Most of us live our lives in our clothes without realizing their power. But in the hands of artists, garments reveal themselves. They are pure tools of expression, storytelling, resistance and creativity: canvases on which to show who we really are. In What Artists Wear, style luminary Charlie Porter takes us on an invigorating, eye-opening journey through the iconic outfits wo...(展开全部)

From Boy Scouts to soldiers, nurses to UPS workers, chefs to nuns, Paul Fussell describes, in sharp and telling anecdotes, the history and meanings of various uniforms. He reveals their secret language and unfolds their cultural significance. Focusing on the American scene, he holds up a mirror to the folks who head off to work each morning in regulated clothing and charts the ...(展开全部)

According to the renowned social critic and historian Paul Fussell, we are what we wear, and it doesn't look good. Uniforms parses the hidden meanings of our apparel -- from brass buttons to blue jeans, badges to feather flourishes -- revealing what our clothing says about class, sex, and our desire to belong. With keen insight and considerable curmudgeonly flair, Fussell unfol...(展开全部)

A smart and stylish fashion and beauty guide filled with tips and tricks for navigating trends and developing personal style. This little book is the perfect complement to any wardrobe. A smart and stylish fashion and beauty guide from the creators of the popular website WhoWhatWear.com. Now, the creators share their tricks of the trade in the book that translates high fashion ...(展开全部)

"We must all listen to Nina Garcia. Sharp and genuine, her advice can make or break an outfit." --Tim Gunn Believe me--there's pressure when you're deciding what to wear to a meeting with an iconic fashion designer or a member of the press. It can be terrifying. But instead of panicking, I stop, take a deep breath, and remember that I speak "fashion." And by the time you h...(展开全部)

"We must all listen to Nina Garcia. Sharp and genuine, her advice can make or break an outfit." --Tim Gunn Believe me--there's pressure when you're deciding what to wear to a meeting with an iconic fashion designer or a member of the press. It can be terrifying. But instead of panicking, I stop, take a deep breath, and remember that I speak "fashion." And by the time you h...(展开全部)

A smart and stylish fashion and beauty guide filled with tips and tricks for navigating trends and developing personal style. This little book is the perfect complement to any wardrobe. A smart and stylish fashion and beauty guide from the creators of the popular website WhoWhatWear.com. Now, the creators share their tricks of the trade in the book that translates high fashion ...(展开全部)

A chronological introduction to women artists throughout history, this book provides a rich understanding of key female artists from the Baroque to the present day. In 1971, in an essay that has now become one of the touchstones of feminist art history, Linda Nochlin raised the question heard round the world: “Why have there been no great women artists?” Since the 1970s, as a r...(展开全部)

120 of the world's most influential contemporary artists discuss the art that inspires them in this lavishly packaged and designed book."The Artist Project is the latest step among The Met's recent strides to better integrate contemporary art into its historical pantheon." -Art NewsArtists have long been stimulated and motivated by the work of those who came before them - somet...(展开全部)

Reprints a noted landscape painter's early-twentieth-century work detailing the theory and technical aspects of perspective and presenting numerous practice exercises.