The A to Z of the fashion industry / Francesca Sterlacci, Joanne Arbuckle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sterlacci, Francesca, author.

Arbuckle, Joanne, 1954- author.

Series:

A to Z guides ; 96.

A to Z guide series ; no. 96

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Clothing and dress--Dictionaries.

Clothing and dress.

Clothing and dress--History--Dictionaries.

Clothing trade--History--Dictionaries.

Clothing trade.

Fashion--Dictionaries.

Fashion.

Fashion designers--Dictionaries.

Fashion designers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (lxii, 416 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations

Edition:

96th edition.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The A to Z of the Fashion Industry examines the origins and history of this billion-dollar industry. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced entries on designers, models, couture houses, significant articles of apparel and fabrics, trade unions, and the international trade organizations.

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Series Editor's Foreword; Preface; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Chronology; Introduction; The Dictionary; Appendixes; 1: Fashion Magazines; 2: Trend and Forecasting Magazines and Services; 3: Periodicals, Newsletters, and Directories; 4: Trade Shows; 5: Major Trade Associations and Organizations; 6: Fashion and Textile Museums; 7: Top Fashion Schools; 8: Size Ranges; Bibliography; About the Authors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

979-82-16-23134-9

1-283-65588-8

0-8108-7046-0

OCLC:

853360048