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Break the rules! Anything goes in a postmodern world. What to wear in the 3rd Millennium? 'Perfecto black leather with loud tartan flares … A floaty Hippy caftan over tight rubber leggings … Doc Marten boots with a quilted Chanel bag?Style Surfing for Fashion Victims and Style Strategists St..

In the 1970s, fashion became increasingly individualistic for both men and women. Off-the-peg clothes – chiefly in classic, easy-to-wear styles - were mixed with vintage fashions and with ethnic garments and accessories form around the world.The year-by-year format allows these changes to be sho..

Cesare Vecellios' guide to the dress and customs of the world first appeared in his native Venice in 1590, and was a publishing sensation. It brought together vivid descriptions and depictions of the costumes of the different countries of the world throughout history, from Ancient Rome to Vecellios ..

This is the first book devoted exclusively to rings considered by theme rather than by date – though the author, a world expert, brings her rich historical and literary knowledge to the subject.She considers …Signets Rings associated with love, marriage and friendship Devotional, protectiv..

In over 1,000 specially drawn illustrations, the most comprehensive and detailed history and sourcebook of children’s costume ever publishedJohn Peacock charts the development of every kind of clothing, for boys and girls, from Antiquity to the present day. Reproduced in meticulous detail and fu..

The first and only book of its kind, Streetwear is the definitive street fashion bible – a guide to clothes created or inspired by urban living, by the key designers around the globe.Hundreds of streetwear designs and photographs provide an encyclopaedic overview of the world of streetwear, and the ..

This beautifully illustrated, full-colour history of costume has been produced by bestselling author John Peacock especially for children.With over 325 hand-drawings and clearly written descriptions on every page, it will delight children and be a wonderful resource for parents, teachers and lib..

Organized into units to reflect the courses of top design colleges, this book covers every aspect of fashion illustration, from finding the inspiration for fabulous designs to the techniques that will allow you to put your ideas across with irresistible effect.Long before they were let loose on ..

The story of the wily Avery Cates, being chased by the sinister Monks and the System Police is non-stop and action packed with lots of rollicking twists and turns. In the bleak and poverty stricken near-future, the population walks around lost and purpose-less. Everyone either seems to be a thief or..

"Costume Worldwide" is a magnificent study of style through the ages, combining the studies of the two classic 19th-century illustrators Auguste Racinet and Friedrich Hottenroth for the first time.Their works are presented by chronology and by subject, so that illustrators, historians and studen..

Here, in more than one thousand full-colour illustrations, is the history of Western costume, from ancient Egypt to Paris fashion.John Peacock’s meticulous drawings are organized in chronological sections and accompanied by detailed descriptions of each figure, including the individual items of ..

A few years ago, when Laird Borrelli’s bestselling Fashion Illustration Now was published, few commentators predicted the great renaissance in illustration that has now taken place.Now, fuelled by the book’s publication, illustration is booming as never before.Fashion Illustration Next focus..