Fashion Books

I love Tim Gunn. I can not believe that it has taken me this long to pick up this book.

What I like about Tim is that he doesn't tell you style to have but he does give guidelines for good taste. There's info on how to spot quality...
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This book could've been written by your high-class but out-of-touch grandmother living in a penthouse in New York. The sections on self-presentation were moderately helpful but vague (sit up straight! good skin is good!), but when it came to...
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I love Tim Gunn and think he is style personified. I purchased this book thinking that it would include his philosophy and advice for developing such style; however, for the most part the book is directed toward only true fashionistas. I don't...
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The Lucky manual is a helpful tool for pairing shapes of every piece you can buy for your wardrobe and does not limit you to the time when the book was written. I would have liked to see a section on coordinating fabrics like: What in the world...
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This is a fun book to look at because it has a lot of pictures of outfits and ways to combine things, but I do not recommend it for petite women. Many of the clothes featured would not be flattering to a petite frame or available in petite sizes.
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I read the INSTYLE book first and expected the Lucky book to be much better. Though both are quite similar, I liked the layout, tips and overall feel of the InStyle book much better.

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I decided I was going to make aprons for my female family and friends for Christmas and ordered this book hoping it would give me lots of different ideas. It is actually more of a history lesson on aprons but did have lots of pictures and...
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I too eagerly anticipated reading this book, since I went through an apron-sewing blitz this summer. I was a bit disappointed, however. Although the photos and instructions are helpful (for seamsters more accomplished than myself), the tone of the...
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I wore holes in piles of paper trying to work up to the basic points so magnificently outlined in this book! It's like having an art teacher with you (without the snide remarks) to bring your abilities to the top.

If you are planning...
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This book didn't seem to help me much. Except how I should present my drawings. Yes, it is a ok book. But, Fashion sketchbook is hands down much better than this book.
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As a fashion journalist, I served as a reference as a creative director very much.
Expect next edition.
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The book itself is gorgeous and looks great in any library. As far as content, I was expecting more information on the featured stylists as well as more stylists in general. There are so many more that are more facinating and creative. It just...
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The book is good. It have very good pictures. But I expected that it have more text and explain you more about the stylist career.
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Excellent book. Recommended by my couture sewing instructor at the London School of Fashion. It provides an excellent overview of couture sewing technique.
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The cover led me to believe that I was buying a book with up todate informative techniques for modern couture. Alas, the contents was very old fashioned dating back to the 1950, 60 and 70. So it was a bit of a waste of money. The cover was...
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This book expanded my design vision and awareness of the techniques and structure underlying many haute couture creations.

Claire gained access to many famous designers and offers us detailed descriptions of how some of their...
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The first time I sewed anything was in middle school shop class - we made this hideous blouse that I never wore because I didn't like the material or the pattern. I decided to get back into sewing because while I didn't like the end result, I...
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I was disappointed in this book. There is some good basic information, but very little "deconstruction". A majority of the projects are merely adding decorations or embellishments to garments. Large print and a lot of white space on the pages...
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I think that this book is great for beginning sewers - - very young look.

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Great book ... a lot of text and outstanding pictures. Now laying in the on board a superfast ferry between Scotland and Ireland - in the business class. Ladies love it.

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I liked the information and photos about the early Vogue, and wish there was more of it. I was not so interested in the later stuff, as it seemed overly self-important. Instead of presenting fashion, the current Vogue seems to commision special...
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This book is full of graphics and excellent information about drawing the fashion figure. I teach fashion design and illustration and I recommend this to anyone, beginner or intermediate!
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I bought this book because I *just* wanted templates. (I know that as a designer, my strong suit is not in fashion sketching like this, never has been- but sometimes you have to.)

What this book provides is more of a how to create...
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I got this book and was not thrilled. It has some nice pictures, but they don't teach much about drawing. There is also nudity for no real reason. Some of the illustrations look more pin-up than fashion. I find most of the illustrations very short...
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