Books by Francesca Sterlacci

¿ Eine Schritt-für-Schritt-Anleitung zum eigenständigenUmgang mit Stoffen, um das eigene Outfit zu drapieren¿ Für kreative Laien wie professionelle Einsteiger und Studentender Schlüssel zum individuellen Look¿ In Text und Bildmaterial sehr anschaulich und nachvollziehbargestaltetDas Drapieren ist die Kunstform, mit Stoff und anderen Materialienein Outfit unmittelbar zu gestalten. Das Buch beginnt mit denGrundlagen und führt - unterstützt durch einen professionellenBildteil - in die Kunst des Drapierens ein und vermittelt all das, wasein Einsteiger wissen muss: Materialbeschaffenheit, Fließrichtungdes Stoffes und vorbereitende Maßnahmen, Möglichkeiten, einBasis-Outfit auf vielerlei Weise mittels Drapieren zu gestalten undwieder zu verändern. Begleitet von Laufsteg-Fotos internationalerDesigner.

This second edition of Historical Dictionary of the Fashion Industry contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, a bibliography. The dictionary section has over 1,400 cross-referenced entries on designers, models, couture houses, significant articles of apparel and fabrics, trade unions, and the international trade organizations.

The history of clothing begins with the origin of man, and fashionable dress can be traced as far back as 25,000 years ago. Recent scientific explorations have uncovered graves in northern Russia with skeletons covered in beads made of mammoth ivory that once adorned clothing made of animal skin. The Ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans each made major contributions to fashion's legacy from their textile innovations, unique clothing designs and their early use of accessories, cosmetics, and jewelry. During the Middle Ages, 'fashion trends' emerged as trade and commerce thrived allowing the merchant class to afford to emulate the fashions worn by royals. However, it is widely believed that fashion didn't became an industry until the industrial and commercial revolution during the latter part of the 18th century. Since then, the industry has grown exponentially. Today, fashion is one of the biggest businesses in the world, with hundreds of billions of dollars in turnover and employing tens of millions of workers. It is both a profession, an industry, and in the eyes of many, an art. The A to Z of the Fashion Industry examines the origins and history of this billion-dollar industry. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced entries on designers, models, couture houses, significant articles of apparel and fabrics, trade unions, and the international trade organizations.