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Schiffer Fashion Press BACKLIST 1 4 Flower Power: Prints from the 1960s. Tina Skinner. All the orange, hot pink, and sky blue the era’s most fertile imaginations could conjure. Featured are more than 300 striking swatches from top couture houses in Paris and Milan, bold flower prints on silk, cotton, and the acetates and polyesters that helped shape fashion’s most eye-popping era. Size: 11" x 8 1/2" • 313 color photos • 112 pp. ISBN: 0-7643-0675-8 • soft cover • $19.95 Fashion Fabrics: 1960s. Leslie Piña & Con- stance Korosec. Fabric colors, patterns, textures, and fibers reveal a culture. In the 1960s, tradi- tional plaids became popular at the same time as bold prints and geometrics, notably Op Art and “psychedelic” patterns. Close-up color with informative captions and index. Size: 8 1/2" x 11" • 579 color photos • 176 pp. ISBN: 0-7643-0584-0 • soft cover • $29.95 The Synthetic ’70s: Fabric of the Decade. Leslie Piña & Constance Korosec. Experience an era through bold prints, geometric patterns, and “psychedelic” colors on polyester and stretch knits. Vivid close-up color photographs, informa- tive captions, a glossary, and an index. Size:81/2"x11"•261colorphotos•Index•112pp. ISBN: 0-7643-0717-7 • soft cover • $24.95 Naturally ’70s Fabric. Constance Korosec & Leslie Piña. Bold and dizzying complementary color patterns dominated the 1970s, displayed on two general groups of textile: the naturals and the synthetics. This book presents a sam- pling of silks, cotton, flax, and wool with solid, stripe, plaid, geometric, floral, and paisley prints. Size:81/2"x11"•275colorphotos•Index•112pp. ISBN: 0-7643-1030-5 • soft cover • $24.95 ANTIQUE & VINTAGE INTERNATIONAL TEXTILES Threads of Gold: Chinese Textiles: Ming to Ching. Paul Haig & Marla Shelton. A com- prehensive guide to collectible Chinese textiles with an understandable grading system to aid in establishing value. This book is designed for all historians, Asian study scholars, and textile collectors. It is a real-world representation of court robes, badges and decorative textiles. Size:9"x12"•510colorphotos ValueGuide•304pp. ISBN:0-7643-2538-8•hardcover•$79.95 Southeast Asian Textiles. Claire & Steve Wilbur. Southeast Asian textiles have long been recognized as superb examples of textile art. This book explores their artistic significance, providing an overview of the various styles, designs, and decorative techniques through over 260 color photographs. It gives practical suggestions for collectors on how to care for, value, and use specimen textiles in the home. A price guide is included. Size:81/2"x11"•266colorphotos Price Guide • 176 pp. ISBN:0-7643-1810-1•hardcover •$39.95 Traditional Kimono Silks. Anita Yasuda. This swatch book is an inspiring visual tour of design using kimono remnants from Japan’s Showa Period (1926–1989). More than 400 photographs and captions provide information on motif identification, Japanese history and cultural traditions. Size:81/2"x11"•458colorphotos•208pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-2691-2•softcover•$34.95 Japanese Anime Linens: 1970s to Present. Anita Yasuda. Over 325 daz- zling color photos of vintage and con- temporary anime fabrics, handkerchiefs, yukatas, and appliqués are identified and assigned values. Informative sec- tions on design, color trends, and fabric resources, with labels to help date and identify pieces. Size:11"x81/2"•337colorphotos PriceGuide•192pp. ISBN:0-7643-2155-2•softcover•$34.95 Japanese Children’s Fabrics: 1950s-1970s. AnitaYasuda.Over300beautifullyphotographed images will pique the interest of fabric collectors and historians, sewing enthusiasts, designers, and those who love all things Japanese, with sections about design history, lists of manufactur- ers, and photographs of their labels. A glossary of terms, care guide, and fabric resources round out this book. Size:81/2"x11"•350photos•PriceGuide 208pp.•ISBN:0-7643-1967-1•softcover•$34.95 Nomadic Embroideries: India’s Tribal Textile Art. Tina Skinner with the Sam Hilu Collection. More than 500 images explore the free-form embroidered creations of the tribal peopleof India’s renownGujaratProvince.Dating back 30 to 100 years, they include original gar- ments, temple offerings, and second-generation quilted works. The elaborate, mica and bead- studded creations include abstract, geometric, floral, and religious imagery. Size:81/2"x11"•800colorphotos•208pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-3032-2•hardcover•$49.99 Antique French Textiles for Designers. June K. Laval. A basic history of French textiles, from the Middle Ages to Art Deco, and 416 beautiful color photographs demonstrate traditional and contemporary uses for tapestries, cottons, linens, laces, embroidery, needlepoint, and trims. Sug- gestions are given for their use in contemporary interior and home decor. Size:81/2"x11"•416colorphotos Price Guide/Index • 192 pp. ISBN:0-7643-2039-4•hardcover•$39.95 AmericanToile:FourCenturiesofSen- sationalScenicFabricsandWallpaper. MichelePalmer.Over180brightcolorphotos captureAmericantoile in itsmanythemes. Americantoile’smajortopicsof illustration include the colonial era, the new republic, the Civil War, the West, farm and city life, maritime and leisure activities, as well as a variety of patriotic symbols. Includes a historyofAmericantoileand identification andvalueguides. Size:11"x81/2"•182colorphotos•128pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-4406-0•hardcover•$34.99 Toile: The Storied Fabrics of Eu- rope and America. Michele Palmer. Toile–scenic fabric originally printed from copperplates–has been a deco- rating sensation for over 250 years. This comprehensive guide presents the history of toile from its beginnings in 18th century Britain and France. 100s of scenic designs in 225 beautiful color photos. Size:11"x81/2"•226colorphotos Price Guide • 176 pp. ISBN:0-7643-1891-8•hardcover•$34.95 The Mola: Traditional Kuna Textile Art. Edith Crouch. Over 890 color photos display the mola, a multilayered textile art and metaphor for the Kuna, indigenous people of Panama. This book provides insights into design sources and influences for molas, perspective on the aesthetic practices of women creating this art, and hints for collecting and preserving them. Size:9"x12"•886color&7b/wphotos Index•256pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-3845-8•hardcover•$59.99 Bogolanfini Mud Cloth: Textile Art with CD. Sam Hilu & Irwin Hersey. Color photographs detail the mud-cloth art of the Bogolan people in Mali, Africa. Geometric, abstract, and semi- abstract patterns are hand painted with mud dyes on hand woven cloth. The CD contains over 200 patterns. Size: 8 1/2" x 11" • 200+ color photos • 144 pp. ISBN:0-7643-2187-0•hardcover•$49.95 Eastern European Folk Designs. John Ga- brianMarinescu. More than 288 full color, allover patterns, borders and corners of decorative textile motifs from Romania. Inspiration for decorations of fabrics, wall coverings, carpets, ceramics, historical ornamentation, and jewelry. Size:81/2"x11"• 315color illustrations•160pp. ISBN:0-7643-1706-7•softcover•$29.95 Textile Art of the Bakuba: Velvet Embroi- deries in Raffia. Sam Hilu & Irwin Hersey. Striking velvety embroidered raffia cloths and ceremonial appliqué skirts created deep in the heart of the Congo by the Kuba people. The intricate abstract designs, executed in an ap- pealing palette of vegetal dyes, have inspired innumerable artists and designers including Klee, Matisse, Chillida, Braque, and Tzara. Size:81/2"x11"•425colorphotos Value Guide • 192 pp. ISBN:0-7643-1685-0•hardcover•$39.95 HAIR & MAKEUP An Illustrated History of Hairstyles: 1830- 1930. Marian I. Doyle. This extensively illustrated history of hairstyles is a guide for theatrical hairstylists, costumers, and historical reenactors, and provides invaluable reference for dating vintage photographs. Employing nearly 500 period photographs and illustrations, it shows how everyday men, women, and children have worn their hair, while providing a surprisingly intriguing glimpse into their lives. Size: 8 1/2" x 11" • 480+ photos • 176 pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-1734-7 • hard cover • $39.95 Classic Beauty: The History of Makeup. Gabriela Hernandez. This colorful reference book chronicles historic trends for the eyes, lips, and face, and offers in-depth aesthetic reviews of each decade from the 1920s to today. Over 430 images, timelines, and detailed vintage color palettes show the diverse definition of beauty and the evolution of cosmetics from ancient times. Size: 8 1/2" x 11" • 430 photos • 224 pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-3690-4•hardcover•$49.99 Getting into Face: 52 Mondays Featuring JoJo Baby and Sal-E. Bernard Colbert. Here is a visual feast in the tradition of 1990s club kids. See performance artists JoJo Baby and Sal-E use their bodies as canvases to become inspired and whimsical conceptual char- acters, executed with expert skill using original,theatricalmakeupandcostumes. Size: 12" x 12" • 102 photos • 128 pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-4201-1 • hard cover $45.00 Holiday Nail Art: 24 Design Projects. Janel Lucas. Follow along with step-by-step tutorials to create attention-grabbing manicure looks with sea- sonal and holiday themes. There are 24 featured nail designs inspired by winter, spring, summer, and fall, and holidays including Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Fourth of July, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Eve. Size: 6" x 6" • 50 designs • 56 pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5002-3 • soft cover • $9.99