Fashion Art

Are you tired of your basic T-shirt? Looking to upgrade your footwear? There’s no need to spend big bucks when you can fashion hack it! Learn how to take your everyday look and make it pop!

In this candid memoir, featuring a foreword by Barbra Streisand, renowned designer Donna Karan shares intimate details about her lonely childhood, her four-plus decades in the fashion industry, her two marriages, motherhood, and her ongoing quest for self-acceptance and spiritual peace.

Through Starting a Career in the Fashion World: 8 Proven Strategies to Help You Launch a Successful Career in Fashion and Make Your Mark!, build a solid foundation for your fashion career. Learn to create a personal brand that reflects your style and vision, and effectively network in the industry. Shine brightly and leave an indelible mark, propelled by your own unique vision and passion.

This definitive biography of Anna Wintour chronicles the steep climb of an ambitious young woman who would, with singular and legendary focus, become the most powerful woman in media.

From the late editor, writer, and critic, one of the great chroniclers of the art, fashion, and celebrity scenes: an expansive collection of 35 essays that offer an intimate look into the worlds of some of the most important and well-known artists, designers, and actors of our time.

Abandoned at six months old and raised in a religious home, Jen Principe had a less-than-glamorous childhood. Her father’s romantic entanglement with their housekeeper triggered a web of lies and over a decade of physical abuse, with Jen as the one-and-only target. But there was one constant in her life: fashion. Using her wardrobe as an outlet, Jen masked her adolescent trauma at home by changing her identity with different clothing trends. Learning the powerful psychological impact behind what we wear ultimately led to her dream job as a celebrity fashion stylist.

For fashion journalist Lauren (“LoLo”) Scruggs, a short flight to look at Christmas lights turned into a nightmare when she was struck by the plane’s spinning propeller blades. As Lauren was rushed to the hospital, fighting for her life, the world watched in shock and horror. Several major surgeries and thousands of prayers later, Lauren was still alive. But she had suffered brain trauma and lost her left hand and left eye. Some thought that this would be the end of everything for her, a beautiful young woman working in an industry focused completely on appearance. They were wrong.

Sneaker Culture is Exploding! This book will challenge you to think critically about purpose, identity, materialism, and eternity. Sneakerheads own anywhere from 25-75 pairs and buy one to four pairs a month. Sneakers used to just be for sports but now they have become one of the biggest fashion items in the world.

"Es fängt mit mir an, und es hört mit mir auf." Karl Lagerfeld stilisierte sich selbst zum lebenden Logo und zu einem Mythos der Modewelt. F.A.Z.-Redakteur Alfons Kaiser, der Lagerfeld seit langem kannte, stellt in dieser Biographie anhand vieler bislang unbekannter Quellen den charismatischen Modeschöpfer vor. Und er erklärt die vielen Rollen seines Lebens: den jugendlichen Außenseiter im norddeutschen Flachland, das weltgewandte Genie in Paris, den unermüdlichen Zeichner, begeisterten Fotografen, leidenschaftlichen Büchersammler und den preußisch disziplinierten Workaholic.

Dressed For War: The Story of Audrey Withers, Vogue Editor Extraordinaire from the Blitz to the Swinging Sixties is the untold story of our most iconic fashion magazine in its most formative years, in the Second World War. It was an era when wartime exigencies gave its editor, Audrey Withers, the chance to forge an identity for it that went far beyond stylish clothes.

In seinem neuen Hörbuch erzählt Uwe Timm von seinen Lehrjahren als Kürschner im Hamburg der Fünfzigerjahre. Von kuriosen Erlebnissen im Beruf und der Welt der Mode, von besonderen Freundschaften und den Büchern, die sein Leben verändert haben. Hamburg 1955 – der noch 14-jährige Uwe wird von seinem Vater, dem Inhaber eines Pelzgeschäfts, in die Kürschnerlehre gegeben. Im Takt der Stechuhren lernt der junge Mann die kreative Präzision, die das heute fast ausgestorbene Handwerk erfordert, schult den Blick für das Material, die Kundinnen, die Tücken und Geheimnisse dieser Kunst.

¿Te gustaría saber cómo la ropa que llevas puede cambiar tu vida? ¿Quieres aprender a usar la moda como una herramienta para mejorar tu imagen, tu autoestima, tu comunicación y tus relaciones? ¿Te interesa conocer los secretos psicológicos que se esconden detrás de las tendencias, las marcas, los colores y los estilos?

In this inspirational audiobook you’ll find out how to move past the unconscious hoarding patterns in your personality. You will learn how to go from collecting rails of clothes you rarely wear, to shopping effectively, to building a wardrobe that works for you, whatever your lifestyle. Once your clothes are in order, you will feel more confident, more in control and less anxious.

From the acclaimed author of Stuffed comes an intimate memoir, written with charm and panache, that juxtaposes two fascinating lives - the iconoclastic designer Elsa Schiaparelli and the author's own mother - to explore how a girl fashions herself into a woman.

A careful snip, a delicate fold. Fabric the color of new petals. Skirts that flare like upside-down blossoms. A garden bursts into bloom! There is no "good enough." For Ann, only the best will do. Award-winning author Kate Messner and costume historian Margaret E. Powell tell the powerful story of the ground-breaking Ann Lowe, who grew up in a small Alabama dress shop and became the first nationally known African American fashion designer.

Hollywood stars have always furthered fashion's cause of seducing the masses into buying designers' clothes by acting as living billboards. Now, red carpet celebrities are no longer content to just advertise and are putting their names on labels that reflect the image they - or their stylists - created.

Do you dress according to the latest fashion or are you a trend setter who leads the way? Do you feel confident every time you get dressed or do you need some help in choosing what’s right for you? If you want to look great all the time this book will help you find your look! Dressing in the latest styles and looking good, whether you are going on a night out or knowing what to wear at the office, is important for lots of different reasons.

Do you have so many clothes and outfits that they’re practically spilling out of your closet the second you open it? Despite that, do you find yourself having little or nothing to wear and have difficulty keeping up with ever-changing trends? Fashion doesn’t have to be complicated, nor does it have to be expensive. What if there was a method you could follow that would leave you looking and feeling radiant every single day? Gone are the days of worrying about what shoes go with what dresses when you commit to the Capsule Wardrobe lifestyle.

Dive into the rich tapestry of contemporary art with "Stitched Modernity," the ultimate eBook for anyone captivated by the intersection of tradition and innovation in the world of embroidery. This captivating volume unspools the vibrant threads of embroidery's evolution, taking you on a journey through its transformation into a boundary-pushing art form. Are you intrigued by the resurgence of embroidery in modern art and design? "Stitched Modernity" is your curated guide, exploring how this ancient craft has been reimagined by artists who stitch their narratives into every piece. With an ...

Joe Zee, the editor in chief of Yahoo Style, former creative director of Elle magazine, and cohost of the new ABC talk show FAB Life, takes listeners behind the scenes of the crazy and wonderful world of fashion in That's What Fashion Is.