How Fashion Works
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How Fashion Works

Couture, Ready-to-Wear and Mass Production

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eBook - PDF

How Fashion Works

Couture, Ready-to-Wear and Mass Production

About this book

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 on the most influential designers.

Every follower of fashion, whether at college or in big business, will welcome the information presented in this book.

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Information

Publisher
Wiley
Year
2013
Print ISBN
9780632057528
eBook ISBN
9781118814994

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. Introduction
  7. Chapter 1 – Couture
  8. Chapter 2 – Ready-to-Wear
  9. Chapter 3 – Mass Production
  10. Chapter 4 – Tailoring
  11. Chapter 5 – Menswear
  12. Chapter 6 – Dressmaking
  13. Chapter 7 – Millinery and Accessories
  14. Chapter 8 – The Designers
  15. Chapter 9 – Distribution
  16. Chapter 10 – Fashion Organisation and Calendar
  17. Chapter 11 – Considerations for the Future
  18. Appendix I – The Incorporated Society of London Fashion Designers (Britain)
  19. Appendix II – The Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne (France)
  20. Appendix III – The Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana (Italy)
  21. Appendix IV – America
  22. Bibliography
  23. Useful Addresses and Websites
  24. Glossary
  25. Index