How Fashion Works
Gavin Waddell
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Description for How Fashion Works
Paperback. Fashion deals with a world of illusion on the one hand and a hard-bitten, multifaceted and multi-billion pound industry on the other. This book shows how fashion operates on various levels: the mystery of haute couture is explained, the complexities of ready to wear are simplified, and the power of mass production assessed and evaluated. Num Pages: 224 pages, 60. BIC Classification: AKTA; KNSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 190 x 14. Weight in Grams: 452.
Fashion deals with a world of illusion on the one hand and a hard-bitten, multifaceted and multi-billion pound industry on the other. This stimulating book clarifies how fashion operates on all its levels: the mystery of haute couture is explained, the complexities of ready to wear are simplified, and the power of mass production assessed and evaluated. Fashion terms, their use and meaning are explained in plain words and the complicated stages of design, manufacture and distribution are described in detail. Also included are sections on bespoke tailoring, wholesale menswear, dressmaking, millinery and accessories, the fashion calendar and short biographies ... Read more
Fashion deals with a world of illusion on the one hand and a hard-bitten, multifaceted and multi-billion pound industry on the other. This stimulating book clarifies how fashion operates on all its levels: the mystery of haute couture is explained, the complexities of ready to wear are simplified, and the power of mass production assessed and evaluated. Fashion terms, their use and meaning are explained in plain words and the complicated stages of design, manufacture and distribution are described in detail. Also included are sections on bespoke tailoring, wholesale menswear, dressmaking, millinery and accessories, the fashion calendar and short biographies ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Weight
451g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780632057528
SKU
V9780632057528
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Gavin Waddell
Gavin Waddell, whose experience of fashion is wide ranging, has worked as a designer for two of London’s top couturiers, as a ready-to-wear designer with his own label, as a forecaster, menswear designer and illustrator and more recently as a writer on the subject. As an educator he has run three of Britain’s foremost fashion schools and performed the role ... Read more
Reviews for How Fashion Works
It is thoroughly researched, attractively presented and appealing in its unpretenious style. It is accessible, pertinent to different levels of expertise, and provides a distinctive insight to the fashion industry. Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management, vol 10, no 1; 2006