In fashion : from the first sketch to the catwalk. The fashion industry uncovered / Dominique Paulvé ; Marie Boyé
Language: English Publication details: Londres : Cassell & Co , 2001 Description: 126 p. : il. col. ; 18 cmISBN: 184202132XSubject(s): Disseny de moda | Moda -- Història | Indústria de la confecció -- Direcció i administració | Dissenyadors de moda | Teixits i tèxtils | Teixits i tèxtils intel·ligents
Contents:
I. Fact --
II. Discover: Dressmaking: an ancient craft ; Concern over the dangers of corsets ; Fashion begins in the 14th century ; A breath of austerity ; The mysteries of lace and lacemaking ; New fashions in France under the Sun King ; Feathers, ribbons, embroidery: sophistication is the rule ; The age of panniered skirts ; Fashionable ladies wear the perfumes of the English countryside ; Recognition for dressmakers ; The 19th century: the birth of the clothing industry ; The big department stores: low prices but a wide choice ; Charles Frederick Worth: the first "grand couturier" ; Jacques Doucet: a taste for lightness ; Paul Poiret puts fashion into shop windows ; Madeleine Vionnet's obsession with bias ; Coco Chanel invents the suit ; Ready-to-wear steals a march on haute couture ; Cristobal Balenciaga: inimitable lines ; Wartime restrictions: room for the imagination! ; The postwar period: the couturiers reopen their doors ; The hepcats: a taste for provocation ; Pret-à-porter: a whole procession of ideas ; New professions grow up around pret-à-porter ; Design 1960-1970 ; French domination enriched by foreign talent ; The British are coming --
III. Look: Backstage at a fashion show --
IV. In practice: Fashion industry skills: embroiderer, lacemaker and corsetière ; Fashion industry skills: millinery and working with artificial flowers and feathers ; Fashion industry skills: pleating, braid and button-making ; Trend consultancies: an increasingly important role ; Grand couturier or pret-à-porter designer: the garment takes shape ; Textile designer and engineer: choosing materials and inventing colourways ; Pattern cutting and the role of the garment technologist ; Grader and bulk cutter: mass-produced models ; From fibre to fabric ; Production managers and machinists: industrial manufacture ; Buyer, product manager and sourcing: the company image ; Merchandiser, salesperson and shop assistant: the importance of these roles ; Model, make-up artist, hairdresser and photographer: all helping to promote the clothes ; The importance of press and public relations ; Create your own designer bag --
V. Find out: Intelligent clothes ; From artificial to synthetic ; Blending: the secret of fibres of the future ; The clothes and accessories of the 20th century ; Word games ; Clothing as an art form ; Our buying habits ; Test your fashion knowledge ; Addresses and Websites ; Further reading
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LCI Barcelona Prestatgeria 2 | 687.1.01 PAU inf | Available | Secció Moda | 10670000002017 |
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