The Fairchild Books Dictionary of Textiles
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The Fairchild Books Dictionary of Textiles Details
About the Author Phyllis G. Tortora is a Professor Emerita at Queens College, USA, where she was Department Chair for 17 years, teaching historic costume and furnishings, and textiles. She has also served as a consultant to the Historic Costume Collection of the Huntington Historical Society.Ingrid Johnson is a Full Professor at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), USA, where she has been Chair and a member of the Textile Development and Marketing Department as well as acting vice president for academic affairs for the institution and acting chair of the Home Products Department. With more than 30 years of experience in the textile industry, Johnson has lectured both in the United States and internationally and is frequently sought by the media to offer commentary on textiles and industry trends, including Money Line with Lou Dobbs, the Wall Street Journal, Wired, and Glamour magazines, NPR, Martha Stewart Radio and others. Read more
Reviews
Hoo boy, this is like reading a dictionary of textile terms for "the fashion industry. I am up to the letter F and I would have liked a better sense of the history of the term than simply "obsolete." Still, it seems a very comprehensive and authoritative reference for textile and fashion students.
