Fashion & textiles introductory reading list

Johnstone, Pauline A Guide to Greek Island Embroidery,  HMSO, 1972

King, Donald Samplers, HMSO, 1977

King, Donald  & Levey, Santina Embroidery in Britain from 1200 to 1750, British textiles in the V&A series, V&A, 1993

Levey, S M  Lace: A History, W S Maney and Sons, 1983

Lussier, Suzanne Art Deco Fashion, V&A Publications, 2003

Mendes, Valerie (ed.) John French Fashion Photographer, V&A, 1984

Mendes, Valerie & Hinchcliffe, Frances  Ascher: fabric, art, fashion, V&A, 1987

Mendes, Valerie Novelty Fabrics, Webb and Bower, 1988

Mendes, Valerie Black in Fashion, V&A Publications, 1999

Mendes, Valerie British Textiles from 1900 to 1937, British textiles in the V&A series, V&A 1992

Parry, Linda  William Morris Textiles, (editions in England, America, Germany and Japan). Wiendenfeld and Nicolson, 1983

Parry, Linda (ed.) A Practical Guide to Canvas Work from the V&A's Collection, Unwin Hyman, 1987

Parry, Linda (ed.) A Practical Guide to Patchwork from the V&A's Collection, Unwin Hyman, 1987

Parry, Linda  Textiles of the Arts and Crafts Movement, Thames and Hudson, 1988

Parry, Linda (ed.) William Morris, Philip Wilson and V&A Publications, 1996

Parry, Linda British Textiles from 1850 to 1900, British textiles in the V&A series, V&A 1993

Rothstein, Natalie (ed.) Four Hundred years of Fashion in the Victoria and Albert Museum, (contributions by Valerie Mendes, Avril Hart, Madeleine Ginsburg), Collins/V&A, 1984. Revised edition 1992

Rothstein, Natalie, Hefford, Wendy, Parry, Linda, & Hinchcliffe, Frances  From East to West: Textiles from G P and J Baker, V&A 1984

Rothstein, Natalie (ed.) Barbara Johnson's Album of Fashion and Fabrics (contributions by Avril Hart, Madeleine Ginsburg), Thames and Hudson, 1987

Rothstein, Natalie Silk Designs of the Eighteenth Century in the Collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, Thames and Hudson, 1990

Rothstein, Natalie  Woven Textile Design in Britain to 1750, British textiles in the V&A series, V&A, 1994

Samuels, Charlotte Art Deco Textiles, British textiles in the V&A series, V&A Publications, 2002

Victoria and Albert Museum Guides Textile and Dress, HMSO, 1978

Wardle, Patricia Guide to English Embroidery, HMSO, 1970

Wilcox , Claire & Mendes, Valerie  Modern Fashion in Detail, V&A Publications, 1991

Wilcox, Claire Bags, V&A Publications, 1999

Wingfield Digby, George & Hefford, Wendy The Tapestry Collection:  Medieval and Renaissance (catalogue), HMSO, 1980

Woolley, Linda & Pratt, Lucy Shoes, V&A Publications, 1999

Please note that like many specialist publications, some of these titles are out of print and may only be available in large libraries.