"Astounding and mesmerising... Prepare to have your eyes opened - wide. " - Vogue Living"The founders of Patternity have earned their stripes and are on a mission to show just how much patterns can do.' - The TelegraphPattern is everywhere we go and in everything we do. We wear patterns, we walk over them, we even eat, drink and think them - we always have and we always will - but it's unlikely they demand too much of our attention... Innovative creative a...

Wearing jewelry is essential to helping women developed their own style. For women wishing to create a look that's unique, the last thing they'll want to invest money in is mass produced pieces of jewelry. It's for this reason alone, learning the skills needed for making silver and costume jewelry could prove extremely beneficial. When it comes to making such pieces you need to know where to purchase the right kinds of supplies. In this book, " Silver & Costume Jewelry Making: A Complete S...

Louise Roe-internationally renowned fashion journalist, TV host, and makeover guru-knows style. It's not about trends but about being your own person and sharing the things you love in your appearance, your home, and your personality. In Front Roe, Louise shares her expertise on cultivating personal style and feeling like a confident leading lady in your own life.In her first book, Louise has compiled the practical tips and secret tricks that she's picked up through years ...

Over 200 iconic products that are among the best and most influential in the beauty world – past, present and future.‘Sali Hughes has created a universe filled with galaxies of beauty secrets’ Charlotte TilburyPacked full of beauty wisdom, Pretty Iconic takes us from the evocative smell of Johnson’s baby lotion through to Simple Face wipes, NARS Orgasm and beyond, looking at the formative role beauty plays in our lives.Cons...

What are the benefits of jewelry making Jewelry making is a lovely way to pass the time, and it is also a good choice when you want to foster a sense of creativity within yourself. People have worn jewelry since ancient time for the sake of beauty, religion, status and more, and as you make your own pieces, it is very easy for you to imbue them with your own personal meaning. Jewelry making allows to make rings, bracelets, necklaces and pendants that all have their own meaning for you!

Learn the elements of the timeless beauty that is Japanese design in this concise reference volume.Japanese design is known throughout the world for its beauty, its simplicity, and its blending of traditional and contemporary effects. This succinct guide describes the influence and importance of 65 key elements that make up Japanese design, detailing their origins—and their impact on fields ranging from architecture and interior design to consumer products and high...

One of few books to analyse fair trade, ethical fashion and entrepreneurship, written by one of the most respected women in the industry.Highly visual, featuring studio shots, street pics, illustrationsContributions from celebrity supporters of fair trade and ethical fashion, for example: Emma Watson explains why Fair Trade fashion is so important to her; Summer Rayne Oakes describes how she took on the model agencies; Vivienne Westwood talks high-fashion without the high s...

**A New York Times BestsellerFrom an award-winning historian, the fascinating tale of the 20th-century women who taught America how to dress“A tribute to a time when style—and maybe even life—felt more straightforward, and however arbitrary, there were definitive answers.” —Paris Review**As a glance down any street in America quickly reveals, American women have forgotten how to dress. We lack the fashion know-how we need to dress professionally an...

Beauty has less to do with natural inheritance than it does with work and effort. The more you learn about beauty products, the more you grow to realize that you are better off making them yourself! Beauty recipes allow you to make beauty products at a more affordable cost. You can make many beauty products simply by raiding your kitchen!

Everything around us is designed and the word 'design' has become part of our everyday experience. But how much do we know about it? Fifty Dresses That Changed the World imparts that knowledge listing the top 50 dresses that have made a substantial impact in the world of British design today. From the 1915 Delphos Pleated dress to Hussein Chalayan's 2007 LED dress, each entry offers a short appraisal to explore what has made their iconic status and the designers that give them a special pl...

TONI MASCOLO was a happy one-year-old toddler in the sleepy Italian town of Scafati, near Pompeii, when, in September 1943, the Allied landings at Salerno brought war to his family's doorstep. More than seventy years later, he is the distinguished head of Toni & Guy, a Knight of the Italian Republic, an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, and a Papal Knight. What happened in the years between forms the core of his fascinating autobiography.The author became the head of his hard-wor...

The autobiography of Mary Quant―the inventor of the miniskirt―was originally published in 1966 at the height of Swinging London. After opening her groundbreaking boutique Bazaar on London’s King’s Road in 1955, Quant soared to international fame with her brand of witty style that fitted perfectly with modern city life. She was at the forefront of fashion’s democratization―seeking to eliminate snobbery and “make fashionable clothes available to everyone. Her joyful, evocative autobiography ...