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The Dress Detective

Ingrid Mida,Alexandra Kim
The Dress Detective Book PDF

Author : Ingrid Mida,Alexandra Kim
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2015-11-19
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781472580535

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The Dress Detective by Ingrid Mida,Alexandra Kim Pdf

The Dress Detective is the first practical guide to analyzing fashion objects, clearly demonstrating how their close analysis can enhance and enrich interdisciplinary research. This accessible book provides readers with the tools to uncover the hidden stories in garments, setting out a carefully developed research methodology specific to dress, and providing easy-to-use checklists that guide the reader through the process. Beautifully illustrated, the book contains seven case studies of fashionable Western garments – ranging from an 1820s coat to a 2004 Kenzo jacket – that articulate the methodological framework for the process, illustrate the use of the checklists, and show how evidence from the garment itself can be used to corroborate theories of dress or fashion. This book outlines a skillset that has, until now, typically been passed on informally. Written in plain language, it will give any budding fashion historian, curator, or researcher the knowledge and confidence to analyze the material in front of them effectively.

Reading Fashion in Art

Ingrid E. Mida
Reading Fashion in Art Book PDF

Author : Ingrid E. Mida
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2021-02-11
Category : Design
ISBN : 9781350032712

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Reading Fashion in Art by Ingrid E. Mida Pdf

Shortlisted for the CSA Millia Davenport Publication Award, 2021 Dress and fashion are central to our understanding of art. From the stylization of the body to subtle textile embellishments and richly symbolic colors, dress tells a story and provides clues as to the cultural beliefs of the time in which artworks were produced. This concise and accessible book provides a step-by-step guide to analysing dress in art, including paintings, photographs, drawings and art installations. The first section of the book includes an introduction to visual analysis and explains how to 'read' fashion and dress in an artwork using the checklists. The second section offers case studies which demonstrate how artworks can be analysed from the point of view of key themes including status and identity, modernity, ideals of beauty, gender, race, globalization and politics. The book includes iconic as well as lesser known works of art, including work by Elisabeth Vigée le Brun, Thomas Gainsborough, James Jacques Tissot, Marcel Duchamp and Man Ray, Yinka Shonibare, Mickalene Thomas, Kent Monkman and many others. Reading Fashion in Art is the perfect text for students of fashion coming to art history for the first time as well as art history students studying dress in art and will be an essential handbook for any gallery visitor. The step-by-step methodology helps the reader learn to look at any work of art that includes the dressed or undressed body and confidently develop a critical analysis of what they see.

The Lost Art of Dress

Linda Przybyszewski
The Lost Art of Dress Book PDF

Author : Linda Przybyszewski
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2014-04-29
Category : Design
ISBN : 9780465080472

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The Lost Art of Dress by Linda Przybyszewski Pdf

A history of the women who taught Americans how to dress in the first half of the 20th century—and whose lessons we’d do well to remember today.

Devil in a Blue Dress (30th Anniversary Edition)

Walter Mosley
Devil in a Blue Dress 30th Anniversary Edition Book PDF

Author : Walter Mosley
Publisher : Washington Square Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2020-10-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781982150341

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Devil in a Blue Dress (30th Anniversary Edition) by Walter Mosley Pdf

The first novel by “master of mystery” (The New York Times) Walter Mosley, featuring Easy Rawlins, the most iconic African American detective in all of fiction. Named one of the “best 100 mystery novels of all time” by the Mystery Writers of America, this special thirtieth anniversary edition features an all new introduction from the author. The year is 1948, the town is Los Angeles. Easy Rawlins, a black war veteran, has just been fired from his job at a defense factory plant. Drinking in his friend’s bar, he’s wondering how he’ll manage to make ends meet, when a white man in a linen suit approaches him and offers him good money if Easy will simply locate Miss Daphne Money, a missing blonde beauty known to frequent black jazz clubs. Easy has no idea that by taking this job, his life is about to change forever. “More than simply a detective novel…[Mosley is] a talented author with something vital to say about the distance between the black and white worlds, and with a dramatic way to say it” (The New York Times).

How to Read a Dress

Lydia Edwards
How to Read a Dress Book PDF

Author : Lydia Edwards
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2017-03-09
Category : Design
ISBN : 9781474286251

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How to Read a Dress by Lydia Edwards Pdf

Fashion is ever-changing, and while some styles mark a dramatic departure from the past, many exhibit subtle differences from year to year that are not always easily identifiable. With overviews of each key period and detailed illustrations for each new style, How to Read a Dress is an authoritative visual guide to women's fashion across five centuries. Each entry includes annotated color images of historical garments, outlining important features and highlighting how styles have developed over time, whether in shape, fabric choice, trimming, or undergarments. Readers will learn how garments were constructed and where their inspiration stemmed from at key points in history – as well as how dresses have varied in type, cut, detailing and popularity according to the occasion and the class, age and social status of the wearer. This lavishly illustrated book is the ideal tool for anyone who has ever wanted to know their cartridge pleats from their Récamier ruffles. Equipping the reader with all the information they need to 'read' a dress, this is the ultimate guide for students, researchers, and anyone interested in historical fashion.

Red Mandarin Dress

Qiu Xiaolong
Red Mandarin Dress Book PDF

Author : Qiu Xiaolong
Publisher : Minotaur Books
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2009-02-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1429976071

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Red Mandarin Dress by Qiu Xiaolong Pdf

Chief Inspector Chen Cao of the Shanghai Police Department is often put in charge of politically sensitive cases. Having recently ruffled more than a few official feathers, when he is asked to look into a sensitive corruption case he takes immediate action - he goes on leave from work. But while on vacation, the body of a murdered young woman is found in a highly trafficked area and the only notable aspect is that she was redressed in a red mandarin dress. When a second body appears, this time in the People's Park, also in precisely the same kind of red mandarin dress, the newspapers start screaming that Shanghai is being stalked by its first sexual serial killer. With the Party anxious to resolve the murders quickly, Chen finds himself in the midst of his most potentially dangerous and sensitive case to date.

If The Dress Fits

Carla de Guzman
If The Dress Fits Book PDF

Author : Carla de Guzman
Publisher : Midnight Books
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2021-01-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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If The Dress Fits by Carla de Guzman Pdf

Martha Aguas has it all: a job she likes, a puppy she loves, and a wardrobe that makes her feel beautiful. Yes, everyone tries to make her feel bad for being mataba, she can't buy bras in the Philippines, and she's never had a boyfriend. But so what? It's never mattered before. But when her perfect cousin Regina announces her engagement Enzo, the blast from the past boy whom she might have loved before, it suddenly feels like a big deal. Aguases from all over the globe are coming in for the engagement of the century, and the last thing Martha wants to hear is a well-meaning barb about how she should watch her weight. Thank god for Max. Her funny, dependable, best friend Max, who doesn't mind playing the role of fake boyfriend for the family festivities. But the more Martha plays along, the less it feels like pretend, and more she starts to wonder if Max had maybe loved her all along.

How to Read a Dress

Lydia Edwards
How to Read a Dress Book PDF

Author : Lydia Edwards
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 747 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2021-10-07
Category : Design
ISBN : 9781350172241

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How to Read a Dress by Lydia Edwards Pdf

Fashion is ever-changing, and while some styles mark a dramatic departure from the past, many exhibit subtle differences from year to year that are not always easily identifiable. With overviews of each key period and detailed illustrations for each new style, How to Read a Dress is an appealing and accessible guide to women's fashion across five centuries. Each entry includes annotated color images of historical garments, outlining important features and highlighting how styles have developed over time, whether in shape, fabric choice, trimming, or undergarments. Readers learn how garments were constructed and where their inspiration stemmed from at key points in history – as well as how dresses have varied in type, cut, detailing and popularity according to the occasion and the class, age and social status of the wearer. This new edition includes additional styles to illustrate and explain the journey between one style and another; larger images to allow closer investigation of details of dress; examples of lower and working-class, as well as middle-class, clothing; and a completely new chapter covering the 1980s to 2020. The latter demonstrates how the late 20th century and early 21st century firmly left the dress behind as a requirement, but retained it as a perennially popular choice and illustrates how far the traditional boundaries of 'the dress' have been pushed (even including reference to a newly non-binary appreciation of the garment), and the intellectual shifts in the way women's fashion is both inspired and inspires. With these new additions, How to Read a Dress, revised edition, presents a complete and up-to-date picture of 'the dress' in all its forms, across the centuries, and taking into account different sartorial and social experiences. It is the ideal tool for anyone who has ever wanted to know their cartridge pleats from their Récamier ruffles. Equipping the reader with all the information they need to 'read' a dress, this is the ultimate guide for students, researchers, and anyone interested in historical fashion.

Dotty Detective (Dotty Detective, Book 1)

Clara Vulliamy
Dotty Detective Dotty Detective Book 1 Book PDF

Author : Clara Vulliamy
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2016-05-05
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780008132477

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Dotty Detective (Dotty Detective, Book 1) by Clara Vulliamy Pdf

Meet Dorothy Constance Mae Louise, or Dot as she prefers to be called!

The Case of the Missing Moonstone (The Wollstonecraft Detective Agency, Book 1)

Jordan Stratford
The Case of the Missing Moonstone The Wollstonecraft Detective Agency Book 1 Book PDF

Author : Jordan Stratford
Publisher : Knopf Books for Young Readers
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2015-01-06
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780385754422

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The Case of the Missing Moonstone (The Wollstonecraft Detective Agency, Book 1) by Jordan Stratford Pdf

History, mystery, and science collide in a new series for middle-grade readers, perfect for fans of The Mysterious Benedict Society and Lemony Snicket! Jordan Stratford imagines an alternate 1826, where Ada Lovelace (the world’s first computer programmer) and Mary Shelley (author of Frankenstein) meet as girls and form a secret detective agency! Lady Ada Byron, age eleven, is a genius. Isolated, awkward and a bit rude—but a genius. Mary Godwin, age fourteen, is a romantic. Adventurous, astute, and kind, Mary is to become Ada’s first true friend. And together, the girls conspire to form the Wollstonecraft Detective Agency—a secret constabulary for the apprehension of clever criminals. Their first case involves a stolen heirloom, a false confession, and an array of fishy suspects. But it’s no match for the deductive powers and bold hearts of Ada and Mary. Mystery fans will love this tween girl riff on Sherlock Holmes and John Watson. History buffs will be delighted to see all the real figures who play a role in this story and appreciate the extensive backmatter that helps separate truth from fiction. Parents and educators hoping to promote the STEM fields for girls will be thrilled to have a series where two girls use math, science, and creative analytical thinking to solve crimes. But most especially--emerging readers will love this series filled with humor, action, intrigue and wonderful artwork from Kelly Murphy.

Detective Inspector Huss

Helene Tursten
Detective Inspector Huss Book PDF

Author : Helene Tursten
Publisher : Soho Press
Page : 479 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Detective and mystery stories
ISBN : 9781569473702

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Detective Inspector Huss by Helene Tursten Pdf

Detective Inspector Irene Huss is called to the scene of an apparent suicide. A wealthy financier, he was connected through an old-boys' network to the first families of Sweden. But the 'society suicide' turns out to have been a carefully plotted murder.

Friday Barnes, Girl Detective

R. A. Spratt
Friday Barnes Girl Detective Book PDF

Author : R. A. Spratt
Publisher : Roaring Brook Press
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2016-01-19
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781626722989

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Friday Barnes, Girl Detective by R. A. Spratt Pdf

Imagine if Sherlock Holmes was an eleven-year-old girl! When Friday Barnes, girl genius, solves a bank robbery, she uses the reward money to send herself to Highcrest Academy, the most exclusive boarding school in the country—and discovers it's a hotbed of crime! Soon she's investigating everything from disappearing homework to the terrifying Yeti haunting the school swamp. But the biggest mystery yet is Ian Wainscott, the handsomest (and most arrogant) boy in school who inexplicably hates her. Will the homework be found? Can they ever track down the Yeti? And why is Ian out to ruin her? With black-and-white art throughout, Friday Barnes, Girl Detective is the launch of an exciting new mystery series that "will keep readers laughing from start to finish." (Publishers Weekly)

The Case of the Drowned Pearl

Robin Stevens
The Case of the Drowned Pearl Book PDF

Author : Robin Stevens
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2020-02-20
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780241427323

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The Case of the Drowned Pearl by Robin Stevens Pdf

A thrilling mini Murder Most Unladylike mystery, specially written and published for World Book Day 2020. Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are best friends, schoolgirls - and detectives. And wherever they go, mysteries will find them... While on a seaside holiday with their friends George and Alexander, the Detective Society discover the body of famous swimmer Antonia Braithwaite - nicknamed The Pearl - on the beach. Everyone presumes that she drowned accidentally - but how could such a famous swimmer have struggled to swim? Even more mysteriously, three guests at the girls' hotel all wanted Antonia dead... Can the Detective Society solve this mystery? Or will they sink under the pressure? Praise for the Murder Most Unladylike mysteries: 'This is that rare thing: a series that gets better with every book' Telegraph 'Thrilling' Guardian 'A total delight' Metro

The Succession to the Throne of David

Leonhard Rost
The Succession to the Throne of David Book PDF

Author : Leonhard Rost
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2015-01-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781474231565

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The Succession to the Throne of David by Leonhard Rost Pdf

Published originally in 1926, Rost's Die Überlieferung von der Thronnachfolge Davids is fundamental to the study of Samuel and Kings. The story of the ark, the account of the Ammonite war, Nathan's prophecy concerning David's dynasty, and, above all, the succession narrative or 'court history' are singled out for thorough examination, with questions of style, theme and religious viewpoint dominating the discussion. His thesis is brilliantly argued and has sustained a remarkable measure of agreement over many decades, though criticism has grown in recent years. It remains mandatory reading for the study of Samuel and Kings, Hebrew narrative art, and history writing in ancient Israel. There is an extensive introduction by the late Edward Ball.

Secret Identity

Carolyn Keene
Secret Identity Book PDF

Author : Carolyn Keene
Publisher : Aladdin Paperbacks
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Children's stories
ISBN : 1847385575

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Secret Identity by Carolyn Keene Pdf

Another all-new Nancy Drew adventure - she's got a new look, a new car, some new friends, and loads of new cases to crack!