The revised and expanded edition features over 14,000 definitions of fibers, fabrics, laws and regulations affecting textile materials and processing, inventors of textile technology, and business and trade terms relevant to textile.

Building on the success of the 1st Edition, the new edition with a new author will continue to resolve the inconsistencies and discrepancies in terminology in the apparel industry and to help clarify the various methods, processes, and equipment used in the industry.

An invaluable tool for both current and future fashion industry professionals.

This new edition clearly defines terms commonly used in all parts of the retail industry, from retail advertising to merchandising and displays.

This new reference provides a broad overview of contemporary fashion accessories. Not only does the work focus on individual categories of fashion, but it also examines the components from which accessories are constructed.

This Encyclopedia is a thorough and thoroughly entertaining guide for fashion students, professionals, and anyone interested in what men wear and why.

Featuring artwork selected from the pages of WWD, this book celebrates the work of Fairchild's staff artists. This book documents fashion illustrations drawn for a trade publication and the business of fashion rather than for consumers or the general public.