| |||||||||||||||
 Trade In this Item for up to £0.30
Get an extra £5 when you trade in books worth £10 or more until June 30, 2012. Trade in The Wedding Dress: A Sourcebook for an Amazon.co.uk gift card of up to £0.30, which you can then spend on millions of items across the site. Trade-in values may vary (terms apply). Find more products eligible for trade-in.
|
Frequently Bought Together
Product details
|
More About the Author
Product Description
Product Description
This exciting sourcebook is bursting with ideas for the elegant bride-to-be, to help her find her perfect wedding dress. Whether it's ideas for an off-the-peg design or inspiration for a couture made-to-measure gown, this book will show at a glance the main styles from which to choose. Each chapter features a classic line (Empire Line, Princess Line, Ballgown, etc.) and explains what body shape it suits, which fabrics it works best with, the era it hails from and, of course, which famous brides wore the style. Every line is illustrated with a striking artwork and then follow hundreds of dresses to spark the imagination. Featuring famous faces, modern brides, vintage classics and a wide range of dress designers, the photographs show what can be done with the basic shape -- from classic simplicity to daring flights of fancy. This is the ultimate source of dress and accessory ideas and will make a wonderful engagement gift.
About the Author
Philip Delamore is a research fellow and lecturer in Fashion Design at the London College of Fashion. He is also a freelance fashion designer. He lives in southeast London. Camilla Dixon studied art, design, and fashion design at St. Martins College of Art and Design. Her keen observation of the London fashion industry from couture to street fashion has established her as a leading British fashion illustrator. Recent work includes brand image work for the Oasis fashion chain, and portraits of Australian singer, Kylie Minogue, for her book "Kylie". She regularly contributes to ELLE magazine.
Inside This Book
(Learn More)
Suggested Tags from Similar Products(What's this?)Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is probably the best one for explaining different dress cuts, shape to best suit different people etc. It has plenty of photos in to give you ideas. I bought it to make my own dress but it is just as useful to someone buying a shop bought or commissioning a dress maker to design a dress for you. It will give you the knowledge of the basics so you know the difference between an a-line and a princess cut.
If like me you are making your own dress I would recommend three books. firstly this one for ideas and inspiration and to know which dress will best suit you as well as the variety of different components that make up the dress. After that look at websites/mags for ideas. second is 'Bridal Couture' by Susan Khalje. This is the best I think at explaining techniques with plenty of colour photos explaining exactly how to make each component of dress. It was what I used the most to learn how to sew couture, a must for anyone trying. You won't get any inspiration from the dresses though, it is purely technique. The third if you can get hold of it is 'Vogue Sewing Revised and Updated' this is hard to get at the minute but again it will teach you sewing techniques, even the very basics. With that and 'Bridal Couture' you should have all you'll need to know.
If like me you are making your own dress I would recommend three books. firstly this one for ideas and inspiration and to know which dress will best suit you as well as the variety of different components that make up the dress. After that look at websites/mags for ideas. second is 'Bridal Couture' by Susan Khalje. This is the best I think at explaining techniques with plenty of colour photos explaining exactly how to make each component of dress. It was what I used the most to learn how to sew couture, a must for anyone trying. You won't get any inspiration from the dresses though, it is purely technique. The third if you can get hold of it is 'Vogue Sewing Revised and Updated' this is hard to get at the minute but again it will teach you sewing techniques, even the very basics. With that and 'Bridal Couture' you should have all you'll need to know.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
a wedding magazine had described this book as being fantastic for the bride who wants to design her own dress, full of sketches and historical photos of celebrity and royal weddings. well there are some photos but most of the photos are standard dress shots that you find in magazines, the only special thing was that they had been sorted out into headings like a line and ball gown.
if you were buying it as a gift for someone who had just got engaged i think it would be a lovely gift, but if you are the bride you may as well spend £5 on one of the dress design magazines, although that wont look as impressive on your coffee table!
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This has got to be the most beautiful book I have ever bought. It is indeed as the title reflects, brimming with a vast array of wonderful gowns and designs. Each time you revisit this inspirational book you will find something new. It is truly a magnificent collection, well presented and something to be treasured by anyone with an interest in bridal couture, dressmaking or those simply who enjoy beautiful creations.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
A starter for initial ideas
This book is fantastic for someone who is unsure of what type of dress they would like. However for someone like me who is making their own I expected more like descriptions of... Read more
Published 4 months ago by A. stephenson
A complete success
I bought this book a few weeks before I went to look for wedding dresses. I found it so helpful, looking through all of the different styles, I'd never realised there were so many... Read more
Published on 9 Oct 2009 by N. Pye
Listmania!
|
|
Look for similar items by category
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
|
