THE CRAFTS OF FASHION VOL 3 - TAXONOMIES

Classifications and hierarchies have always informed our understanding of the long history of garment- and accessory-making. While f eatherworkers and jewellers still brilliantly represent this technical expertise in the creative field, many skills and tools remain little-known or undervalued. This book provides an inventory of these practices and proposes a reconsideration of certain techniques usually associated with the domestic sphere, such as mending, repairing, and altering.