Best International Fashion Designers - April 2024

Tom Ford

Tom Ford has become one of fashion's great icons. He transformed Gucci from a moribund accessories label into one of the sexiest fashion brands in the world. His designs have increased sales at Gucci tenfold and have helped build the Gucci brand into the luxury goods conglomerate that it is today. Ford brought a hard-edged style synonymous with 21st century glamour to his clothes, and Hollywood sat up and took note. This book is a complete catalogue of Ford's design work for both Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent from 1994 to 2004. It chronicles not only Ford's clothing and accessories designs for ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0847826694
• ASIN: 0847826694
• ISBN: 0847826694
• Brand: Rizzoli International Publications
• Manufacturer: Rizzoli

Destinations of a Lifetime: 225 of the World's Most Amazing Places

NatGeo takes you on a photographic tour of the world’s most spectacular destinations, inspiring tangible ideas for your next trip. Travel to hundreds of the most breathtaking locales—both natural and man-made—illustrated with vivid images taken by the organization's world-class photographers. These images, coupled with evocative text, feature a plethora of visual wonders: ancient monoliths, scenic islands, stunning artwork, electric cityscapes, white-sand seashores, rain forests, ancient cobbled streets, and both classic and innovative architecture. Loaded with hard service information f... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1426215649
• ASIN: 1426215649
• ISBN: 9781426215643
• Brand: National Geographic
• Manufacturer: National Geographic

GUCCI: The Making Of

An unprecedented publication showcasing Gucci as never before, including thought-provoking essays, commentaries, and authoritative anecdotes along with previously unpublished contemporary and archival photographs. Published in conjunction with the opening of the new Gucci Museum in Florence, Gucci is the ultimate celebration of the world-renowned fashion house. Told through a loose grouping of words, concepts, shapes, and moods, the book tells its story through new conceptual forms and the free links between images, symbols, and objects. Edited by Gucci Creative Director Frida Giannini, with ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0847836797
• ASIN: 0847836797
• ISBN: 0847836797
• Brand: Rizzoli International Publications
• Manufacturer: Rizzoli

The Fashion Designer Survival Guide, Revised and Expanded Edition: Start and Run Your Own Fashion Business

Mary Gehlhar, author, industry authority, and consultant to hundreds of designers, including Zac Posen, Twinkle by Wenlan, Rebecca Taylor, and Cloak, gives readers behind-the-scenes insights and essential business information on creating and sustaining a successful career as an independent designer. With advice from fashion luminaries including Donna Karan, Tommy Hilfiger, Cynthia Rowley, Diane von Furstenberg, Richard Tyler, and top executives from Saks Fifth Avenue and Barneys New York, this fully updated and revised edition of The Fashion Designer Survival Guide addresses the latest trend... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1427797102
• ASIN: 1427797102
• ISBN: 1427797102
• Brand: Kaplan Publishing
• Manufacturer: Kaplan Publishing

Beyond Chic: Great Fashion Designers at Home

Some of the most important people in fashion—Chanel, Alaïa, Yves Saint Laurent, Pucci, Kenzo, and Missoni—are known for their public image and their iconic designs. But what kind of world have they cultivated behind closed doors? From France to Italy, from England to Morocco, come along on a private visit to the remarkable homes of couturiers, stylists, muses, and fashion personalities. Photographer Ivan Terestchenko shows the décor, works of art, and the personal collections of these legendary designers. Some interiors, such as Chanel’s apartment at 31 rue Cambon, are mythic, while ot... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0865652872
• ASIN: 0865652872
• ISBN: 0865652872
• Manufacturer: Vendome Press

Jewelry International III: Volume III

The glamour and excitement of the world of haute jewelry is beautifully explored in Jewelry International.

• ASIN: 0847834220
• ASIN: 0847834220
• ISBN: 0847834220
• Manufacturer: Rizzoli

Fashion Patternmaking Techniques Vol. 2: Women/Men. How to Make Shirts, Undergarments, Dresses and Suits, Waistcoats, Men's Jackets

This second volume of Fashion Patternmaking Techniques, guides readers through and examine the various procedures for transforming bodices, through dart manipulation as well as studying techniques for creating volumes, draping, and fitted patterns. The book includes techniques for creating patterns for knit fabrics; basic dress blocks and how to adapt these to different fabric patterns and types of garment (for example, maternity dresses); sleeves; basic blocks for men’s vests and jackets; size grading for tops and dresses and the fundamentals of pattern layout. This manual prepares the read... [Read More]

• ASIN: 8415967683
• ASIN: 8415967683
• ISBN: 8415967683
• Brand: Antonio Donnanno
• Manufacturer: Promopress

Fashion Patternmaking Techniques. [ Vol. 1 ]: How to Make Skirts, Trousers and Shirts. Women & Men. Skirts / Culottes / Bodices and Blouses / Men's Shirts and Trousers / Size Alterations

Divided into eight clear chapters, the book starts with an in-depth study on measuring and body shaping, before examining fabric technology and sartorial terminology. It describes a wide range of skirts and trousers, both for women and men, from the basic to the highly elaborate.

• ASIN: 8415967098
• ASIN: 8415967098
• ISBN: 8415967098
• Brand: Antonio Donnanno
• Manufacturer: Promopress

Haute Bohemians

Who, exactly, is a haute bohemian? Leave it to the discriminating, gimlet eye of photographer Miguel Flores-Vianna, who enjoys an international, cult-like following. He has journeyed through four continents to capture an extraordinary group of fashion designers, landscape architects, artists and art historians, potters, and interior designers, where they live—country cottages, beach bungalows, canal-side lofts, and East Village apartments, as well as assorted estancias, châteaux, and palazzi. Some of these spaces are grand, others are modest, but all are original, stylish, charming, and abo... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0865653399
• ASIN: 0865653399
• ISBN: 0865653399
• Manufacturer: Vendome Press

The Elements of Boat Strength: For Builders, Designers, and Owners

"This work is significant. It is the first to include a method of assessing structural strength in the context of the modern marine environment." --Commander M. C. Cruder, U.S. Coast Guard Acclaimed author and naval architect Dave Gerr created this unique system of easy-to-use scantling rules and rules-of-thumb for calculating the necessary dimensions, or scantlings, of hulls, decks, and other boat parts, whether built of fiberglass, wood, wood-epoxy composite, steel, or aluminum. In addition to the rules themselves, The Elements of Boat Strength offers their context: an in-depth, plain-Englis... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0070231591
• UPC: 639785800286
• ASIN: 0070231591
• ISBN: 0070231591
• Manufacturer: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press

Supreme

The first monograph on the iconic independent New York street fashion label Supreme. In April 1994, Supreme opened its doors on Lafayette Street in downtown Manhattan and became the home of New York City skate culture. Challenging the dominance of the established Wes Coast skater scene and the new conservatism of 1990s New York, Supreme defined the aesthetic of an era of rebellious cool that reached from skaters to fashionistas and hip hop heads.Over the last sixteen years, the brand has stayed true to its roots while collaborating with some of the most groundbreaking artists and designers of ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0847833119
• ASIN: 0847833119
• ISBN: 9780847833115
• Brand: Rizzoli International Publications
• Manufacturer: Rizzoli

Patternmaking for Menswear: Classic to Contemporary

This comprehensive men's patternmaking text covers many different garment types and design elements, including patternmaking techniques for both woven and knit fabrics. The step-by-step format with accompanying detailed illustrations is appropriate for beginning to advanced students, as well as the industry professionals looking to sharpen their patternmaking skill. Photographs provide examples of completed garments on the dress form and clear illustrations are highlighted with color to show precisely what to do at each step of the patternmaking process. Noting the subtle difference between pa... [Read More]

• ASIN: 160901944X
• ASIN: 160901944X
• ISBN: 160901944X
• Manufacturer: Fairchild Books

Fashion Law: A Guide for Designers, Fashion Executives, and Attorneys

In todays' highly competitive global market, fashion designers, entrepreneurs and executives need state, federal, and international laws to protect their intellectual property-their brands and the products by which their customers recognize them. Fashion Law provides a concise and practical guide to the full range of legal issues faced by a fashion company as it grows from infancy to international stature. Updated to reflect recent legal decisions and regulatory developments, this revised edition covers such a vital issues as intellectual property protection and litigation, licensing, anti-cou... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1609018958
• ASIN: 1609018958
• ISBN: 1609018958
• Brand: imusti
• Manufacturer: Fairchild Books

Maison Martin Margiela

Graduating from Antwerp’s Royal Academy of Fine Arts in the 1980s, Martin Margiela (and his contemporaries in the Antwerp Six) transformed global fashion with his aggressive restatement of traditional fashion design and a polemical approach to luxury trends. Working first with the house of Gaultier, Margiela absorbed the radical design of Japanese deconstruction, making it wholly his own with the founding of his own label in 1988. Margiela propounds a singular, enigmatic look, moving beyond the recognizable tropes of deconstruction—a monochromatic palette, outsized garments, non-traditiona... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0847831884
• UPC: 787721970064
• ASIN: 0847831884
• ISBN: 0847831884
• Brand: Rizzoli International Publications
• Manufacturer: Rizzoli

Forever Chic: Frenchwomen's Secrets for Timeless Beauty, Style, and Substance

For any woman who last saw forty on her speedometer comes a sparkling new primer for aging—the French way—with grace and style. Frenchwomen of a certain age (over forty) are captivating and complex. They appear younger than their years and remain stylish throughout their lives. They look at birthdays as a celebration of a life well-lived and perhaps a good reason to go shopping before they dress to perfection for a celebration of another anniversaire. American-born journalist and blogger Tish Jett has lived among the French for years and has studied them and stalked them to learn their sec... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0847841499
• ASIN: 0847841499
• ISBN: 0847841499
• Brand: Rizzoli International Publications
• Manufacturer: Rizzoli Ex Libris

Lady Lucy Duff-Gordon English Fashion Designer Developed An International Business In London History

Lady Lucy Duff-Gordon (1863-1935) English Fashion Designer Developed An International Business In London was reproduced on Premium Heavy Stock Paper which captures all of the vivid colors and details of the original.Brand New and Packaged

• UPC: 891773835
• Model: EVCHISL013EC216LARGE
• Color: Multicolor
• Size: 24 x 36

Fashion Sketchbook: Best Helper for Fashion Designer

Fashion Sketchbook: Best Helper for Fashion

• UPC: 703314907

Fashion Designer

This books keeps career-readiness in the forefront as it introduces readers to a stylish career as a fashion designer. Readers will learn about different roles in the fashion industry, as well as the skills they

• UPC: 44101934

Porcelein Pin Worlds Best Fashion Designer Lapel Badge – NEONBLOND

These unique NEONBLOND Pins / Brooches are carefully handmade and printed. Made from parian porcelain and will make an unique and unforgettable gift. Porcelain is a traditional and memorable gift option to celebrate a wedding

• UPC: 156609962
• Model: pin-02-143486
• Size: One Size

Latex Fashion Photography - Selection - eBook

In dieser exquisiten, über 100 Bilder umfassenden Selektion aus dem Goliath-Bildband „Latex Fashion Photography“ posieren aufregende Models in feinsten Latex-Outfits vor den Kameras der weltbesten Fetisch- und Fashion-Fotografen: Erotik und Eleganz in Reinkultur. Ein Muss

• UPC: 467821869

Latex Fashion Photography - Selection - eBook

In this exquisite selection of more than 100 images from Goliath’s “Latex Fashion Photography” print anthology, the most tantalizing models are posing in their finest latex outfits in front of the cameras of the world’s

• UPC: 983742379

Fancyleo Winter Fashion Leg Warmers Stocking Knit Thick Long Socks Knee Brace Pads Knee Warmers Sleeve For Ladies Knit Crochet Legging Best Gift

Fancyleo Winter Fashion Leg Warmers Stocking Knit Thick Long Socks Knee Brace Pads Knee Warmers Sleeve For Ladies Knit Crochet Legging Best

• UPC: 700926083
• Color: White

Best Desu 16995 Alley Style Designer Series 3 In 1 Handmade Metallic Braided Necklace

Let's make a fashion statement about who you really are. You do not want to wear the same necklace everyday but still want to be in style wearing it to work in the day time,

• UPC: 47702847
• Model: 16995
• Color: Multicolor
• Size: One Size

high fashion sewing secrets from the world's best designers: a step-by-step guide to sewing stylish seams, buttonholes, pockets, collars, hems, and more (rodale sewing book)

in high fashion sewing secrets from the world's best designers internationally known sewing expert claire schaeffer reveals the secrets of high-fashion legends such as geoffrey beene, ralph lauren, oscar de la renta, yves saint laurent,

• UPC: 269615994

Porcelein Pin Worlds Best Knitwear Designer Lapel Badge – NEONBLOND

These unique NEONBLOND Pins / Brooches are carefully handmade and printed. Made from parian porcelain and will make an unique and unforgettable gift. Porcelain is a traditional and memorable gift option to celebrate a wedding

• UPC: 938879472
• Model: pin-02-143695
• Size: One Size

INTERNATIONAL BEST DRESSED LIST, Collins, Amy Fine #12484

• UPC: 174190046270
• Category: Non-Fiction
• Price: 25 GBP

International Best-Dressed List BNEW Collins Amy Fine

• UPC: 313039946188
• Category: Fiction
• Price: 57 GBP

International Best-Dressed List GC Collins Amy Fine

• UPC: 313030723708
• Category: Fiction
• Price: 54 GBP

International Best-Dressed List MINT Collins Amy Fine

• UPC: 184125233530
• Category: Fiction
• Price: 54 GBP

International Best-Dressed List Collins Amy Fine GA

• UPC: 312995802100
• Category: Fiction
• Price: 52 GBP