1 comments about Fashion Identity (Index Book).

1. "Fashion Identity" is yet another high quality book from the Spanish publisher Index Book. The graphic images of identity for the fashion industry would be inspiring to any design professional working in the field. I'm honored that one of my logo designs is included. - Jeff Fisher, Engineer of Creative Identity for Jeff Fisher LogoMotives, and author of "Identity Crisis!: 50 redesigns that transformed stale identities into successful brands" and "The Savvy Designer's Guide to Success."

1 comments about The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Tartan.

1. Photos and illustrations have great color. Sorry they didn't include some of the alternative tartans for each clan (such as ancient & hunting). Also, it's not as easy to find the clan tartan you're looking for in this one. Several clans are included on each page, tartan photos are about 1.5 inches square, and you have to hunt for the name you want. Tartan photo might not be next to clan name. Lots of good early history of Scotland in the first part of the book and some wonderful photos of the countryside and old castles. I just wish the photos of the tartans had been larger and there had been additional tartans included with each clan.

5 comments about Aprons: Icons Of The American Home.

1. As a quilter and vintage fabric lover I found this book to be a beautiful feast. The photos are large and clear, all aprons shown are displayed over period dresses, or on their own. This book is fabulous for collectors, or people like me that love to recreate vintage designs. I hope aprons come back, but even if they don't I will still wear them. This book is very timely, and it does deserve five stars. One word of cation, it isn't a pattern book, there are no projects, or patterns. It is simply aprons, in all their glory. A great coffee table book!



2. This book is full of large, colorful photos of many beautiful aprons. It is also filled with pertinent information for anyone interested in vintage aprons. Reading it makes me feel "home again." I've been an apron collector for years, and I had the opportunity to view Ms. Cheney's apron exhibit in my town's museum recently. It was fabulous! This book is my new favorite! Thanks, Ms. cheney!



3. Aprons & Icons is for vintage clothing fans and for those who have a warm spot in their hearts for the unsung heros of the wardrobe. Documenting everything from groovy '60's styles to early 1900's workaday models, the book is well researched and beautifully presented. It makes a great gift. Each time I open it I discover something new.



4. I just loved Joyce Chaney's book, Aprons:Icons of the American Home. It is the only book to date on the history of the american apron. The photographs are beautiful and the content is complete. Every page brings a memory of mom, grandmother or an aunt. This is a must for anyone interested in american icons, aprons or vintage clothing.



5. This book will take you back through vivid memories of aprons for cooking, home, and just fun. It also inspires a fashion sense because these aprons are timeless and fit today's world as much as yesterday's. Thank you Mme. Cheney for a great book and one that fills a void in the history of fashion and textiles.

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1 comments about Secrets of Aromatic Jewelry.

1. Annette Green, President Emeritus of The Fragance Foundation and Linda Dyette, a great jewelry and design expert, wrote an extremely interesting and intriguing book about the history perfume as ornamentation. Their gorgeous book is beautifully illustrated and traces the story of perfume as an ornament from early history to the late 1990s. The book shows that while perfume bottles were sometimes collectors' items, aromatic jewelry has reinvented itself according to the fashion of the era: rings, lapel pins, earrings and even whistles have all carried perfume. The book is very well researched and has beautiful illustrations.

2 comments about Fashionable Clothing: From the Sears Catalogs - Mid 1960s (Schiffer Book for Collectors).

1. i want to get some detail abt this book



2. Sure, "Radical Rags" is an amazing book, but very few could actually afford, or indeed have the guts, to wear many of the designs it features. This book shows how the look of the '60s trickled down to the middle American masses. Don't be put off by the Sears name--many of the outfits here are divine, and some are downright outlandish. Even the prim suits look fresh and cute. Unlike some other books on vintage clothing from this publisher, this one features actual source photos from the period, so the hair-dos, make-up, accessories and overall look are accurate. The companion volumes on the late '60s and 1950s are equally fab.

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2 comments about Fashioning Socialism: Clothing, Politics and Consumer Culture in East Germany.

1. Some of the styles in this book were obviously western-inspired, with their own twist. Very amusing book, although it could have done with some background info.



2. Judd Stitziel has written a fine book. Well researched and put together. This work is very interesting, informative and revealing.....much like the fashion itself.

1 comments about Journey: From One Life to Another.

1. I just "Wiki"ed enthusiast to find that this is one of the right words that pertain to this book because its not just about fashion. I took want I wanted from this book; all of it is good for its entertainment value. I learned a lot, and I just bought another copy for a friend - an eternally curious young man. I learned about war, art, nature, medicine, religion . . . If I had to leave my home and only take ten books, this would be one of them. A VERY interesting read.