In Persona non Prada geven antihelden en modejournalistes Catherine en Elspeth een antwoord op de vraag die hen het vaakst gesteld wordt: hoe maak je het in de modewereld? Ze doen dat aan de hand van praktische tips en uiterst vermakelijke behind the scenes-verhalen. One day you're out, the next you're in en zo moeilijk is dat niet. Dat zweren ze op hun vintage Gucci-loafers. Met een Vuitton-kofferset vol sappige anekdotes helpen Catherine en Elspeth jou naar de top van de modewereld. O...

The growing need for a more sustainable fashion industry, in combination with technological developments in textiles and production, is causing radical alterations in contemporary fashion. Although change is just beginning, traditional processes and materials are already under enormous pressure. This book tackles relevant themes in the sustainability dialogue today. What possibilities lie within new technologies, and how do public initiatives like reuse and recycling impact progress? Finally,...

This book is a manual on draping or, as it is known in France, moulage. Draping is a three-dimensional design and production technique that generates a considerable degree of freedom. From time immemorial, draping has been a technique frequently used in couture. Specialists Annette Duburg and Rixt van der Tol used their extensive collection of practical manuscripts to provide this book with a clear set of instructions for draping. There are only a limited number of people who are still able t...

Lecoanet Hemant (founded in 1981) is a fashion label, founded by Didier Lecoanet and Hemant Sagar. The label initially was based in Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, Paris and focussed only on haute couture designs. However, the label has transitioned the focus to ready-to-wear and has moved their base to Gurugram, India.

Hemant and Lecoanet met in Paris, France, at the Ecole de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne. Both of them were learning Haute Couture at that time and decided to...

Versace. Een naam die je direct associeert met stijl, weerbarstige

verfijning – kleur, creativiteit, kunst. In Gianni Versace Retrospective

komt het werk een van de meest invloedrijke couturiers ooit

tot leven. De excentrieke Italiaanse modeontwerper neemt je mee in

de wereld van extravagante kleding en uitbundige catwalkshows

waarin mode, pop en design op spectaculaire wijze samenkomen.

Gianni Versace werd 25 jaar geleden vermoord, maar zijn vooruitstrevende

filosofie is nog steeds herkenb...

The mother-daughter team behind the enormously popular websites StyleLikeU and What s Underneath profile trendsetting artists and creatives of all ages, body types, races, and genders to embrace how self-expression and self-acceptance are the most important means of achieving personal style. Featuring people with original and creative style such as actress Lea DeLaria, who embraces her butch style with whimsy and humor; model and Miley Cyrus muse Melanie Gaydos, who lives with a genetic disor...

An illustrated exploration of the story behind Rolex, one of the most recognisable luxury watch brands in the world.

Marking the 20th anniversary of the company's founding, this comprehensive monograph is the first book on Thom Browne

From two of the world's leading experts onwatch collecting, this supremely elegant andinformative selection of one hundred watchestraces the timepiece's evolution as it highlightsunusual, important, and beautifully craftedwatches of the past half a millennium.