Textiles
Subtitle: a world tour : discovering traditional fabrics and patterns
By: Catherine Legrand
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780500290330; 9780500514399
Subjects: Textile fabrics; Textile design; Ethnic costume; Beauty and Fashion
Work titles: Textiles et vêtements du monde
Description: New in paperback, this colourful book takes the reader on an international textile tour with a fabric-collecting fashion designer. Pieced together much like the fine garments it portrays, this book presents in glorious photographs, samples and sketches a raft of remarkable clothing from all over the world. Taking the reader from Vietnam to Benin, from Central America to northern India, the book is brimful of stunning costumes, vibrant fabrics and breathtaking detail. All designers and anyone who loves fashion will find this volume a huge source of inspiration, as will all fans of off-the beaten-track travel destinations.
Notes: Originally published: 2008.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Translated from the French.
Table of contents: title: Vietnam, Laos and Thailand : many peoples, many styles; title: Orissa, Rajasthan, Gujarat : the colours of India; title: Mexico and Guatemala : a Mayan mosaic; title: Panama : the Kuna archipelago; title: Romania : Maramures and Bukovina; title: Benin : a cloth of blue.