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From the iconic fashion brand kate spade new york comes a highly anticipated book on style
Rules to style? There are none. For each of us, our style is our visual autobiography. A remix of all kinds of things we've seen, heard and felt. It's about self-knowledge instead of rules and restrictions. A self-portrait we create every day. It's different for everyone.
In this book we've swapped out rules for play. It's filled with lively conversations,...
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From the Audrey to the Paris, the Top Down, or the Easy Breezy, there are 50 scarf styles in this book for any occasion or mood. Jaunty illustrations break down each step so stylistas can wrap, loop, and get out the door looking perfectly polished. Teens, young professionals, and moms alike will love playing around with the looks, including unexpected belts, sarongs, and topknots.
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The first-ever book celebrating black models, filled with revealing essays, interviews, and stunning photographs.
To date, there has never been a book devoted exclusively to black models. Supreme Models fills that void, paying tribute to black models past and present: from the first to be featured in catalogs and on magazine covers, like Iman, Beverly Johnson, and Donyale Luna, to the supermodels who reigned in the nineties-Tyra Banks and Naomi...
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Desde sus orígenes, la moda ha crecido tanto en términos comerciales como culturales y uno de los elementos que más ha influido en ese crecimiento, tal como señaló Roland Barthes, es el papel del periodismo en la creación de valor simbólico. Aventurarse a una historia del periodismo de moda implica recorrer un sinuoso camino de variaciones en torno al discurso sobre la industria, el arte y la sociedad.
A partir de las primeras publicaciones...
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Have you ever wanted to escape into a comic book and become your favourite superhero? Or run away into the world of Disney princesses? Well, who says you can't? Maybe it's time you get your cosplay on! Cosplay is a hobby that is sweeping the globe, you can see it at comic cons, book launches, movie screenings and even on popular TV shows such as “The Big Bang Theory” and “Community”. A mix of exciting craft skills, heady escapism and passion...
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This sparkling celebration of accessories from the author of the 50 Ways to Wear series offers top-notch tips for rocking statement pieces-think earrings, bracelets, hats, belts, purses, and more-in unexpected ways. Learn how to accessorize any outfit for a snowy day, a fancy event, a job interview. With fun illustrations that show how to achieve each look, advice on different ways to wear each featured item and style, and tips on mixing and matching...
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Want to Teach Your Kids the Names of Clothing & Accessories in Filipino?Wonder How They're Pronounced?Enhance your learning experience with our complimentary audio recordings. Follow the link in the book to not only read but also listen and familiarize yourself with authentic Filipino pronunciation.Delight in learning Filipino with our vivid picture book!Key Features of the Book: Filipino Names for Clothing & Accessories.Vibrant Illustrations of Each...
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Pierre Balmain ranks with the greatest couturiers of the mid-twentieth century. He created dresses for royalty, stage and screen stars with customers including Marlene Dietrich, Katherine Hepburn, Sophia Loren, Gertrude Stein and the Duchess of Windsor. More recently, his vintage gowns have been worn by Penelope Cruz and Angelina Jolie.
During his early career Balmain worked alongside Christian Dior for the couturier Lucien Lelong. The two became...
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Here are 23 patterns for scarves from around the globe-including stylish traditional projects from Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, the British Isles, the Americas, and Asia. Pattern introductions provide a background of knitting techniques from that part of the world, including schematics and charts.
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La moda atraviesa los campos más variados: desde las disciplinas teóricas hasta las prácticas de producción y consumo. En la moda se amplifican los impulsos y se desencadenan los procesos de innovación. Ella absorbe todos los estímulos y los conjuga; es una zona transversal de traducción e interpretación; y es, además, en este convulsionado siglo XXI, el espacio de una cultura compartida. A partir de los últimos años de la década de 1970...
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Learn to create unique, well-fitted clothing for your little ones with this illustrated guide featuring 4 easy patterns and 23 projects in sizes 2-6.
In Little Girls, Big Style, author and professional seamstress Mary Abreu offers a comprehensive guide to making beautiful clothes that fit your daughter-and your budget-perfectly. Every day can be dress-up day when you mix and match the four basic patterns featured in this book to create hundreds of...
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One pattern... infinite looks! With simple tweaks, you can reinvent the basic tote 11 ways, sewing useful projects like a backpack, messenger bag, laundry duffle, and stylish cross-body purse. Create your perfect carryall by adding pockets, leather handles, fabric straps and tabs, O-rings, snap hooks, purse frames, and more for endless variety. A fabric and interfacing guide helps beginners and more experienced sewists choose the right materials every...
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Learn how to sew simple, clever things that organize your home and help with daily tasks with Zakka Handmades! These incredibly useful projects include pouches and bags, small toys and baby items, and handy kitchen accessories. Some of the author's sewn items also incorporate simple crochet. In Japanese, zakka means "household goods," referring to items for domestic use-tableware, kitchenware, containers of various kinds, even simple clothing. What...
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Lesi Cali La'Na ( often going by "Cali") is often described by those close to her as courageous, resilient, compassionate, feisty, creative and unique. Cali is a writer, freelance model, fashion designer, poet, and the founder od CIMOS by Cali, LLC., a production company specializing in creative visions for music videos, photoshoots, shorts, etc. CIMOS is a brand that embraces and encourages the love of self and is the acronym for Comfortable In My...
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Learning how to sew has never been simpler! Like having a personal instructor at your side, this beginner's guide teaches you to sew stitches both by hand and with a machine.
Filled with detailed descriptions of materials and tools, the easy step-by-step instructions for all the basic sewing techniques will have you creating projects like aprons, pillows, and even pants and shorts in no time.
These simple projects will introduce essential sewing...
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This book offers a whistle-stop guide to the history of dyeing. The story begins in prehistory when people discovered and used the glory of colors created by earth pigments, plants and more. We move through history from the medieval dye gardens to the horrors of chemical dyes from the Victorian era that damaged watercourses, created pollution and caused terrible sickness and untold deaths. Today, along with safe commercial dyes, modern 'cottage industries'...
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The first book of its kind, Carolyn Bessette Kennedy: A Life in Fashion pays homage to the style icon's timeless, distinguished beauty and legacy
Long blonde hair, an iconic red lip, and effortless style-all signatures of fashion icon Carolyn Bessette Kennedy. Carolyn used fashion as her medium. She hadn't found her voice yet in front of the camera as Mrs. Kennedy, so she let her fashion speak to the world for her. With her attention to detail, strict...
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Bestselling author Mary Abreu is back with a book that will shut down the dreaded words, "I have nothing to wear!" from young girls. Starting with three basic pieces-a top/dress, skirt, and pants-you'll learn how to modify simple patterns and rectangles to make twelve classic garments: four tops/dresses, four shorts/pants, and four skirts. Technique instructions teach you how to gather, create waistband casings, and insert zippers. Advice on choosing...
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Life is stressful, your outfit shouldn't be. That's the philosophy behind What to Wear, Where, the second book from the authors of the popular style guide Who What Wear. This time Hillary Kerr and Katherine Power give readers exactly what they've asked for: specific advice on how to put together the perfect look for any social occasion. What to Wear, Where addresses more than 50 major social situations, explains what you should wear and what you shouldn't...
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The expert seamstress behind Make Sewing Studio shows you how to sew your own wardrobe of A-line skirts-all from 1 easy pattern!
In The Essential A-line, you'll learn how to whip up a chic skirt in no time. Seamstress Jona Giammalva demonstrates how simple variations on a single pattern can make 17 stylish skirts in a range of sizes from 0-2x. Her beginner-friendly, step-by-step instructions and informative color photographs will guide and inspire...
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