fashion design

"This book teaches readers how to mend, patch, dye, and alter clothing for an environmentally conscious, reimagined wardrobe. [The author] provides a comprehensive guide to building (and keeping) a wardrobe that matters. Whether you want to repair your go-to jeans, refresh a favorite garment, thrift-shop like a pro, alter or dye clothing you already have--this book has all the know-how you'll need. Woven throughout are stories, essays, and a slow fashion call-to-action, encouraging readers to get involved or deepen their commitment to changing the destructive habit of overconsumption"--OCLC.

Presents an illustrated look at the life of Ann Lowe who was the first African American to become a noted fashion designer.

"When seventeen-year-old aspiring designer Tahira Janmohammad's coveted fashion internship falls through, her parents have a Plan B. Tahira will work in her aunt's boutique in the small town of Bakewell, the flower capital of Ontario. It's only for the summer, and she'll get the experience she needs for her college application. Plus her best friend is coming along. It won't be that bad. But she just can't deal with Rowan Johnston, the rude, totally obsessive garden-nerd next door with frayed cutoffs and terrible shoes. Not mention his sharp jawline, smoldering eyes, and soft lips. So irritating. Rowan is also just the plant-boy Tahira needs to help win the Bakewell flower-arrainging contest, an event that carries clout in New York City, of all places. And with designers, of all people. Connections that she needs. No one is more surprised than Tahira to learn that floral design is almost as great as fashion design. And Rowan? Turns out he's more than ironic shirts and soil under the fingernails. Tahira's about to find out what she's really made of and made for. Because here in the middle of nowhere, Tahira is just beginning to bloom"--Dust jacket.

With the school dance around the corner, fashionistas Beth and Chanda are ready to dazzle! In graphic novel format.

"Olive is spending the summer before college helping a fashion-industry imaging specialist--and pondering the impact of this work behind the scenes"--Provided by the publisher.

When her successful fashion designer mother is diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, seventeen-year-old Serene must take over her mother's business while also trying to find her father with the help of a new boy in town in whom she finds refuge and love.

"An insider's look at how the rise of "fast fashion" obstructs ethical shopping and fuels the abuse and neglect of garment workers"--Provided by publisher.

The world of fashion is more than just runways and red carpets. Beneath the surface, science plays a huge role in this industry. This is because producing the beautiful garments that grace the pages of magazines and strut down the runways requires a whole scientific process to take place first. Thanks to science, people can express themselves through their own personal sense of style, no matter what that style is.

This book examines alternative healing practices in American popular culture. From traditional folk approaches to more recent developments, it discusses the rise and fall of more than 100 popular approaches to addressing both physical ailments and mental health needs. Offering insightful accounts of everything from aging prevention to voodoo & Santer??a, Alternative Healing in American History: An Encyclopedia from Acupuncture to Yoga situates each popular approach in the history and culture of health and wellness in America. Moreover, the book shows that "orthodox" medicine and unconventional approaches may have more in common than many people think, because both are subject to the changing nature of the medical understanding and the strength of their appeal to consumers. While the main focus is on remedies lying outside the medical mainstream, the book also highlights how many widely accepted therapeutic treatments of the past--for example, "the water cure" (hydrotherapy) or lobotomy (psychosurgery)--fell out of favor and were quickly forgotten. Besides examining popular healing techniques, the book also explores the changing nature of the medical marketplace and how once-standard treatments (e.g., leeching, psychoanalysis) have had their ups and downs. The book comprises five chronological sections covering time periods from pre-1900 to the present. Provides illuminating descriptions of popular treatments, describing their underlying philosophies, the historical impetus behind each, and their fate with consumers Casts a critical yet sympathetic historical eye on the development of numerous popular remedies and how they came to serve (or not) their users Looks at both notable "alternative" therapies and therapies that emerged or split off from the mainstream to address a different need of their audiences Explores treatments designed for healing the body, the mind, the spirit, and all three.

Three fashion designers share their advice and real-life experiences on how to start a career in the fashion industry.