Hachette India

Vintage Details

Basia Mayer

Vintage Details is a stunning collection of more than 600 beautifully photographed details from previously unseen 20th-century vintage clothing.

The images are arranged by detail: necklines; collars; sleeves; cuffs; pockets; fastenings and buttonholes; hems darts stitching and fitting devices; pleats frills and flounces; embellishment; surface texture and print. Inner construction shots will also be included along with images of the full garments providing context for the details shown.

Easy to navigate and packed full of inspirational images this book will become an indispensable reference to vintage detailing for fashion design students and professionals.

Basia Mayer

Basia Szkutnicka was a successful freelance writer, design consultant, educator and creative, specializing in womenswear, footwear, forecasting, colour, range planning and technical drawing. She lectured all over the world on design process, was a course director at the London College of Fashion for 15 years, and then head of the MA in Fashion at Hong Kong University. She died in 2021.