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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 746 EAN: 9781563672699 ISBN: 1563672693 Label: Fairchild Books & Visuals Manufacturer: Fairchild Books & Visuals Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 192 Publication Date: 2002 Publisher: Fairchild Books & Visuals Studio: Fairchild Books & Visuals Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Book Description: This text aims to teach the reader how to assess her body type and then choose clothing that looks good on her. The process involves what the authors call an individual's "design pattern." This pattern is made up of lines, shapes, proportions, body particulars, scale, colors, and textures. How they fit together in harmony and how an individual infuses them with her innate creativity is what authors call "style." Text Features: 1.Principles of art as they apply to understanding and enhancing the female body 2.Art reproductions from museums such as The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Musee du Louvre, illustrating women's body forms and surface features 3.Hundreds of line drawings suggest contemporary wardrobe strategies 4.Two color wheels and pages of charts for skin, eye, and hair color. 5. Provides color swatches to create a color wheel Average Rating:
 Rating:  - UselessI bought this book "The Triumph of Individual Style" because a friend was excited about it. Her talk struck my curiosity, so I ordered it. Once I received it, I looked through the whole book and I lost interest right away. It must be the most useless thing someone suggested. It might be good for someone who has absolutely no eye for beauty and balance. I would rate it 0 (zero) if there was a zero star to add, but since there is not one, I have rated 1. Rating:  - Most Comprehensive Read for ImageThis book is for the experienced Fashion and Image Consultant that want the theory behind creating image and beauty. Rating: - If 'unuseful' were a word, I'd use it.I am a fashion designer who was looking for some good resource books to help with figure-appropriate designs. I came across this book after a long search and thought I had found gold. Unfortunately, it was not what I expected. I was really disappointed with the line sketches used to explain clothing choices and found those designs to be VERY outdated- especially considering the second printing was in 2002. For example, I could not disagree more with the advice for rectangular-shaped women- ... Read More Rating: - ExcellentThis bok with it`s beautiful drawings adds dimension to it`s material. This is a must for people who want to look their best and also a great book for clothing designers as weel as image consultants. Rating: - Valuable for a seamstressI found this book six years ago in the libarary. I took copious notes from it over the next few years I checked it out. I finally purchased it and with every reading get more tips for style. I wish I had purchased it sooner. I sew and it has proven valuable for things like selecting prints, woking with fabric texture, and determining hemline, waistline and neckline lengths and widths. Other books tell me what to do to achieve an effect, but this one tells me why. I am exploring ... Read More 
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