They're hot, they're shiny, and they're oh-so-glamorous. The mettle of movie star wardrobes, the spark that lights brides' eyes, and the flash that marks music videos-metallic fabrics have defined glamour for half a century. This book revisits metallics past, with historic fabric swatches from Europe and Japan dating back to the 1950s, and takes us to today's top European couture houses in a visual exploration of metallics' allure.
In all, 237 pictures will provide inspiration for designers and insight for fashion historians.
| ISBN: | 9780764306358 |
| Publication date: | 25th September 1998 |
| Author: | Tina Skinner |
| Publisher: | Schiffer Craft an imprint of Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 112 pages |
| Series: | A Schiffer Book for Designers |
| Genres: |
Handicrafts, decorative arts and crafts |
They're hot, they're shiny, and they're oh-so-glamorous. The mettle of movie star wardrobes, the spark that lights brides' eyes, and the flash that marks music videos-metallic fabrics have defined glamour for half a century.
Metallic Textile Designs features in the following genres: Handicrafts, decorative arts and crafts
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Metallic Textile Designs was written by Tina Skinner and published by Schiffer Craft an imprint of Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Metallic Textile Designs has 112 pages
Yes it is part of A Schiffer Book for Designers series