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Pattern Magic

by Tomoko Nakamichi ...

Pattern Magic is the cult pattern-cutting book from Japan. Taking inspiration from nature, from geometric shapes and from the street, this book harnesses the sheer joy of making and sculpting clothes. Pattern Magic takes a creative approach to pattern cutting, with step-by-step projects for fashion designers and dressmakers to enjoy. All the basic information you need to start pattern cutting is ... Read more

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Pattern Magic is the cult pattern-cutting book from Japan. Taking inspiration from nature, from geometric shapes and from the street, this book harnesses the sheer joy of making and sculpting clothes. Pattern Magic takes a creative approach to pattern cutting, with step-by-step projects for fashion designers and dressmakers to enjoy. All the basic information you need to start pattern cutting is
... Read more
Wrapped Up at the Vintage Dress Shop

Curl up by the fire with this uplifting, cozy and hilarious winter read

by Annie Darling ...

Series series A Vintage Dress Shop Romance
**'This cozy, heartwarming story is the literary equivalent of your favorite festive sweater - snug, sparkling, and just what you need for a feel-good escape' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'A beautifully written story with twists and turns that makes for a book difficult to put down. A real page turner' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐**❄️ **Falling in love is never seamless...**❄️Phoebe Baker has two passions in life: ... Read more

$2.99 CAD

**'This cozy, heartwarming story is the literary equivalent of your favorite festive sweater - snug, sparkling, and just what you need for a feel-good escape' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'A beautifully written story with twists and turns that makes for a book difficult to put down. A real page turner' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐**❄️ **Falling in love is never seamless...**❄️Phoebe Baker has two passions in life:
... Read more
Fierce Style

How to Be Your Most Fabulous Self

by Christian Siriano ...

From the youngest winner of the hit reality series Project Runway comes Christian Siriano's first book that gives advice on creating personal style, building self-confidence, and fashion do's and don't's.In 2008, Christian Siriano made headlines as the youngest designer to win the hit reality series Project Runway. But the now twenty-three-year-old is bigger than a TV celebrity. From his ... Read more

$13.99 CAD

From the youngest winner of the hit reality series Project Runway comes Christian Siriano's first book that gives advice on creating personal style, building self-confidence, and fashion do's and don't's.In 2008, Christian Siriano made headlines as the youngest designer to win the hit reality series Project Runway. But the now twenty-three-year-old is bigger than a TV celebrity. From his
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Charles Worth, the Englishman Who Invented Parisian Haute Couture

... with the invaluable help of his French wife Marie and the Empress Eugénie

by Stephen Clarke ...

Even the French acknowledge this English designer, Charles Worth (1825-95) as the founder of French haute couture. This new biography by the author of 1000 Years of Annoying the French tells for the first time the full story of Worth's often-underestimated wife Marie, who was his muse, chief saleswoman and the first-ever full-time fashion model.Writing with the help of the Worth family, Stephen ... Read more

$7.82 CAD

Even the French acknowledge this English designer, Charles Worth (1825-95) as the founder of French haute couture. This new biography by the author of 1000 Years of Annoying the French tells for the first time the full story of Worth's often-underestimated wife Marie, who was his muse, chief saleswoman and the first-ever full-time fashion model.Writing with the help of the Worth family, Stephen
... Read more
David Kibbe's Power of Style

A Guided Journey to Help You Discover Your Authentic Style

by David Kibbe ...

Welcome to legendary style guru David Kibbe’s program of Love-Based Beauty, filled with revolutionary techniques to unlock the secret superpower that is your Authentic Style.Prepare for a guided journey to play your way to style! Kibbe’s ingenious method of games will take you by the hand to uncover all the things that are unique to you. His aspirational vision of beauty will help you completely ... Read more

$16.99 CAD

Welcome to legendary style guru David Kibbe’s program of Love-Based Beauty, filled with revolutionary techniques to unlock the secret superpower that is your Authentic Style.Prepare for a guided journey to play your way to style! Kibbe’s ingenious method of games will take you by the hand to uncover all the things that are unique to you. His aspirational vision of beauty will help you completely
... Read more
Custom Socks

Knit to Fit Your Feet

by Kate Atherley ...

Whether you knit them toe-up or top-down, getting just the right fit on hand knit socks can be a major challenge! In Custom Socks, Kate Atherley sets out to teach knitters of all levels the skills and tools they need to understand sock fit, and to knit a pair of socks that fit properly. She calls on her years of experience as Knitty's Managing Technical Editor, where she has edited hundreds of ... Read more

$19.99 CAD

Whether you knit them toe-up or top-down, getting just the right fit on hand knit socks can be a major challenge! In Custom Socks, Kate Atherley sets out to teach knitters of all levels the skills and tools they need to understand sock fit, and to knit a pair of socks that fit properly. She calls on her years of experience as Knitty's Managing Technical Editor, where she has edited hundreds of
... Read more
Clothes... and other things that matter

A beguiling and revealing memoir from the former Editor of British Vogue

by Alexandra Shulman ...

'Clothes is the perfect isolation read - clever, emotionally intelligent, revelling in style without making us yearn to shop' - Hannah Betts, The Times**'Self-deprecating and stylish, this is sure to become a classic.' - Vanity Fair'A life beyond Moss, mwahs and Manolo Blahniks - by the fashionista that really knows [...] a wry and candid part-memoir, part-fashion history, part-social commentary.' ... Read more

$9.99 CAD

'Clothes is the perfect isolation read - clever, emotionally intelligent, revelling in style without making us yearn to shop' - Hannah Betts, The Times**'Self-deprecating and stylish, this is sure to become a classic.' - Vanity Fair'A life beyond Moss, mwahs and Manolo Blahniks - by the fashionista that really knows [...] a wry and candid part-memoir, part-fashion history, part-social commentary.'
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Women in Clothes

by Sheila Heti, Heidi Julavits, Leanne Shapton ...

**THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERWomen in Clothes is a book unlike any other. It is essentially a conversation among hundreds of women of all nationalities—famous, anonymous, religious, secular, married, single, young, old—on the subject of clothing, and how the garments we put on every day define and shape our lives.**It began with a survey. The editors composed a list of more than fifty questions ... Read more

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**THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERWomen in Clothes is a book unlike any other. It is essentially a conversation among hundreds of women of all nationalities—famous, anonymous, religious, secular, married, single, young, old—on the subject of clothing, and how the garments we put on every day define and shape our lives.**It began with a survey. The editors composed a list of more than fifty questions
... Read more
Closet Essentials

60 Core Pieces and How to Wear Them

by Amber McNaught ...

When your style is timeless, you're always on trend—learn how to incorporate these sixty chic classics into your wardrobe.Fashion trends may come and go, but timeless pieces can look chic in every season with the right kind of style. Closet Essentials reveals the secrets of styling sixty of these wardrobe essentials—from the Breton striped top to the little black dress, bomber jacket, jeans, ... Read more

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When your style is timeless, you're always on trend—learn how to incorporate these sixty chic classics into your wardrobe.Fashion trends may come and go, but timeless pieces can look chic in every season with the right kind of style. Closet Essentials reveals the secrets of styling sixty of these wardrobe essentials—from the Breton striped top to the little black dress, bomber jacket, jeans,
... Read more
Manolos In Manhattan (Marrying Mr Darcy, Book 3)

by Katie Oliver ...

Series Book 3 - Marrying Mr Darcy
She’s a fiancée of good fortune…Strutting down Park Avenue in her new Manolos, Holly James looks like a woman who has it all. But beneath the Prada sunglasses, Holly has a mounting list of decidedly unfabulous problems. Right at the top? The fact that since her fiancé Jamie started spending all his time at his new restaurant (with his impossibly gorgeous sous-chef!), Holly has practically ... Read more

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She’s a fiancée of good fortune…Strutting down Park Avenue in her new Manolos, Holly James looks like a woman who has it all. But beneath the Prada sunglasses, Holly has a mounting list of decidedly unfabulous problems. Right at the top? The fact that since her fiancé Jamie started spending all his time at his new restaurant (with his impossibly gorgeous sous-chef!), Holly has practically
... Read more
Celtic Cable Crochet

18 Crochet Patterns for Modern Cabled Garments & Accessories

by Bonnie Barker ...

Warm up your wardrobe with beautiful cabled pieces!The possibilities of crochet cables are endless! In this stunning collection, author and fiber artist Bonnie Barker debuts 18 gorgeous new designs for today's crafter.Using step-by-step directions and irresistible photography, Bonnie shows you how to master this intricate technique to make:• Sophisticated sweaters, ponchos and shawls• Stylish hats ... Read more

$17.99 CAD

Warm up your wardrobe with beautiful cabled pieces!The possibilities of crochet cables are endless! In this stunning collection, author and fiber artist Bonnie Barker debuts 18 gorgeous new designs for today's crafter.Using step-by-step directions and irresistible photography, Bonnie shows you how to master this intricate technique to make:• Sophisticated sweaters, ponchos and shawls• Stylish hats
... Read more
The Accessory Handbook

A Costume Designer's Secrets for Buying, Wearing, and Caring for Accessories

by Alison Freer ...

A practical and inspiring guide to how to style, wear, buy, and care for every kind of accessory, from the New York Times best-selling author of How to Get Dressed.Costume designer and writer Alison Freer is beloved for her sassy, rule-breaking fashion advice, which emphasizes that style should be fun, personal, and functional. Instead of prescribing what to wear or own, Freer empowers you to wear ... Read more

$13.99 CAD

A practical and inspiring guide to how to style, wear, buy, and care for every kind of accessory, from the New York Times best-selling author of How to Get Dressed.Costume designer and writer Alison Freer is beloved for her sassy, rule-breaking fashion advice, which emphasizes that style should be fun, personal, and functional. Instead of prescribing what to wear or own, Freer empowers you to wear
... Read more
Baby Beanies

Happy Hats to Knit for Little Heads

by Amanda Keeys ...

Easy-to-knit hats for easy-to-love babies• 25 super-cute, simple-to-make hats for little heads• Cute-as-a-button projects showcased with stunning baby portraits• Perfect projects for beginning knitters make great baby gifts!Whatever their activities, we think you'll agree: babies should wear hats. Mainly because they look so darned cute in hats! And they look really, really cute in Baby Beanies. ... Read more

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Easy-to-knit hats for easy-to-love babies• 25 super-cute, simple-to-make hats for little heads• Cute-as-a-button projects showcased with stunning baby portraits• Perfect projects for beginning knitters make great baby gifts!Whatever their activities, we think you'll agree: babies should wear hats. Mainly because they look so darned cute in hats! And they look really, really cute in Baby Beanies.
... Read more
The Leathercraft Handbook

20 Unique Projects for Complete Beginners

by Candice Lau ...

Use this tactile, age-old craft to make your own unique and modern leather items.The Leathercraft Handbook guides you through all the skills, tools, and techniques you need to make beautiful and durable pieces, from elegant accessories to stylish homewares - without the need for expensive equipment.Try your hand at more than 20 step-by-step projects, complete with easy-to-follow tutorials and ... Read more

$4.99 CAD

Use this tactile, age-old craft to make your own unique and modern leather items.The Leathercraft Handbook guides you through all the skills, tools, and techniques you need to make beautiful and durable pieces, from elegant accessories to stylish homewares - without the need for expensive equipment.Try your hand at more than 20 step-by-step projects, complete with easy-to-follow tutorials and
... Read more
The History of Modern Fashion

by Daniel James Cole, Nancy Deihl ...

This exciting book explores fashion not simply from an aesthetic point of view but also as a manifestation of social and cultural change.Focusing on fashion from 1850, noted fashion historians Daniel James Cole and Nancy Deihl consider the evolution of womenswear, menswear, and childrenswear, decade by decade. The book looks at the dissemination of style and the mechanisms of change, at the ... Read more

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This exciting book explores fashion not simply from an aesthetic point of view but also as a manifestation of social and cultural change.Focusing on fashion from 1850, noted fashion historians Daniel James Cole and Nancy Deihl consider the evolution of womenswear, menswear, and childrenswear, decade by decade. The book looks at the dissemination of style and the mechanisms of change, at the
... Read more
Champagne Supernovas

Kate Moss, Marc Jacobs, Alexander McQueen, and the '90s Renegades Who Remade Fashion

by Maureen Callahan ...

“Terrifically exciting and fun” (Publishers Weekly), Champagne Supernovas is “a lucid, smoothly executed look at a pivotal decade in the legacy of American fashion” (Kirkus Reviews) as told through the lives of Kate Moss, Marc Jacobs, and Alexander McQueen—the three iconic personalities who defined the time.Veteran pop culture journalist Maureen Callahan takes us back to the pivotal style moment ... Read more

$18.99 CAD

“Terrifically exciting and fun” (Publishers Weekly), Champagne Supernovas is “a lucid, smoothly executed look at a pivotal decade in the legacy of American fashion” (Kirkus Reviews) as told through the lives of Kate Moss, Marc Jacobs, and Alexander McQueen—the three iconic personalities who defined the time.Veteran pop culture journalist Maureen Callahan takes us back to the pivotal style moment
... Read more
Refinery29

Style Stalking

by Piera Gelardi, Christene Barberich ...

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING BOOK ON THE COOLEST STREET STYLE CAPTURED BY REFINERY 29Get set to build your best ever wardrobe featuring the hardest-working looks from around the globe with Refinery29—the world’s leading style destination—as their editors break down the essentials of the everyday chic, straight from the street.What transforms a look from on-trend to trendsetting? Editor-in-Chief ... Read more

$7.99 CAD

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING BOOK ON THE COOLEST STREET STYLE CAPTURED BY REFINERY 29Get set to build your best ever wardrobe featuring the hardest-working looks from around the globe with Refinery29—the world’s leading style destination—as their editors break down the essentials of the everyday chic, straight from the street.What transforms a look from on-trend to trendsetting? Editor-in-Chief
... Read more
Living Forever Chic

Frenchwomen's Timeless Secrets for Everyday Elegance, Gracious Entertaining, and Enduring Allure

by Tish Jett ...

Why French women of a certain age are the consummate hostesses, homemakers, and style icons--and how you can be, too. Frenchwomen--particularly those 40 and over--are role models for stylish and gracious living, what the French call l'art de vivre.American-born fashion journalist Tish Jett, who has studied these women for years, shared their beauty secrets in her first book, Forever Chic. Now she ... Read more

$28.79 CAD

Why French women of a certain age are the consummate hostesses, homemakers, and style icons--and how you can be, too. Frenchwomen--particularly those 40 and over--are role models for stylish and gracious living, what the French call l'art de vivre.American-born fashion journalist Tish Jett, who has studied these women for years, shared their beauty secrets in her first book, Forever Chic. Now she
... Read more
Timeless

A Fashion Anthology

by Hayley Edwards-Dujardin ...

Timeless is an anthology of the most influential styles, looks, and garments from the past 200 years. Art and fashion historian Hayley Edwards-Dujardin offers readers a behind-the-scenes look at the history behind iconic garments, the designers who revolutionized the industry, and the cultural moments that continue to inform how we dress today.Entries include legendary pieces like the Chanel suit, ... Read more

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Timeless is an anthology of the most influential styles, looks, and garments from the past 200 years. Art and fashion historian Hayley Edwards-Dujardin offers readers a behind-the-scenes look at the history behind iconic garments, the designers who revolutionized the industry, and the cultural moments that continue to inform how we dress today.Entries include legendary pieces like the Chanel suit,
... Read more
Savvy Chic

The Art of More for Less

by Anna Johnson ...

From Anna Johnson, the author of Three Black Skirts and Handbags comes an invaluable manual for how to live well and elegantly on a budget. The perfect book for our more frugal times, Savvy Chic celebrates “the Art of More for Less,” illuminating the path to smarter, more creative spending for every woman trying to cut corners and save money, but who still wants to live and look fabulous. Savvy ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

From Anna Johnson, the author of Three Black Skirts and Handbags comes an invaluable manual for how to live well and elegantly on a budget. The perfect book for our more frugal times, Savvy Chic celebrates “the Art of More for Less,” illuminating the path to smarter, more creative spending for every woman trying to cut corners and save money, but who still wants to live and look fabulous. Savvy
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Vivienne Westwood

An Unfashionable Life

by Jane Mulvagh ...

The acclaimed biography of one of England’s great eccentrics and leading fashion designers.For three decades, Vivienne Westwood has been Britain’s most consistently original, outrageous, eccentric and controversial designer. In that time she has evolved from an iconoclastic outsider to an internationally revered figure, with two British Designer of the Year awards, an OBE, her own successful ... Read more

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The acclaimed biography of one of England’s great eccentrics and leading fashion designers.For three decades, Vivienne Westwood has been Britain’s most consistently original, outrageous, eccentric and controversial designer. In that time she has evolved from an iconoclastic outsider to an internationally revered figure, with two British Designer of the Year awards, an OBE, her own successful
... Read more
To Dye For

How Toxic Fashion Is Making Us Sick--and How We Can Fight Back

by Alden Wicker ...

A Silent Spring for your wardrobe, To Dye For is a jolting exposé that reveals the true cost of the toxic, largely unregulated chemicals found on most clothing today.Many of us are aware of the ethical minefield that is fast fashion: the dodgy labor practices, the lax environmental standards, and the mountains of waste piling up on the shores of developing countries. But have you stopped to ... Read more

$18.99 CAD

A Silent Spring for your wardrobe, To Dye For is a jolting exposé that reveals the true cost of the toxic, largely unregulated chemicals found on most clothing today.Many of us are aware of the ethical minefield that is fast fashion: the dodgy labor practices, the lax environmental standards, and the mountains of waste piling up on the shores of developing countries. But have you stopped to
... Read more
12 couturières qui ont changé l'Histoire

by Bertrand Meyer-Stabley ...

En habillant leur époque, 12 couturières ont écrit, chacune, une page d’Histoire. Plus qu’une griffe, elles ont laissé une marque et leurs noms sont inscrits à jamais dans les mémoires : Rose Bertin (la couturière de la reine Marie-Antoinette), Jeanne Paquin, Jeanne Lanvin, Madeleine Vionnet, Coco Chanel, Elsa Schiaparelli, Nina Ricci, Madame Grès, Carven, Sonia Rykiel, Vivienne Westwood, Miuccia ... Read more

$26.99 CAD

En habillant leur époque, 12 couturières ont écrit, chacune, une page d’Histoire. Plus qu’une griffe, elles ont laissé une marque et leurs noms sont inscrits à jamais dans les mémoires : Rose Bertin (la couturière de la reine Marie-Antoinette), Jeanne Paquin, Jeanne Lanvin, Madeleine Vionnet, Coco Chanel, Elsa Schiaparelli, Nina Ricci, Madame Grès, Carven, Sonia Rykiel, Vivienne Westwood, Miuccia
... Read more
The Lost Art of Dress

The Women Who Once Made America Stylish

by Linda Przybyszewski ...

**A New York Times BestsellerFrom an award-winning historian, the fascinating tale of the 20th-century women who taught America how to dress“A tribute to a time when style—and maybe even life—felt more straightforward, and however arbitrary, there were definitive answers.” —Paris Review**As a glance down any street in America quickly reveals, American women have forgotten how to dress. We lack the ... Read more

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**A New York Times BestsellerFrom an award-winning historian, the fascinating tale of the 20th-century women who taught America how to dress“A tribute to a time when style—and maybe even life—felt more straightforward, and however arbitrary, there were definitive answers.” —Paris Review**As a glance down any street in America quickly reveals, American women have forgotten how to dress. We lack the
... Read more

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