The fashion of his countenance was altered. --Luke ix. 29. [1913 Webster]
I do not like the fashion of your garments. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
2. The prevailing mode or style, especially of dress; custom or conventional usage in respect of dress, behavior, etiquette, etc.; particularly, the mode or style usual among persons of good breeding; as, to dress, dance, sing, ride, etc., in the fashion. [1913 Webster]
The innocent diversions in fashion. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
As now existing, fashion is a form of social regulation analogous to constitutional government as a form of political regulation. --H. Spencer. [1913 Webster]
3. Polite, fashionable, or genteel life; social position; good breeding; as, men of fashion. [1913 Webster]
4. Mode of action; method of conduct; manner; custom; sort; way. ``After his sour fashion. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
{After a fashion}, to a certain extent; of a sort; sort of.
{Fashion piece} (Naut.), one of the timbers which terminate the transom, and define the shape of the stern.
{Fashion plate}, a pictorial design showing the prevailing style or a new style of dress. [1913 Webster]
Fashion Fash"ion, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fashioned; p. pr. & vb. n. Fashioning.] [Cf. F. faconner.] 1. To form; to give shape or figure to; to mold. [1913 Webster]
Here the loud hammer fashions female toys. --Gay. [1913 Webster]
Ingenious art . . . Steps forth to fashion and refine the age. --Cowper. [1913 Webster]
2. To fit; to adapt; to accommodate; -- with to. [1913 Webster]
Laws ought to be fashioned to the manners and conditions of the people. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
3. To make according to the rule prescribed by custom. [1913 Webster]
Fashioned plate sells for more than its weight. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
4. To forge or counterfeit. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
{Fashioning needle} (Knitting Machine), a needle used for widening or narrowing the work and thus shaping it. [1913 Webster]
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Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
by Andrew Bolton
from Metropolitan Museum of Art
Arguably the most influential, imaginative, and provocative designer of his generation, Alexander McQueen both challenged and expanded fashion conventions to express ideas about race, class, sexuality, religion, and the environment.
Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty examines the full breadth of the designer’s career, from the start of his fledgling label to the triumphs of his own world-renowned London house. It features his most iconic and radical designs, revealing how McQueen adapted and combined the fundamentals of Savile Row tailoring, the specialized techniques of haute couture, and technological innovation to achieve his distinctive aesthetic. It also focuses on the highly sophisticated narrative structures underpinning his collections and extravagant runway presentations, with their echoes of avant-garde installation and performance art.
Published to coincide with an exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art organized by The Costume Institute, this stunning book includes a preface by Andrew Bolton; an introduction by Susannah Frankel; an interview by Tim Blanks with Sarah Burton, creative director of the house of Alexander McQueen; illuminating quotes from the designer himself; provocative and captivating new photography by renowned photographer Sølve Sundsbø; and a lenticular cover by Gary James McQueen.
Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty celebrates the astounding creativity and originality of a designer who relentlessly questioned and confronted the requisites of fashion.
The Gospel According to Coco Chanel
by Karen Karbo
from Om Books International
For a live viewing of Chesley McLaren's illustrations you can visit The 4th Wall Gallery.
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The Art of Manipulating Fabric
by Colette Wolff
from Krause Publications
The possibilities for three-dimensional manipulation of fabric - gathering, pleating, tucking, shirring, and quilting woven materials - are seemingly endless. To describe them all would be to describe the entire history of sewing.
In The Art of manipulating Fabric, Colette Wolff has set herself just this task, and she succeeds brilliantly. Working from the simplest possible form - a flat piece of cloth and a threaded needle - she categorizes all major dimensional techniques, show how they are related, and give examples of variations both traditional and modern. The result is an encyclopedia of techniques that resurface, reshape, restructure and reconstruct fabric.
More than 350 diagrams support the extensive how-tos, organized into broad general categories, then specific sub-techniques
Handsome photos galleries showcase the breathtaking possibilities in each technique and aid visual understanding by emphasizing the sculptured fabric surface with light and shadow
Textile artists and quilters, as well as garment and home decor sewers, will expand their design horizons with the almost limitless effects that can be achieved
Those who knit, crochet, or embroider have long had sources to which to turn for in-depth instructions on specific stitches and stitch combinations. Now there is such a reference for the sewer--an encyclopedic approach to gathering, shirring, ruffling, tucking, pleating, and quilting and their myriad variations. Filled with hundreds of diagrams and crisp black-and-white photos, this volume explains in detail how to achieve a tremendous range of three-dimensional fabric effects. This is not a book of particular projects; this is a book of instruction and inspiration for anyone who has ever wielded needle and thread. --Amy Handy
Survey of Historic Costume
by Phylliss G. Tortora
from Fairchild Pubns
In the Preface of the 5th Edition of Survey of Historic Costume, Tortora and Eubank conclude
with the following: In the history of dress at the beginning of the 21st century,
costume might be compared to a constantly moving river. This river divides into many narrower
channels that separate, cross, come together, and separate again, and yet that river
continually moves on. Building on the previous editions, the authors update their analysis
of Western dress to 2008. With each new edition some elements of the title change. And
those changes provide an opportunity to focus on some aspect that adds to the usefulness
of this best seller. Survey of Historic Costume has, from its beginnings, taken seriously the
need to accompany the text with appropriate illustrations and the major change in the 5th
Edition is the move to full color throughout the book to enrich the text and the concepts.
Perfect for anyone interested in historic costume, fashion, textiles, drama, and design, this
beautifully illustrated book is full of interesting facts and commentary.
See You At the Top
Chanel: Collections and Creations
by Danièle Bott
from Thames & Hudson
A lush visual selection from the Chanel archive—essential reading for fashionistas and design aficionados everywhere.
Chanel's combination of tradition, originality, and style has always made it the most seductive of fashion labels. Here the House of Chanel opens its private archives, revealing a galaxy of brilliant designs created by Coco Chanel from 1920 onwards. Dazzling clothes, intricate accessories, beautiful models, and timeless design leave no doubt as to the lasting fame of her name and embody everything that has come to symbolize the magic of Chanel.The book explores five central themes—the suit, the camellia, jewelry, makeup and perfume, the little black dress—and follows the threads from past to present to show how these key items have been rediscovered and reinvented by new designers. It includes many previously unpublished archive photographs and original drawings by Karl Lagerfeld, as well as glorious images from some of the greatest names in fashion photography. 139 illustrations, 83 in color
J.J. Pizzuto's Fabric Science Swatch Kit
This swatch kit is designed to accompany "Fabric Science, 8th Edition", and supplements the study of textiles. Swatches represent the types of fabrics currently available in the textile industry and sold to apparel or home furnishing manufacturers. Straight edges facilitate fabric analysis swatch kit features. Instructor's Guide is also available.
365 Days of Shoes Calendar 2008 (Picture-A-Day Wall Calendars)
by Workman Publishing
from Workman Publishing Company
You can never, ever have too many shoes. Inspired by Linda O'Keeffe's spectacular international bestseller Shoes, 365 Shoes is the perfect marriage of subject and format. Each month features a theme—sexy red shoes for February, wedding shoes for June, boots for December—with one large photograph at the top of the page and smaller daily photographs, all in full color, in the grid below. It's a reverie for shoe lovers, a can't-take-your-eyes-away parade of stylish footwear.
The Mammoth Book of Tattoos
by Lal Hardy
from Running Press
The Dynamics of Fashion (3rd Edition)
by Elaine Stone
from Fairchild Pubns
This 3rd Edition of The Dynamics of Fashion has been updated to be on the cutting edge. Elaine Stone's classic text is for those in fashion who want to be both in the now and in the know.
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