This essential handbook offers detailed, step-by-step instructions that cover the basics of sewing costumes (which often require skills not found in standard sewing guides) to help even the most novice sewists create the costumes of their dreams. A skilled crafter and avid cosplayer, Gillian Conahan walks readers through finding inspiration online and through their fandom; shares insight into translating character art into real-world garments; and...

"Although it is devoted to stage dress, there is some material in the book of value to directors and lighting technicians as well. The diagrams ... help ... in cutting period costumes ... The diagrams have been carefully and accurately drawn to scale from working patterns, and there are suggestions about the effect of stage lighting on costumes nd the most suitable modern colours and textiles to be used for each period"--Cover.

The ideal resource for jewellery makers keen to learn the intricacies of creating wedding jewellery. From elegant earrings to eye-catching headpieces, along with necklaces, bracelets and brooches galore, there are plenty of imaginative and stylish pieces to complement any bridal outfit. The book is divided into five inspirational collections in a range of captivating styles: Classic, Vintage, Lace, Nature and Floral, with six pieces of jewellery in...

Includes step-by-step instructions on how to create royalty robes, animal ears, baseball T-Shirts and more.

From the glamorous San Francisco social scene of the 1920s, through war and the social changes of the '60s, to the rise of Silicon Valley today, this extraordinary novel takes us on a family odyssey that is both heartbreaking and inspiring, as each generation faces the challenges of their day. The Parisian design houses in 1928, the crash of 1929, the losses of war, the drug culture of the 1960s--history holds many surprises, and lives are changed...

"Lulu, who likes to dress in a ladybug costume, has outgrown her favorite pair of boots. Her mom saves the day by taking her to the shoe store. Learn your colors with Ladybug Girl as she tries on new shoes and finds the perfect pair: red boots with black polka dots"-- Provided by publisher.

An illustrated guide to one hundred of the gowns from the permanent collection of the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, dating from the eighteenth century to the dawn of the twenty-first century.

El volumen de Mega Square Zapatos se centra en la historia del zapato y eleva este objeto a la categoría de obra de arte. El autor es un destacado experto en la materia, así como el máximo responsable del Museo del Zapato de Francia, que cuenta con la mayor colección de zapatos del mundo, con 12.000 ejemplares. El título de Mega Square Zapatos presenta un tema diferente y apasionante en un formato práctico y compacto que lo convierte en un regalo...