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Vintage Costume Inspirations: A Retro Look Book Featuring Over 100 Mid-Century Costume Illustrations

Have the most original costume at the next Halloween party with our retro costume look book!

A great costume can come from a simple idea. We offer the images in this book to spark your imagination. The serious crafter can find elaborate outfits to challenge his or her skill, and the more casual creator can be inspired by discovering
how a few simple details can make a striking costume.

Most of the images in this book are from mid-century French and German costume magazines and catalogs, full of wildly creative pictures and ideas. Our challenge was only in editing down our favorites to a reasonable number. A few of the best and most whimsical ideas include: an artist’s palette (complete with paintbrush hat!), a carrot with carrot frond mask, a box of chocolate (for the ambitious costumer and even an alluring version of a high-tension wire.

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How to Draw & Paint Fashion & Costume Design: Artistic inspiration and instruction from the vintage Walter Foster archives (Walter Foster Collectibles)

How to Draw & Paint Fashion & Costume Design, the third book in the Walter Foster Collectibles series, contains yet another extraordinary collection of vintage Walter Foster titles from the 1940s through the 1960s, including Female Fashion, How to Draw and Paint Today’s Fashions, How to Draw and Paint Fashions, and the Art of Costume Design. In addition to providing an overview of basic drawing and painting techniques, artists will learn how to capture figures in various poses, as well as the dynamics of facial features and expressions, and other elements of drawing. Additionally, this colorful 128-page book features easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions for rendering a range of early 20th-century fashions and theatrical costumes. From casual wear and formal gowns to textures, hats, and shoes, artists who are fond of vintage fashion and eras gone by will appreciate the book for both its instructional qualities and aesthetic and collectible values.

Product Features

  • WFC-58246
  • 9781600582462
  • Brand New Item / Unopened Product
  • Quayside Publishing
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Vintage Wedding Style: More than 25 Simple Projects and Endless Inspiration for Designing Your Big Day

For every bride who dreams of making her special day exactly that—hers—this gorgeous book shows how to mix personal touches with vintage style for a truly meaningful celebration. From flea market chic to Great Gatsby grandeur, each chapter from wedding stylist Elizabeth Demos features photographs from real weddings and easy-to-follow instructions for achieving the look. Simple DIY projects make it easy for brides to add their own personal stamp. With 200 photographs, 12 inspiring mood boards, creative styling ideas, and guidance on sourcing accents and materials, Vintage Wedding Style bursts with brilliant ways to create an unforgettable wedding with a hint of vintage charm.

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Chic & Unique Vintage Cakes: 30 Modern Cake Designs from Vintage Inspirations

Bestselling cake decorating author Zoe Clark shows you how to take inspiration from your favourite vintage clothing, furniture, items and keepsakes to create stunning vintage cake designs. From elegant tiered lace and floral cakes to amazing jewellery box and carousel shaped novelty cakes, each of the 10 incredible cake designs is accompanied by two smaller designs for vintage-inspired cupcakes, cookies, fondant fancies and more. Includes all the cake recipes you need, and simple step by step instruction for all the essential cake decorating techniques, from covering cakes and stacking tiered cakes, to piping royal icing and stenciling. Zoe even breaks down advanced suspension techniques into easy to follow steps so that you can create stunning shaped novelty cake designs at home.