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margaretatwoodIn her 2003 novel Oryx and Crake, Margaret Atwood describes a future after humanity had been almost entirely wiped out by a plague. Jimmy, aka Snowman, lives... Continue »
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    The Year of the Flood

    Margaret Atwood
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Fairchild Encyclopedia of Menswear

by Mary Lisa Gavenas

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Suit sales are on the rise. Makeovers for men are a staple of reality television. Style debates make newspapers and tabloids, and celebrities retain stables of stylists. There's more fuss than we've seen in decades over menswear — and until now, no comprehensive resource on the subject. The Fairchild Encyclopedia of Menswear is a thorough — and thoroughly entertaining — guide for fashion students, professionals, and anyone interested in what men wear and why.
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BLeBriard, January 4, 2009 (view all comments by BLeBriard)
The entries on people like Sy Devore, Nudie (the rodeo tailor), and Bill Belew (the man who put Elvis in jumpsuits) are a hoot. But I use it all the time for the color inserts so I can identify the name of fabrics and shirt stripes and patterns without having to already know them.
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lvennes, March 1, 2008 (view all comments by lvennes)
FINALLY! A fabulous, thorough, detailed reference book for the men of today!
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Product Details

ISBN:
9781563674655
Publisher:
Fairchild Books & Visuals
Subject:
Fashion
Author:
Gavenas, Mary Lisa
Subject:
Textiles
Subject:
Pop Cultire
Subject:
Reference
Subject:
Men's clothing
Series:
Fairchild Reference Collection
Publication Date:
December 2007
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
419
Dimensions:
11.16x8.74x1.18 in. 2.75 lbs.
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