'Dissolving the Ego of Fashion' presents an in-depth introduction to the vision and research themes that the Fashion Professorship of ArtEZ University of the Arts sets out to explore in the coming years. Daniëlle Bruggeman aims to develop critical theories and practices in order to explore, better understand, and rethink the cracks in the fashion system and the role that fashion plays – and could potentially play – in relation to urgent socio-cultural, environmental, and political develo...

Hester van Eeghen, an acclaimed Dutch designer who has been creating soulful bags, shoes, and wallets since 1988, teamed up with American artist David A. Carter to make this special edition pop-up book. The expressive shapes and lively colours of her meticulously made designs celebrate life in all its forms. Carter, who has created over one hundred pop-up books which have been published worldwide, brings his particular expertise to the book, illustrating Van Eeghen’s handbags in a dynamic, ...

A brand-new book of fashion secrets by New York Times best-selling author, model, and Parisienne extraordinaire, Ines de la Fressange. Ines de la Fressange's personal style is chic yet relaxed in every situation. While a navy-and-white- striped nautical top with slim, cropped jeans and flats is a classic French look, it's harder to pinpoint how Parisians unfailingly blend elegance and allure with such ease. In this sequel to her best seller Parisian Chic, the world's favorite style icon demon...

There’s no escaping fashion. Everyone wears clothes, and that means making choices, always raising the same practical, strategic, political, or entirely irrational question: What should I put on? In this guide, Karin Schacknat has found a new, comprehensive way to illustrate the developments in European clothing and apparel-related behaviour from antiquity to the beginning of the 21st century. From the toga to Dolce & Gabbana, from the 17th century lace collar to Iris van Herpen. So much of...