Ralph LaurenSwatches: A Sourcebook Of Patterns With More Than 600 Fabric Designs

Like another reviewer, this book is lacking information on the swatches. Don't know about you, but I learn best by actually touching things. Difficult to really understand what the swatch is when you are looking at a picture with no description of the swatch. This book would have been a lot better if actual swatches were included along with information about the swatch. Tons of pictures of swatches provided. I wish I hadn't wasted my money on this.

This arrived well before it was due and it's a superb resource book for anyone in the art world, designer, etc. It's a must to buy and full of fantastic inspirational imagery from colour, shapes, style and full history etc....You've got to get this book, one for a good talking point as well; my friends think it's amazing and colourful too!  Swatches: A Sourcebook of Patterns with More Than 400 Fabric DesignsSwatches: A Sourcebook of Patterns with More Than 400 Fabric Designs

no swatches, just photos.

The book is a beautiful coffee table book. The pictures are gorgeous. However, it is not very informative. This is just a book of pictures of patterned fabric swatches. There's no accompanying description of historic or fiber details for each swatch. Nor, who the textile designer is/was. The description of the book is misleading. I was looking for a book highlighting historic details, fiber type and specific weaves of fabrics. The title should really be a collection of patterns, not a sourcebook.

A fantastic and broad selection of photographed swatches in true color. You can clearly see the nap of the fabrics, the fibers in the case of the woolens and and in some the photography is so perfect you could even do a threat count if so inclined. The photography is first rate even on antique fabric where the tones are subtle and muted. I would very highly recommended this book as an additon to your fashion reference library.