The Language of Fashion - Dictionary and Digest of Fabric Sewing and Dress by Mary Brooks Picken, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

This vintage book contains a comprehensive dictionary of fashion terms. From belts and buckles to yarns and taffetas, this volume contains descriptions, explanations, and images for all manner of fashion-related terms, and will be of considerable value to novices looking to begin a career in fashion and design. Contents include: \"Belts\", \"Bindings\", \"Blouses\", \"Bobs\", \"Bodices\", \"Bonnets\", \"Boots\", \"Bows\", \"Bracelets\", \"Braids\", \"Buckles\", \"Bustles\", \"Buttons\", \"Buttonholes\", \"Canvas\", \"Caps\", \"Capes\", \"Checks\", \"Coats\", \"Collars\", \"Color\", \"Combs\", \"Cottons\", \"Crepes\", \"Cuffs\", etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on the history of textiles and weaving. | The Language of Fashion - Dictionary and Digest of Fabric Sewing and Dress by Mary Brooks Picken, Paperback | Indigo Chapters