Tag: fashion industry
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Magazine of the Week
This week’s title is This title is the partner of another scholarly title, Fashion Theory. Published in Routledge’s series of academic titles focused on design, material culture, social history and fashion, Fashion Practice applies scholarly analysis the design process, business and sales, and production sides of the fashion industry. We have access to this title…
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Balmain: From French Refinement to Global Glitz
This article is the second in our presentations about Parisian couture houses active today and how they came into being. Pierre Balmain, founder, 1914-1982 Balmain was born in the town of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, in the Savoy region of France. His father sold textiles wholesale and his mother ran a fashion boutique. Despite his interest in fashion,…
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Magazine of the Week
Hi, all! We have a super festive cover for you this week! We are hoping that Santa (or your partner, kids, friend, or Zappos) brought you some really fabulous shoes for Christmas! (or Solstice, Channukah, or Kwanza, or even just because you wanted them!) Enjoy your time off, because the FIT Library is closed from…