Excerpt from The ABC of DressThat increase of educational material on dress issued by fashion magazines and pattern companies, together with the growing number of fashion articles in the newspapers, has had a very beneficial effect on home dressmaking - both in reducing mistakes and eliminating haphazard methods - is recognized; this book, however, drawn as it is from a wide experience of many years in actual designing, seeks to illuminate, by the light of this long training, the general principles of art in dress and their application.As some of these principles have already been set forth in articles for the 'ladies' Home Journal (1920 - 1921) and for the 'modern Priscilla (1922 a review has been made of such sections as properly belong herein.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Learn the ABC and talk about clothes and fashion! This one of a kind, full-color illustrated alphabet book combines letters with the words for different kinds of clothing. For example: "B" - "Blouse", "D" - "Dress". Every picture is unique and your child will be able to form associations with each letter. Kids will have fun discovering fashion as they learn their ABCs. Help the child learn the letters and practice clothes vocabulary!

"Celebrating the creativity of what we wear, this playful fashion alphabet introduces key terms for dressing and dressing up, from apron to zippers."--

For all men, and indeed all women who are interested in men's clothes - here is an alphabetical guide to men's fashion written with wit and expert knowledge. From the etiquette of dressing to the meaning of technical terms, Hardy Amies' skilful eye guides you safely through style decisions on everything from blazers and brogues to skiing and sandals. No man can afford to be without this classic style bible, now published in a handsome cloth-bound special edition.

Maria Carluccio's playful fashion alphabet celebrates the fun of getting dressed—and getting dressed up! From a sophisticated bow tie to a warm wool hat, this diverse celebration of what we wear from A to Z invites kids to get creative and embrace their own unique style. Plus, this is the fixed-format version, which looks almost identical to the print edition!