This illustrated A to Z of everything you always wanted to know about the world of fashion ranges from Afros, anorexia, and African design to witches, waifs, and wet look, via Naomi Campbell, John Galliano, and Calvin Klein.

Behind-the-scenes looks at contemporary designers and models are combined with insightful accounts of past masters and mistresses of fashion. Find out the facts about careers in modeling and fashion design; discover the fictions behind the beauty industry claims and marketing ploys; share in the fairy tales surrounding human desire to dress and be noticed.

The Third Edition of Brill's Encyclopaedia of Islam appears in substantial segments each year, both online and in print. The new scope includes comprehensive coverage of Islam in the twentieth century and of Muslim minorities all over the world. This Part 2019-6 of the Third Edition of Brill's Encyclopaedia of Islam will contain 52 new articles, reflecting the great diversity of current scholarship in the fields of Islamic Studies.