Fashion in Colors Akiko Fukai Assouline, 2005             Bronzino3 reviews Maurice Brock Flammarion, 2002 Superb, absolutely superb + Long-awaited + Finally, a book about Bronzino This Bronzino book is said to be the first Bronzino biography since 1982... Isn't that reason enough to buy this book? It is a sad fact that Bronzino is not considered a great artist as Michelangelo and other Florentine mannierists are. And why is that? He is basically seen as a portrait painter ...             Coppola and Eiko on Bram Stoker's Dracula2 reviews Francis Ford Coppola, Kiko Ishioka Collins Pub San Francisco, 1992 This is an excellent book + Correction It has full page color pictures of all the costumes from the movie and some of the original sketches. It also explains Eiko's inspiration for his Academy-Award winning costumes.             The Art of Dress: Fashion in England and France, 1750-18203 reviews Aileen Ribeiro Yale University Press, 1995 A great book! Lovely pictures and tremendous amount of info. + Visual Feast + Gorgeous reference material Art of Dress is essential in its information about the evolution of men's and women's clothing from 1750 to 1820. I bought this book in helping me to research the empire style dress of 1790s and early 1800s. It has helped me in my researching and placing me within the world of fashion during the ...             Patterns of Fashion: The Cut and Construction of Clothes for Men and Women C1560-162034 reviews Janet Arnold Drama Publishers, 1985 Upper Class 1560-1620 Garments Only + Very good + THE go to book for Elizabethan costuming + great book - + Absolute MUST for historical recreators and historians             Nineteenth-Century Fashion in Detail14 reviews Lucy Johnston Victoria and Albert Museum, 2006 The best book for research in making historical costume + HIstoric Fasion ~ Detailed + Simply breathtaking! + Stupid Amazon!             Toile de Jouy1 review Melanie Riffel, Sophie Rouard Thames & Hudson, 2003 Good enough for Marie Antoinette, it is good enough for me! Recently there has been an explosion in the popular applications of toile de Jouy's monochromatic patterns. You can buy anything from a dog bed to a light switch cover embellished with this venerable fabric. Although it may seem faddish, toile de Jouy has been a classic decorating choice for ...             Velvet: History, Techniques, Fashions3 reviews Fabrizio De Marinis Idea Books, 1997 Fashions, furnishings and more Lots of fun for the costume historian, and inspiring for any home sewer, this book shows velvets from about 1450 C.E. to the present and how they were used in fashion and interior decoration. There's also a nice section at the end on the techniques of weaving and dyeing. While the content is ...             18th Century Costume in the National Museums and Galleries of Mersyside (National Museums Galleries)2 reviews Pauline Rushton National Museums & Galleries on Merseyside, 1999 Strongly recommended as a resource for this period + Good Basic Overview This is a fabulous bargain for people interested in this period. When I first saw the price, I feared that perhaps it was only a listing of holdings, but no, it is beautifully illustrated with more than 50 photographs in full color. The text is relatively brief, but extremely well-written so ...             Fashion (Taschen 25th Anniversary)19 reviews Taschen, 2007 Worth the wait ! + A marvelous picture book of fashion + large format. + Money well spent + Must Buy             Dangerous Liaisons: Fashion and Furniture in the Eighteenth Century (Metropolitan Museum of Art)15 reviews Harold Koda, Andrew Bolton, ... Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2006 Delightful dressing + Wonderfully Exquisite + yes yes yes :) + Oh, my goodness             Historical Fashion in Detail: The 17th and 18th Centuries13 reviews Avril Hart, Susan North, ... Victoria & Albert Museum, 2003 Fascinating! + More than expected + Oh, my goodness + Lots of detail             Dangerous Liaisons: Fashion and Furniture in the Eighteenth Century (Metropolitan Museum of Art)15 reviews Harold Koda, Andrew Bolton, ... Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2006 Delightful dressing + Wonderfully Exquisite + yes yes yes :) + Oh, my goodness             Nineteenth-Century Fashion in Detail14 reviews Lucy Johnston Victoria and Albert Museum, 2006 The best book for research in making historical costume + HIstoric Fasion ~ Detailed + Simply breathtaking! + Stupid Amazon!             Historical Fashion in Detail: The 17th and 18th Centuries13 reviews Avril Hart, Susan North, ... Victoria & Albert Museum, 2003 Fascinating! + More than expected + Oh, my goodness + Lots of detail             Fashion (Taschen 25th Anniversary)19 reviews Taschen, 2007 Worth the wait ! + A marvelous picture book of fashion + large format. + Money well spent + Must Buy             18th Century Costume in the National Museums and Galleries of Mersyside (National Museums Galleries)2 reviews Pauline Rushton National Museums & Galleries on Merseyside, 1999 Strongly recommended as a resource for this period + Good Basic Overview This is a fabulous bargain for people interested in this period. When I first saw the price, I feared that perhaps it was only a listing of holdings, but no, it is beautifully illustrated with more than 50 photographs in full color. The text is relatively brief, but extremely well-written so ...             The Art of Dress: Fashion in England and France, 1750-18203 reviews Aileen Ribeiro Yale University Press, 1995 A great book! Lovely pictures and tremendous amount of info. + Visual Feast + Gorgeous reference material Art of Dress is essential in its information about the evolution of men's and women's clothing from 1750 to 1820. I bought this book in helping me to research the empire style dress of 1790s and early 1800s. It has helped me in my researching and placing me within the world of fashion during the ...             Velvet: History, Techniques, Fashions3 reviews Fabrizio De Marinis Idea Books, 1997 Fashions, furnishings and more Lots of fun for the costume historian, and inspiring for any home sewer, this book shows velvets from about 1450 C.E. to the present and how they were used in fashion and interior decoration. There's also a nice section at the end on the techniques of weaving and dyeing. While the content is ...             Bronzino3 reviews Maurice Brock Flammarion, 2002 Superb, absolutely superb + Long-awaited + Finally, a book about Bronzino This Bronzino book is said to be the first Bronzino biography since 1982... Isn't that reason enough to buy this book? It is a sad fact that Bronzino is not considered a great artist as Michelangelo and other Florentine mannierists are. And why is that? He is basically seen as a portrait painter ...