
Clothing from A to Z. Thematic Encyclopedia of Fashion and Textiles. 5th Edition.
N° d'inventaire | 21988 |
Format | 15 x 21 |
Détails | 495 p., numerous black and white illustrations, paperback with flaps. |
Publication | Paris, 2019 |
Etat | Nine |
ISBN | 9782918579229 |
Raise your hand to all those who have had the right word on the tip of their tongue to describe this or that garment but have never been able to find it! Clothing from A to Z presents in text and images more than 850 contemporary and historical garments. Temple garments, alb, chador, sitar, dupatta, dastar, kachera, bekeshe, frumka, talit katan and a hundred other religious or ethnoreligious garments enrich this 5th edition. With more than 700 definitions and illustrations, the second part of the book explores in detail the world of clothing: all the elements that compose it (collars, sleeves, pockets, tabs, cuffs, yokes, fastening systems...), all the trimmings that decorate it, structure it and improve its appearance, all the effects that stylize it... But by the way... do you speak French? Clothing from A to Z doesn't forget those who don't speak French fluently, by offering an English translation for each of its entries. And now, to your hangers...
Raise your hand to all those who have had the right word on the tip of their tongue to describe this or that garment but have never been able to find it! Clothing from A to Z presents in text and images more than 850 contemporary and historical garments. Temple garments, alb, chador, sitar, dupatta, dastar, kachera, bekeshe, frumka, talit katan and a hundred other religious or ethnoreligious garments enrich this 5th edition. With more than 700 definitions and illustrations, the second part of the book explores in detail the world of clothing: all the elements that compose it (collars, sleeves, pockets, tabs, cuffs, yokes, fastening systems...), all the trimmings that decorate it, structure it and improve its appearance, all the effects that stylize it... But by the way... do you speak French? Clothing from A to Z doesn't forget those who don't speak French fluently, by offering an English translation for each of its entries. And now, to your hangers...