The Fashion Swatch Book

Featuring fabric designs by more than one hundred of the world's top fashion designers and brands, and over 1,100 colour and black and white images, this is the most comprehensive sourcebook of fashion fabrics ever produced. The huge, varied collection of swatches reproduced in this book ranges from examples by contemporary designers working at the cutting edge of technology to the creations of historic fashion houses famous for their heritage textiles. The final section of the book features informative step-by-step photographs of different processes involved in the production of fashion fabrics. These factory photoshoots (digital and screen printing, discharge printing, knitwear, hand embroidery, hand weaving, jacquard weaving, lace) offer an invaluable insight into the world of fabric manufacturing today.

“"The close-up photos of fabrics are marvelous; you feel as if you could touch them."”

'The close-up photos of fabrics are truly marvellous; you feel as if you could touch them' - Women's Wear Daily 'A thing of true beauty ... With over 1,000 stunning illustrations accompanied by biographies and guides to textile design, it's a must for any fashion devotee with space in her library' - Image Magazine 'One of the most wide-ranging books on fashion fabrics ever published ... a vital insight into the world of fabrics and manufacturing - an informative and inspirational aid for any textile aficionado' - COVER

Marnie Fogg works as a lecturer in fashion and culture at the University of Nottingham, England. She is the author of the best selling Boutique: a sixties cultural phenomenon and Print in Fashion: design & development in fashion textiles.

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