Book of The Month

Who makes the clothes and accessories we buy on the high street and wear every day? What are the working conditions like for people who form part of the supply chain for the world’s fahion industry? This book looks at the impact our fashion choices have on our lives and on the environment and asks .. Continue Reading

The complete guide to the fashion industry, featuring interviews with top designers who explain the intricacies of the world of fashion design Anyone who has ever tried to launch a fashion design career knows how grueling it can be. The fashion industry is a highly prominent field, yielding a competitive environment that is greatly guarded, .. Continue Reading

This new edition of a bestselling textbook is designed for students, scholars, and anyone interested in 20th century fashion history. Accessibly written and well illustrated, the book outlines the social and cultural history of fashion thematically, and contains a wide range of global case studies on key designers, styles, movements and events. The new edition .. Continue Reading

“Fashion Manifesto” will forever change your relationship to clothes and fashion. Refuse to be a fashion slave and start thinking creatively about your own outfit! Renew your wardrobe and your style, but without having to shop! Master the seven essential fashion rules for streamlining your closet and explore over fifty different ways to reinvent garments. .. Continue Reading

10 Easy Designs Using Fashion Fabrics | Chris Malone | Published by House of White Birches | £6.99 Great as gifts or to keep all for yourself, this variety of designs will allow you to customize each project using your personal fabric choices and color palette. Sew the reversible hooded scarf and go from daytime .. Continue Reading

This is a stunning street-level look at the trends shaping Shanghai’s fashion scene. It is illustrated with 100 full-colour photographs. It explores the city’s changing culture. Although fashion fixtures and A-list celebrities pack the front rows at the biggest, most glamorous shows at fashion week, the most creative attire is often found not on the .. Continue Reading

An Illustrated History of the Most Outlandish Trends by Barbara Cox, Carolyn Sally Jones and Caroline Stafford | Published by Apple Press | £18.99 Fantastic Fashion takes a look at some of the most bizarrely beautiful and outlandish trends in clothing and ornament, from the medieval steeple headdress and the eighteenth-century dandies of the Macaroni .. Continue Reading

The Swimsuit: Fashion from Poolside to Catwalk documents the modern swimsuit’s trajectory from men’s underwear and circus/performance wear to its unique niche in world fashion. It emphasizes the relationship between fashion, media, celebrity, sport and the cultivation of the modern body. This fascinating book provides an historical, sociological and cultural context in which to view .. Continue Reading

This survey of the online fashion scene is the first to profile the field’s best-known bloggers and most exciting up-andcomers. Packed with vibrant photos and interviews, Style Feed includes Streetpeeper’s uncompromising edginess; industry insider Disneyrollergirl’s savvy analysis; the passionate flamboyance of Anna Dello Russo; prescient observations from Chicago teenager Tavi Gevinson, The Style Rookie; former .. Continue Reading

Have you ever wanted to introduce vintage into your life, but felt unsure where to start? Vintage styles have never been more popular, with everyone from major stars to teens on the street looking to indulge in retro glamour. Style Me Vintage Look Book provides all you need to know about all things vintage, so .. Continue Reading