From the editors of Style.com, the hub of runway buzz, comes this savvy look at the individuals who propel the fashion world forward and declare what’s hot and what’s not. Called upon by designers, editors, photographers, and celebrities, stylists have a sixth sense for what is now and next in the fashion ether. Featuring sixteen of today’s top tastemakers, Stylist focuses on t...(展开全部)

The book discusses how a collection is formed, whom it is designed for and how it is promoted. An overview of jobs within the fashion industry is included, supported by interviews with designers, stylists, photographers, buyers and agents. The visual material provided throughout the book aims to illustrate aspects of fashion design and to bring to life ideas explained within th...(展开全部)

When Souad was seventeen she fell in love. In her West Bank village, as in so many other villages, sex before marriage is considered a grave dishonor to one's family and is punishable by death. This was her crime. Her brother-in-law was given the task of meting out her punishment. One morning while Souad was washing the family's clothes, he poured gasoline over her and set her ...(展开全部)

Illustration permeates all areas of design, be it industrial design, interior design, or product design, but nowhere is its impact and influence felt more directly than in the world of fashion design. Hot fashion illustration commands attention and influences shoppers choices by allowing products to stand out boldly, and communicate directly, the feeling, vibe, and mission of a...(展开全部)

Passion For Fashion The 20th century saw fashion evolve from an exclusive Parisian salon business catering to a wealthy elite, into a global industry employing millions, with new trends whisked into stores before the last model has left the catwalk. Along the way, the signature feminine silhouettes of each era evolved beyond recognition: House of Worth crinolines gave way to Vi...(展开全部)

In his consideration of the language of the fashion magazine--the structural analysis of descriptions of women's clothing by writers about fashion--Barthes gives us a brief history of semiology. At the same time, he identifies economics as the underlying reason for the luxuriant prose of the fashion magazine: "Calculating, industrial society is obliged to form consumers who don...(展开全部)

Hailed by Vogue as 'the fashion bible' and by Elle as 'the ultimate fashion reference book', The Fashion Book takes a fresh look at the fashion world and the people who created it. Now available in a pocket-sized mini format, this inspirational reference work covers the whole industry – from pioneering designers, including Coco Chanel and Issey Miyake, to influential photo...(展开全部)

保羅．克里夫 Paul Cleave 紐西蘭基督城人。他出版的所有小說場景均設定於此。曾於零售店及當鋪打工，特別是當鋪的工作經驗幫助他得以觀察到基督城許多不為人知的陰暗面。嗜讀犯罪小說，同時也熱愛恐怖電影。寫作之餘，他花不下於寫作的時間看動畫《辛普森家庭》。 從小就熱愛寫作的克里夫自十九歲起開始在課堂上偷寫小說。二十五歲完成《清掃魔》，六年後《清掃魔》出版後於國際書市造成轟動，售出美、英、法、德、日、澳洲、波蘭、土耳其、巴西、俄羅斯、捷克……等多國版權，並將改編為電影。二○○七年四月於德國出版銷售隨即突破二十五萬本！新書上市期間銷售成績僅次於最新一集的《哈利波特》，成為該年德國最暢銷的紐西蘭翻譯作品，更榮登德國亞馬遜書店犯罪小說年度銷售排行冠軍，堪稱紐西蘭最具代表性的國際級暢銷犯罪小說。 目前克里夫正著手撰寫他的下一本小說。

A visual feast of 400 dazzling images, this is a comprehensive survey of the genre over the last century. The book also offers an overview of the development of fashion, as seen through the eyes of the greatest illustrators of the day. Early in the century fashion illustration reflected new, liberating currents in art and culture, such as the exoticism of the Ballets Russes, wh...(展开全部)