Figure Flattering Plus Size Fashions
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Figure Flattering Plus Size Fashions
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Author : Jenny King
language : en
Publisher: Annie's
Release Date : 2014-01-22
Figure Flattering Plus Size Fashions written by Jenny King and has been published by Annie's this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-22 with Crocheting categories.
Today's fashions are designed to flatter a full-size woman in this wonderful guide to creating plus-size clothes and accessories. Patterns for tunics, vests, cardigans, wraps, a hat, and fingerless gloves are included in this great book. All are made using Plymouth yarns in weights from DK to Chunky and sizes range from XL to 5XL.
Fashion Before Plus Size
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Author : Lauren Downing Peters
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2023-06-15
Fashion Before Plus Size written by Lauren Downing Peters and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-06-15 with Social Science categories.
In 2022, it was reported that plus-sizes accounted for nearly twenty percent of all women's apparel sales in the United States and was one of the industry's few growth sectors. For many, this news seemed to herald a remarkably inclusive turn for an industry that long bartered in exclusivity. Yet the recent success of plus-size fashion obscures a rather complicated historyone that can be traced back over a century, and which illuminates the fraught relationship between fashion, fat, and weight bias in American culture. Although many regard fat as a malady of the present, in the early twentieth century it was estimated that more than one-third of American women classified as overweight. While modern weight bias had yet to fully cement itself in the American imaginary, the limitations of mass garment manufacturing coupled with the ascendent slender beauty ideal had already relegated larger women to fashion's peripheries. By 1915, however, fashion forecasters predicted that so-called stoutwear was well positioned to become one of the most lucrative subsectors of the burgeoning ready-to-wear trade. In the years that followed, stoutwear manufacturers set out to create more space for the fat woman in fashion but, in doing so, revealed an ancillary motivation: that of how to design fat out of existence altogether. Fashion Before Plus-Size considers what came before plus-size fashion while also shedding new light on the ways that the fashion industry not only perpetuates but produces weight bias. By situating stoutwear at the confluence of mass manufacturing, beauty ideals, standardized sizing, health discourse, and consumer culture, this book exposes the flawed foundations upon which the contemporary plus-size fashion industry has been built.
Plus Style
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Author : Suzan Nanfeldt
language : en
Publisher: Plume Books
Release Date : 1996
Plus Style written by Suzan Nanfeldt and has been published by Plume Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Crafts & Hobbies categories.
Designers like Liz Claiborne, Jones New York, Ellen Tracy, Adrienne Vittandini, Givenchy, and other top names are now making great clothes for plus sizes, giving women the best options ever for looking wonderful. But the real secret to looking attractive, well dressed, and confident - no matter what your size - is choosing the right styles and silhouettes for your body type, coloring, and personality. In Plus Style, Suzan Nanfeldt, a leading consultant in plus-size fashion, provides you with the know-how to look well dressed and self-assured. She takes you step-by-step through the essential process of analyzing your unique proportions, body type, and wardrobe needs. She gives you frank, unerring advice on every item in your wardrobe: bras, slips, dresses, suits, coats, jewelry, shoes, slacks, bathing suits - and more. You will learn the basics of image and body type; your best colors - and the trick to wearing any color well; how to choose the right accessories for that finishing touch; how to mistake-proof your shopping so that you get both quality and fit; to use face shape and makeup to enhance or dramatize your look; and where to find hundreds of plus-size designers, catalogs, outlets, and other shopping resources.
Plus Size Crochet
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Author : Margaret Hubert
language : en
Publisher: Creative Publishing Int'l
Release Date : 2007
Plus Size Crochet written by Margaret Hubert and has been published by Creative Publishing Int'l this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Crocheting categories.
"20 crocheted garments and accessories for plus-size women. Easy to use with lay-flat wire-o binding, stitch detail photos, project specs at a glance. Includes crochet basics section with step-by-step photos"--Provided by publisher.
Fat Fashion
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Author : Paolo Volonté
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2021-08-12
Fat Fashion written by Paolo Volonté and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08-12 with Design categories.
Average body mass in many Western cultures is getting larger and yet the fashion system seems mostly unchanged. Major fashion houses still limit their output to small sizes and the dominant ideal of the female body in fashion imagery is still thin – dangerously thin according to World Health Organization standards. Why is the industry forfeiting a considerable share of the market in the form of plus-size consumers, seemingly against its commercial interests? Why does the thin ideal reign supreme despite damning evidence of its harm to women? And is there a way out of this system of thin ideals and segregated fat bodies? In this original study, Paolo Volonté answers these questions and more, drawing on influential literature on the body, beauty standards and the roles of clothing in society. He reveals some surprising factors behind the perpetuation of the thin ideal such as the precedent of thin models and the introduction of standardised sizing for mass-manufactured clothing. He also revisits less surprising factors such as the attitudes of designers and consumers towards the female body, and notions of 'perfection'. By critically analysing these factors, Volonté reveals why plus-size fashion is often characterised by 'low aesthetic commitment' and low quality marketing. He explores the nature of the segregation of fat bodies in fashion and considers what the future may hold for consumers, designers and marketers alike.
The Art Of Dressing Curves
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Author : Susan Moses
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins
Release Date : 2016-05-03
The Art Of Dressing Curves written by Susan Moses and has been published by HarperCollins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-03 with Self-Help categories.
Susan Moses, the go-to celebrity stylist for curvy women both on and off the red carpet presents the first inspirational, confidence-building, prescriptive style guide for plus-size women who want to dress fashionably and look their beautiful best. Nearly two-thirds of American women are plus-size—and they care just as much about fashion and beauty as their thinner counterparts. They’re tired of being ignored by the industry and shopping for styles wedged into the far reaches of department stores. Now, Susan Moses, a plus-size woman with a dynamic personality and an in-demand stylist whose clientele includes Hollywood and music industry celebrities, addresses this audience’s needs with this essential handbook to help them look fabulous. The Art of Dressing Curves gives plus-size women the confidence and know-how to dress beautifully for their particular body shape. Gorgeously designed, filled with high-fashion photography, and written in Susan’s down-to earth, accessible, and enthusiastic voice, The Art of Dressing Curves tells the story of her journey to self-acceptance and outlines her formula for seamless dressing that has helped some of the most iconic curvy women in music, film, and fashion look dazzling in the spotlight. From foundation garments to wardrobe essentials to hair and makeup, Susan dispenses advice on every aspect of dressing well for one’s shape, size, and personality, insight supplemented by a wealth of elegant editorial photographs, anecdotes, tips, and sidebars, as well as lists of specialty retailers, designers, and websites that cater to plus-size.
Being Fat
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Author : Jenny Ellison
language : en
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Release Date : 2020-03-26
Being Fat written by Jenny Ellison and has been published by University of Toronto Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-26 with Body weight categories.
It is okay to be fat. This is the basic premise of fat activism, a social movement that has existed in Canada since the early 1970s. This book focuses on the earliest strands of the Canadian movement, which emerged around 1977 and ended around 1997 with the emergence of defiant performance artists Pretty, Porky, and Pissed Off. This twenty-year window loosely correlates with the rise of "second-wave" feminist organizing and thinking in the country. Fat activists were wrestling with issues other feminists of the era were debating: femininity, sexuality, and health. While united by the idea that it is okay to be fat, the movement has taken many different forms. Fat "activism" and the "movement" encompassed a variety of activities. It included groups that held regular meetings and published newsletters, organized events, and elected an executive. Being Fat explores activities like fashion design, self-help groups, plus-size modelling, and dance under the umbrella of fat activism, undertaken in the name of empowering fat women. Together, these activities show that self-identified fat women took up feminist ideas of liberation and applied them to their lives. Their personal experiences became the basis of a powerful movement to challenge beauty and bodily norms.
Plus Size Fashions
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Author : Jill Hanratty
language : en
Publisher: Annie's
Release Date : 2010-11-05
Plus Size Fashions written by Jill Hanratty and has been published by Annie's this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-11-05 with Crocheting categories.
Beginner- and intermediate-level stitchers will enjoy creating any of the five beautiful crochet fashions for full-figured women in this pattern collection. Light, worsted-weight yarns and special attention to finishing details help add to the flattering fits of the sweaters, all of which can be adjusted to fit sizes 1XL through 6XL. Crafters will learn how to sew separate knit pieces together, construct garments by stitching from the bottom-up and top-down, and create button holes. Patterns include a v-neck pullover, shell jacket and shirt, a three-quarter sleeve jacket, and a tee.
Pretty Plus
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Author : Babe Hope
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
Pretty Plus written by Babe Hope and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Health & Fitness categories.
Jessica Simpson, Rosie O'Donnell and Oprah Winfrey have one thing in common: They've struggled with weight issues yet remained secure in looks all their own. Not everyone has a fashion model shape. There are over 40 million women in the U.S. alone who are considered to be plus sized. And in recent years, plus sized fashion sales escalated to 70 billion dollars. With department stores, centers and boutiques increasing their influx of designers for ladies with mature figures, plus size women need to find out how to flatter their curvy bodies.
Items
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Author : Paola Antonelli
language : en
Publisher: Moma
Release Date : 2017
Items written by Paola Antonelli and has been published by Moma this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Design categories.
An encyclopaedic selection of 111 garments, footwear, and accessories - from humble masterpieces to high fashion - that have had a strong impact on society in the 20th and 21st centuries and continue to hold currency today. Published to accompany the first major exhibition on fashion design at The Museum of Modern Art since 1944, Items: Is Fashion Modern? presents 111 iconic garments, footwear and accessories that have strongly influenced society in the 20th and 21st- centuries and continue to hold currency today. Organized alphabetically as a reference book, the publication examines the ways in which these items are designed, manufactured, distributed and used, while exploring the wide range of relationships between clothing and functionality, cultural etiquettes, aesthetics, politics and technology. Designs as wellknown and transformative as the Levi's 501s, the pearl necklace, the sari and Yves Saint Laurent's Le Smoking - and as ancient and historically rich as the Breton sweater, the kippah, and the keffiyeh - are included, allowing for exploration of the numerous issues these items have produced and shaped over many decades. Richly illustrated with historical and archival imagery as well as newly commissioned photography from Omar Victor Diop, Bobby Doherty, Catherine Losing, Monika Mogi and Kristin-Lee Moolman, Items reflects not only on fashion's power and social history, but also on its design construct and staying power, in order to understand what of the system of fashion should remain for generations to come - and what alterations need to be made to ensure a tenable future for this arena that touches us all.