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Through the Wardrobe: Women's Relationships with Their Clothes

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Report copyright infringementby Maura Banim (Editor), Joanne B. Eicher (Editor), Eileen Green (Editor)Relating to clothes is a fundamental experience in the lives of most Western women. Even when choice is fraught with ambivalence, clothing matters. From considerations about dressing for success, to worries about weight, through to investing particular articles of clothing with meaning bordering on the sacred, what we wear speaks volumes about personal identity - what is revealed, what is con...

Re-Orienting Fashion: The Globalization of Asian Dress

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Report copyright infringementby Sandra Niessen (Editor), Joanne B. Eicher (Editor), Ann Marie Leshkowich (Editor)When Hong Kong entrepreneur David Tang opened his Shanghai Tang boutique on New York's Madison Avenue, it was not an isolated example of the globalization of Asian fashion. Further evidence is written on the labels in our closets, and paraded in the form of salwaar-kameez and silk sarongs by the rich and famous of London. The phenomenon merits scrutiny. This vanguard attempt points...

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Report copyright infringementby Dominique Veillon (Author), Miriam Kochan (Translator)Before the outbreak of WWII, French fashion represented the very pinnacle of style, and French women the epitome of chic. At home and abroad, couturiers wealthy clients eagerly awaited the latest collections, and design houses throughout the world looked to Paris for inspiration. Unparalleled for glamour and elegance, all things French were noted and emulated - and especially French fashion.One morning in Se...

Nazi Chic: Fashioning Women in the Third Reich

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Report copyright infringementby Irene Guenther (Author), Joanne B. Eicher (Editor)This is the first book in English to deal comprehensively with German fashion from World War I through to the end of the Third Reich. It explores the failed attempt by the Nazi state to construct a female image that would mirror official gender policies, inculcate feelings of national pride, promote a German victory on the fashion runways of Europe and support a Nazi-controlled European fashion industry. Not onl...

Mallarme on Fashion: A Translation of the Fashion Magazine La Derniere Mode, with Commentary

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Report copyright infringementby A. M. Cain (Author), P. N. Furbank (Author)In the later months of 1874, the great French poet, Stephane Mallarme, undertook a highly idiosyncratic project - the publication of a fashion magazine (La Derniere Mode) that he almost single-handedly wrote and edited. Using a variety of feminine and masculine pseudonyms to theorize about the concept of fashion and to report and advise on womens clothing, popular vacation destinations, home furnishings and entertainme...

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Report copyright infringementby Patrizia Calefato (Author), Lisa Adams (Translator), Joanne B. Eicher (Editor)Dress is everywhere imbued with symbols that reflect different meanings in different contexts. This compelling book convincingly demonstrates how clothing is analogous to a working language and is similarly underpinned by deeper meanings and philosophies.From tattoos and mini-skirts, to skin decoration, makeup and hair, Calefato unpicks the multiple functions of modern dress. Explorin...

The Japanese Revolution in Paris Fashion

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Report copyright infringementby Yuniya Kawamura (Author), Joanne B. Eicher (Editor)Despite recent challenges from New York, London and Milan, Paris is renowned as the greatest fashion capital in the world. Its distinctive categorization of haute couture, demi-couture, and prt--porter reflects a highly structured and tightly controlled system that non-western designers have had difficulty penetrating. Yet a number of the most influential Japanese designers have broken into this scene and made ...

Old Clothes, New Looks: Second Hand Fashion

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Report copyright infringementby Hazel Clark (Editor), Alexandra Palmer (Editor), Joanne B. Eicher (Editor)Recent interest in 'vintage' and second hand clothes by both fashion consumers and designers is only the latest manifestation of a long and complex cultural history of wearing and trading second hand clothes. With its origins in necessity, the passing of clothes between social and economic groups is now a global business, but with roots that are centuries old. To move from one social and ...

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Report copyright infringementby Regina A. Root (Editor), Joanne B. Eicher (Editor)Latin American fashion's recent gain in popularity can be seen most obviously in mass-market ranges throughout the industrialized West. From the tango-inspired dress of Argentina and guerrilla chic in downtown Buenos Aires to swimwear on Copacabana Beach and the rainbow that adorns Mayan women, Latin America has long been a source of inspiration for designers throughout the world. Until now, however, the pivotal...

Beads and Bead Makers: Gender, Material Culture and Meaning

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Report copyright infringementby Lidia D. Sciama (Editor), Joanne B. Eicher (Editor)Beads have been used since antiquity, not only to dress the body, but as measures of value in economic and ritual exchanges. Their popularity has never waned, and in recent years their trade has enjoyed a world-wide revival. Beads have deep and multiple meanings: in many cultures, together with garments, they reflect age, gender and social status, and are a vehicle through which people store, exchange and trans...

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Report copyright infringementby Viktor Malakuczi (Author)The contemporary material culture--everyday objects surrounding us--is dominated by mass manufactured products, but Digital Fabrication together with Computational Design (also called generative or parametric design) promises a shift towards substantially personalizable products, in a relatively cost-effective way. Considering this shift an opportunity for designers, the book argues that in order to consolidate the practice of developin...

Organisation Designs From Start-Up to Global: Dynamic designs for growth

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Report copyright infringementby Mike Bellerby (Author)"An appropriate design can be a significant competitive advantage, just as an inappropriate design can result in the failure of the organisation."Over the last 30 years, Michael Bellerby has worked in over 100 organisations designing strategies, implementing operational improvements and radically changing performance. This experience has taught him that organisation design remains pivotal to the success of a company. Organisation Designs ...

Designing Fit-for-Purpose Organisations: A Comprehensive Integrated Route Map

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Report copyright infringementby Theo H. Veldsman (Author)It is widely recognised that the way organisations are designed to deliver has a profound effect not only on their ability to execute their strategy successfully, but also on the rapid identification and realisation of factors that will affect their overall performance and continued success, such as: entrepreneurial opportunities; the creation of fulfilling, meaningful client and employee experiences; optimal resource deployment and ...

Geometric Patterns from Islamic Art and Architecture: And How to Draw Them

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Report copyright infringementby Robert Field (Author)Patterns from Islamic architecture and art that are a rich and wonderful source for those wanting to explore the boundaries of art and mathematics. The patterns in this book are from some of the world's great mosques, as well as mosaics, doors and windows from the Muslim world. Each is explored and demonstrated so that they can be used in your own designs. They are perfect follow up activities for trips to these magnificent places. Robert F...

Furniture For Small Houses: Everyday interior design in the 1920s

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Report copyright infringementby Percy A. Wells (Author)Originally published in the 1920s, Furniture for Small Houses offers a fascinating glimpse into everyday homes of the time. Reflecting a general desire in the years following World War I to improve the surroundings of ordinary people, Percy A Wells presents a series of designs that are forerunners of today's modern furniture in their simplicity and practicality. Photos and plans accompany clear explanations of each item's features, making...

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Report copyright infringementby Franz Sales Meyer (Author)From simple patterns to the most intricate ornamentation, hand-drawn decoration was a vital part of 19th-century design. Originally published in 1888, this beautiful and highly detailed volume collects over 3000 examples of contemporary decorative figures, including designs inspired by oriental tiling, heraldic pomp and the sinuous curves of Art Nouveau. Covering the full range from basic geometric patterns and borders to complex, life...

An Alphabet by William Nicholson: The Famous Twenty-Six in Pure Black and White

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Report copyright infringementby William Nicholson (Author), Holly Ollivander (Editor)William Nicholson (1872 -1949) was a painter, engraver, graphic artist, stained glass craftsman, author, illustrator and theatre set designer with an astonishing gift: he pursued the light and pinned down the shadows with a visual brevity and mastery rarely seen in Western Art. The images within this book still stand as an exemplar of how to distil the essence of three dimensions into two colours, proving a c...

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Report copyright infringementby Gareth Kane (Author)The massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 was not caused by BP, but by a contractor, yet BP got the blame. The toxic waste from the production of Apple products dumped in China in 2011 was not dumped by Apple, but by a supplier, yet Apple got the blame. The horsemeat found in beef burgers in 2013 was not added by Tesco, but by a supplier, yet Tesco got the blame. In all three cases, blame for the damage caused by suppliers floated ...

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Report copyright infringementby Bone Peter (Author), Bone Peter (Photographer)InDesign CC Creative Classroom is the perfect way to get started with Adobe InDesign. This book's practical, hands on exercises will get you creating posters, flyers, adverts, postcards and leaflets in no time, whether from scratch or using an existing template. Along the way you'll learn some key contextual knowledge, such as how InDesign works alongside Illustrator and Photoshop, design terms such as tracking and ...

Creating Logos with Illustrator CC: Learn to create stunning logos with Illustrator CC, step by step

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Report copyright infringementby Peter Bone (Author), Peter Bone (Designed by), Peter Bone (Cover Design by)If you've been using Photoshop to create graphics such as logos and icons, you're really missing out. Adobe Illustrator is far better suited for such a task and with Creating Logos with Illustrator CC you'll quickly learn how to create a variety of great logos with ease. Through a series of hands on exercises you'll learn how to create all the logos you see on the cover (48 in total), ea...

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Report copyright infringementby Chrissy Williams (Author), Howard Hardiman (Artist)"There's just something that doesn't seem right ..."Who can explain the mysterious allure of Angela Lansbury? In this Sidekick team-up, Chrissy Williams and Howard Hardiman gaze upon (and into) the many facets of Angela and her most famous fictional counterpart, Jessica Fletcher, as wonderstruck miners might scrutinise a fist-sized diamond freshly cut from the rock. But like a tesseract, Angela seems to exist i...

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Report copyright infringementby M. J. Ross (Author)This is a brand new book that provides comprehensive yet concise coverage of all the topics and disciplines covered in the new AQA 8552 Design and Technology (9-1) specification, written and presented in a way that is accessible to teenagers and easy to teach from. It will be invaluable both as a course text and as a revision guide for students nearing the end of their course.It is divided into neat sections covering every element of the spec...

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Report copyright infringementby Mj Ross (Author), E. Arnold (Author), E. Berry (Author)This is a complete text that provides detailed and concise coverage of all the topics and disciplines covered in the new Edexcel 1DT0 Design and Technology (9-1) specification, written and presented in a way that is accessible to teenagers and easy to teach from. It will be invaluable both as a course text and as a revision guide for students nearing the end of their course.It is divided into neat sections ...

The Little Booklet on Design Thinking: An Introduction

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Report copyright infringementby Monika Hestad (Author), Anders Grønli (Author), Silvia Rigoni (Author)Design thinking is a holistic approach to development engaging key stakeholders on a journey of continuous improvement and learning. The booklet is filled with a short and concise step-by-step process, which gives a practical training in design thinking as an approach to innovation, but also contains an introduction to the background of design thinking from a theoretical perspective. The book...

Dragonfly Coloring Book For Adults: An Dragonfly Coloring Book For Adults with 30 unique beautiful Dragonfly coloring for stress relieving and relaxat

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Report copyright infringementby Farabi Foysal (Author)Printed on high quality paper Dimensions, UNIQUE DESIGNS Why You Will Love this Book? Relaxing Coloring Pages-- Every page you color will pull you into a relaxing world where your responsibilities will seem to fade away [*]Beautiful Illustrations-- We've included 30 unique images for you to express your creativity and make masterpieces Number of Pages: 60 Dimensions: 0.12 x 11.02 x 8.5 IN Illustrated:...

Bizarre and Curious Inventions: An Image Archive for Artists and Designers

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Report copyright infringementby Kale James (Author)Do you want to make amazing artwork and impress your clients and peers?Bizarre and Curious Inventions, An Image Archive for Artists & Designers is a premium collection of hundreds of rare, high-resolution engravings, etchings and woodcuts from 18th and 19th-century sources for use in commercial or personal creative projects. It is the ultimate resource for artists, graphic designers, illustrators and collage artists looking to speed up th...

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Report copyright infringementby Carlo Arellano (Artist), Boutte Jr. Phillip (Artist), Kevin Chen (Artist) Spearheaded by Constantine Sekeris, author of MetamorFX, this book is an in-depth look at costume design and illustration. Showcasing an educational process breaking down the problematic areas of costume design for the film, video game and animation industries. From 10 top leading artists in the field, this title will have a wide range of aesthetic and design solutions. One will learn how...

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Report copyright infringementby J. David Spurlock (Author), Frank Frazetta Jr (Afterword by)Discover, or return to, the world's greatest heroic fantasy artist, Frank Frazetta in this landmark art collection entitled, Fantastic Paintings of Frazetta. The New York Times said, "Frazetta helped define fantasy heroes like Conan, Tarzan and John Carter of Mars with signature images of strikingly fierce, hard-bodied heroes and bosomy, callipygian damsels" Frazetta took the sex and violence of the pu...

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Report copyright infringementby Stone Bridge Press (Editor)Find the beauty and meaning of over 850 family crests found in Japanese tradition. Bold, iconic designs have been used to symbolize family names in Japan from the time of the court nobles in the twelfth century. The sense of "family" has changed in modern Japan, but the crests' high-contrast motifs and simple geometries are right at home in our logo-emblazoned age, even as the designs express old cultural interests and ideals: cherry ...

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Report copyright infringementby Joel Montague (Author), Kent Davis (Editor), Daria Lacy (Designed by)An exuberant journey through what might be called the Golden Age of Outdoor Advertising in Cambodia. From 1990-2000, small businesses blossomed, in contrast to the preceding decades when the Khmer Rouge and Vietnamese regimes suppressed or vigorously regulated entrepreneurial ventures. As free enterprise spread, so did an abundance of eye-catching, creative, hand-painted shop signs. Inspired b...

Ocotzinalli (and Other New Britain Stories)

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Report copyright infringementby Pablo Helguera (Author)In 2017, the New Britain Museum of American Art invited artist Pablo Helguera to exhibit as part of its NEW/NOW series. Inspired by New Britain's rich industrial history and the museum's extensive holdings of American art and illustration, Helguera wrote and illustrated three short stories, now presented in this small book. The stories draw upon the legacy of the Shakers in Connecticut, the manufacturing legacy of New Britain (once known ...

11 Simple Steps: To Writing, Designing, Self-Publishing & Marketing Your Very First Book

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Report copyright infringementby Jaime Vendera (Author), Dalglish Rich (Editor)For those of you who've always dreamed of writing a book but didn't know where to start, you've found the easiest method to take that book from dream to reality. From brainstorming to writing to production, publishing and promotion, 11 Simple Steps can help you become a full-fledged author, all without shelling out thousands of dollars. In 11 Simple Steps, the publishing process has been broken down into easy-to-rea...