Needlework

For the love of Yarn, Fabric and Fashion

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  • Esquire Dress Code explains how to dress for any occasion, no matter your age, shape, or size. ‘How to Dress for Every Stage of Life’ to ‘Casual Style' Fabulous images Mick Jagger, Steve McQueen and Robert Redford Ryan Reynolds, Idris Elba, Chris Helmsworth and chiselled models illustrate each point.
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  • Deconstructing the distinctive style of fashion icons of the past century, this guide analyses their clothing, hair and make-up and advises on how to shop for vintage items to recreate their period look. Key icons include Marlene Dietrich, Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, Carlton Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1847327765
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  • In Corset Charles-Arthur Boyer, Hubert Barrère a fashion designer and an art critic have teamed The masculine corset protects the vital organs, from battles to tournaments.. In feminine, it both emphapsizes and excentuates the female form through its twists and turns of lacing and threading 978-2812602160
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  • Fashion Box by Antonio Mancinelli 2011 https://dbliss.ca/products/fashion-box-by-antonio-mancinelli-2011-02-01 Fashion Box celebrates 16 of these essential items and showcases photographs of the iconic women who wore them well: Marilyn Monroe and jeans. Ursula Andress and the bikini. Grace Kelly and the Twinset. Angelina Jolie, Sarah Jessica Parker, Scarlett Johansson. Abrams.ISBN: 978-0810997547
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  • Vintage Knits presents 31 vintage patterns, updated from original postwar designs from the Yesterknits Museum. The pleasures of fine cloth, rich texture, and a relaxed fit are rediscovered in this collection. This book draws its inspiration from the charm, simplicity, and elegance of mid-20th-century clothing.
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  • Caroline Cox Vintage Shoes illuminates the crucial designers, key technical breakthroughs, and varied cultural influences André Perugia Christian Louboutin Salvatore Ferragamo, Charles Jourdan, Roger Vivier, Beth Levine, Vivienne Westwood, Manolo Blahnik fashion photography Cameron House ISBN-13: ‎978-1741730302
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  • Vintage Fashion enables the reader to identify key designers, shapes, textiles, stitching, and other details and characteristics that define the most influential pieces of the twentieth century. Each chapter begins with a historical introduction to the era, offering an overview of the designers of the time
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  • Helmut Newton did not distinguish compositionally or stylistically between his magazine work and assignments for commercial clients. He ironically referred to himself as a gun for hire. June Newton's legendary book about his commercial photography Biba Thierry Mugler Versace TASCHEN ISBN-13: ‎978-3822846438
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  • Handbags is a visual extravaganza. Anna Johnson features 900 bags from collections, museums, and designers around the world providing photographs of the bagmaker's art and history 14th century Florentine artisans This book is about fashion, craftsmanship, art, and imagination Workman Publishing iBSN-13: 978-0761123774
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  • The history of corsets is complex and cannot be simplified into a binary of oppression versus liberation or fashion versus health. The book explores the corset's recent developments as a symbol of rebellion and female empowerment and its shift from undergarments to outerwear. Yale University Press; (2001) 9780300090714
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  • People and Pearls reveal the power of pearls to bestow a sense of mystery, elegance, and It offers a look at the world's most celebrated jewel through portraits of the women who have worn them from Queen Elizabeth to Marilyn Monroe. more than one hundred photographs Harper; (Sept. 19, 2000) ISBN-13: 978-0060193317
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  • A Century of Lingerie by Karoline Newman, Gillian Proctor 1997 https://dbliss.ca/products/a-century-of-lingerie-by-karoline-newman-gillian-proctor-1998 A Century of Lingerie artistically traces the history of lingerie over the past 100 years and is an encyclopedic look at the changing fashions in undergarments. The presentation of photos and stories showcasing the designers and personalities who influenced women's perceptions Chartwell Books ISBN-13: ‎978-0785808367
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  • The Sewing Book covers all the essential skills and techniques for successful hand and machine sewing. With clear step-by-step instructions and a glossary of sewing terminology. All the techniques and projects are graded by difficulty level, from the simple and straightforward to the more complex and challenging ones.
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  • Claire Shaeffer's Fabric Sewing Guide is your one-stop sewing resource, with answers to the most common sewing questions. This new, thoroughly updated edition contains everything you need to know, and will surely be a reference you will review again and again. In addition to an extensive glossary with answers to the most common sewing questions
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  • The Everything Sewing Book provides readers with easy instructions for creating beautiful garments, gifts, and decorations for the home. From selecting the right needle and thread to choosing fabrics, reading patterns, and working with a machine, this uncomplicated book introduces readers to the basics of sewing
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  • Customize Your Sewing Patterns for a Perfect Fit? User-friendly techniques will enable you to alter any pattern so that the finished product fits flawlessly and flatters the body. Find out how to take accurate measurements and compare them with the patterns from six popular companies, create a perfect master pattern and adjust the major pieces to suit your shape.
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