Archive for the ‘Fashion’ Category

Hip Knit Hats: 40 Fabulous Designs

Friday, November 13th, 2009
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Every knitter will adore these timeless, fashionable, and extremely wearable hats, all photographed on models in a chic urban setting. Most of the projects involve knitting in the round, so a thorough overview explains the technique, as well as basic hat forms, choosing a yarn, and accessible techniques such as felting. Try a shaped ribbon yarn hat[Read More]

High Fashion Sewing Secrets from the World’s Best Designers: A Step-By-Step Guide to Sewing Stylish Seams, Buttonholes, Pockets, Collars, Hems, And More (Rodale Sewing Book)

Friday, November 13th, 2009
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Total Customer Reviews: (31)
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If you want your notched collars to lie smoothly like Ellen Tracy's, your pants zippers to be as invisibly fused with the inseam pocket as Giorgio Armani's, and your topstitched facings to have the impeccable look of Chanel, this is the book to have. Home sewers need and want exactly the kind of painstaking construction tips that Claire B. Sha[Read More]

Fashion 101: A Crash Course in Clothing

Friday, November 13th, 2009
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In an accessible A-to-Z format, this reference for the style-conscious young woman provides quick and easy access to everything a fashionista needs to know about clothes. With more than 200 entries, it is a veritable encyclopedia of fashion with information on the proper name of each item, its designer, the name of the celebrities who m[Read More]

Custom Knits: Unleash Your Inner Designer with Top-Down and Improvisational Techniques

Friday, November 13th, 2009
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Total Customer Reviews: (37)
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Along with being pleasurable and satisfying, knitting can sometimes be frustrating: the turtleneck that looked so fabulous on the model is too bulky for your body, or the cardigan you spent countless hours on just doesn’t fit right. Herein lies the beauty of Custom Knits, which teaches knitters how to use improvisational techniques to achieve spe[Read More]

Style on a Shoestring: Develop Your Cents of Style and Look Like a Million without Spending a Fortune

Friday, November 13th, 2009
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Bag the bargains and glam it up--go from frumpy to fabulous style without wounding your wallet! Everyone knows a woman who turns heads with her captivating style. Her clothes fit her body perfectly, her use of color is compelling, her shoes are to die for, and her accessories make her whole outfit pop with panache. Is she[Read More]

Bringing Home the Birkin: My Life in Hot Pursuit of the World’s Most Coveted Handbag

Friday, November 13th, 2009
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Total Customer Reviews: (61)
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For more than twenty years, the HermÈs Birkin bag has been the iconic symbol of fashion, luxury, and wealth. With a fabled waiting list of more than two years to purchase one, the average fashionista has a better chance of climbing Mount Everest in Prada pumps than of possessing this coveted carryall. Unless, of course, she happens to know Michael[Read More]

Eye Candy: 55 Easy Makeup Looks for Glam Lids and Luscious Lashes

Friday, November 13th, 2009
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Total Customer Reviews: (36)
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Teens and 20somethings will love these 55 colorful eye makeup looks from acclaimed makeup artist Linda Mason. Modeled on real young women, the 55 looks range from subtle everyday makeup to flirty, funky, and full-on dramatic looks perfect for nighttime, prom-time -- any time you want to make a statement! Each is presented with a list of what's need[Read More]

Paper Fashions Fantasy (Klutz)

Friday, November 13th, 2009
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For the legions of Paper Fashions and Paper Fashions Fancy fans who can’t wait to make more ready-to-tear apparel, here is your dream come true: Paper Fashions Fantasy. In the Klutz paper fashions tradition, the book comes with everything girls need to design an entire one-of-a-kind wardrobe, including irresistibly tiny hangers to finish the fash[Read More]

Godey’s Fashions Coloring Book (Dover Pictorial Archives)

Friday, November 13th, 2009
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Milk Soapmaking: The Smart and Simple Guide to Making Lovely Milk Soap From Cow Milk, Goat Milk, Buttermilk, Cream, Coconut Milk, or Any Other Animal or Plant Milk

Friday, November 13th, 2009
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Total Customer Reviews: (15)
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Do you love the feel of milk soaps but shy away from the cost? Are you looking for a special kind of gift you can make yourself? Or do you already make soap and want to try something new? Anne L. Watson's "Smart Soapmaking" was the first book based on modern techniques that eliminate the drudgery and guesswork from home soapmaking. Now, by popul[Read More]