The Magic of Fashion

The Magic of Fashion
Author: Brian Moeran
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2016-06-16
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1315417952

Drawing on 20 years of ethnographic fieldwork and anthropological theory, anthropologist Brian Moeran argues that fashion magazines are able to cast a spell over their readers by using practices and rituals found in age-old magical and religious rites.

Pattern Magic

Pattern Magic
Author: Tomoko Nakamichi
Publisher: Hachette UK
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2023-01-25
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1529429900

Pattern Magic is the cult pattern-cutting book from Japan. Taking inspiration from nature, from geometric shapes and from the street, this book harnesses the sheer joy of making and sculpting clothes. Pattern Magic takes a creative approach to pattern cutting, with step-by-step projects for fashion designers and dressmakers to enjoy. All the basic information you need to start pattern cutting is included, from the basic block to measurements and scaling. Each project is beautifully illustrated with clear diagrams and photographs showing the stages of construction, the toiles and the finished garments. These easy-to-follow illustrations and detailed instructions make it easy to create stunning, sculptural clothes with a couture look. Step-by-step projects for fashion designers and dressmakers - with clear diagrams and photographs. Gives all the basic information needed to start pattern cutting: from the basic block to measurements and scaling. Easy-to-follow, detailed instructions make it easy to create stunning, sculptural clothes with a couture look Reviews for Pattern Magic: 'The feeling of figuring the puzzle out makes this book series a joy to explore' House of Pinheiro 'If you've mastered the basics of pattern cutting, have caught the bug and are eager to experiment with complex 3d designs, you should definitely take a look at Pattern Magic' Tilly And The Buttons Blog 'I've had an explosion of inspiration, and I'm not even an expert in sewing!...I'm sure that many of you, fashion designers or not, can learn a lot from these tutorials' ImaginativeBloom.com CONTENTS: Part 1: Creating form through inspiration: Accents, Gathered hole, Crater, The drop hole, Lumps and bumps Part 2: Making patterns for haute couture garments: Draped design, The twist, Hide and seek, Interwoven design, Bamboo shoot, The knot, Two distinct expressions, An intriguing curve, Bunka-style sloper (block) for an adult woman, Bunka-style sloper (block) for an adult woman (Size M) (half-scale)

Jennifer the Hairstylist Fairy (The Fashion Fairies #5)

Jennifer the Hairstylist Fairy (The Fashion Fairies #5)
Author: Daisy Meadows
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 74
Release: 2013-06-25
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0545539315

Fashion AND fairies? An unbeatable combination! The Fashion Fairies use their magic accessories to make sure that fashion everywhere is fun and fresh. But when jealous Jack Frost steals their magic away, it could lead to a fashion flop! Luckily, Rachel and Kirsty are ready to dive into another fairy adventure. . . . Without Jennifer the Hair Stylist Fairy's magic brush, bad hair days are happening every day! Can Rachel and Kirsty come to the rescue?

Fashion, Media, Promotion

Fashion, Media, Promotion
Author: Jayne Sheridan
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2013-09-03
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1118815025

In Fashion, Media, Promotion: the new black magicFashion is linked to its communication networks - involving thereader in the process of selling Fashion in the global marketplace.Fashion's ingenuity in adapting to new means of promotion fordigital and print media, websites, advertising, cinema, music andtelevision, is celebrated. Hollywood's role in shaping Fashion's influence is assessedthrough Audrey Hepburn's persuasive iconography and the impact ofthe most watched movie of the 20th century: Gone with theWind. Exceptional designers Coco Chanel, Christian Dior, ReiKawakubo, Mary Quant, Elsa Schiaparelli, Vivienne Westwood areconsidered, together with extraordinary innovators Paul Smith,Vidal Sassoon, Lynne Franks. Roland Barthes' Fashion System andMythologies are viewed as cultural and promotional texts,with revealing insights into the technologies which bring Fashionto mass audiences. Marketing and branding successes are reviewed and Fashion'scontinuing narrative is illustrated with luminous colourimages.

Cats & Lions

Cats & Lions
Author: Mitsuaki Iwago
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015-04-28
Genre: Pets
ISBN: 9781452140490

From renowned animal photographer Mitsuaki Iwago comes this visually arresting collection of photographs juxtaposing our domestic cat companions with their wild cousins. Iwago masterfully captures these feline relatives in a variety of positions, situations, and landscapes, revealing their uncanny similarities. Unexpected and captivating, Cats & Lions makes a thoughtful gift for anyone with an eye for natural beauty and well-honed photography.

The Magic Pattern Book

The Magic Pattern Book
Author: Amy Barickman
Publisher: Workman Publishing
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2014-01-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 0761171622

Presents six dressmaking patterns that can be used to create an entire wardrobe that has thirty-six different looks and a total of over two hundred garments and accessories.

Fashion Magic

Fashion Magic
Author: Emma Thomson
Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
Total Pages: 17
Release: 2004
Genre: Children's stories
ISBN: 9780340881835

Felicity Wishes and her friends are going to a fashion show - but what are they going to wear? Felicity helps her friends Polly, Dolly and Daisy choose their clothes, but suddenly Felicity realises she is the only fairy without a beautiful outfit. What is she going to do?

Fairy Fashion - Dress-Up Book

Fairy Fashion - Dress-Up Book
Author: Daisy Meadows
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007-02
Genre: Clothing and dress
ISBN: 9780439930475

"Help all of your Rainbow magic fairy friends dress up for fun in Fairyland!"--Page 4 of cover

Magic Names of Fashion

Magic Names of Fashion
Author: Ernestine Carter
Publisher: Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall
Total Pages: 226
Release: 1980-01-01
Genre: Costume designers
ISBN: 9780135454268

Presents brief biographies of twenty-three persons prominent in the fashion world of today or in fashion history.

Brooke the Photographer Fairy

Brooke the Photographer Fairy
Author: Daisy Meadows
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013-06-25
Genre: Cameras
ISBN: 9780606319966

Rachel and Kirsty must find Brooke's magic camera or everyone's picture will be a big blur.