Designing Clothes

-[A] top pick for college-level collections strong in fashion history and design... Not only art collections but business libraries as well will find it an important survey of how the presentation of fashion is influenced by social change. From fashion industry trends and leadership to the efforts of the fashion designer, Designing Clothes is an excellent, in-depth survey.-

--Midwest Book Review

-Anyone interested in the American clothing/fashion industry will find this book a helpful introduction to its unique history and culture. Extensive bibliography. Highly recommended.-

--B. B. Chico, Choice

-An outstanding book, beautifully combining classical theory, ethnography, and interviews. Must reading for anyone who wants to understand how clothes are designed and what this says about ourselves and the society in which we live.-

--William Helmreich, City University of New York Graduate Center

-Designing Clothes offers a variety of unique insider views into the alluring world of the fashion industry. Designers and their roles in fashion are described, not in the usual cliched ways, but in 21st century terms, as charismatic cultural arbiters. . . . [A]ccurately dispels some of the unrealistic mystique surrounding this powerful industry.-

--Francesca Sterlacci, FIT

"[A] top pick for college-level collections strong in fashion history and design... Not only art collections but business libraries as well will find it an important survey of how the presentation of fashion is influenced by social change. From fashion industry trends and leadership to the efforts of the fashion designer, Designing Clothes is an excellent, in-depth survey."

--Midwest Book Review

"Anyone interested in the American clothing/fashion industry will find this book a helpful introduction to its unique history and culture. Extensive bibliography. Highly recommended."

--B. B. Chico, Choice

"An outstanding book, beautifully combining classical theory, ethnography, and interviews. Must reading for anyone who wants to understand how clothes are designed and what this says about ourselves and the society in which we live."

--William Helmreich, City University of New York Graduate Center

"Designing Clothes offers a variety of unique insider views into the alluring world of the fashion industry. Designers and their roles in fashion are described, not in the usual cliched ways, but in 21st century terms, as charismatic cultural arbiters. . . . [A]ccurately dispels some of the unrealistic mystique surrounding this powerful industry."

--Francesca Sterlacci, FIT

"[A] top pick for college-level collections strong in fashion history and design... Not only art collections but business libraries as well will find it an important survey of how the presentation of fashion is influenced by social change. From fashion industry trends and leadership to the efforts of the fashion designer, Designing Clothes is an excellent, in-depth survey."

--Midwest Book Review

"Anyone interested in the American clothing/fashion industry will find this book a helpful introduction to its unique history and culture. Extensive bibliography. Highly recommended."

--B. B. Chico, Choice

"An outstanding book, beautifully combining classical theory, ethnography, and interviews. Must reading for anyone who wants to understand how clothes are designed and what this says about ourselves and the society in which we live."

--William Helmreich, City University of New York Graduate Center

"Designing Clothes offers a variety of unique insider views into the alluring world of the fashion industry. Designers and their roles in fashion are described, not in the usual cliched ways, but in 21st century terms, as charismatic cultural arbiters. . . . [A]ccurately dispels some of the unrealistic mystique surrounding this powerful industry."

--Francesca Sterlacci, FIT

"[A] top pick for college-level collections strong in fashion history and design... Not only art collections but business libraries as well will find it an important survey of how the presentation of fashion is influenced by social change. From fashion industry trends and leadership to the efforts of the fashion designer, "Designing Clothes" is an excellent, in-depth survey."

"--Midwest Book Review"

"Anyone interested in the American clothing/fashion industry will find this book a helpful introduction to its unique history and culture. Extensive bibliography. Highly recommended."

--B. B. Chico, "Choice"

"[A] top pick for college-level collections strong in fashion history and design... Not only art collections but business libraries as well will find it an important survey of how the presentation of fashion is influenced by social change. From fashion industry trends and leadership to the efforts of the fashion designer, "Designing Clothes" is an excellent, in-depth survey."
--"Midwest Book Review"

"Anyone interested in the American clothing/fashion industry will find this book a helpful introduction to its unique history and culture. Extensive bibliography. Highly recommended."
-- B. B. Chico, "Choice"