The world of fashion
By: Jay Diamond, Ellen Diamond.
Contributors: Diamond, Ellen
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: Fairchild Books
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 602
ISBN-13: 9781563675676
Subjects: Fashion.; Clothing trade.
Description: " ... the essential source for students who want to understand the fashion industry ... provides in-depth coverage of the designing, manufacturing, and merchandising segments of the fashion apparel and textiles industry."
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The evolution of fashion; title: Fashions: 1900 to the present; title: The powerful consumer; title: The multicultural consumer and fashion; title: Ever-changing fashion and its acceptance; title: Fashion in the global marketplace; title: Careers in fashion; title: The textile industry; title: Furs and leather; title: Apparel: women's, men's, and children's; title: Intimate apparel; title: Fashion accessories; title: Details and trimmings; title: Cosmetics and fragrances; title: Home fashions; title: Fashion forecasting for designers and manufacturers; title: Elements and principles of design for developing a fashion collection; title: Apparel and accessories manufacturing; title: Outsourcing fashion design, production, and management; title: Resident buying offices and other fashion information sources for retailers; title: The fashion retailer; title: Advertising, special events, publicity, and visual merchandising.