Fabrics are the base for the world of fashion; they determine the way designers conceive their pieces and their creativity. This tile is the ultimate reference guide to all the major types of fabric in use today. This book is a bridge uniting materials and their creators by visually showing the profound relationship between fabrics and fashion with a wide range of patterns, their history and terminology along with around 1,600 stunning colour photographs. This book is an exhaustive study on the subject making it a key reference textbook. 1600 colour illustrations

Author Biography

Stefanella Sposito lives and works in Milan, where she teaches art history, costume history and textile technology. She is the author of critical essays and numerous articles published in art and fashion magazines such as "Filoforme," "Jacquard" and "Moodmagazine." She organizes seminars and conferences at the international level on fabric techniques and history as well as conducting research projects in these fields. Some of her designs have appeared in such magazines as "Vogue Italia."