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Overview
Extensively illustrated and international in scope, this is an essential sourcebook for designers, students, collectors and enthusiasts.
It provides in more than 1,200 entries detailed information on the life and work of every important fashion designer from 1840 to the present day, including not only couturiers but also shoe, hat and knitwear specialists, costume designers, jewelers and hairdressers.
It covers the fashion media, photographers and illustrators, influential art movements, fashion terms, garment and accessory styles, technical processes and every kind of fabric, as well as personalities who have influenced fashion or promoted a style.
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Product Information
Book Details
Format: Paperback
Edition Type: New Edition
Size: 21.0 x 15.0 cm
Extent: 296 pp
Illustrations: 385
Publication date: 22 September 2008
ISBN: 9780500203996
About the Author
Georgina O’Hara Callan is a brand strategist and the author of numerous books on fashion, including Encyclopaedia of Fashion and The Bride’s Book.
List of Contributors
Cat Glover
