Author: Walter T. Foster
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486135802
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Comprehensive, user-friendly guide combines four vintage instructional manuals by a famous teacher. Step-by-step drawings with helpful comments explain principles of figure and fashion drawing. Techniques include pencil, pen, wash, and opaque.
An Introduction to Fashion Illustration
Author: Madeleine Ginsburg
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
"Brief introduction to four centuries of dress and fashion illustration ... sixty plates ... with extended captions, form a brief visual history of western European fashion between 1560 and 1939"--Back cover.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
"Brief introduction to four centuries of dress and fashion illustration ... sixty plates ... with extended captions, form a brief visual history of western European fashion between 1560 and 1939"--Back cover.
1950s American Fashion
Author: Jonathan Walford
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 0747812764
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
The 1950s was the first decade when American fashion became truly American. The United States had always relied on Europe for its style leads, but during World War II, when necessity became the mother of invention, the country had to find its own way. American designers looked to what American women needed and found new inspirations for American fashion design. Sportswear became a strength, but not at the expense of elegance. Easy-wear materials were adapted for producing more formal clothes, and versatile separates and adaptable dress and jacket suits became hallmarks of American style. This book follows the American fashion industry from New York's 7th Avenue to the beaches of California in search of the clothes that defined 1950s American fashion.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 0747812764
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
The 1950s was the first decade when American fashion became truly American. The United States had always relied on Europe for its style leads, but during World War II, when necessity became the mother of invention, the country had to find its own way. American designers looked to what American women needed and found new inspirations for American fashion design. Sportswear became a strength, but not at the expense of elegance. Easy-wear materials were adapted for producing more formal clothes, and versatile separates and adaptable dress and jacket suits became hallmarks of American style. This book follows the American fashion industry from New York's 7th Avenue to the beaches of California in search of the clothes that defined 1950s American fashion.
French Fashion Illustrations of the Twenties
Author: Carol Belanger Grafton
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486254585
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Women's fashions of the 1920s continue to fascinate artists, couturiers, and students of fashion, who will welcome this treasury of French designs from that dazzling era. Carefully selected from rare issues of the famed French periodical "La Vie Parisienne, "over 630 royalty-free illustrations comprise a pictorial display of sophisticated couture embodying the seductive chic of the liberated woman. Drawn with wit, flair, and charm, the line cuts depict slinky beauties in an immense variety of gowns, dresses, coats, suits, beachwear, lounging suits, capes, and other outfits. Carefully reproduced, these stylish representations lend themselves perfectly to graphic projects calling for sophistication and feminine charm. Moreover, this inexpensive compilation presents a valuable and authentic record of French fashion from 1918 to 1928. Dover (1987) original publication.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486254585
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Women's fashions of the 1920s continue to fascinate artists, couturiers, and students of fashion, who will welcome this treasury of French designs from that dazzling era. Carefully selected from rare issues of the famed French periodical "La Vie Parisienne, "over 630 royalty-free illustrations comprise a pictorial display of sophisticated couture embodying the seductive chic of the liberated woman. Drawn with wit, flair, and charm, the line cuts depict slinky beauties in an immense variety of gowns, dresses, coats, suits, beachwear, lounging suits, capes, and other outfits. Carefully reproduced, these stylish representations lend themselves perfectly to graphic projects calling for sophistication and feminine charm. Moreover, this inexpensive compilation presents a valuable and authentic record of French fashion from 1918 to 1928. Dover (1987) original publication.
20th-Century Fashion Illustration
Author: Rosemary Torre
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486261654
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
This captivating retrospective explores the social context of fashion with informative text and over 70 striking images. Profiles include flappers, glamour girls, flower children, and the modern obsession with celebrity styles.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486261654
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
This captivating retrospective explores the social context of fashion with informative text and over 70 striking images. Profiles include flappers, glamour girls, flower children, and the modern obsession with celebrity styles.
French Fashion Designers Paper Dolls, 1900-1950
Author: Tom Tierney
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486423921
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
3 dolls model 32 costumes created by fashion giants during the first half of the 20th century -- from ostentatious gowns of the early 1900s featuring the hourglass look by Callot Soeurs, to Jacques Fath's feminine evening dresses of the 1950s. Also apparel by Schiaparelli, Paquin, Poiret, and 27 other great designers.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486423921
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
3 dolls model 32 costumes created by fashion giants during the first half of the 20th century -- from ostentatious gowns of the early 1900s featuring the hourglass look by Callot Soeurs, to Jacques Fath's feminine evening dresses of the 1950s. Also apparel by Schiaparelli, Paquin, Poiret, and 27 other great designers.