The ultimate introduction to art and culture presents 3,000 years of fashion in one gorgeous coffee table book.

This is the definitive visual guide to everything ever worn. Fashion: The Definitive Visual Guide brings you a grand gallery of more than 3,000 years of fashion history.

From simple to sophisticated, elegant to excessive, what we wear defines who we are. Discover all you need to know about the evolution of costume and dress from different eras in this all-encompassing guide to fashion.

Explore the pages of this curated coffee table book, which offers:

– Over 1,500 costumes from around the world.
– ‘Closer Look’ sections provide a detailed analysis of fashion past and present.
– Picture-packed galleries that explore how social media and fast fashion have impacted diversity and beauty ideals.

The 6 core chapters are structured chronologically,so there’s something for everyone to explore, learn and love. Starting with Medieval Romance and Trade 600-1449, right the way up until 1890 and onwards with The Designer Decades.

Now fully revised and updated, this stylish book about fashion includes recent subjects of interest, including ethical fashion, diversity in fashion and shaping the body. The illustrated glossary of technical terms and an informative index help make this page-turning fashion book an indispensable work of reference for anyone with an interest in fashion who wants to gain a broader knowledge of the subject, making Fashion a must-have for your book-shelf.

At DK, we believe in the power of discovery.

So why stop there?

The beautiful full-colour illustrations in DK’s Definitive Visual Guide series allow you to experience the power of topics like art, design, photography and fashion and take a guided tour of the world’s most influential designers and artists. Look out for more titles in The Definitive Visual Guide series from DK.

The DK Definitive Visual Guide series is full of inspiration, making them the ideal coffee table books.

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Find your style.

Increase your confidence.

Uplift your life.

‘Everything you could ever want for any age of woman. This book will change your life.’ – Davina McCall

Throughout my life, I have encountered fear and I know how much it has stopped me in my tracks. I want every woman to be able to move forward, to feel empowered at every stage of their lives.

This manual includes all the advice you might expect. Whether you need help with how to dress, defining your style, finding out the colours that suit you or understanding the right beauty routine for the skin you have now, FEARLESS contains it all.

But the most important thing that I have come to know is that life is not just about how we look – it’s about gaining the knowledge we need to navigate whatever life throws at us. So, I’ve included a life section to share what I’ve learned along the way, the everyday barriers that impact my confidence and how I feel. In each chapter I set you a practical challenge, because there is a big difference between reading and action – it is action that propels us and allows us to make positive change in your own life. To represent the different ages, shapes, styles and attitudes I cover, the inspiring Trinny Tribers from around the world have all come together to share too.

I very much hope this book will help and inspire you. I look forward to sharing this new journey with you. We can all thrive and live fearlessly.

With practical fashion, beauty, health, and life advice, everyone will be able to transform their self-confidence, to look and feel great in a holistic and inspiring, yet achievable way.

Trinny Woodall’s book ‘Fearless’ was a No.2 Sunday Times bestseller w/c 11-09-2023.

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The nude figure defines the best way to learn the fundamentals of drawing, yet the end goal of most art presents clothed figures, be it animation, video games, film, or fine art. This sixth book in the ‘FORCE’ series instructs artists on how to understand fabric with FORCE, thus leading to improved drawings of clothed figures. Expertly organized and beautifully illustrated, the book instructs artists to see clothing in a new way, through FORCE. Michael’s clear, concise, and informal writing coupled with Mritunjay and Michael’s FORCE drawings of clothed models comprehensibly informs you, the curious artist, to identify and draw FORCE clothing.

Key Features:

• The unique, dynamic FORCE Drawing learning system that has helped thousands of artists enhance their figure drawing abilities now brings clothing to the figure!
• Easy to follow fundamentals on drawing clothed figures for games, animation, film, or fine art
• A clear, organized, and understandable, step-by-step approach to learn about the effects of FORCE on fabric and how that pertains to drawing clothes
• Learn to see clothes through tight, medium, and loose-fit and discover the common fold types per category, making it easier to identify and draw
• A ‘sticker system’ that presents the different types of folds found in different fit types of clothing
• Each chapter has exercises you can use to help you learn the process of drawing clothes
• Find out how line can bring the texture of different fabrics to your clothing drawings
• Includes robust author website with further information, forums, and videos
• Color-coded page edges to quickly find the material you need
• Unlock your imagination; put the theory into practice with detailed exercises to sharpen your skills

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Before GPS systems and Google Maps were invented, folded paper maps and guidebooks were always our trusty companions while on the road. While paper maps are becoming increasingly obsolete, there’s more to cartography than just bearings and scales. Illustrated maps hone the ability to bring a place to life through vivid drawings, leaving a unique impression filled with the illustrator’s own experiences.

GET LOST! boasts four different jacket designs, featuring city maps of London, Paris, Los Angeles or Singapore. Orders will be fulfilled at random from evenly mixed cartons.

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Capturing Giles’s trademark style and British humour, the 2024 annual focuses on gatherings, from the pub to sports events to family get-togethers.

Fans of Giles will be delighted to receive this brand-new collection, which includes 150 cartoons from the archives of the one of the biggest selling daily newspapers in the world, the Daily Express, whose work led to him being voted the best cartoonist of the 20th century.

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Founded by the dashing Hubert de Givenchy in 1952, the house would go on to symbolize the height of effortless elegance, as embodied by Givenchy’s muse (and close friend) Audrey Hepburn. After its founder’s retirement in 1995, John Galliano first took the reins of the house, before being succeeded by a young Alexander McQueen, who created his first (and only) haute couture collections for Givenchy. More recently, Italian designer Riccardo Tisci took the brand into a resolutely contemporary direction following his appointment in 2005 (dressing icons such as Beyoncé), followed by Clare Waight Keller and American designer Matthew M. Williams.

This definitive publication – the only monograph in print on the house of Givenchy – opens with a concise history of the fashion house before exploring the collections themselves, which are organized chronologically. Each new era in Givenchy’s history opens with a brief overview and biography of the new designer, while individual collections are introduced by a short text unveiling their influences and highlights, illustrated with carefully curated catwalk images. A rich reference section, including an extensive index, concludes the book.

After Chanel, Dior, Louis Vuitton, Yves Saint Laurent, Prada, Vivienne Westwood, Versace and Chloé, Givenchy is the ninth in a series of high-end, clothbound books that offer an unrivalled overview of the collections of the world’s top fashion houses through original catwalk photography.

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Fabrics bring colour and vibrance to our lives, adding inventiveness and charm to both our clothes and our domestic interiors.

In this book, lifelong textile designer Sarah Campbell takes you through her world of pattern and colour to uncover the joys of design from dots, stripes and checks to more surprising decorative solutions. Painting straight onto fabric is a very different experience to designing for digital production. Everything is unique, the placing of the patterns and colours is in your hands. The beauty is that the pattern doesn’t have to repeat – there can be just one bird or just one square, if it’s in the right place. Beautifully illustrated with Sarah’s colourful and internationally acclaimed work, her fabric designs show the comforting rhythm and universal language of pattern.

– Learn how to create your own unique designs using a range of tools and techniques including brushes and potato-cuts, stencils and simple ‘kitchen cupboard’ resists.

– Explore the delights of painting on different fabrics such as cotton, linen, silk and calico/muslin.

– Develop your understanding of scale, colour, tonality and the organisation of pattern ideas, alongside suggestions on how to use your finished fabrics.

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