Costumes Design Major Colleges

This practical and informative guidebook is a "must-have" for anyone planning to create accurate period costumes for theatrical productions and historical reenactments. From short tunics worn by Saxon men in the fifth century to a lady's bustle dress of the late 1800s, this profusely illustrated text contains a wealth of authentic patterns. Information on pattern sizes, materials required, and methods of sewing accompany simply drawn diagrams for Elizabethan doublets, capes, and trunks; a man's ... [Read More]

"A tribute to a time when style--and maybe even life--felt more straightforward, and however arbitrary, there were definitive answers." --Sadie Stein, Paris ReviewAs a glance down any street in America quickly reveals, American women have forgotten how to dress. We lack the fashion know-how we need to dress professionally and beautifully. In The Lost Art of Dress, historian and dressmaker Linda Przybyszewski reveals that this wasn't always true.In the first half of the twentieth century, a remar... [Read More]

After a lifetime of avoiding dance at weddings and social gatherings, Dan Logan finds himself trapped. His daughter, a ballet aficionado, was getting married. A father-daughter dance was inevitable. He confronts his fear of dance and finds the courage to walk in a ballroom dance studio, meets Melissa the instructor, and his life changes.At the wedding, Dan discovers there are moments when he enjoys dancing and he decides he must face the dance dragon and make a serious effort to learn. His journ... [Read More]

Cosplay, comic shops, and college applications collide in this illustrated novel, perfect for fans of Adam Silvera and Noelle Steveson!Cameron's cosplay creations are finally starting to earn her attention--attention she hopes to use to get into the CalArts costume design department for college. But after she wins a major competition, she inadvertently sets off a firestorm of angry comments from male fans online.When Cameron's family moves the summer before her senior year, she hopes to complete... [Read More]

Published on the occasion of the first major retrospective of the work of the great French fashion designer, this volume celebrates a key twentieth-century creator and a living legend in the history of haute couture. The exhibition, devised by Hubert de Givenchy himself and curated by Eloy Martínez de la Pera, provides an exceptional survey of the couturier's creations over nearly half a century, from the opening of the Maison Givenchy in Paris in 1952 to his professional retirement in 1995. A ... [Read More]

Notebook for theatrical designers contains half graph and half lined paper for design and notes. Great for stage sets, lighting schemes, tech design, and more. Size 8.5" x 11". 100 Pages. Paperback cover with firm binding and matte finish.Amuzi Books creates notebooks and journals for students, artists, and performers.

The first comprehensive monograph on American painter Nicholas Krushenick (1929– 1999) considers his important career and presents an expansive selection of his paintings and studies. Nicholas Krushenick is a key figure in the history of late 20th-century American art. Juxtaposing broad black lines with bold, flat Liquitex colors, Krushenick created hard-edged abstractions that fill his canvases from corner to corner. His energetic forms used experiments in cut paper collage as a springboard, ... [Read More]

• 5" x 8" - 118 lined pages - College rule line spacing • If you love costume design you'll love this notebook. • 5x8 size makes it the perfect notebook for taking notes at work, while traveling, or taking with you anywhere you go.. • College rule lined pages let you write lots of notes and drawings. • Soft, matte finish cover is a joy to hold. • Makes a great gift for your favorite costume designers and an awesome present for theater, movie and television fashion designers.... [Read More]

This notebook is ideal for chemistry students, gamer's, designers, and more. If you need to graph technical sketches, molecules or map out the lay of the land, this hexagonal graph notebook is perfect for you. Now you can take notes on the same page as you graph, to tie your project together, keeping everything you need in one place. This notebook features:high quality, heavy paper8.5 x 11 inches with dual pages- hex paper & lined on each page150 pages for ample space for all your graphing needs... [Read More]