Vintage Couture Tailoring
$68.81
- Hardcover
160 pages
- Release Date
8 June 2012
Summary
Traditional tailoring is a fascinating craft, which has not changed for many centuries, however, the techniques are now known only by a few practising in the best couture ateliers and bespoke tailor’s workrooms. Nothing feels quite so luxurious or sophisticated as bespoke clothes, but the tailoring skills they require are often seen to be shrouded in mystery and the clothes therefore only accessible to the rich and famous.
This practical book reveals the trade secrets of couture tailo…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781847973733 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1847973736 |
| Author: | Thomas von Nordheim |
| Publisher: | The Crowood Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | The Crowood Press Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 8 June 2012 |
| Weight: | 765g |
| Dimensions: | 17mm x 215mm x 260mm |
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Critics Review
“The attention to detail is intense.” – Publishers Weekly
“The attention to detail is intense.” – Publishers Weekly
Thomas von Nordheim
Thomas von Nordheim learnt traditional tailoring during an apprenticeship in an old-style German couture salon. In the early 1990s, his love of fashion and all things English brought him to London, where he worked for many designers. For seven years he cut and tailored for an illustrious clientele of aristocrats, politicians and members of international society at the last surviving great London couture house, Lachasse. When the house sadly closed, Thomas established his own successful business offering tailoring to private clients. His expertise has also drawn commissions for cutting and making one-off showpieces for fashion designers, famous musicians and stage productions, including the Royal Opera House. He supervises an annual tailoring project at The Royal College of Art, and since 2002 has taught unique specialist short courses at London College of Fashion on tailoring and vintage couture techniques, attracting students for all over the world.
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