Fashion Industry

In Fashionopolis, Thomas sees renewal in a host of developments, including printing 3-D clothes, clean denim processing, smart manufacturing, hyperlocalism, fabric recycling - even lab-grown materials. From small-town makers and Silicon Valley whizzes to such household names as Stella McCartney, Levi’s, and Rent the Runway, Thomas highlights the companies big and small that are leading the crusade.

Fashion is political. From the red carpets of the Met Gala to online fast fashion, clothes tell a story of inequality, racism and climate crisis. In The Anti-Capitalist Book of Fashion, Tansy E. Hoskins unpicks the threads of capitalist industry to reveal the truth about our clothes.

Racial identity, pop culture, and delusions of perfection collide in an eye-opening and refreshingly frank memoir by fashion and beauty insider Danielle Prescod.

Cosmopolitan.com editor Amy Odell takes listeners behind the stage of New York's hottest fashion shows to meet the world's most influential models, designers, celebrities, editors, and photographers. But first, she has to push her way through the crowds outside, where we see the lengths people go to be noticed by the lurking paparazzi, and weave her way through the packed venue, from the very back row to the front.

When she was 52, a recruiter told Julie Wainwright that her failure as CEO of Pets.com made her unemployable. But she proved him—and Silicon Valley—wrong and built her company from an idea into the world’s largest resource for authenticated luxury resale. Since its launch in 2011, The RealReal has changed the world of fashion forever, making luxury items more accessible and sustainable. Time to Get Real spills the tea on the entrepreneurial journey from a woman’s perspective and includes all the lessons learned and mistakes made along the way to a billion-dollar business and public company.

Sebastian Hayes is exactly the kind of ego I swore I’d never work under… brooding, controlling, and dead set on proving I don’t belong in his crumbling fashion empire. He’s my new boss. And even worse, arrogance has never looked so good in a three-piece suit. Then sabotage strikes, someone bombs my car. Suddenly, I’m stuck with Sebastian 24/7 as the threats escalate and trust becomes survival. It’s in the sleepless nights, the way he shields me without hesitation, the quiet grief behind his fury. That’s where he gets under my skin. I start to see the man beneath the CEO: ...

In life she was a high-profile model. In death she is the focus of a media firestorm that's demanding action from Lucas Davenport. One of his own men is a suspect in her murder. But when a series of bizarre, seemingly unrelated slayings rock the city, Davenport suspects a connection that runs deeper than anyone had imagined - one that leads to an ingenious killer more ruthless than anyone had feared....

This book tells the story of Nathalie, a fashion model who has been celebrated for her striking physical beauty. She did shootings for many prestigious magazines and photographers, and she has been booked for important fashion and jewelry shows to the huge fashion catalogs worldwide. Nathalie did shows for Dior, Cartier, Issey Miyake, Chanel, Kenzo, Comme des Garçon and many other famous designers. She was also booked by “Diners Club” for luxury fashion catalogs which are exclusively made and only available for the high class society. Many think that fashion models lead a glamorous ...

An Age gap romance In the glittering, cutthroat world of high fashion, Piper Hawthorne reigns supreme. At nearly fifty, she is the formidable head of one of the largest and most prestigious design houses in the world. Known for her unwavering demand for perfection and razor-sharp instincts, Piper has built an empire from the ground up—but at a cost. Her personal life is a tapestry frayed by ambition and solitude, with a longing for connection buried beneath layers of fabric and deadlines. Enter Jade Sinclair, a gifted young designer from humble beginnings who has just graduated from the ...

In February 2019, the world lost one of its most enduring cultural icons, Karl Lagerfeld, the creative director for the storied House of Chanel for thirty-five years. Larger than life, Lagerfeld was legendary not only for reinventing Chanel; and creating constant fashion excitement at Chloé, Fendi, and his eponymous brand; but also for his vivid personal style, including his signature uniform of dark sunglasses and a powdered white ponytail. And then there was his utter devotion to his cat, Choupette.

Step into the future with "The Power of 3D Printing!" This innovative eBook offers a comprehensive deep-dive into the thrilling, burgeoning world of 3D Printing, shaking up numerous industries from healthcare to fashion. In its tantalizing chapters, this book guides the reader from the basics of 3D printing, introducing the fascinating history of this disruptive technology and illustrating its numerous benefits. Ever wondered about the connection between prototyping and rapid manufacturing? This eBook enlightens you with an in-depth understanding of both fields and their unique interplay in...

Everyone knows Steve Madden's name and his shoes, but few are familiar with his story. Over the past 30 years, Steve Madden has taken his eponymous shoe company from the fledgling start-up he founded with a mere $1,100 to a global, multibillion-dollar brand. But Madden's mistakes, from his battle with addiction to the financial shortcuts that landed him in prison, are as important to his story as his most iconic shoes. In this raw, intimate, and ultimately inspiring book, Madden holds nothing back as he shares what it took to get here and the lessons he's learned along the way.

🔥 Ace Brightly—billionaire, CEO of Pure Fashion Industries, and the man everyone dreads encountering. Cold, arrogant, and devastatingly gorgeous, he rules his empire with an iron will. No one dares challenge him… until her. 💃 Zurielle Summers steps into Pure Fashion Industries for the first time, intending only to assist a friend. But after a disastrous run-in with Ace—where she unknowingly humiliates the CEO in front of his entire staff—she quickly becomes the one person who refuses to be intimidated by his icy demeanor. ⚡ Determined to put her in her place, Ace makes it ...

There is a major disconnect between what we wear and our knowledge of its impact on land, air, water, labor, and human health. Even those who value access to safe, local, nutritious food have largely overlooked the production of fiber, dyes, and the chemistry that forms the backbone of modern textile production. While humans are 100 percent reliant on their second skin, it’s common to think little about the biological and human cultural context from which our clothing derives.

AI is rapidly transforming the fashion industry across its entire value chain, from design and production to retail and customer experience. By leveraging large datasets and advanced algorithms, AI helps fashion businesses become more efficient, responsive, and personalized.

Step into the groundbreaking world of sustainable fashion with "Beyond Leather," a captivating exploration of the most innovative materials reshaping the industry. This riveting eBook transports readers into the realm of eco-conscious style, where the allure of traditional leather finds its match in the game-changing emergence of mushroom leather—a material that promises to revolutionize our approach to fashion and beyond. Prepare to be gripped by the opening chapters as they reveal the precipitous decline of leather's reign, dissecting the urgency for material innovation from a ...

Sports journalist and veteran shoe tester Brian Metzler takes runners and kicksologists deep inside the $10 billion running shoe industry with a behind-the-curtain look at what makes iconic running shoe brands tick. Kicksology follows a shoe from inspiration to store shelf to show how innovative ideas evolve into industry-wide trends and fads. Metzler tours shoe labs where scientists advance our understanding of shoes and running mechanics as well as the domestic and overseas shoe factories where the world's favorite kicks are assembled.

Bevy Smith was living what seemed like a glamorous dream as a fashion advertising executive, blazing a lucrative career for herself in the whitewashed magazine world. She jetsetted to Europe for fashion shows, dined and danced at every hot spot, and enjoyed a mighty roster of lovers. So it came as quite a shock to Bevy when one day, after arriving at her luxury hotel in Milan, she collapsed on the Frette bedsheets and sobbed. Years of rolling with the in-crowd had taken its toll. Her satisfaction with work and life had hit rock bottom.

Sociologist Ashley Mears takes us behind the brightly lit runways and glossy advertisements of the fashion industry in this insider's study of the world of modeling. Mears, who worked as a model in New York and London, draws on observations as well as extensive interviews with male and female models, agents, clients, photographers, stylists, and others, to explore the economics and politics - and the arbitrariness - behind the business of glamour.

Before Instagram was an art form, fashion photographers were pop culture royalty. From the postwar covers of Vogue until the triumph of the digital image, the fashion photographer sold not only clothes but ideals of beauty and fantasies of perfect lives. Even when they succumbed to temptation and excess, the very few photographers who rose to the top were artists above all.