Fashion

Els van Baarle & Cherilyn Martin Hardcover | 24.1 x 1.3 x 27.9 cm | 128 pp Batsford | 2017 | 9781849944366 An inspirational and practical book on how to interpret and collaborate on different themes in textile art. With foreword by Marie-Therese Wisniowski, who runs...

Valerie Cumming Softcover | 21 x 1.2 x 25.4 cm | 144 pp Batsford | 2011 | 9780713488753 The generous reception given to Understanding Fashion History when it was first published in 2004 recognised it as a timely reappraisal of the role of fashion and its place in...

Val Holmes Hardcover | 22.9 x 1 x 30.5 cm | 128 pp Batsford | 2016 | 9781849943444 Beginning with a step-by-step guide to constructing a simple fabric corset, the book goes on to explore more contemporary and experimental approaches to construction, from using...

Maggie Grey Hardcover | 28.6 x 1.9 x 22.2 cm | 128 pp Batsford | 2008 | 9781906388027 This book is about taking an image - a drawing, painting, digital photograph, computer design or photocopy - and, using simple methods, turning it into a piece of...

Thomas Makryniotis Softcover | 24.8 x 1.3 x 24.1 cm | 176 pp Batsford | 2015 | 9781849942935 Digital technologies in fashion are becoming more accessible and now any creative with a basic knowledge of fashion design and computing can create convincing still or animated 3D...

Julia Stelzner Softcover | 16.66 x 1.85 x 24.13 cm | 192 pp Prestel | 2014 | 9783791348858 Written by a style insider, this book explores every aspect of Berlin's love affair with clothing. In an engaging series of brightly illustrated chapters it explains what...

Peter Gravelle Hardcover | 23 x 2.3 x 29.1 cm | 216 pp Carpet Bombing Culture | 2016 | 9781908211415 From the filth and the fury to the elegant extravaganza, Peter Gravelle, the many named photographer, has remained in the shadows of punk rock,...

Guillaume Bounoure & Chloe Genevaux Hardcover | 19.81 x 2.03 x 27.43 cm | 176 pp Gingko Press | 2020 | 9783943330328 Cork: in Architecture, Design, Fashion, and Art showcases the fascinating ways cork can be incorporated in our lives. With sustainability at the forefront of every designer’s...

Sebastian Denz Hardcover | 22.71 x 1.8 x 32.72 cm | 120 pp Prestel | 2016 | 9783791382951 Includes 2 pairs of 3D glasses Skateboarding.3D features stunning 3D photographs that make skateboarding come to life. Put on the 3D glasses and immerse yourself in a...

Eric Musgrave Softcover | 25.4 x 1.27 x 25.4 cm | 160 pp Batsford | 2014 | 9781849941631 Putting on a fashion show is not the preserve of big fashion houses. Anyone with creativity and some energy can put one on. There are some...

Joy Jolliffe Softcover | 18.4 x 1.3 x 24.1 cm | 144 pp Pavilion | 2016 | 9781910904886 Joy Jolliffe demonstrates that printing is a simple, effective way to make your mark on a multitude of surfaces from clothes to bedding. The book features chapters on...

Patrick Potter Hardcover | 16.5 x 22 cm | 192 pp Carpet Bombing Culture | 2018 | 9781908211590 Sometime around the beginning of the 1960’s, a number of stars aligned. A small but fanatical group of young men and women, mostly no more than...

Dan Jones Softcover | 15.88 x 1.27 x 21.59 cm | 112 pp Conran Octopus | 2016 | 9781840917284 Painfully cool and instantly recognisable, the 50 style trailblazers in this collection used fashion to attract attention, gain influence, express themselves and make powerful statements. From...

Gina Wilde  Hardcover | 21.8 x 1.7 x 27.9 cm | 128 pp Potter Craft | 2008 | 9780307393548 Shibori Knits highlights the intersection between shibori and knitting, offering 20 patterns that utilise this transformative technique. Internationally acclaimed knitwear designer Gina Wilde guides knitters through three...

Hardcover | 22.1 x 2.5 x 28.7 cm | 208 pp Damiani | 2015 | 9788862083706 This books is drawn from a large archive of design work (comprised of 1500 individual items that include some 600 drawings, colour Xeroxes, swatch references and inspirational material) by Stephen...

Wessie Ling & Simona Segre-Reinach Softcover | 14.53 x 1.78 x 21.67 cm | 288 pp Bloomsbury | 2020 | 9781350148024 The transformation of China from a major site for clothing manufacture to an intensely fashion consuming society has been widely documented. Less has been written about the...

Mark Paytress Hardcover | 20.32 x 2.79 x 26.67 cm | 304 pp Omnibus Press | 2022 | 9781913172282 This is a triumphant bid to capture lightning in a bottle! Glam came and went in a few short years, but renowned music journalist Mark...

Jan Kedves Hardcover | 17.15 x 1.91 x 24.77 cm | 208 pp Prestel | 2013 | 9783791348230 Journalist Jan Kedves isn't afraid to ask a pointed question and his subjects certainly aren't afraid to answer. Whether it's Bruce Weber discussing nudity, dogs and Clint...

Simon Wells Hardcover | 24.77 x 1.78 x 32.39 cm | 176 pp Omnibus Press | 2020 | 9781785588433 While many books, films and documentaries claim to have captured the phenomenon that was Swinging London, just one magazine was present in the capital during the...

Venetia Porter & Amy de la Haye Hardcover | 20.96 x 2.54 x 26.04 cm | 160 pp Unicorn Press | 2018 | 9781911604563 Starting in 1966, Thea Porter designed clothes for the rich and famous for nearly two decades. Her creations were made from...