Tuesday, October 25, 2011
High Fashion Sewing Secrets from the World's Best Designers: A Step-By-Step Guide to Sewing Stylish Seams, Buttonholes, Pockets, Collars, Hems, And More (Rodale Sewing Book)
- ISBN13: 9781579544157
- Condition: New
- Notes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Tracking provided on most orders. Buy with Confidence! Millions of books sold!
The national retail apparel business has grown to a $172 billion per year industry, and the employment rate for designers is expected to outpace that of all other occupations through the year 2008. The Fashion Designer Survival Guide is a must-have for the thousands of talented designers who want to see their dream of creating an independent fashion line become a reality.Mary Gehlhar, author, industry authority, and consultant to hundreds of designers (including newcomers Alicia Bell, Keanan Duffty, and Milly), gives readers behind-the-scenes advice and essential business information on creating and sustaining a successful career as an independent designer. The Fashion Designer Survival ! Guide provides the necessary tools to get a fashion line or label up and moving on the right track, including: â¢Start-up costs and financing â¢Legal issues â¢Business plans â¢Public relations and sales â¢Marketing and manufacturing â¢Distribution-trade, trunk, and runway shows This book also provides case studies from independent designers at different stages of their careers, including tough letdowns and exciting successes. Young designers weigh-in on topics important to them when they were starting out, while several top name designers offer personal perspectives on a single question, providing a window to their world and a variety of answers.Designers are bursting with creativity but often fall flat going into business as an independent. The Fashion Designer Survival Guide provides designers with the one thing design school didnât-intelligent and successful business practices.
Internationally known sewing expert Claire Schaeffer reveals! the secrets of high-fashion legends such as Geoffrey Beene, R! alph Lau ren, Oscar de la Renta, Yves Saint Laurent, Liz Claiborne, and Calvin Klein. Claire's illustrated, step-by-step instructions let you duplicate the design details made famous in expensive ready-to-wear. Plus, Claire's timesaving patternmaking and copying methods can be used to create one-of-a-kind, original garments.
Only a few simple tools and patternmaking skills are needed to copy your favorite garments.
If you want your notched collars to lie smoothly like Ellen Tracy's, your pants zippers to be as invisibly fused with the inseam pocket as Giorgio Armani's, and your topstitched facings to have the impeccable look of Chanel, this is the book to have. Home sewers need and want exactly the kind of painstaking construction tips that Claire B. Shaeffer provides. She not only tells you how to add designer details such as those mentioned above, but also how to copy any garment, alter a sleeve, change seams to darts or folds (or vice versa), and mak! e a basic pattern. This is one of the best intermediate sewing guides on the market.Only a few simple tools and patternmaking skills are needed to copy your favorite garments.
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Spectacular Hair: A Step-by-Step Guide to 46 Gorgeous Styles
- ISBN13: 9781402768989
- Condition: New
- Notes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Tracking provided on most orders. Buy with Confidence! Millions of books sold!
Going to a hairstylist before every special occasion can be both expensive and time-consuming. Itâs much more convenient, and very easy, to create the perfect hairstyle right at home! Here are 100 classic, salon-quality styles that any non-professional can handle, all shown with full-color photographs that detail every step, as well as information on essential supplies and basic techniques. There are Â"dosâ for any length, mood, and occasion, from a night out at the hottest club to the fanciest wedding. Select from elegant chignons, waterfalls of curls that cascade down your back, or loose, playful tendrils that frame the face. Some have jewel or flower adornments, while others feature braids,! twists, and hair weaves. Every look is beautiful and unique.
Why go to an expensive salon when itâs so easy to look like a million bucks without spending a dime? Whether for a black-tie party, a night at the movies, or an ordinary day at the office, Spectacular Hair has the right Â"doâ for the occasion. From long, romantic tresses to short and sassy, it features beautiful hairstyles for every cut. Color photographs and easy to follow directions guide you each step of the way, and all the styling basics are clearly laid out: how to use a diffuser to pump up the volume and accentuate curls; apply molding wax to sculpt your hair; use pretty accessories as finishing touches, and so much more.
Under Armour Heatgear Compression Short Mens Medium
- COLOR: Black, SIZE:Medium
Born Women's Charolette Flat Shoes
- Leather upper gently conforms to your foot, becoming more comfortable over time.
- Flexible thermoplastic urethane outsole absorbs shock for soft-feeling steps.
- Fully padded arch support helps align the foot, easing cramping and fatigue.
- Leather upper, upper lining and sockliner, foam insole, thermoplastic urethane outsole.
- Heel Height: 1 inch. Care: Buff with a leather cleaner or polish. Wipe off with a dry cloth.
HBE International Cable Free and Cable Free Pro Weather Stations; W/comfort index icons
- Perpetual calendar up to year 2050 with date and day of week in seven languags: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, and Danish
- 12/24 hour selectable time with snooze alarm
- Moon phase
- Animation waether forecast
- Indoor/outdoor relative humidity range: 20/90%

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