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Making Faces
Making Faces
by Kevyn Aucoin
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America's preeminent makeup artist shares his secrets, explaining not only the basics of makeup application and technique but also how to use the fundamentals to create a wide range of different looks. 200 color photos & sketches.... (read more)

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Professional Sewing Techniques for Designers (08 Edition)
Professional Sewing Techniques for Designers (08 Edition)
by Julie Christine Cole
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Professional Sewing Techniques for Designers is a modern, colorful, and up-to-date sewing guide that teaches fashion design students the construction skills they'll need to execute their original designs in a professional environment. Each chapter covers... (read more)

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Color Me Beautiful's Looking Your Best
Color Me Beautiful's Looking Your Best
by Mary Spillane
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Now expanded to 12 personalized color palettes, this all-new and revised edition of the book that has sold more than five million copies to date is packed with the most up-to-date information and advice on color and image, plus a complete, personal, head-... (read more)

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Apparel Product Development (2ND 01 Edition)
Apparel Product Development (2ND 01 Edition)
by Maurice J. Johnson
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This innovative, easy-to-read book explores the practical day-to-day realities and technicalities of the garment-making business—wholesale, manufacturing, designing, and private-label product development. It explains, step-by-step, how to... (read more)

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Colors for Modern Fashion: Drawing Fashion with Colored Markers
Colors for Modern Fashion: Drawing Fashion with Colored Markers
by Nancy Riegelman
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This package contains the following components: -0132300311: Colors for Modern Fashion -0132238446: 9 Heads: A Guide to Drawing... (read more)

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Love, Loss, and What I Wore
Love, Loss, and What I Wore
by Ilene Beckerman
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Beckerman's runaway bestseller articulates something all women know: memories are often tied to one's favorite clothes. From her Brownie uniform to her Pucci knockoff to her black strapless Rita Hayworth-style dress from the Neiman Marcus outlet store... (read more)

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Rendering Fashion, Fabric, and Prints With Adobe Photoshop
Rendering Fashion, Fabric, and Prints With Adobe Photoshop
by M. Kathleen Colussy
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This is the only step-by-step how-to guide of its kind to address all aspects of desired textile/surface design effects using Adobe PhotoShop. From a description of various ways to get results, to the best way for presenting work created in the textile... (read more)

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From Pencil to Pen Tool: Understanding & Creating the Digital Fashion Image
From Pencil to Pen Tool: Understanding & Creating the Digital Fashion Image
by Jemi Armstrong
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In today's fashion industry, the traditional skills of forecasting, cutting, sewing, and drafting are not enough. Students must be able to transform their two-dimensional plans into computer-generated images. This book teaches Adobe Photoshop CS and... (read more)

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Looking Good: Wardrobe Planning and Personal Style Development
Looking Good: Wardrobe Planning and Personal Style Development
by Nancy Nix Rice
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Provides everything women need to look their personal best, not by following fashion trends, but by spotlighting their best features to create the most flattering and timeless look possible.... (read more)

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Twentieth-century American Fashion (05 Edition)
Twentieth-century American Fashion (05 Edition)
by Linda Welters
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Americans began the twentieth century standing in Europe's sartorial shadow, yet ended by outfitting the world in blue jeans, T-shirts and sneakers. How did this come about? What changes in American culture were reflected in fashion? What role did... (read more)

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Milady's Standard: Nail Technology Examination Review (5TH 08 - Old Edition)
Milady's Standard: Nail Technology Examination Review (5TH 08 - Old Edition)
by Douglas D. Schoon
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Milady?s Art and Science of Nail Technology, 4th edition, is a completely updated guide to nail technology, reinforcing the nail technologist?s role. It covers all the recent developments in the practice of nail technology, including new chapters on... (read more)

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Milady's Skin Care and Cosmetic Ingredients Dictionary
Milady's Skin Care and Cosmetic Ingredients Dictionary
by Natalia Michalun
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The second edition of this thorough reference is an invaluable tool for assessing cosmetic products, addressing both the quality of the product and the effect it has on the skin. Since a product's ultimate purpose is to benefit the skin, it is crucial to... (read more)

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The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women
The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women
by Naomi Wolf
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-335) and index.... (read more)

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Apparel Production Terms and Processes (2ND 10 Edition)
Apparel Production Terms and Processes (2ND 10 Edition)
by Janace Bubonia
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As advances in technology and communications lead to the evolution of the apparel industry's global supply chain, new vocabulary and revised terminology take hold. Apparel Production Terms and Processes, 2nd Edition of Fashion Production Terms is a... (read more)

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Dynamics of Fashion (3RD 08 Edition)
Dynamics of Fashion (3RD 08 Edition)
by Elaine Stone
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Fashion today is fast paced, technologically savvy, and global and this 3rd Edition of The Dynamics of Fashion has been updated to be on the cutting edge. Featuring a new chapter on the history of fashion, the latest facts and figures, and the most... (read more)

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Fashion Forecasting (09 Edition)
Fashion Forecasting (09 Edition)
by Mckelvey
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Everyone in the fashion business needs to develop an essential survival skill: how to interpret the intelligence provided by the fashion forecasting industry, to anticipate and respond to emerging trends. Lavishly illustrated in full colour throughout... (read more)

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Face Forward (00 Edition)
Face Forward (00 Edition)
by Kevyn Aucoin
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Dazzling Makeup Tips for Date Night, Club Night, and Beyond Maximize the glam, access your inner diva, grab the glitter, and get excited about makeup! With stunning photos, featuring stars like Jennette McCurdy, Ariana Grande, Brandy, and Willa Ford, and... (read more)

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Twentieth-century Fashion (99 Edition)
Twentieth-century Fashion (99 Edition)
by Valerie Mendes
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Written by two experts in costume from the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, it explores movements and innovations in style for both men and women through the work of the most original and influential designers and couturiers. Organized around... (read more)

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Integrating Draping, Drafting, and Drawing (08 Edition)
Integrating Draping, Drafting, and Drawing (08 Edition)
by Bina Abling
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Integrating Draping, Drafting, and Drawing teaches these three techniques of creating apparel designs the way they are practiced in the industry, that is, by integrating them throughout the creative process. This handy studio reference helps students... (read more)

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Textiles and Fashion (08 Edition)
Textiles and Fashion (08 Edition)
by Jenny Udale
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The nuts-and-bolts of fashion design--great for everyone who loves clothes! * Fascinating case studies by industry pros * Inspiring illustrations plus no-nonsense text All fashion designers need a strong understanding of fabrics and their properties. How... (read more)

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