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How to Slay: Inspiration from the Queens and Kings of Black Style

An inspirational journey through black fashion in America from the twentieth century to the present, featuring the most celebrated icons of Black style and taste.

One of the few surveys of Black style and fashion ever published, How to Slay offers a lavishly illustrated overview of African American style through the twentieth century, focusing on the last thirty-five years. Through striking images of some of the most celebrated icons of Black style and taste, from Josephine Baker, Michelle Obama, Maya Angelou, and Miles Davis to Rihanna, Naomi Campbell, Kanye West, and Pharrell Williams, this book explores the cultural underpinnings of Black trends that have become so influential in mainstream popular culture and a bedrock of fashion vernacular today. A preponderance of Black musicians, who for decades have inspired trends and transformed global fashion, are featured and discussed, while a diverse array of topics are touched upon and examined—hats, hair, divas, the importance of attitude, the use of color, ’60s style, the influence of Africa and the Caribbean, and the beauty of black skin.

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Oscar de la Renta; The Style, Inspiration, and Life of Oscar de la Renta (Legends)

Oscar de la Renta is one of the most celebrated and famed fashion designers and couturiers in the world—a renaissance man of American fashion. Born in the Dominican Republic, he has played a central role in the fashion scene for over forty years and has dressed everyone in the celebrity world. Brimming with images from Oscar de la Renta’s personal albums and iconic fashion photography, this beautifully updated volume of the 2002 edition of Oscar de la Renta: The Style, Inspiration, and Life of Oscar de la Renta gives an inside view of the designer’s creative inspirations and private world. Renowned fashion writer Sarah Mower chronicles the story of this always relevant and beloved luminary—from the beginning of his storied career through today—a man whose artistic, generous spirit transcends his fashion creations.

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210 Imaginative Ideas for Painting: How to Find and Keep Your Inspiration and Advance Your Visual Style

Hundreds of Ideas You Can Use to Create Distinctive Paintings
Turn to this indispensable resource for originating new painting concepts from the tried and true to the truly avant-garde. This book is text-only, covering landscape, still life, figurative abstracts, and more. It includes everything from practical advice on ways to stay organized to how to stay inspired.

Inside you’ll find:
hundreds of concepts for paintings  how to identify what inspires you unusual methods with innovative materials advice, answers, and resources for artists of every style This book is about painting ideas, not painting techniques. Any idea can be interpreted in any medium. Let an idea point you in a direction. Then, take off on your creative path… and leave a painted trail.

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Afternoon Tea: Downton Abbey Style Afternoon Tea Inspiration and How to Host the Perfect Afternoon Tea Party at Your Home (Worlds Most Loved Drinks, Volume 04, Edition 01) (Volume 4)

The Ultimate Guide to Hosting Dowton Abbey Style Afternoon Tea

Have You Ever Wanted to Have a Formal Afternoon Tea, But Just Weren’t Sure Where to Start?

This easy to follow guide will show you how to host a prim and proper afternoon tea, just like the English have been enjoying for generations. If you have watched Dowton Abbey and wanted to make afternoon tea part of your routine or even just wanted to host an afternoon tea for a special occasion, this is the book for you.Inside you will discover:

A brief history of English teatime How to select the right tea Perfect recipes to compliment and afternoon tea Everything you need to host and prepare the perfect afternoon tea Proper teatime etiquette And Much More

Teatime isn’t just for English aristocrats. You can share in a relaxing and fun afternoon tea, no matter where you are from or what your situation is. Teatime is about catching up with friends and family and taking a break from the drudgery of the daily routine. This book will explain every detail you need to know when hosting tea at your home. Everything from choosing the right tea set to how to hold your teacup is covered. After you finish this book you will be ready to throw a flawless afternoon tea. Find out what you have been missing and host your own Afternoon Tea. Once you see how simple it is to put together, you may just become teatime regular.

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Global Style Jewelry: Inspiration and Instruction for 25 Exotic Beaded Jewelry Projects

Around the World in 25 Designs!

Travel-loving jewelry designer Anne Potter takes you on a world tour of some of the most interesting and inspiring places in Europe, Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Follow along with her as she explores the people, art, architecture, and culture of each region and the aspects that inspire her jewelry designs. Without ever leaving the comfort of your own home you can:Craft a colorful tile bracelet that mimics the trencadís mosaics of Gaudì.Hand dye beads to create a stunning neckpiece inspired by ancient Incan knotted quipus.Weave simple yet striking beaded earrings inspired by the motifs of Persian kilim carpets.Upcycle colorful tin to create a gorgeous necklace that calls to mind the work of Senegalese metal sculptors.Join antique brass filigree pieces into a unique hand bracelet that evokes the patterns of traditional Indian henna tattoos.Detailed instructions and step-by-step photos demonstrate a wide range of jewelry-making techniques, including stringing, beadweaving, wirework, macramé, metal stamping, and chain maille. Whether you’re an armchair traveler or a dedicated globe trekker, Global Style Jewelry will be your trusty guide to many dynamic and diverse places and projects.

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Inspiration Texas Style

Many Texans are proud of their state. The people, the places, the ideals and hearts all come together in a magnitude of pride exhibited toward the Lone Star. For many reasons, some more obvious than others, Texas holds a special place in hearts of inhabitants and visitors alike. Texas State Photographer, Wyman Meinzer, is such a person, a native son, and a documentarian of what it means to be a proud Texan. I must admit that my Texas occupies that special niche in my soul known only to those who were born and reared within these recognizable borders. In this work, Inspiration Texas Style , we have chosen to ask a cross section of Texans to express their own feelings of what this state means to them. Some of these individuals are well known on the world stage while others are salt-of-the-earth beings. In a few cases, verities uttered long ago were from those not born in Texas but came later, their voices echoing a desire for inclusion beneath the title of Texans. By pairing each verbal offering to images collected here, we hope to focus on both the rich visual heritage that our state offers to the American theme and also to recognize a collection of personal prose whose authors possess a definite sense of place. This is Texas as defined from the hearts of Texans. – Wyman Meinzer

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Fairie-ality Style: A Sourcebook of Inspirations from Nature

The beauty of these fanciful creations will take your breath away — and inspire you to bring the colors and textures of nature into your own home.

Photographer David Ellwand’s eye for natural beauty has brought him international renown. In this stunning new volume, a follow-up to FAIRIE-ALITY: THE FASHION COLLECTION FROM THE HOUSE OF ELLWAND, he uses the same gorgeous array of natural elements — feathers, flowers, stones, shells, and more — to explore the limits of imagination in home design as well as haute couture. Partly an inspirational sourcebook for imaginative DIY projects, partly a showcase of unique fantasy fashion, FAIRIE-ALITY STYLE is an eco-designer’s dream — the ultimate exploration of truly organic materials.

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Lotta Jansdotter Everyday Style: Key Pieces to Sew + Accessories, Styling, and Inspiration

When Lotta Jansdotter steps out in one of her signature outfits, fans always ask, “Did you make that yourself?” Often the answer is, “Yes, and so can you!” With that in mind, the style icon created Lotta Jansdotter Everyday Style, a pattern book/inspiration guide anchored by five easy, versatile sewing patterns—skirt, dress, blouse, pants/shorts, and jacket/coat—and highlighted with quick DIY accessories, including hats, bags, scarves, and jewelry.
 
Photographed over the course of a year in her life in New York, Tennessee, India, and Sweden and organized by season, Jansdotter shares her sources of inspiration and how she and her friends mix and match her key pieces while working, play- ing, resting, and traveling. Lotta Jansdotter Everyday Style brings Jansdotter’s infectious and sought-after sense of style to new followers and longtime devotees alike.