About the Collection

The series is comprised of 3 integrative volumes that can be read in any order. Collectively, the books explore many areas of fashion: the history of fashion, the business of fashion, the creators of fashion, the direction of fashion, the influential forces driving today's fashion industry, the role of fashion in our social and cultural evolution, how style trends began, and the aesthetics of design and dress.

Each title covers a different area of fashion and yet each is connected to the others by the interplay of principles between them. In this, you continuously progress and enrich what you are learning.

The books are designed to be read more than once. Not only because of the moving, changing nature of fashion, but also because just like a good movie, new and subtle details will be revealed to you that you somehow missed the first go around.

If you are interested in fashion as a career, the series will initially help you define your focus and area of interest. As you advance in your career, the content becomes even more beneficial as each book will serve as an ongoing resource of information, a reserve for new inspiration, and a measure of your developing wisdom.

There are infinite paths and boundless ideas to be discovered and rediscovered in fashion. Discovery is the spark. The springing forward with a fresh new idea creates the underlying excitement and energy those of us in the industry have grown accustomed to. And while this attracts us to stay season after season after season, we also enjoy the excitement of the challenge. It is impossible to know it all in fashion because it is always changing. Style trends may be brought back, but they are never repeated in exactly the same way. Instead, we discover a new and different way to do it.

Then there is mastery - the highest achievement. Should one ever attain this level, the personal reward of fulfillment supercedes any other form of success.

For all the stages in your life and career, the collection will be a guide and reference to stimulate your creative sources and enhance your growing knowledge.