Y SIN EMBARGO magazine #20, Extimacy

We're all subject to the will of fashion, even without our knowledge and against our will. With a basis in this premise, Guillaume Erner tells an irony-filled story of the mechanisms of the fashion world: How are trends created? What role do designers play? What do brands do? And, above all, what does it mean to become an authentic fashion victim? La moda es una mentira en la que todo el mundo quiere creer'. Aunque nadie nos obliga, todos estamos sujetos al deber de la moda, incluso sin saberlo y contra nuestra voluntad. Con la obsesión del parecer, nuevos síntomas nacen y proliferan en...

Latin American Graphic Design.- In this bilingual book Romulo Peralta Moya brings together 75 designers and design studios in Latin America. He does this through a general introductory study and a one by one country case, along with the collaboration of important curators and scholars in the field representing every country. Graphic design has progressively gained relevance in the field of communication of ideas, currently turning into a true source of persuasion, given that its goal is to influence people's way of thinking, inducing consumption and generating expectations. In addition, this...

Con muchas nuevas ideas de punto de cruz. Materiales y herramientas, punos más fáciles y consejos generales. Punto de tallo y de cadeneta. Punto de cruz. Ideas para los niños y para la casa y también para alfabetos, baberos, edredones, ... Para las más expertas también se explican los puntos más complejos como el inglés, el de hilos contados, el punto smock y el calado.

Chronicling the birth of haute couture and haute cuisine, this illustrated account documents how the young, charismatic, and attractive King Louis XIV—the first man to wear silk stockings, high heels, and cover himself entirely with diamonds—played a major role in the origin of French style. This detailed analysis combines historical research with fanciful anecdotes in order to describe how the French established standards of sophistication, style, and elegance that today's international chefs, famous hairstylists, distinguished cafés, and elegant hotspots still aspire to meet. Una...