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  • Bias-Cut Dressmaking

    by Gillian Holman ...
    Bias-cut Dressmaking is the best easy-to-follow guide to bias-cut clothes. It provides step-by-step instructions and diagrams for making over 40 items of clothing that are cut on the bias. The bias-cut technique is used by designers for cutting clothing to utilize the greater stretch in the bias or diagonal direction of the fabric. This allows the fabric to accentuate body lines and curves and ... Read more

    $18.49 USD

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  • Vintage Couture Tailoring

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  • Cheap Chic

    Hundreds of Money-Saving Hints to Create Your Own Great Look

    by Caterine Milinaire, Carol Troy ...
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  • Quant by Quant: The Autobiography of Mary Quant

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    by Mary Quant ...
    Series series V&A Fashion Perspectives
    The autobiography of Mary Quant―the inventor of the miniskirt―was originally published in 1966 at the height of Swinging London. After opening her groundbreaking boutique Bazaar on London’s King’s Road in 1955, Quant soared to international fame with her brand of witty style that fitted perfectly with modern city life. She was at the forefront of fashion’s democratization―seeking to eliminate ... Read more

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  • Fashion and Celebrity Culture

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    The interrelationship between fashion and celebrity is now a salient and pervasive feature of the media world. This accessible text presents the first in-depth study of the phenomenon, assessing the degree to which celebrity culture has reshaped the fashion system.Fashion and Celebrity Culture critically examines the history of this relationship from its growth in the 19th century to its mutation ... Read more

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