Fashion 101: A Crash Course in Clothing Paperback – January 1, 2008

I received this book as a present along with a dress form, and I was very happy. This book has everything in it you need to know about fashion. From dresses to types of socks, and as detailed as who made it popular and when. It's a great product, and was delivered in great condition! Very happy with the Fashion 101: A Crash Course in Clothing, and will be glad to order from this seller again!

this is a great history book. it goes in the the fashion trend during the years and decade. it shows the diffent type of clothes that were worn during a certain time period. the book goes into the history of dresses, skirts,shorts, swim suits,coats, shoes, pants, underwears, stocking. it also explains how they got their names. good book

i work as a free lance fashion editor thus i make a sort of fashion library at home) and i love this book! it is very systematized and easy to read. sometimes you think a piece of clothes becomes popular this very season and then you read the entry and find out that it's been invented long ago and at least some 50 yrs have past since smb famous made it popular, it is not about today's fashion. highly recommend!!!

I bought two copies, one for myself and one for a young teen who is a budding fashionista. The target audience appears to be a teen or young adult who is just starting to dig deeper for fashion knowledge beyond the occasional magazine. It provides some helpful definitions and descriptions for clothing including dress and neckline shapes, but anyone with a deeper knowledge of sewing or fashion will catch several factual errors. As a first book for a younger teen this might spark an interest in learning more about fashion or sewing, but I do not agree that a true design student will find it helpful. There are many other reference books that would provide the serious student of fashion more content for their money and waste less space trying to be hip and current. I would recommend home sewers or design students save their money for Threads or Burda magazine subscriptions where they will gain excellent tips on techniques, inspirational articles and/or patterns to actually sew and modify in every issue (Burda World of Fashion or Burda Plus).

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Okay, but not amazing

A great book for someone with passion for fashion and wanting to learn more about it. I bought this book for my 16 year old daughter and she could not put it down. She is planning on majoring in Fashion Merchandising in college.

It is a comprehensive book with highlights on many topics, and the title suits the information inside: "a crash course". A good book for an overview of the fashion industry at a very basic, introductory level.