The Accessory Handbook
Title | The Accessory Handbook PDF eBook |
Author | Alison Freer |
Publisher | Ten Speed Press |
Pages | 194 |
Release | 2018-08-14 |
Genre | Design |
ISBN | 0399580816 |
A practical and inspiring guide to how to style, wear, buy, and care for every kind of accessory, from the New York Times best-selling author of How to Get Dressed. Costume designer and writer Alison Freer is beloved for her sassy, rule-breaking fashion advice, which emphasizes that style should be fun, personal, and functional. Instead of prescribing what to wear or own, Freer empowers you to wear whatever you want—and shows how to pull it off—with humor and wit. In The Accessory Handbook, Freer breaks down every type of accessory—from hats and hosiery to jewelry, bags, and shoes—and explains how to best shop for, care for, and wear each with flair.
50 Ways to Wear Accessories
Title | 50 Ways to Wear Accessories PDF eBook |
Author | Lauren Friedman |
Publisher | Chronicle Books |
Pages | 131 |
Release | 2018-08-14 |
Genre | Self-Help |
ISBN | 1452166552 |
A simple guide to getting dressed and transforming your looks with accessories that show off your personal style and complement your outfits. This sparkling celebration of accessories from the author of the 50 Ways to Wear series offers top-notch tips for rocking statement pieces—think earrings, bracelets, hats, belts, purses, and more—in unexpected ways. Learn how to accessorize any outfit for a snowy day, a fancy event, a job interview. With fun illustrations that show how to achieve each look, advice on different ways to wear each featured item and style, and tips on mixing and matching different items, patterns, and prints, 50 Ways to Wear Accessories is a must-have resource to optimize any wardrobe and head out the door with panache.
Accessory Design
Title | Accessory Design PDF eBook |
Author | Aneta Genova |
Publisher | Fairchild Books |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2011-09-20 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9781563679261 |
This comprehensive introduction to accessory design gives the aspiring designer an overview of the history of fashion accessories, including a look at important contributions by brands both classic and contemporary. Genova presents a model for accessory design, from inspiration through manufacturing, and relates that process to the design of handbags and small leather goods, footwear, hats, gloves, belts, neckwear, and pocket squares. For each accessory, the text explains how the designer's creativity can be channeled into the development of styles that enhance a brand's appeal to its target market.
Fashion Design Course
Title | Fashion Design Course PDF eBook |
Author | Jane Schaffer |
Publisher | B.E.S. Publishing |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2012 |
Genre | Costume design |
ISBN | 9780764147548 |
A guide to fashion accessory design covers the process of research and development; design principles; construction techniques; and information specific to handbags, footwear, and millinery.
How to Get Dressed
Title | How to Get Dressed PDF eBook |
Author | Alison Freer |
Publisher | Ten Speed Press |
Pages | 258 |
Release | 2015-04-14 |
Genre | Design |
ISBN | 1607747073 |
Costume designer Alison Freer’s styling kit is a magical bag of tricks, built to solve every single wardrobe malfunction on earth. TV and film productions wait for nothing, so her solutions have to work fast. In How to Get Dressed, Alison distills her secrets into a fun, comprehensive style guide focused on rethinking your wardrobe like a fashion expert and making what’s in your closet work for you. She provides real-world advice about everything style-related, including: • Making every garment you own fit better • Mastering closet organization • The undergarments you actually need • The scoop on tailors and which alterations are worth it • Shopping thrift and vintage like a rockstar Instead of repeating boring style “rules,” Alison breaks the rules and gets real about everything from bras to how to deal with inevitable fashion disasters. Including helpful information such as how to skip ironing and the dry cleaners, remove every stain under the sun, and help clueless men get their sartorial acts together, How to Get Dressed has hundreds of insider tips from Alison’s arsenal of tools and expertise.
The Couture Accessory
Title | The Couture Accessory PDF eBook |
Author | Caroline Rennolds Milbank |
Publisher | |
Pages | 200 |
Release | 2002-10 |
Genre | Design |
ISBN |
Looks at the accessories leading designers created to compliment their clothing, focusing on hats, pocketbooks, jewelry, shoes, scarves, belts, and gloves.
A Cast Is the Perfect Accessory
Title | A Cast Is the Perfect Accessory PDF eBook |
Author | Allison Gutknecht |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 160 |
Release | 2014-03-04 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1442483970 |
Eight-year-old Mandy Berr is spirited, sassy, and determined to shine—even if she’s not the center of attention! After learning the hard way that polka dot underwear and white pants are not the best combination, Mandy Berr has gotten over that fashion faux pas, and has (almost) recovered from not being named George Washington in the recent Presidential Pageant. But just when things seem like they might be back in her favor, her former nemesis, Natalie, manages to steal Mandy’s spotlight—again. A broken wrist for Natalie means a cool cast and the attention of Mandy’s classmates…even from Anya, Mandy’s BFF. Can Mandy figure out a way to get back into the center of attention, win back her best friend, AND snag a pair of fancy-dancy periwinkle sunglasses?