Mode & textil

När Ingela Bendts mamma Ruth dör efterlämnar hon en unik garderob som dottern tar över. Det är både en tyngd och en skatt, detta arv av mode- och kvinnohistoria. Ruth var borgmästarinna i småstaden Mjölby. Hon var oerhört modeintresserad, lät sy u...

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"En härlig nostalgitripp med bilder och fakta om designern bakom tyget... vi kan njuta av över 300 tyger." Hem ljuva hem "En modern kulturgärning... spänn fast bältet, det är en kreativt spännande tidsresa." SVD, Jesper Tillber...

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Chanel's combination of tradition, originality and style has always made it the most seductive of brands. Here the House of Chanel opens its private archives, revealing a galaxy of brilliant designs created by Coco Chanel from the 1920s onwards, a...

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The Medieval Tailor's Assistant is the standard work for both amateurs and professionals wishing to re-create the clothing of Medieval England for historical interpretation or drama. This new edition extends its range with details of fitting diffe...

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"Sara Axtelius gör en kulturgärning... dessa formgivare möblerade svenska hem med färgsprakande tyger under decennier" Bibliotekstjänst nr 22, Inger Fredriksson Om Tyger vi minns: "Axtelius har gjort en viktig forskningsinsats då fl...

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Tom Ford has become one of fashion's great icons. While at Gucci, he transformed the fashion house from a moribund accessories label into one of the sexiest fashion brands in the world. His designs increased sales at Gucci tenfold and helped build...

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Four stunning pocket-sized fashion books in one box set. Includes Little Book of Chanel, Little Book of Dior, Little Book of Gucci and Little Book of Prada - telling the stories of four iconic fashion houses. With images of the four houses' most t...

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Äntligen en sybok som andas mode! Ann Ringstrand är medgrundare av modemärket Hope och ligger bakom många svenskars favoritplagg. Nu kommer hennes första sybok med tio mönster på kläder att sy själv. En unik kollektion med nyckelplagg för din gard...

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Little Book of Chanel is the pocket-sized and beautifully illustrated story of the most celebrated fashion designer in history. Chronicling the life and legacy of Coco Chanel, one of fashion's most influential couturiers, this gorgeous book offers...

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Little Book of Dior is the pocket-sized and beautifully illustrated story of 70 years of opulent fashion. Christian Dior's spectacular rise to the upper echelons of the Parisian fashion world is one of the most compelling stories of twentieth-cent...

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Franska damskrädderiets salong på NK var Nordens flottaste scen för haute couturens mästerverk 1902-1966. Med närmare 200 bilder och efter djupdykningar i Nordiska museets samlingar ger modejournalisten Susanna Strömquist liv åt ett hittills outfo...

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Christian Dior: The Illustrated World of a Fashion Master is a stunning illustrated biography of legendary designer Christian Dior from internationally renowned fashion illustrator Megan Hess. Discover the key moments of Dior's fascinating life an...

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Little Book of Louis Vuitton is the pocket-sized and fully illustrated story of one of the world's most luxurious fashion houses. Louis Vuitton's monogrammed bags have been seen on the arms of celebrities and royals alike for over 150 years. From ...

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Founded as a luxury leather goods house in 1854, Louis Vuitton was for many decades one of the world's leading trunk and accessories makers. It was after launching its first fashion collections in 1998, however, that the house reached unprecedente...

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In this new addition to the Pattern Magic series from Japan, Tomoko Nakamichi teaches you how to sculpt with fabric, creating beautiful shapes, waves and accents. Next, she looks at creating dynamic movement in garments, using ruffles, shirring an...

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London may have Savile Row and Paris its luxury houses, but nowhere can compete with the essence of Italy's nonchalant elegance: sprezzatura. This book presents the most in-depth look at the designers, tailors and artisans who for generations have...

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In the designs of Tricia Guild, atmosphere is everything. Patterns, colour, texture, furniture and furnishings interweave to create spaces that have all the depth and meaning of installation art. Yet just as an outfit never feels complete without ...

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Första gången mode-Sverige vaknade till medvetande var när Augusta Lundin öppnade sitt modehus vid Brunkebergstorg på 1870-talet. Runt sekelskiftet 1900 ansågs Mamsell Augusta vara modets okrönta drottning. Det som ger Augusta Lundin en särskild p...

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Back in 2002, Simon "Woody" Wood was dreaming up schemes to get free sneakers. Two weeks later, he was the proud owner of Sneaker Freaker and his life was never the same. From its early roots as a punk-style fanzine to today's super-slic...

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For courses in Textile Science, Textile Fundamentals, Introduction to Textiles, Textiles for Interiors, or other courses that focus on basic textiles.   A revered resource, Textiles, Elevnth Edition, by Sara Kadolph, provides students with a ...

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This book gathers together, for the first time, every Dior haute couture collection, including also ready-to-wear collections after the arrival of John Galliano (when ready-to-wear presentations took on a new importance), and the first two collect...

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Discover the tales behind the ties in Stephen Fry's witty companion to our most distinguished accessory 'A well-tied tie is the first serious step in life' Oscar Wilde 'What do ties matter, Jeeves, at a time like this?' 'There is no time, sir, at ...

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The best-selling Chanel Catwalk was the first book to gather every Chanel collection ever created by Karl Lagerfeld in a single volume. Now fully updated to include Lagerfeld's final collections for the house and those of his right-hand and succes...

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Studie av bevarade 1700-talsplagg i västgötska museisamlingar. Samtliga plagg är uppmätta för att läsaren ska kunna skapa sina egna dräkter. 1700-talets teknikutveckling lyfts fram i texter om sidenväveriet i Mariestad och Jonas Alströmers manufak...

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Vinnare av Svenska Måltidsakademiens pris i kategorin Måltidsutensilier 2021! Motivering: Julen är den tryckta dukens högtid och bonadens. Traditionen är bara hundraårig, men genom sin spridning har den skapat mängder av julminnen. Vem blir inte t...

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The Hermes scarf is one of the greatest fashion icons of all time.Worn by royalty and celebrities, coveted and admired, and now avidly collected, this deceptively simple square of silk is much more than just an accessory: it is the stuff of legend...

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From its founding in Florence in 1921 as luggage supplier to the elite to its modern standing as purveyor of cult accessories and couture, the house of Gucci is a titan of the luxury fashion world. Over the last century, Gucci's signature leather ...

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*A Financial Times Book of the Year* 'The first time I opened What Artists Wear, I gasped with pleasure. Imagine it as a kind of punk cousin to John Berger's Ways of Seeing, liberally illustrated with the most astonishing images of artists, decked...

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It was on a Malibu beach in 1988 that Peter Lindbergh shot the White Shirts series, images now known the world over. Simple yet seminal, the photographs introduced us to Linda Evangelista, Christy Turlington, Rachel Williams, Karen Alexander, Tatj...

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De tryckta tygerna är ett relativt nytt inslag i den långa textiltraditionen i Sverige. De industriellt framställda tryckta tygerna fick ett stort genomslag i mitten av 1900-talet. Ganska snart översköljdes hemmen, enligt vissa, av för mycket möns...

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