Thought I'd share my reading faves right now, hoping to get more leads on fab visuals and juicy head food. Got any suggestions?
Here's mine.....

For the intellectuals:
1. Future Fashion White Papers : ed. Earth Pledge
2. Eco Chic The Fashion Paradox : Sandy Black
3. Dress in Detail From Around the World : V&A Museum
4. Modern Menswear : Hywel Davies
5. Christian Lacroix On Fashion : Thames & Hudson

And if you like to get your fingers in it:
1. Madeline Vionette [with the patterns!] : Chronicle Bookk
2. By Hand : The Use of Craft in Contemporary Art
3. Simply Material : Victionary
4. Jean Therapy : this one's mine! Scatha G. Allison
5. The Complete Costume History : Taschen
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  • Re: Recommended reading list : Top 5 for the Modern Sewer : What's your pick?

    Tue, April 22, 2008 - 7:43 PM
    interesting question! My favorites are:

    Reference and analysis:
    Fashion: The Collection of the Kyoto Costume Institute
    Fashion at the Edge: Spectacle, Modernity, and Deathliness - Caroline Evans
    Fabricating Women - Seamstresses of Old Regime France, 1675-1791 - Clare Haru Crowston
    Queen of Fashion: What Marie Antoinette Wore to the Revolution - Caroline Weber
    The Essence of Style: How the French Invented High Fashion, Fine Food, Chic Cafes, Style, Sophistication, and Glamour - Joan DeJean

    How-to:
    18th Century Embroidery Techniques - Gail Marsh
    Fashions of the Gilded Age, Volumes 1 and 2 - Francis Grimble
    Corsets and Crinolines - Norah Waugh
    Women's Costume, 1877-1885: The Complete Dress and Cloak Cutter - Charles Hecklinger
    Patterns of Fashion 1: 1660-1860 - Janet Arnold
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