Photographs and text document the history and meaning of clothing and fashion, from loincloths to modern children's clothes.
The attire of the feudal lords and ladies of old Japan, warriors, priest, courtesans, Edo-period dandies geisha, footmen, farmers— in fact, the whole array of Kabuki's colorful characters-is discussed in fascinating detail in this ...
On his first vacation without his parents, eight-year-old Myron faces a scary grandfather, teasing older cousins, his first dive off the ten-foot board, and his grandmother's encouragement to write his mother daily, telling her of his ...
Packed with tons of ideas for creative costumes, The Halloween Costume Book gives step-by-step instructions for making inexpensive masks, outfits and accessories from accessible materials.
This updated edition of Vogue and the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute once again invites you into the stunning spectacle that comes when fashion and art meet at The Met.
( The Costume Institute of The Metropolitan Museum of Art . Gifts of Bloomingdale Brothers , Inc. , and Mrs. John Chambers Hughes . ) 38. Evening fashions from the late forties to the mid. The Postwar Era and the " New Look ...
This book features interviews with practitioners from Broadway and regional theatres to opera and ballet companies, offering valuable insights into the costume design profession.
Filled with step-by-step illustrations of how to add colors to a set of renderings and color-block samples to illustrate color theory, terminology, and usage of colors, the book covers a wide range of topics, including: How to add colors to ...
Provides instructions for costume and makeup techniques useful in putting on a play or show.
Discover the secrets behind creating the costumes for HBO's Game of Thrones in this definitive guide. The official guide to the complete costumes of HBO's landmark television series Game of Thrones.
This work examines the way in which the unique partnership of director (Sternberg), star (Marlene Dietrich), studio (Paramount), and designer (Travis Banton) created a series of films in which costume functions as a sign to structure each ...