Fashion accessories
By: Olivier Gerval ; [translation by Sasha Wardell]
Contributors: Wardell, Sasha
Series: Studies in fashion; Studies in fashion (Firefly Books)
Publisher: Firefly Books
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Richmond Hill, Ont; Buffalo, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 222
ISBN-13: 9781554076659
Copyright date: 2008
Subjects: Fashion design; Fashion; Mode; Dress accessories; Accessoires; Vêtements; Création
Work titles: Accessoires de mode
Description: An illustrated guide to the art and craft of fashion accessories looks at the role of accessories in the fashion world, describes a variety of accessory products, and illustrates the step-by-step production of different handbag prototypes--
Notes: "First published in France in 2008 by Groupe Eyrolles as Accessoires de mode. English language edition first published in Great Britain by A&C Black Publishers"--P. [2].

Includes bibliographical references (p. 220).
Table of contents: title: Preface / Alber Elbaz; title: Introduction : The history of Louis Vuitton ; Louis Vuitton's travel museum ; The history of the shoe ; World shoes ; Didier Ludot and vintage bags ; Designers and their accessories : Lanvin: Alber Elbaz; Louis Vuitton and Marc Jacobs; Loulou de la Falaise; Yazbukey; Sonia Rykiel: Sonia and Nathalie Rykiel; Christian Louboutin; Elena Cantacuzène; title: Products : The world of the accessory ; The bag ; The shoe ; The scarf and the bow tie ; Eyewear ; Hats and hair accessories ; Jewelry; title: Concepts and designs : Moods, colors and materials ; Moods and sketches ; Themes and designs ; The collection structure ; Accessory patterns for motifs ; Materials ; Themes and products ; Color rendering using a marker pen ; Example of color rendering a shoe ; Color rendering using PhotoShop; title: Craftsmanship and manufacture : Tradition and modernity at Louis Vuitton ; Manufacturing a Lockit bag ; Detains and finishing features for bags ; Industrial shoe manufacture ; Handmade shoe manufacture ; Industrial scarf manufacture ; Jewelry making with Elena Cantacuzène; title: Step by step : Tools ; Making card prototypes ; Making felt prototypes ; Making leather prototypes; title: Sales and promotion : Distribution ; The agent ; Presentation ; Advertising campaign visuals ; Fashion illustrations; title: Appendix : Fashion directory.