In this celebration of "the little black dress," the author provides a history of this essential women's garment, tracing its evolution since the 15th century. She also offers critiques and images of 59 dresses that were created by famous designers, including Calvin Klein, Mariano Fortuny, Balenciaga, and Azzedine Alaia.
From the turn-of-the-century S-bend silhouette to the bumster and bustier of today, this comprehensive survey explores all the significant developments in fashion in a century that has witnessed a growing occupation with personal appearance and style. The book focuses on the key movements and innovations in clothing for both men and women and ...
When her mother is killed in a riding accident, nine-year-old Amy is left mute and traumatised. She was there - but she cannot remember what happened and she is haunted by a nightmare that she cannot fully explain. Gradually her voice returns, but not her memory. Her relationship with her father deepens as she grows older, and she resigns herself ...
The impassioned letter Oscar Wilde wrote from prison in the definitive edition featuring the famous Hart-Davis notes Oscar Wilde wrote "I don't defend my conduct, I explain it", when he was imprisoned in Reading Gaol in 1895 for his violation of England's stringent laws against homosexuality. Wilde's notorious liaison with the Marquess of ...
Valerie Mendes' gripping, fast-moving novel explores the whirlpools of change in teenagers' lives, the strengths of friendship, and the inescapable, binding pull of love. Thirteen-year-old Nathan is furious when his mum hauls him off to Cornwall for Christmas and then tells him they are to move there for good. He wants to be back with Dad, with ...
After the death of his beloved grandmother - his only family - Daniel feels lost and alone. People move into his house, rubbing salt into the wound. But then he meets Laura, whose loneliness matches his. Might she become his surrogate grandmother? And that family in his old home: the bright, beautiful Jade and her little brother, Finn. Could they ...
Sixteen-year-old Jenna wants to dance - not just in dance class or in her bedroom, but professionally, in London, under the eyes of the best teachers in the world. But a fatal accident blows her family and Cornish life apart and, guilty and grief-stricken, she puts all her plans on hold. Until a chance meeting with someone who was there with her ...
Extravagant and supersexy, the fashions of Gianni Versace (1946-1997) combined the expert craftsmanship and luxury of haute couture with the sheer creativity of the street. Instantly recognizable for their glamour quotient -- who could forget Elizabeth Hurley in her slit-up-to-there "Safety-pin Dress"? -- the deceptively fragile designs utilized ...
Drawing on their curatorial background in 20th-century dress at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the authors have produced the first volume to focus on the details of high fashion from a design perspective. The guide includes detailed examinations of garments, from buttons to beads to collars.
A celebration of that fashion essential, the little black dress. Black has inspired designers the world over to produce some of their most exotic and seminal work, from the feather-light pleats of Fortuny early this century to the deconstructed 1980s designs of Comme de Garcons. Stunning photography and state of the art design.
This is an illustrated book offering a journey through the wardrobes of the twentieth-century's best dressed women. Fashion is approached season by season describing with detail the evolution of style, illustrating how fashion can act as a barometer of social change. Why did Edwardian women change six times a day? Why did flappers mimic adolescent ...
Presenting several basic concepts for young people learning English, this book in sequence of simply described and illustrated actions takes the reader through one 24-hour day. The days of the week and the months of the year are presented, as are the seasons and weather in temperate and tropical countries. It includes advice and notes for parents ...
This first picture dictionary is for young people learning English. It contains 138 illustrations of the most useful everyday words, each clearly labelled, which provide an easy-to-remember introduction to the English alphabet and a first English vocabulary. Also listed are num bers 1-20, the days of the week and the months of the year. Advice and ...
Mrs Lucy Wallace, Lady Duff Gordon as she became, transformed her business from a modest home-based dressmakers into the leading international fashion enterprise, Lucile Limited, with salons in London, Paris, New York and Chicago and her work was ranked alongside Jacques Doucet and Paul Poiret by the fashion media. Her lavish and alluring fashions ...
Presented in alphabetical order to help young people learning English, this book has four or five verbs on each page which are supported by clear descriptive sentences and action-packed illustrations. The language is brought to life by a small set of characters who demonstrate the verbs and unify the action in up-to-date situations and contexts. ...
Jamie is left with his Grandma while his mother has a new baby. To stop him feeling so lonely and confused, she tells him stories of another young buy, Callum, who died long ago, who brings Jamie magical dreams of strength, confidence and having fun. After each dream Jamie discovers the courage and confidence to do things he never dared before. ...
This glamorous book, part of the "V&A Fashion in Detail" series, illustrates the intricate details of twentieth-century fashion. Spectacular photographs, accompanied by expert commentaries and specially commissioned line drawings, focus on fanciful Dior bows, Chanel button-holes and metal sprinfs on a Schiaparelli jacket. This unique study ...
Aimed at young people learning English, this book presents a variety of words under the heading of "My Family", "By the Swimming Pool", "At the Airport", with relevant words colourfully illustrated and labelled. Spreads on "People" and "Opposites" extend the scope of this title.
Designed for young people learning English, this book introduces essential vocabulary and structures, placed in an everyday context. The mini-conversations on each page present the questions, requests, complaints, enquiries and greetings of common conversation.
This text introduces young people learning English to the vocabulary of the numbers 1-20, to basic colours and to four basic shapes. The concepts are presented by the colourful characters of Mr and Mrs Clown whose visual appeal aims to encourage and stimulate learning. The top of every page reinforces numbers, colours or shapes in words and ...
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