Fashion Guru

Fashion Guru
Author: Rebecca Rissman
Publisher:
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2019-05-02
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1474748201

What have been the hottest trends in clothing over the last 50 years? How much does the average pair of shoes cost? What is the most popular fabric colour in your part of the world? Find the answers to these and many more questions and find your own fashion sense!

Fashion

Fashion
Author: Lars Svendsen
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2006-10-30
Genre: Design
ISBN: 9781861892911

Lars Svendsen draws upon the writings of thinkers from Adam Smith to Roland Barthes to analyze fashion as both a historical phenomenon and a philosophy of aesthetics.

Dear Fashion Diary

Dear Fashion Diary
Author: Emmi Ojala
Publisher: BIS Publishers
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013-08-27
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9789063693107

An illustrated diary full of fashion assignments for young fashionistas.

Fashion - Philosophy for Everyone

Fashion - Philosophy for Everyone
Author: Jessica Wolfendale
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2011-09-06
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1405199903

If you just can't decide what to wear, this enlightening guide will lead you through the diverse and sometimes contradictory aspects of fashion in a series of lively, entertaining and thoughtful essays from prominent philosophers and writers. A unique and enlightening insight into the underlying philosophy behind the power of fashion Contributions address issues in fashion from a variety of viewpoints, including aesthetics, the nature of fashion and fashionability, ethics, gender and identity politics, and design Includes a foreword by Jennifer Baumgardner, feminist author, activist and cultural critic, editor of Ms magazine (1993-7) and regular contributor to major women's magazines including Glamour and Marie-Claire

Change Your Clothes, Change Your Life

Change Your Clothes, Change Your Life
Author: George Brescia
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2014-08-19
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1476748764

Open the door to harmonious, powerful, and positive dressing with a guide that’s like The Secret—for your wardrobe. In this groundbreaking how-to book, style expert George Brescia shows you how to transform yourself from the inside out. More than a style guide, this revolutionary book by a seasoned stylist teaches a method of conscious dressing that begins with a powerful internal change. Instead of just grabbing for whatever’s on hand, you’ll learn to set your goals for the day, determining how you want to be perceived, and then dress in a way that helps manifest those intentions. Change Your Clothes, Change Your Life reveals the true power your clothing has to affect your life, showing how this second skin impacts your job prospects, your romantic life, your income, and even your deepest sense of self. Translating his styling methods into a philosophy anyone can apply on her own, Brescia also delivers tips and tricks of the trade to help convert even the most hapless dresser into a happy and educated shopper. Because the goal is to have you not only looking great, but feeling more confident, too. From major closet overhauls to a whole new philosophy on color, this is a comprehensive manual for anyone who’s ever looked at her closet in despair. Accessible, direct, honest, and thought-provoking, Change Your Clothes, Change Your Life takes an eye-opening look at the intersection between our clothing and our emotions, hopes, and dreams, showing us how improving our external appearance can have life-changing effects on how we’re perceived by others—and more importantly, on how we perceive ourselves.

The Power of the Media

The Power of the Media
Author: Adam Hibbert
Publisher: Black Rabbit Books
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2006-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781583409756

Debates various issues involving the media, including "Is advertising to children wrong?", "Should the media be free to report on the private lives of public figures?", and "Should the media censor extremists' views?"

Tim Gunn's Fashion Bible

Tim Gunn's Fashion Bible
Author: Tim Gunn
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2012-09-11
Genre: Design
ISBN: 145164387X

In the beginning there was the fig leaf... and the toga. Crinolines and ruffs. Chain mailand corsets. What do these antiquated items have to do with the oh-so-twenty-first-century skinny jeans, graphic tee, and sexy pumps you slipped into this morning? Everything! Fashion begets fashion, and life—from economics to politics, weather to warfare, practicality to the utterly impractical—is reflected in the styles of any given era, evolving into the threads you buy and wear today. With the candidness, intelligence, and charm that made him a household name on Project Runway, Tim Gunn reveals the fascinating story behind each article of clothing dating back to ancient times, in a book that reads like a walking tour from museum to closet with Tim at your side. From Cleopatra’s crown to Helen of Troy’s sandals, from Queen Victoria’s corset to Madonna’s cone bra, Dynasty’s power suits to Hillary Clinton’s pantsuits, Tim Gunn’s Fashion Bible takes you on a runway-ready journey through the highs and lows of fashion history. Drawing from his exhaustive knowledge and intensive research to offer cutting-edge insights into modern style, Tim explains how the 1960s ruined American underwear, how Beau Brummell created the look men have worn for more than a century, why cargo capri pants are a plague on our nation, and much more. He will make you see your wardrobe in a whole new way. Prepare to be inspired as you change your thinking about the past, present, and future of fashion!

Food and Fashion

Food and Fashion
Author: Melissa Marra-Alvarez
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2023-07-13
Genre: Design
ISBN: 1350164364

Food and Fashion accompanies a major exhibition at The Museum at FIT, New York's only museum dedicated solely to the art of fashion. This beautifully illustrated book featuring over 100 enticing full-color images, from fashion runways to fine art photography and period cookbooks, examines the influence of food culture through the lens of fashion over the last 250 years. It focuses on the ways that food culture has expressed itself in fashion and how these connect to broader socio-cultural change, examining how vital both have been in expressing cultural movements across centuries, and specifically exploring the role food plays in fashionable expression. With its superb selection of images, and thought-provoking and engaging discussion, Food and Fashion appeals to fashion enthusiasts who have an overlapping interest in food and food studies, including scholars and students, those who enjoy the fashion of food, and all who appreciate the visual culture of food, fashion, and art.

The Production Chronicles

The Production Chronicles
Author: Nikki Petersen
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 195
Release: 2010-11-24
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1450254543

Emma Vaughn is stuck in a shoebox apartment in Paris without enough money to buy a plane ticket home to America. After graduating from film school with aspirations of becoming a famous director, Emma soon realizes that her career goals may be out of her reach. Utterly clueless as to how to find a job and desperate to cure her malaise, she lands a part-time gig serving cocktails and spends her spare time dreaming about falling in love. Thanks to a chance encounter with Antoine, a handsome and successful French producer, Emma is thrust headfirst into the glamorous world of commercial televisiononly to discover that she has absolutely no idea what she is doing. After serving lattes to famous people, discovering the joys of Bollywood, and escaping from a Moroccan prison, Emma struggles to pave her own road to success as she embarks upon a journey to become a producer in a fiercely competitive industry. The Production Chronicles is a delightfully charming tale that will appeal to the chronically unemployed, the hopelessly ambitious, or anyone who has ever wondered what it is really like to work in the world of film and television production.