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Bibliography compiled by Lu Peters

Agins, Teri The End of Fashion: How Marketing Changed the Clothing Business Forever; Quill/HarperCollins

Alac, Patrik The Bikini: a Cultural History; Parkstone

Amies, Hardy ABC of Men’s Fashion; Abrams

Amneus, Cynthia A Separate Sphere: Dressmakers in Cincinnati’s Golden Age, 1877-1922; Texas Tech U. Press, 2003

Anawalt, Patricia The Worldwide History of Dress; Thames and Hudson, 2007

Aoki, Shoidi Fruits; Phaidon Press, 2001 Fresh Fruits; Phaidon Press, 2005

Armani, G. et al. Giorgio Armani; Guggenheim Museum, 2003

Arnold, Janet Patterns of Fashion: 1600-1860; Drama, revised 1977

Patterns of Fashion: Cut & Construction of Clothes for Men & Women, 1560-1620; Drama, 1985

Encyclopedia of Women’s Dresses & Construction 1860-1940; Drama, 1977

Arnold, Rebecca Fashion, Desire and Anxiety; I.B. Taurus & Co., Ltd., 2001

Arroyuelo, Javier Roberto Cavalli; Assouline, 2003

Atkins, Jacqueline Wearing Propaganda: Textiles of the Home Front in Japan, Britain, and the United States [Museum exhibit publication]; Yale Press, 2005

Borrelli, Laird Fashion Illustration by Fashion Designers; Thames and Hudson, 2008

Fashion Illustration Next; Thames and Hudson, 2004

Fashion Illustration Now; Thames and Hudson, 2000

Net Mode: Web Fashion Now; Thames and Hudson, 2002

Barnard, Malcolm Fashion as Communication; T.F. ROUTL, 2002

Barthes, Roland The Language of Fashion; Berg, 2006

Bassman, et al. LeBook, NY 2002; LeBook Publishing, 2002.

Baudot, Francois Yohji Yamamoto; Editions Assouline

1 Baumgarten, Watson, Carr Costume Close Up: Clothing Construction and Pattern, 1750-1790; Colonial Williamsburg, 1999

Benaim, Laurence Issey Miyake; Universe/Vendome Press

Gres; Assouline, 2003

Yves St. Laurent; Grasset, 1993

Bernina Bernina of America Fashion Show Books from the IQA Bernina Fashion shows Renaissance Fashion Show 2001 Masquerade Fashion Show 2002 Fantasy Fashion Show 2003 Celebration Fashion Show 2004 Through the Needle Magazine 2005 Through the Needle Magazine 2006 Through the Needle Magazine 2007

berninausa.com is primary source for the books; other sources available via above links

Bird, Isabella Unbeaten Tracks in Japan; San Francisco, Travelers' Tales, 2000

Black, S. Knitwear in Fashion; Thames and Hudson, 2005

Blackman, Cally 100 Years of Fashion Illustration (400 images); King Publishing, 2007

Bloomsbury, eds. Off the Wall: Fashion from East Germany 1964-1980; Bloomsbury

Boman, Apfel, and Koda Rare Bird of Fashion: the Irreverent Iris Apfel (Museum exhibit publication); Thames and Hudson, 2007

Bott, Daniele Chanel: Collections and Creations; Thames and Hudson, 2007

Bradfield, Nancy Costume in Detail, 1730-1930 Costume in Fashion; 1997

Brett, Mary Fashionable Mourning Jewelry, Clothes, and Customs; Schiffer

Breward, Christopher Fashion; Oxford U. Press, 2003 The Culture of Fashion Studies; Manchester U. Press, 1995 The Culture of Fashion; Batsford, 2005

Breward, C. & Evans, C. Fashion and Modernity; Berg, 2005

Bruzzi, Stella Fashion Cultures: Theories, Exploration and Analysis; Routledge, 2001

Buxbaum, Gerda Icons of Fashion: the 20th Century; Prestel Publishing, 2005

Bleckmon, Hardy Disruptive Pattern Material: an Encyclopedia of Camouflage; Firefly

Bloomsbury, eds. Off the Wall: Fashion form the German Democratic Republic; Bloomsbury, 2005

Braddock & O’Mahony Techno Textiles: Revolutionary Fabrics for Fashion Design; Thames & Hudson

2 Braddock Clarke & O’Mahony Techno Textiles 2: Revolutionary Fabrics for Fashion and Design; Thames and Hudson

Bryant, Michele WWD (Woman’s Wear Daily) Illustrated; Fairchild, 2004

Burke Sandra Fashion Artist; Burke Publishing, 2006

Callan, G. O’H., et al The Thames and Hudson Dictionary of Fashion and Fashion Designers (World of Art); Thames and Hudson

Calloway, Nicholas Issey Miyake; New York Graphic Society, 1988

Campbell, Naomi, et al Odile Gilbert: Her Style; Edition 7L, 2003

Carbonel, D. Oro Plata: Embroidered Costumes of the Bullfight; Assouline

Casadio, Mariuccia Emilio Pucci; Assouline, 2004

Cassin-Scott, Jack Illustrated Encyclopedia of Costume and Fashion, 1066 to Present Day; Cassell Illustrated

Cassini, Oleg A Thousand Days of Magic: Dressing Jackie Kennedy for the White House; Rizzoli

Caranicas, Paul Antonio’s People (Antonio Lopez, illustrator); Thames and Hudson, 2004

Celant, G., ed. Art/Fashion: New York; Guggenheim Museum exhibit publication, 1997

Chenoune, Farid Jean Paul Gautier; Assouline, 2005

Cox, Caroline 100 Years of Wedding Fashion; Watson-Guptill The Handbag: an Illustrated History; Collins Designs, 2007

Calasibetta & Tortora The Fairchild Dictionary of Fashion; Fairchild, 3rd edition, 2003

Celant, G., ed. Art and Fashion (NY Guggenheim exhibit); 1997

Chan, Doris Fashion Designers; Daab Books, 2008

Crane, Diane Fashion and Its Social Agendas: Class, Gender, and Identity in Clothing; University of Chicago Press, 2001

Cumming, Valerie Understanding Fashion History; Costume & Fashion Press, 2004

Daab Books Young European Fashion Designers; Daab Books 2007

Dalí, Salvador It’s All Dalí: Fashion, Film, Fashion, Photos, Designs; 2005

Damase, Jacques Sonia, Delaunay: Fashion and Fabrics; Thames & Hudson

Damhorst, et al. The Meaning of Dress; Fairchild Publishing, 3rd edition, 2005 ISBN 1-56367-366-5

Davis, Fred Fashion, Culture and Identity; University of Chicago Press, 1994

Dawber, Martin Big Book of Fashion Illustration: a World Sourcebook of Contemporary Illustration; Batsford, 2007

Image Makers: Cutting Edge Fashion Illustration; Mitchell Beazley, 2004

New Fashion Print; Batsford, October 2008

Pixel Surgeons; Michael Beazley, 2005

New Fashion Illustrations; Batsford, 2006 de Cruz & Black Fashioning Fabrics: Contemporary Fabrics in Fashion; Black Dog Publishing, 2006

Delong, Marilyn The Way We Look: Dress and Aesthetica; Fairchild, 1998 de Marly, Diana Worth: Father of Haute Couture; Holmes and Meier, 1991

Denofrio, L. & Hefferen, M. Designing Knitwear Collection: from Inspiration to Finished Garments; Fairchild, 2007, ISBN 978-1-56367-492-1

Descholdt & Poli Fortuny; 2001

Dolce & Gabbana Dolce & Gabbana: animal; Abbeville Press, 1998

Donofrio-Ferrezza & Hefferen Designing a Knitwear Collection; Fairchild, 2008 ISBN 978-1-56367-492-1

Drake, Alicia The Beautiful Fall: Lagerfeld, St. Laurent, and Glorious Excess in 1970’s Paris; Little Brown & Co., 2006

Drudi, E. Figure Drawing for Fashion Design; Pepin Press, 2002

Dumas, Ann, et al. Matisse: His Art and His Textiles: the Fabric of His Dreams; Royal Academy of Arts

Dwight, Eleanor Diana Vreeland

Eceiza, Laura Atlas of Fashion Designers: more than 150 Fashion Designers featured from around the world; Rockport, 2008

Esquevin, Christian Adrian: Silver Screen to Custom Label; Monacelli, 2008

Eicher, Evenson, & Lutz The Visible Self: Global Perspective of Dress, Culture and Society; Fairchild, 3rd edition 2008, ISBN 978-1-56367-642-0

Evans, Caroline Fashion at the Edge: Spectacle, Modernity, and Deathliness; Yale University Press, 2003

Evans, Caroline, et al. Hussein Chalayan; Groniger Museum Exhibit, NAI Publishers, 2005

Everett & Swanson Guide to Producing a Fashion Show; Fairchild, 2003

Ewing and Mackrell The History of 20th Century Fashion; Batsford

Fairchild, eds. Changing Appearances: Understanding Dress in Contemporary Society; Fairchild, 1994

Encyclopedia of Menswear; Fairchild

Farameh, Patrice Young Fashion Designers, American; Daab Books, 2007

Farrell-Beck & Parsons 20th Century Dress in the US; Fairchild, 2007

Field, Jacqueline, et al. American Silk 1830-1930: Entrepreneurs and Artifacts; Costume Society of American Express

Fogg, Marnie Print in Fashion: Design, Development and Technique in Fashion Textiles; A & C Black

Foley, Bridget Marc Jacobs (Memoirs); Assouline, 2004

Ford, Carter, & Wintour Tom Ford; Rizzoli, 2004

Frings, Gini Fashion: from Concept to Consumer, 8th edition; Prentice Hall, 2004

Fukai, Akiko Fashion in Colors; Editions Assouline (Cooper-Hewitt Museum Exhibit) ** highly recommended

Fussell, Paul Uniforms: Why We Are What We Wear; Houghton Mifflin

Galembo, Durant & Steele Dressed for Thrills: 100 Years of Halloween Costumes and Masquerade; Harry Abrams, 2002

Gale & Kaur Fashion and Textiles: An Overview; Berg Publishers

Gan, Stephan Fashion 2001: designs of the New Avant Garde; Universe, 1999

Garcia, Nina The Little Black Book of Style; Collins, 2007 Gentili, Moreno Bally Since 1851; Skira

Gehlhar & Von Furstenberg The Fashion Designer Survival Guide revised and expanded edition: Start and Run Your Own Fashion Business; Kaplan Publishing, 2008

Giutini & Hagen Garb: a Fashion and Culture Reader; Prentice Hall, 2007

Godoy, Tiffany Style Deficit Disorder: Harajuku Street Fashion Tokyo; Chronicle Books, 2007

Golbin, Pamela Fashion Designers; Watson-Guptill, 2001

Valentino: Themes and Variations; Rizzoli, September 2008

Golbin & Baron Balenciaga Paris; Thames and Hudson

Goldberg, Carin Catalog: Gallery of Women’s Clothing 1940’s and 1950’s; Stewart, Tabori and Chang

Gorman, Paul The Look: Adventures in Pop and Rock Fashion; Sanctuary Press, 2001

Hanisch, Ruth Absolutely Fabulous: Architecture and Fashion; Prestel, 2006

Harden & Turney Floral Frocks; Antique Collectors Club, 2007 exhibition publication from Pick of the Bunch Exhibit, The Fashion Museum, Bath, England, www.museumofcostume.co.uk

Harlech, Amanda Amanda Harlech & Karl Lagerfeld; Steidl, 2007

Hart, Avril, et al. Historical Fashion in Detail: 17th and 18th Centuries; Victoria and Albert Museum Press, 2003

Helleu & Benaim Jacque Helleu and Chanel; Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2006

Hethorn, et al. Sustainable Fashion: Why Now?; Fairchild, 2008, ISBN 978-1-56367- 534-8

Hidalgo, Marta Young Fashion Designers (Evergreen); Taschen, 2006

Hinds, John World of Embellishment: Add Global Designs to Contemporary Fashions & Décor; 2002

Hodge, Susan, et al. Skin + Bones, Parallel Practices in Fashion and Architecture; in association with the exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles (MOCA.org; Thames and Hudson)

Holborn, Mark Issey Miyake; Taschen, 1996

Hollander, Anne Seeing Through Clothes; U. of CA Press, 1993 Sex and Suits: the Evolutional of Modern Dress; Kodansha, 1995 Fabric of Vision; National Gallery, London, 2002 Feeding the Eye; ISBN 0374282013

Horwood, Catherine Worst Fashions: What We Shouldn’t Have Worn…but Did; Sutton

Ireland, Patrick John Encyclopedia of Fashion Details; Batsford

Fashion Design, Drawing and Presentation; Batsford

New Fashion Figure Templates; Batsford, 2007

Ishioka, Eiko Eiko on Stage (costuming); Calloway, 2000

Johnstone, Pauline High Fashion in the Church; Maney Pub., 2002

Jenkyn-Jones, Sue Fashion Design; Watson-Guptill, 2002

Jiminez, Jill Berk Picturing French Style: 300 Years of Art and Fashion; Mobile Museum of Art, 2003

Johnson, Lucy Nineteenth Century Fashion in Detail; Victoria and Albert Museum Press, 2006

Jones, Ann Renaissance Clothing and the Materials of Memory; 2000

Kachurin, Pamela Soviet Textiles: Designing the Modern Utopia (Lloyd Cotsen Collection); Museum of Fine Arts Boston, 2006

Kaiser, Susan The Social Psychology of Clothing: Symbolic Appearances in Context; Fairchild, 2nd edition 1997

Kawamura, Yuniya The Japanese Revolution in Paris Fashion (Dress, Body, Culture); Berg Publishers

Kidwell, C. Steele, V. Men and Women: Dressing the Part; Smithsonian, 1989

Kilpatrick, Nancy The Goth Bible; St. Martin’s Griffin

Kim & Uh Apparel Marketing in Fashion Design; Fairchild, 2002

Kirke, Betty Madeleine Vionnet; Chronicle Books. Christened the "best book on costume in 50 years" by Anne Bissonette and Patricia McLaughlin in Real

6 Style. Before reprinting it was selling for $500-$1500 a copy on eBay!

You can order an autographed copy for $70, directly from the author herself, which is only slightly more than at the Amazon link above.

Koda, Harold Goddess, The Classical Mode; Metropolitan Museum of Art Series, MMA/Yale U. Press

Extreme Beauty: The Body Transformed; MMA/Yale U. Press.

Kawamura, Yuniya Fashionology: Introduction to Fashion Studies (Dress, Body, Culture); Berg, 2005

The Japanese Revolution in Paris Fashion; Berg, 2004

Keet, P. The Tokyo Look Book: Stylish to Spectacular, Goth to Gyaru, Sidewalk to Catwalk; Koshanda International, 2007

Kjellberg & North Style and Splendor: the Wardrobe of Queen Maud of Norway, 1896-1938; Victoria and Albert Museum Press, 2005

Koda & Martin Haute Couture; Harry N. Abrams

Koda & Bolton Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy Fashion; Metropolitan Museum of Art Publishing, 2008

Poiret; (Metropolitan Museum of Art Exhibit publication); Metropolitan Museum of Art Publishing, 2007

Koike, Kazuko Issey Miyake; Heibonsha, Ltd., 1998

Krecthmer & Rohrbach Pictorial History of Historic Costume; Dover

Kyoto Costume Institute Fashion: A History of the 18th to the 20th Century, Volumes I and II

LaFuente, M. Essential Fashion Illustration; Rockport, 2007

Lagerfeld, Karl Fashion Magazine by Alec Soth (photographer); Magnum Publications, 2007

Karl Lagerfeld: Dreams (Stern Portfolio Library of Photography); Stern Gruner + Jahr AG & Co., 2003

Karl Lagerfeld: 7 Fantasmes of a Woman; Steidl, 2006

Lagerfeld, K. & Lindberg, P. Peter Lindberg: Ten Women; Schirmer/Mosel, 2004

Lagerfeld, K. & Newton, H. Helmut Newton: Big Nudes; Schirmer/Mosel, 2004

Lagerfeld, Karl, et al The Karl Lagerfeld Diet; powerhouse Books, 2005

Landis, Deborah Dressed: a Century of Hollywood Costume Design; Harper Collins, 2007

Larrocca, Amy New York Look Book: a Gallery of Street Fashion; DK Adult, 2007

Le Book eds. Le Book New York; Le Book Publishing, 2007

Lee, Suzanne Fashioning the Future: Tomorrow’s Wardrobe; Thames and Hudson, 2005

7 Leventon, Melissa Artwear: Fashion and Antifashion; Thames & Hudson – * recommended

Levey, Santina Lace: a History; Costume and fashion Press, 2001

Lindberg, Peter, et al. Unified Message: Fashionable Photography Meets Drawing; Steidl/Camerawork, Berlin, 2002

Luke-Boone, Ronke African Fabrics: Sewing Contemporary Fashion with Ethnic Flair; Krause

Lussier, Susan Art Deco Fashion; Bulfinch, 2003

Luttenberg, Thomas The Cod Piece: a Renaissance Fashion between Sign and Artifact; 2005

McDermott, Catherine Made in Britain; Mithel Beasley Publishing

McDowell, Colin Forties Fashion and the New Look; 1997

Mackrell, Alice Art and Fashion: the Impact of Art and Fashion on Art; Batsford, 2005

An Illustrated History of Fashion Illustration; Quite Specific Media Group, 1997

Mauriès & Saillard, eds. Christian Lacroix on Fashion; Thames and Hudson

Maze, Stephanie I Want to Be a Fashion Designer; Harcourt Paperbacks, 2000

Mears, Patricia Madame Grès: Sphinx of Fashion; Yale University Press

Merceron, Dean Lanvin; Rizzoli, 2007

Milbank, Caroline R. Couture, the Great Designers; Stewart, Tabori, and Chang, 1997

New York Fashion; Harry N. Abrams, 1996

Mikhalia, Ninya Tudor Tailor: Reconstructing Sixteenth Century Dress; Costume and Fashion Press, 2006

Miller, Leslie Balenciaga; V and A Publishers, 2007

Mitchell, Louise The Cutting Edge: Fashion from Japan; Lund Humphries Publishing, 2006

Miyake, Issey Issey Miyake: Making Things; Scalo, 1999 A Poc Making; Ram, 2001 East Meets West; Heibonsha Limited, 1978 Pleats Please; Touko Museum of Contemporary Art, 1990

The designer's website is isseymiyake.com.

Morini, Enrica COATS: Max Mara: 55 Years of Italian Fashion; Skira, 2007

Moroukian, Francine The Handbook of Style; Quirk Books, 2006

Mortier, Bianca Fashion DNA; Rijksmuseum Publication, 2006

Mower, Sarah 20 Years: Dolce & Gabbana; 5 Continents Editions, 2005 Gucci by Gucci; Vendome Press, 2006 Stylist: the Interpreters of Fashion; Rizzoli, 2007

8 Mulcahy, S. & Mizrahi, I. Drawing Fashion: the Art of Kenneth Paul Block; Printed Leaf Press, 2008

Muller, Florence Costume Jewelry for Haute Couture; Vendome Press, 2007 Art and Fashion (Fashion Memoir); Thames and Hudson, 2000

Murray, Maggie Changing Styles in Fashion: Who, What, Why; Fairchild, 1990

Natori, Josie Cruz The Art of Natori; Glitterati, 2007

Newman, Cathy Fashion; National Geographic

Newark, Tim Camouflage; Thames and Hudson, 2007

Norris, Herbert Tudor Costume and Fashion; Dover, 1997

O’Neill, Alistar London after a Fashion; Reakton Books, 2007

Packer, William The Art of Vogue Covers 1909-1940; Peerage Books, 1985

Parmal, Grumbach, et al. Fashion Show: Paris Style; MFA Publications (Features 10 designers shown in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 2006-2007, at the exhibit Fashion Show: Paris Style)

Patton, Phil et al Glamour: Fashion, Industrial Design, Architecture; Yale U. Press, 2004

Peacock, John Fashion since 1900: The Complete Sourcebook; Thames and Hudson, 2007

The Complete Fashion Sourcebook; 2005

Pecktal, Lynn Costume Design: Techniques of Modern Masters; Back Stage Press, 1999

Penfold, Jennifer Finding Fabric and Fashion Abroad (Florence, London, Paris); Travel by Design, 2008 www.marcytilton.com

Penn, Irving Irving Penn Regards the Work of Issey Miyake: Photographs 1975-1998; Bulfinch, 1999

Irving Penn Regards Issey Miyake; Jonathan Cape, 1988

Issey Miyake; Miyake Design Studio, 1990

Phaidon Press, eds. The Fashion Book

Sample : 100 Fashion Designers - 010 Curators

The Fashion Book, mini edition, 2001

Picken, Mary Brook A Dictionary of Costume and Fashion: Historical and Modern; 1999

Old Fashioned Ribbon Trimmings and Flowers; 1992

Queen and Berger, eds. Clothing & Textile Collections in the US; Costume Society of America, 2006 (Guide to Museums and Collections)

Quinn, Bradley The Fashion of Architecture; Berg Publishers

Techno Fashion; Berg Publishers

9 Pathak, Anamika Indian Costumes; Lustre

Pochna, Marie-France Dior (Memoir); Assouline, 2005

Rauf, D. & Vescia, M. Fashion Designer (Virtual Apprentice); Ferguson Publishing, 2008

Rhodes, Zandra Zandra Rhodes: a Lifelong Affair with Textiles; Antique Collector’s Club, 2006

Richardson, Keith Stretch Fashion: Design and Patternmaking for Stretch and Knit Fabrics; Fairchild, 2007, ISBN 978-1-56367-479-2

Richie & Garner Image Factory: Fads and Fashions in Japan; Reackton Books, 2004

Roach-Higgins, Eicher & Johnson Dress and Identity; Fairchild, 1995

Rothstein, Natalie, ed. 400 Years of Fashion; V & A Publications

Rivers, Victoria The Shining Cloth: Dress and Adornment That Glitters; Thames and Hudson, 2007

Ruston, Pauline 18th Century Costume in the National Museums and Galleries of Meryside; National Museums and Galleries of Meryside Publishing, 1999

Sarapour, et al The New Yorker Festival: Generation X Fashion: Young American Designers;

Savignon, Jeromine Jean-Louis Scherrer; Assouline, 2008

Schieps, Charlie American Fashion; Assouline, 2007

Sozzani, Franca Dolce & Gabbana (Memoir); Assouline, 2005

Spring, Chris Silk in Africa; Fabric Folios

Stanfill, Sonnet New York Fashion; Victoria and Albert Museum, 2007

Steele, Valerie The Corset: a Cultural History; Yale Press, 2003 Fifty Years of Fashion; Yale U. Press Fashion Italian Style; Yale U. Press Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion; Thompson Gale Pub./Scribner’s ($350+) The Black Dress; Harper Collins, 2007 Fetish, Fashion, Sex and Power; Oxford U. Press, 1997 Shoes: a Lexicon of Style; Scriptum Editions, 2005

Steele, Mears, Sauro Ralph Rucci: the Art of Weightlessness (museum exhibit publication); Yale U. Press, 2007 *recommended

Stern, Radu Against Fashion: Clothing as Art; MIT Press, 2005

Stover, L. & Toledo, R. Bombshell Manual of Style; Hyperion, 2001

Stuard, Susan Mosher Gilding the Market: Luxury and Fashion in Fourteenth Century Italy; 2006

Sullivan, James Jeans; Gotham Books

Takeda, S. & Spilker, K. Breaking the Mode; Shira, 2008

Tanaka, Rin Motorcycle Jackets: Ultimate Rider’s Fashion; Schiffer

Taschen, eds. Fashion: A History from the 18th to 20th Century: The Collection of the Kyoto Costume Institute (Fukai, et al.) * recommended

Tatham, Caroline Fashion Design Drawing Course; Barron’s Educational Series, 2003

Toledo, Ruben Style Dictionary; Abbeville Press, 1997

Louis Vuitton City Guide; Louis Vuitton, 2003

Tortora, Phyllis The Encyclopedia of Fashion Accessories; Fairchild, 2203

Tortora & Eubank Survey of Historical Costume; 2005

Trapper, Frank Red Carpet: 20 Years of Fame and Fashion; Welcome Books, 2007

Troy, Nancy Couture Culture: a Study in Modern Art and Fashion; MIT Press, 2002

Tsuzuki, Kyochi Tokyo: a Certain Style; Chronicle, 1999

Tsurumoto & Issey Miyake Issey Miyake Bodyworks; Shogakukan Publishing, 1983

Tucker & Kingswell Fashion: A Crash Course; Watson-Guptill

Teunissen, José Made in Japan: the Latest Fashion; 2001

Vinken, Barbara Fashion Zeitgeist: Trends and Cycles in the Fashion Systems; Berg, 2004

Waugh, Norah Corsets and Crinolines; TF-ROUTL, 1990

The Cut of Women’s Clothes, 1600-1930; Theater Art Books, 1987

The Cut of Men’s Clothes; Theater Art Books, 1987

Walford, J. Forties Fashion: from Siren Suits to the New Look; Thames and Hudson, October 2008

Walker, Myra Balenciaga and His Legacy, Haute Couture From the Texas Fashion Institute; Yale Univers ity Press in Association with the Meadows Museum Dallas Exhibit, 2007 * recommended

Weber, Caroline Queen of Fashion: What Marie Antoinette Wore to the Revolution; Henry Holt, 2006

White, Nicola The Fashion Business: Theory, Practice, Image; Berg, 2000

Wilcox, Claire Radical Fashion; V & A Publishers

The Golden Age of Couture: Paris and London; V and A Publishers , 2007

Wilcox, C. & Mendes, V. Modern Fashion in Detail; Overlook Press

Willette & Cunningham The History of Underclothes; Dover

Winkel, Marieke Fashion and Fancy: Dress and Meaning in Rembrandt’s Paintings; 2006

Workman, J. & Freeburg, B. Dress and Society; Fairchild, 2008, ISBN 978-1-56367-626-0

Wright, Emma Vintage Fashion: Collecting and Wearing Designers Classics 1900-1990; Collins Designs, 2007

Zaletova, L. et al. Revolutionary Costume: Soviet Clothing and Textiles of the 1920’s ; Rizzoli, 1989

Zoe, Rachael Style A to Z: the Art of Fashion, Beauty, and Everything Glamour; Grand Central Publishing, 2007

Fashion websites www.isseymiyake.co.jp/ Issey Miyake’s Official Site www.ftmlondon.org Fashion Museum of Zandra Rhodes