Download or read book Metallic Textile Designs written by Tina Skinner and published by Schiffer Craft. This book was released on 1998 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They're hot, they're shiny, and they're oh-so-glamorous. The mettle of movie star wardrobes, the spark that lights brides' eyes, and the flash that marks music videos-metallic fabrics have defined glamour for half a century. This book revisits metallics past, with historic fabric swatches from Europe and Japan dating back to the 1950s, and takes us to today's top European couture houses in a visual exploration of metallics' allure. In all, 237 pictures will provide inspiration for designers and insight for fashion historians.