I was lucky I purchased this book for a realy cheap price!If you are a
home seamster that has not drawn a basic proportional fashion figure then -
Don't buy this, dont bother. This is not what it says it is.
If you are seeking to learn to draw fashion,take a university course, this book will not help you until you know how to draw a fashion figure!!!!
The book is very pretty,but techniques, principles, no!
Mostly it is for those that can draw a fashion figure already. Once you can do that, this book will help give you ideas on how to modify your basic model.
Again I must warn you that there is no Basic model here! There should have been.This book is not for the home seamster who wants to depict the ideas ... Read More:
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Fabulous Frocks considers two time frame periods - 1908 to 1958 and 1959 to 2008. The book has a selection of mainly photographic images of varying quality and one or two fashion illustrations of yesteryear that are good examples of the visual idiom. However, if looking at this time span of years in terms of women's fashionable representation is of interest to you - do not let the prospect of a relative few `iffy' images put you off - this book has many images that makes it more than worthwhile.
If you have thumbed-through a number of women's fashion books that focus on image - then many of the photos in this book you will have seen before - yet again, the book is made worthwhile by a selection of images you may not have ... Read More:
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This is a lovely item for the Madonna collector or fan, but I honestly don't see anybody else buying it. The blurb cites exclusive never seen before pics, but really that boils down to about 2 backstage shots, the majority of the book being filled with endless permutations of live shots we all saw when she was on tour.
I'm quite disappointed with how soft focus & airbrushed 99% of the pics are. The whole Madonna Live experience is about raw energy, not fluffy perfection! On top of that a lot of the shots are just plain out of focus! This whole thing feels a lot like a vanity project for Guy Oseary who knows 'the fans' will snap it up no matter how good or bad it actually is!
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This made me laugh each time I opened it up - such a simple idea but when you try to do it yourself it's just not the same... coolest Xmas present of the year for the coolest coffee tables!
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I bought this book for my husband who is a comic fan. As soon as he opened it I knew he loved it. I was very impressed with the colours, information and pictures. Its going to take him months to get through it but its one of the best presents i have ever got him and highly recommend it. I spent a long time trying to decide on the best book and this is it!
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This is brilliant, a must for any Bristolian who may remember seeing the work around Bristol before all the hype. If you aren't from Bristol, this book will show you lots of Banksy work that can't be seen anywhere else. Quality.
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I found out about this book when I came across her website. Liking what I saw I decided to get her book from my local library ( a definate pattern here ) and was blown away by what she had created in her book. A few months later I now have this book all to myself :D as a birthday presant.
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A fascinating, inspirational book, beautifully and simply presented. There is a just a little relevant text, but the photographs are generally left to speak for themselves, with just a note of the location and date. The images are large enough for the reader to appreciate both the scene that has been photographed, and the concept of Ansel Adams zone system, making the book appeal to both photographers and non-photographers. The chronological order is also interesting, allowing the reader to follow the development of both the artist and the photographic technology of his time.
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I was so disappointed to have missed Getty Images Gallery's exhibition of London Through a Lens and so this was the next best thing. This book is a simply wonderful glance at times gone by with some truly magical and nostalgic photographs (237 altogether) capturing some great moments in London with one in particular going back as far as 1843 as well as some images which serve to remind you just how hard life was at times.
I think this book would make a fantastic gift for anyone who lives in or particularly likes London or indeed anyone who would like to see some truly amazing and provocative imagery of times gone by.
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