The Fairchild Dictionary of Fashion 3rd Edition,9781563672354

The Fairchild Dictionary of Fashion 3rd Edition

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Edition: 3rd
ISBN13: 9781563672354
ISBN10: 1563672359
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2002-10-09
Publisher(s): Fairchild Books
List Price: $57.00

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Summary

The Fairchild Dictionary of Fashion presents clothing terminology from both historical and contemporary viewpoints. It is an invaluable tool for those interested in various aspects of fashion: designers seeking business in theatre, film, opera and TV production; newspaper, magazine and advertising writers, editors and illustrators; retailers, buyers and salespeople as well as students. This single volume ensures that your facts on worldwide and historic trends, terms identifying styles and parts of apparel and accessory items and terms used in the manufacturing, merchandising and distribution of fashion are accurate. This book is only for sale to customers in China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan & the Philippines. All other customers can order this title from Laurence King Publishing.

Author Biography

Phyllis G. Tortora is Professor Emerita at Queens College, where she was department chair for 17 years, teaching historic costume and furnishings and textiles. Among the textbooks of which she is the author or co-author are Survey of Historic Costume and Fairchilds Dictionary of Textiles, 7th edition. She also serves as a consultant to the Historic Costume Collection of the Huntington Historical Society in Huntington, New York.

Bina Abling teaches in the Fashion Design departments of FIT and Parsons School of Design in New York City. She is the author of Fashion Sketchbook, 4th Edition, Advanced Fashion Sketchbook, Model Drawing, and Marker Rendering for Fashion, Accessories and Interior Design. Bina's knowledge and experience comes from 10 years in the fashion industry and 15 years of teaching.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Third Edition vii
A 3(18)
academic costume
3(2)
activewear
5(9)
aprons
14(2)
armor
16(5)
B 21(29)
belts
29(5)
blouses and tops
34(9)
braids
43(7)
C 50(72)
capes, cloaks, and shawls
52(19)
clerical dress
71(4)
closures
75(4)
clothing construction details
79(6)
coats and jackets
85(34)
cuffs
119(3)
D 122(12)
E 134(18)
embroideries and sewing stitches
136(13)
eyewear
149(3)
F 152(46)
fans
154(2)
feathers
156(7)
footwear
163(25)
furs
188(10)
G 198(20)
gems, gem cuts, and settings
200(10)
gloves and glove construction
210(8)
H 218(58)
hair accessories
218(1)
hairstyles
219(9)
handbags and related accessories
228(8)
headwear
236(33)
hosiery
269(7)
I 276(5)
J 281(16)
jewelry
283(12)
jumpers
295(2)
K 297(4)
L 301(19)
laces
301(8)
leathers
309(5)
lengths
314(6)
M 320(14)
masks
323(11)
N 334(15)
necklines and collars
335(14)
O 349(4)
P 353(31)
pants
354(14)
plaids and tartans
368(3)
pockets
371(6)
prints, stripes, and checks
377(7)
Q 384(1)
R 385(8)
S 393(53)
scarves
396(7)
shirts
403(7)
shorts
410(2)
shoulders and sleeves
412(8)
skirts
420(6)
sleepwear and loungewear
426(13)
sweaters
439(3)
swimwear
442(4)
T 446(15)
ties
450(11)
U 461(15)
umbrellas and parasols
461(1)
undergarments
462(14)
V 476(5)
vests
477(4)
W 481(12)
waistlines
481(2)
watches
483(4)
wigs and hairpieces
487(6)
X, Y, Z 493(4)
Appendix: Designers 497(24)
References 521

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