本书分为两大部分，第一部分以地域为单位分为九个章节，分别为古代、近东和中东、印度和巴基斯坦、地毯、远东、西欧、中欧和东欧、美洲、非洲，涵盖了文明最早起源地的埃及，丝织业发达的中国、在纺织技术和图案设计上进行了革新的欧洲，以及将民族风格贯彻始终的非洲。各章皆以时间为线，系统而全面地陈述了纺织在该地区的发展，以及它是如何反映、影响本区的经济、文化进程的。 第二大部分则精简地介绍了各种主要纺织技术的发展概况，包括编织、花边、印染、针织等等。使毫无专业知识的读者也能进入纺织的神奇世界。

From Publishers Weekly This enormous compendium may be Ford's swan song as a designer, as he recently announced that he was quitting fashion to direct movies. But for the last 10 years, as the creative director at Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent, he took the brands in fresh directions. This huge, slipcased Festschrift checks in at 11"×14", and covers each of the Gucci years individually, compiling product shots, ads, runway candids, snippets of Ford wisdom ("I think you have to have personality at a brand—otherwise, it's just clothes"), Gucci-sporting celebrities and commercial stills. Vogue's Anna Wintour and Vanity Fair's Graydon Carter contribute a foreword and introduction respectively. The much-covered growth at Gucci and YSL are the real story behind the book, to the point where the press chat credits Ford with "carving out a new industry archetype: the businessman designer." But the 375 color and b&w photos, all culled from existing fashion archives, is more of a look back at how Ford's creations were presented (including year-by-year portraits of the photogenic Ford himself), rather than what led to their creation, how they were actually made or how they fit into the culture at large. As a 10-year time capsule of brand fashioning, the book succeeds perfectly. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Product Description Tom Ford has become one of fashion's great icons. In the past decade, he transformed Gucci from a moribund accessories label into one of the sexiest fashion brands in the world. His designs have increased sales at Gucci tenfold and have helped build the Gucci brand into the luxury goods conglomerate that it is today. Ford brought a hard-edged style synonymous with 21st century glamour to his clothes, and Hollywood sat up and took note. This book is a complete catalogue of Ford's design work for both Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent from 1994 to 2004. It chronicles not only Ford's clothing and accessories designs for both houses, but also explores Ford's grand vision for the complete design of a brand, including architecture, store design, and advertising. Tom Ford features more than 200 photographs by Richard Avedon, Mario Testino, Steven Meisel, Helmut Newton, Herb Ritts, Terry Richardson, Craig McDean, Todd Eberle, and numerous other photographers including many previously unpublished images. Published to coincide with his departure from Gucci, this book has been created with Ford's full cooperation and every page reflects his exceptional taste. It is Ford's testament to a career of singular moments reinventing the boundaries of style and sensuality in clothing.

《画说中国历代甲胄》根据传世文物、考古成果和文献记载，以图解的方式，再现中国历代军人甲胄的基本风貌，与同类题材的作品相比，其主要特点在于它，根据各个朝代的已知资料比例，加上了不同程度的假设来填补拚缀未知的空白，对各时期有代表性的甲胄的形制、结构、系缚等，都作了认真的揣摩与描摹，并以假想设计了古人穿戴甲胄的步骤，从而使中国历史上各个朝代的甲胄都得到全面直观的展示，其成果对于军戎服饰研究和影视、戏剧、动漫、游戏等各个相关领域的美创人员，都具有重要的启示和参考价值。

Tracing the evolution of fashion — from the early draped fabrics of ancient times to the catwalk couture of today — Fashion: The Definitive History of Costume and Style is a stunningly illustrated guide to more than three thousand years of shifting trends and innovative developments in the world of clothing. Containing everything you need to know about changing fashion and style — from ancient Egyptian dress to Space Age Fashion and Grunge — and information on icons like Marie Antoinette, Clara Bow, Jacqueline Kennedy, and Alexander McQueen, Fashion catalogs the history of what people wear, revealing how Western fashion has been influenced by design from around the world and celebrating costume and haute couture. Fashion will captivate anyone interested in style — whether it's the fashion-mad teen in Tokyo, the wannabe designer in college, or the fashionista intrigued by the violent origins of the stiletto and the birth of bling.

A fashion history of the 20th century A person's clothing, whether it's a sari, kimono, or business suit, is an essential key to his or her culture, class, personality, or even religion. The Kyoto Costume Institute recognizes the importance of understanding clothing sociologically, historically, and artistically. Founded in 1978, the KCI holds one of the world's most extensive clothing collections and has curated many exhibitions worldwide. With an emphasis on Western women's clothing, the KCI has amassed a wide range of 20th century historical garments, underwear, shoes, and fashion accessories. Showcasing a vast selection from the Institute's archives of skilled photographs depicting the clothing expertly displayed and arranged on custom-made mannequins, Fashion is a fascinating excursion through a century of clothing trends. The KCI believes that "clothing is an essential manifestation of our very being" and their passion and dedication positively radiate from every page of this book. Show More Show Less

《西方服装通史经典图鉴（简体中文珍藏版）》展现了从公元前2000年至20世纪西方服装发展的历程，以绘图的方式，有代表性地选取了帝王、贵族、普通市民、士兵以及仆人等社会各个阶层的装束，并配备了精确的文字描述，内容丰富，脉络清晰，是一本非常难得的服饰经典图史。 服装史对于服装设计专业的学生乃至设计师的重要性，要大于一般专业史对于相关专业的重要性。因为服装的基本元素存世已久，服装款式和色彩的流行周而复始，服装之新常于旧，而设计之创意实孕育于历史之回顾。 西方服装史其实就是世界主流服装史。中国的学生需要同时学习本国的服装史和世界服装史。学习本国服装史之重点在于古代服装和传统民族服装，学习世界服装史则需要从古代一直关注到当代。 服装史是物的历史。文献的记载固然重要，图像和实物却更加生动、真实和直接。文字描述有力不能及之处，而图像常能收一目了然之效。所以，服装史常以图史之形式问世。

时尚艺术和商业从本质上来说是符号和系统的集合，也就是说，是一种语言。为了能有效地在行业内与顾客进行沟通，设计师必须掌握一系列相关的信息和资源。由于从定义上来讲，时尚是不断变化着的，这本书重点讲述的就是在任何时候、任何时尚潮流下都能够提供竞争力的发展战略，为时尚的创新发展提供了一块丰饶的土壤。 这本书既可以被看作是时尚界新人的启蒙读物，也可以被看作是处理这种艺术形式/行业日常需求的专业人员的参考指南。每个部分都代表了时装设计师对最初想法和他们所期待的受众所进行的一种沟通。 主题包括系列理论、预测、预算、专业化、色彩、纺织品、轮廓、时尚插画、制版、缝制、整饰、数字技术、质量管理、宣传册制定、品牌化、营销和时装秀。整本书里插入了对前沿时装设计师以及时尚人物的采访。他们说明了如何可以将这些想法创造性地应用于实践。 时尚是不断变化着的，本书的重点就是，在任何时候、任何时尚潮流下都能够提供竞争力的发展战略，为时尚的创新发展提供了一块丰饶的土壤。 如果有人想成为一个优秀的成功的设计师，他最好想象出一件衣服、画出它的草图、完善它、装点它，做出纸样，裁剪下来，然后是缝制、定号。 ——拉尔夫•鲁奇（Ralph Rucci） 对我来说，关键就是服装必须是真实的，必须是能为人所接受的，必须要成为个人生活的一部分。 ——约瑟夫•阿布德（Joseph Abboud） 这是一个指导准则。舒适、少量的维护保养，随时可以快速脱掉。你总是希望你的服装是极有效率的，它会为你努力工作。 ——邓姚莉（Yeohlee Teng） 作为艺术家，在你的作品开始出售的时候，你就应该死去了，这样你才会被看成是成功了。然而对时装设计师来说，如果你还活着，你的衣服却卖不出去，那就麻烦了。 ——艾萨克•米兹拉希（Isaac Mizrahi） 在这个行业里，别指望一夜成名。经验是发展战略里必不可少的一部分，它最终将带来成功。 ——唐•梅洛（Dawn Mello）

服饰是民族文化的重要组成部分，又是历史发展和社会时尚嬗替的标志之一。 《中国古代服饰研究》(世纪文库)文字清丽，斐然可读，插图丰富，多为珍品，是一部深受专家赞誉和读者欢迎的名著。