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Textiles were the second-most-traded commodity in all of world history, preceded only by grain. In the Ottoman Empire in particular, the sale and exchange of silks, cottons, and woolens generated an immense amount of revenue and touched every level of society, from rural women tending silkworms to pashas flaunting layers of watered camlet to merchants traveling to Mecca and beyond. Sea Change offers the first comprehensive history of the Ottoman textile sector, arguing that the trade's enduring...

Some of the usual obstacles to modern teachings of marketing are ethnocentricity, the limitation of creative thought by conformity to existing theories, lack of questioning of ethics, and a disconnection from historic events or sociological discourse. This book, in contrast, draws together interdisciplinary approaches from marketing, branding, promotion and critical media studies as tools for understanding the way in which fashion works today, and re-evaluates what makes certain fashion marketin...

Featuring artwork selected from the pages of WWD, this book celebrates the work of Fairchilds staff artists. This book documents fashion illustrations drawn for a trade publication and the business of fashion rather than for consumers or the general public.

The fusion between fashion, technology and design is more dynamic than ever before and this collaboration has generated the rapid development of original materials and alternative fabrics. Inspired by the growing trend for eco-fashion, wearable technology and 'smart clothing', designers are experimenting with new ideas and approaches to fabrications that will take their collections to the next level. Now innovative technologies have been incorporated and more sophisticated processes have been ap...

This book offers a unique analysis of how our definitions of luxury have changed over the ages, and with that the role and actions of both suppliers and buyers of luxury products. It traces the way luxury was seen as avarice and emblematic of morally corrosive behavior in past societies, to being viewed in more virtuous terms as the inevitable outcome of structural changes that legitimize the acquisition and display of wealth. It examines the origins of the shift from criticism to acceptance, an...

For courses in Product (Apparel or Sewn Product) Quality, Product (Apparel) Evaluation, or Fashion Product Analysis.   Sewn Product Quality: A Management Perspective takes complex industry-specific terminology and processes and explains them with pictures and text that is relevant to both merchandising and design majors. The book discusses all aspects of quality, devoting separate sections to materials and processes and focusing specifically on the new consumer-centric business environment. T...

Fashion is everywhere. It is one of the main ways in which we present ourselves to others, signaling what we want to communicate about our sexuality, wealth, professionalism, subcultural and political allegiances, social status, even our mood. It is also a global industry with huge economic, political and cultural impact on the lives of all of us who make, sell, wear or even just watch fashion.Fashion: the key concepts presents a clear introduction to the complex world of fashion. The aim throug...

This student lab manual reinforces the chapter content and lecture material from Apparel Quality, but may also be used as a standalone product in conjunction with another apparel quality textbook. With more than 30 hands-on lab activities and projects to enhance learning, the lab manual offers a greater understanding of quality issues that arise with apparel production and end use. Designed for courses that emphasize textile testing or offer a laboratory component, Apparel Quality Lab Manual inc...

Gazelles and their relatives are important game animals in Africa and Asia; they have been successfully introduced into the US and they are also kept in zoos throughout the world. The occurrence of territorial behavior and its importance for the reproduction of gazelles has been recognized for some time; thus specific information on their territorial behavior is desirable both for scientific and for practical reasons. This book provides the first concrete information on territory size and shape,...

This student book has been thoroughly reviewed by VTCT and includes exclusive guidance and advice. The engaging text-design is packed with learning features to help students embed the necessary knowledge and understanding.

The eight papers presented here provide a useful introduction to medieval broadcloth, and an up-to-date synthesis of current research. The word broadcloth is nowadays used as an overall term for the woven textiles mass-produced and exported all over Europe. It was first produced in Flanders as a luxurious cloth from the 11th century and throughout the medieval period. Broadcloth is the English term, Laken in Flemish, Tuch in German, Drap in French, Klaede in the Scandinavian languages and V...