possibilities of fashion today: from the stifling repression of E. M. Forster's top buttons to the creativity of Vanessa Bell's wayward hems; from the sheer pleasure of Ottoline Morrell's lavish dresses to the clashing self-consciousness of Virginia Woolf's orange stockings. As Porter carefully unpicks what they wore and how they wore it, we see how clothing can be a means of artistic, intellectual and sexual liberation, or, conversely, a tool for patriarchal control. Travelling through libraries, archives, attics and studios, Porter uncovers fresh evidence about his subjects, revealing them in a thrillingly intimate, vivid new light. And, as he is inspired to begin making his own clothing, his perspective on fashion - and on life - starts to change. In the end, he shows, we should all 'bring no clothes,' embracing a new philosophy of living: one which activates the connections between the way we dress and the way we think, act and love -- Publisher.

• The life and work of Ann Lowe : rediscovering "society's best kept secret" / Margaret Powell
• Ann Lowe : American couturier / Elizabeth Way
• Preserving Ann Lowe's gowns : conservation research and treatment / Laura Mina, Katherine Sahmel and Heather Hodge
• Reproducing Jacqueline Kennedy's wedding dress / Katya Roelse
• The legacy of Ann Lowe / Elizabeth Way.

"The definitive illustrated volume on the work and life of Ann Lowe, a consummate couturier who designed lavish evening and bridal gowns for members of America's social registry, a Black woman working hard behind the scenes whose important legacy has remained underappreciated-until now"-- Provided by publisher.

• INTRODUCTION
• Rooted in Rebellion
• WORKWEAR
• Blood, Sweat, and Indigo
• The Five- Pocket Jean: Riveted Renegade
• The White T-shirt: A Right to Bare Arms
• The Work Boot: Stomping in Style
• The Chore Coat: Patch Perfect
• Overalls: Buckle Up and Strap In
• WESTERN WEAR
• Grit and Gabardine
• The Denim Jacket: It Takes All Types
• The Denim Western: Still in the Saddle
• Plaid Flannels: From Bunkhouse to Surf Stack
• The Blanket Coat: True North
• The Ranch Jacket: Home on the Range
• AVIATION
• Rarefied Air
• Shearling Bombers: The Flying Fortress
• The MA-1 Brash and Brutal Bomber
• The A-2: King of the Cockpit
• SPORTSWEAR
• A League of Their Own
• Sneaker: Where Rubber And Street Meet
• The Polo: Tennis Anyone?
• The Sweatshirt: Champion of the Scene
• The Varsity Jacket: Big Man on Campus
• The Henley: Row Warrior
• The HArrington: Ace in the Hole
• The Rugby T-Shirt: Gentlemen and Hooligans
• Baseball Cap: Rounding the Bases and Heading for Home
• MARITIME
• Wear Like a Sailor
• Watch Cap: Keep Your Head Above Water
• The Breton: Stripes by the Seaside
• The Aran Sweater: Wooly Mammoth
• The N-1: Decked Out
• The Pea Coat: Foul-weather Friend
• The Turtleneck: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
• The Duffle Coat: All Wol and No Shoddy
• MILITARY
• In Fighting Trim
• The M-65: It's a Jungle Out There
• Combat Boots: Style by Combat
• The Beret: Pièce de Résistance
• Safari Jacket
• The Great Beige Hunter
• Cargo Pants: "Devil in Baggy Pants"
• The Cardigan: Knitted Kit for Settled Style
• The Parka: Hot Under the Collar
• The Trench Coat: War and Noir
• Engineer Boots: Full-Throttle Vintage
• Chinos: The Crown Prince of Prep
• MOTORS
• The Perfector: Off-Kilter Octane Icon
• The Competition Sweater: Sweating Bullets
• The Cafe Racer: Speed by Ton
• Wax Jacket: Motos and Mudders
• WARDROBE GUIDE
• The Rebel's Essentials
• Index
• Imprint.

The origin stories of casual men's fashion staples will surprise you: they are often traced to subversive countercultures. This title unpacks the modern menswear lexicon and reveals, for example, why the Carhartt jacket designed for railroad workers became synonymous with skaters and graffiti artists. Traversing genres and styles, this book goes back to the gestation period of iconic pieces and shows how they became timeless classics that transcended fashion.

An album containing embroidery samples with colorful thread sewn directly on 11x11cm Japanese paper, two patterns per page, front and back for four total on each (on 19 double leaves). Motifs include: gourd, scarecrow, magic mallet, butterfly, ship, paper crane, hand-held fan, birds, spinning top, bow and arrows, rhombus-pattern, flower. 76 patterns in total.

• vol. 1. El poder regenerador de la cruz
• vol. 2. Bajo el signo de la máquina

Thorough analytical research that examines the organization and the pedagogical and teaching processes of each of the schools analyzed. This first volume reflects on the impact of schools dedicated to teaching arts and crafts in the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century.

"A clear, concise introduction to the role of sociology in fashion studies. Fashion-ology traces the systems, theories and theorists that define the fashion industry's recent past, contemporary practice and possible futures"-- Provided by publisher.

• Introduction
• A dreamless childhood (1867-1884)
• A passion for hats
• Early successes
• The Rising Star of Haute Couture
• The Triumphant Decade (1920-1929)
• Constantly Reinventing Fashion (1930-1939)
• Facing adversity (1940-1946)
• Jeanne Lanvin's Legacy
• Acknowledgements
• Picture credits.

Jeanne Lanvin was ahead of her time. The French fashion visionary and resourceful businesswoman from a poor background not only created the first designer fashion line for children - this was colourful and full of lightness at a time when children were still dressed like adults - the first tailored men's collection and the first unisex eau de toilette, she also founded the longest-running fashion company in the world. At times, this employed over 1000 people and included women's, children's and men's fashion, accessories, fragrances, furnishing textiles and decorative objects, and even its own paint factory. The self-taught Lanvin started out as a milliner with her own boutique and managed to become one of the greatest fashion designers of the 20th century with creative energy and inventiveness. She created Art Deco costumes for theatre and film productions, developed the legendary perfume Arpège and a special Lanvin blue based on the shade Fra Angelico blue. Jeanne Lanvin - Fashion Pioneer is dedicated to the extraordinary life and work of this exceptional designer in this richly illustrated coffee table book.

• The Red Group tailors and the Zhongshan suit
• Notions and sewing tools
• Making zhifu
• Sewing like a girl
• Rationing
• The time of the sewing machine
• Pattern books I : origins, authors, readers
• Pattern books II : how to take a measurement
• What should Chinese women wear?

"The founding of the PRC in 1949 resulted in the transformation of clothing in China. This pioneering history of clothing production in the years 1949-76 focuses on what clothes were made, how, and by whom. Richly illustrated and engagingly written, it offers new insights into how the land of the blue gown became the land of the Mao suit"-- Provided by publisher.

Embroidery. Long fascinated by the illuminated manuscripts of the medieval era, Jane Nicholas has sought examples in museums and galleries across Europe. the embroideries in this illustrated work were inspired in particular by the decorative panels and borders in the illuminated book of Hours created by Jean Bourdichon, dated around 16th Century.

• Introduction / Melania G. Mazzucco
• Ta 's "circulars"
• Fireflies and round-bottomed dolls
• The shoemaker's bride
• The american dream
• A telescope for seeing far
• War is never glorious
• Rebuild
• Family life
• Prayer
• To work!
• How great it is to be good
• Terracotta pots
• Notepads
• A letter to fiamma
• Magic wanda
• Triple-eared wheat
• Thank you, Ta .

"Wanda Ferragamo's life is an opportunity to analyze the role of a woman at the head of an important entrepreneurial business during the economic boom. This volume is being published on the occasion of the exhibition Women in Balance at the Museo Salvatore Ferragamo in Florence. Wanda Miletti Ferragamo, wife of Salvatore Ferragamo, was an extraordinary figure who combined the traditional role of a woman devoted to her home and children with a commitment to work and business. Her individual story triggers profound reflections on how she honored her husband's memory through her entrepreneurial, cultural, and social choices. These choices allowed her to outline a specific form of family business, which has long been considered a pinnacle of the Italian economy. Her life was characterized by a strong dedication to work, and her role as a pioneering leader at the helm of an innovative company such as Salvatore Ferragamo provides an opportunity to explore and analyze the role of women in the years of Italy's "economic miracle," with a focus on issues such as household consumption and the influence of advertising."--Publisher's description.

• Préambule
• Un monde d'avant
• La maison Saint Laurent
• Mon arrivée
• Le 5, Marceau
• Noël
• La Sainte-Catherine
• Les voyages
• Les concurrents
• Pierre Bergé, un mentor
• La rupture
• Le couple : dans l'intimité Yves Saint Laurent-Pierre Bercé
• Un bureau comme un trait d'union
• Des caractères opposés... et complémentaires
• Portrait de Pierre Bergé
• Bas les masques!
• Plus intime
• Une folle complicité
• Les goûts de Bergé et Saint Laurent
• Style et liberté
• Les déjeuners et dîners
• La cocaïne
• D'autres confidences
• Les mères
• Les amants
• L'engagement
• Les années Mitterrand
• Du Sidaction à Têtu
• Pierre Bergé généreux
• Vers la postérité
• La marque Saint Laurent
• Pierre Bergé, le mécène
• Célébration, le documentaire
• Yves Saint Laurent, immortel
• Des années plus tard...

"Christophe Girard rejoint la maison de couture Yves Saint Laurent en 1978, comme inspecteur commercial. Il gravit tous les échelons de cette entreprise légendaire en devenant secrétaire général en 1982, puis directeur général adjoint en 1997. Surtout, pendant de nombreuses années, il occupe le bureau qui sépare celui de Pierre Bergé et celui d'Yves Saint Laurent, couple mythique, furieusement complémentaire, et terriblement secret. Parce qu'il travaillait dans ce bureau qui séparait les deux hommes, Christophe Girard sait bien tout ce qui les reliait. Il a décidé d'en faire un livre, nourri de photos, de notes, de mémos et d'annotations personnelles. Des documents intimes, émouvants, inédits, pour pénétrer au cœur de la maison Saint Laurent et pour célébrer la mémoire du grand couturier. Sans rien cacher de ses ombres."--Page 4 of cover.

• Embroidery
• Knitting
• Sculpting and building
• Quilting
• Beyond basic crafts
• Project how-tos
• Crafting change from here on: now what?

"An energetic, informative, and inspiring exploration of craftivism -- the intersection of art and activism -- throughout American history, with particular focus on the present day"-- Provided by publisher.
"Craftivism" means using handmade art to provoke, to interrupt, to draw attention to help others, and hopefully to spark change. Vitkus examines historical ways crafting served a political purpose, and introduces readers to current-day makers and agitators who craft to make a statement. In showing artists and art in action, she encourages readers to get started on their own craftivist journey. -- adapted from back cover

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• List of Figures
• Preface
• Introduction: Craftworkers Today and in the Long Eighteenth Century
• 1. Edinburgh and the Luxury Crafts
• 2. Industrial Crafts: Glasgow and Beyond
• 3. Rural Craft in the Lowlands and Highlands
• 4. Tourism and Craftwork
• 5. Country-house Building and Furnishing
• 6. Exhibiting Craftwork
• 7. Amateur Craft
• Conclusion: Evaluating the Craft Economy
• Bibliography
• Index

Explores how artisans and hand skills evolved against a background of technical and commercial modernisation in Scotland.

• The Red Group tailors and the Zhongshan suit
• Notions and sewing tools
• Making zhifu
• Sewing like a girl
• Rationing
• The time of the sewing machine
• Pattern books I : origins, authors, readers
• Pattern books II : how to take a measurement
• What should Chinese women wear?

"The founding of the PRC in 1949 resulted in the transformation of clothing in China. This pioneering history of clothing production in the years 1949-76 focuses on what clothes were made, how, and by whom. Richly illustrated and engagingly written, it offers new insights into how the land of the blue gown became the land of the Mao suit"-- Provided by publisher

• Cover; Title; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE: GETTING STARTED: materials and processes; Monoprinting: Gelatin; Paste Paper; Credit Card Painting; Mark Making; CHAPTER TWO: PROJECTS TO PLAY WITH: creating patterns and surfaces for everyday designs; Color Study Painting; Paste Paper Mobile; Study in Circles: Tea Towels; Painted Pillow Cover; Framed Photo Mats; Color Play Lampshade; Painted Leather Coasters; Bold Botanical Prints; Sand and Sea Notecards; Modern Black-and-White Book Covers; Patterned Notebooks; Making Marks Postcards; Scribble Garland; Marbled Bangles; Stamped Giftwrap.

• Marbled Bamboo Party PlatesWatercolor Ribbons; Celebration Garland; Marbled Tassels; Watercolor Scarf; Stamped-Envelope Keepsake Pouches; Marbled-Toed Shoes; CHAPTER THREE: GALLERY: taking surface design to new dimensions; RESOURCES; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.