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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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Brilliantly persuasive, this is an exploration of the phenomenon of the violent backlash against feminism that uses images of female beauty as a political weapon against women's advancement. "A smart, angry, insightful book, and a clarion call to freedom"... (read more)

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Looking Good : a Comprehensive Guide To Wardrobe Planning, Color and Personal Style Development (96 Edition)
Looking Good : a Comprehensive Guide To Wardrobe Planning, Color and Personal Style Development (96 Edition)
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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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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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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What People Wore When ; Complete Illustrated History of Costume From Ancient Times To Nineteenth Century for Every Level of Society (08 Edition)
What People Wore When ; Complete Illustrated History of Costume From Ancient Times To Nineteenth Century for Every Level of Society (08 Edition)
by Melissa Leventon
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What People Wore When combines the studies of two classic nineteenth-century illustrators Auguste Racinet and Friedrich Hottenroth for the first time. Their works are presented first by chronology and then by subject, so that illustrators, historians... (read more)

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Color Me Beautiful's Looking Your Best : Color, Makeup and Style (95 Edition)
Color Me Beautiful's Looking Your Best : Color, Makeup and Style (95 Edition)
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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Language of Fashion (06 Edition)
Language of Fashion (06 Edition)
by Roland Barthes
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Roland Barthes, widely regarded as one of the most perceptive critics of the twentieth century, was particularly fascinated by fashion and clothing. This collection brings together all of Barthes' untranslated writings on fashion, revealing the breadth... (read more)

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Miladys Student Reference for Anatomy &
Miladys Student Reference for Anatomy &
by Miladys
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Milady is the leading provider of comprehensive cosmetology educational and professional solutions for over 80 years.... (read more)

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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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Fashion Illustration for Designers - With 2 DVD's (2ND 11 Edition)
Fashion Illustration for Designers - With 2 DVD's (2ND 11 Edition)
by Kathryn Hagen
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With a design orientation, FASHION ILLUSTRATION FOR DESIGNERS, 2/e is focused on teaching students how to develop contemporary drawing skills that will allow them to communicate their fashion vision. Fashion Illustration for Designers, 2e teaches... (read more)

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A History of Costume
A History of Costume
by Carl Kohler
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Egypt, Babylon, Greece up through 19th-century Europe; based on surviving pieces, art work, much more. Includes many clear, measured patterns for reproducing historic costumes. Full text. 595 illustrations. "...landmark in the field of Western European... (read more)

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Fashion Marketing: Theory, Principles and Practice (10 Edition)
Fashion Marketing: Theory, Principles and Practice (10 Edition)
by Marianne C. Bickle
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Prior to the 1970s-1980s, fashion marketing focused heavily (and perhaps solely) on women's fashions. Today, fashion marketing influences all products and the manner of style consumers use products. How products are marketed, when products are marketed... (read more)

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Inside Fashion Design (5TH 04 Edition)
Inside Fashion Design (5TH 04 Edition)
by Sharon L. Tate
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This best-selling book gives readers a close look at the fashion industry from the professional designer's viewpoint. It contains clear and comprehensive coverage and excellent illustrations that examine fashion through the decades and trends of the... (read more)

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Costume : 1066 To the Present (3RD 06 Edition)
Costume : 1066 To the Present (3RD 06 Edition)
by John Peacock
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More than a thousand illustrations, based on surviving garments and contemporary paintings and photographs, demonstrate the astonishing changes in men's and women's clothing over the centuries--from the simple tunics and gowns of the eleventh century to... (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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Fashion the Twentieth Century
Fashion the Twentieth Century
by Francois Baudot
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Originally published in 1999 and now fully revised and updated, Fashion is a photographic celebration that surveys all the preeminent couturiers and fashion houses from the era before the Great War through the revolutionary changes wrought by the Jazz... (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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Understanding Aesthetics for the Merchandising and Design Professional (97 - Old Edition)
Understanding Aesthetics for the Merchandising and Design Professional (97 - Old Edition)
by Ann Marie Fiore
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Understanding Aesthetics bridges the gap between the study of design and aesthetics and the needs of the merchandising and design professional. In this illustrated text, the authors present sophisticated concepts from the field of aesthetics and design... (read more)

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Milady's Illustrated Cosmetology Dictionary
Milady's Illustrated Cosmetology Dictionary
by Milady
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As new techniques and methods are developed in the field of cosmetology, new words are created that become a part of cosmetology terminology. In this regard, Milady's Illustrated Cosmetology Dictionary, 2nd Edition is comprised of words and phrases that... (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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