Androgyne: Fashion and Gender (Mauris Patrick)(Pevná vazba)

Androgyne: Fashion and Gender (Mauris Patrick)(Pevná vazba)

In January 2011, Jean Paul Gaultier's haute couture runway show ended with the image of a willowy blonde bride in a diaphanous gown. The bride was a man, and one of the first models to walk for both men's and women's collections. The event marked the start of a trend. 'This ad is gender neutral,'

Yves Saint Laurent Accessories (Mauris Patrick)(Pevná vazba)

An exclusive homage to - and retrospective of - the iconic fashion designer's couture accessories.'One can never overstate the importance of accessories. They are what turns a dress into something else. I like dresses to be sober and accessories to be wild', Yves Saint Laurent, 1977.Yves Saint

Fashion Quotes: Stylish Wit and Catwalk Wisdom (Mauris Patrick)(Pevná vazba)

The fashion world has long been celebrated for its scintillating salon wit. The sharpest tongues and quickest repartee has always sprung from the lips of fashion royalty. From Oscar Wilde to Miuccia Prada, fashion's words of wisdom have become our daily bread. Fashion Quotes compiles hundreds of

Cabinets of Curiosities (Mauris Patrick)(Pevná vazba)

Unicorns' horns, mermaids' skeletons, stuffed and preserved animals and plants, precious metals, clocks, scientific instruments, celestial globes--all knowledge, the whole cosmos, arranged on shelves in a single room. Such were the cabinets of curiosities of the seventeenth century, the last period

Introducing Fashion Theory: From Androgyny to Zeitgeist (Reilly Andrew)(Pevná vazba)

How does a style become a fashion? Why do trends spread and decline? Introducing Fashion Theory explores these questions and more to help you quickly get up-to-speed with fashion theories, from scarcity to conformity, through clear practical examples and fascinating case studies.This second

Chanel: The Complete Collections (Mauris Patrick)(Pevná vazba)

A comprehensive and captivating overview of all of Karl Lagerfeld's Chanel collections, showcasing his creations through original catwalk photography 'Chanel fans rejoice. . . . As glamorous and chic as you'd expect.'--The Observer (on the first edition) This fully revised edition of the first

Figures and Faces: The Art of Jewelry (Mauris Patrick)(Pevná vazba)

Jewelry has always been a vehicle for the deepest of human emotions: remembrance, faith, devotion, love, belonging, and mourning. The human figure has long been a source of inspiration and a means of expression for jewelers, and it is perhaps the most intimate and involving of subjects. Following

Androgyny in Late Ming and Early Qing Literature (Zhou Zuyan)(Pevná vazba)

The frequent appearance of androgyny in Ming and Qing literature has long interested scholars of late imperial Chinese culture. A flourishing economy, widespread education, rising individualism, a prevailing hedonism--all of these had contributed to the gradual disintegration of traditional gender

Maison Lesage: Haute Couture Embroidery (Mauris Patrick)(Pevná vazba)

The most prestigious Parisian Haute Couture artisans, Maison Lesage has collaborated with the biggest names in fashion, from Chanel, Schiaparelli, and Yves Saint Laurent, to Cristobal Balenciaga, Valentino, and Alexander McQueen. Founded in 1924, when the Lesage family bought the eminent firm of

Cabinet of Wonders: The Gaston-Louis Vuitton Collection (Mauris Patrick)(Pevná vazba)

A collector since his childhood, Gaston-Louis Vuitton (1883-1970), the third generation of the legendary design family and grandson of the founder of the luxury brand, accumulated hundreds of objects over his lifetime. In addition to building a collection of trunks his roving eye lit upon rare

Choupette - The Private Life of a High-Flying Fashion Cat (Mauries Patrick)(Pevná vazba)

Karl Lagerfeld's world-famous cat dispenses essential advice on lifestyle, diet, fashion, beauty and international

Introducing Fashion Theory: From Androgyny to Zeitgeist (Reilly Andrew)(Paperback)

How does a style become a fashion? Why do trends spread and decline? Introducing Fashion Theory explores these questions and more to help you quickly get up-to-speed with fashion theories, from scarcity to conformity, through clear practical examples and fascinating case studies. This second

Anti Glossy: Fashion Photography Now (Remy Patrick)(Pevná vazba)

The interaction between photography and fashion has always been compelling how can artists balance commercial viability against their own creative vision? Anti-Glossy collects some of the most innovative photographers working in the field of fashion, exploring the way new media is influencing the

A House for Everyone: A Story to Help Children Learn about Gender Identity and Gender Expression (Hirst Jo)(Pevná vazba)

And the Ocean Was Our Sky (Ness Patrick)(Pevná vazba)

Release (Ness Patrick)(Pevná vazba)

A startling and tender novel about how to let yourself love and set yourself free by Patrick Ness, the twice Carnegie Medal-winning author of A Monster

Introducing Teddy: A Gentle Story about Gender and Friendship (Walton Jessica)(Pevná vazba)

Introducing Teddy introduces the youngest readers to understanding gender identity and transition in an accessible and heart-warming story about being true to yourself and being a good friend. Errol and his teddy, Thomas, are best friends who do everything together. Whether it's riding a bike,

Gender and Political Theory: Feminist Reckonings (Hawkesworth Mary)(Pevná vazba)

Western political theory typically incorporates certain assumptions about sex and gender as natural, unvarying and 'pre-political.' This book critically examines these assumptions and shows how recent scholarship undermines the illusion that bodies exist outside politics and beyond the reach of the

Beyond Male and Female: The Gender Identity Spectrum (Walker Anita R.)(Pevná vazba)

A Perfectly Messed-Up Story (McDonnell Patrick)(Pevná vazba)

In this interactive and engaging read-aloud, bestselling author and award-winning artist Patrick McDonnell creates a funny, engaging, and almost perfect story about embracing life's messes.Little Louie's story keeps getting messed up, and he's not happy about it What's the point of telling his

Gender on the Edge: Transgender, Gay, and Other Pacific Islanders (Besnier Niko)(Pevná vazba)

Transgender identities and other forms of gender and sexuality that transcend the normative pose important questions about society, culture, politics, and history. They force us to question, for example, the forces that divide humanity into two gender categories and render them necessary,

Sex and Gender Differences in Alzheimer's Disease(Pevná vazba)

Sex and Gender Differences in Alzheimer's Disease: The Women's Brain Project offers for the first time a critical overview of the evidence documenting sex and gender differences in Alzheimer's disease neurobiology, biomarkers, clinical presentation, treatment, clinical trials and their outcomes,

Gender and Sexuality in Chinese Medicine (M. Ac Catherine J. Lumenello)(Pevná vazba)

This progressive handbook for Chinese medicine students and practitioners looks at gender, physiology, relationships and sexual attraction from the Chinese medicine perspective. Many standard diagnostic and treatment techniques are gender-based and do not work with clients who identify as LGBT or

Gender in the Political Science Classroom (Levintova Ekaterina M.)(Pevná vazba)

Gender in the Political Science Classroom looks at the roles gender plays in teaching and learning in the traditionally male-dominated field of political science. The contributors to this collection bring a new perspective to investigations of gender issues in the political behavior literature and