****THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED****
Hi, guys! Hope your weeks are off to a great start! I’ve been working away on projects the last couple of weeks, but don’t have anything ready to post. Instead, I have a giveaway for you!
Laurence King Publishing sent me this cute little book, Fashion A-Z: An Illustrated Dictionary, to review.
It’s a fun read! It’s, as you would guess, illustrated, and has little definitions and short histories of different fashion terms.
I know that dictionaries are sort of out of vogue since you can google basically anything you need to know, but I enjoyed just flipping through this book and finding things out that I didn’t KNOW I wanted to know!
So if you wanna know what an Eton collar is or find out where jock straps got their name (obviously you wanna know this), it’s in the book! Also, this seems like a good resource for sewing types whose first language isn’t English– it’s hard to imagine basic English dictionaries covering this these terms!
Want a copy? Leave a comment below! I’ll close the contest at noon EST on Saturday, June 15th, and I’ll ship worldwide.
Ginger Makes... 
Oooh I love dictionaries, but even more importantly, I’d love to know how Jock Straps got their name! Fab giveaway, thanks for the opportunity. x
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ZOMG! That seems to be like the GREATEST book for me since English isnt my first language. And I kinda self taught me to speak and write English…well I did, I learned German in school and later in college, since they tought learning profecional English that was mainly seing related was very hard for me… how silly of them. I got an A in German profecional language…and I have troubles reading lets say Burda in German LOL!
I recently purchsed “Complete Guide to Sewing” just to learn more sewing/crafting related English.
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I sewing nerd’s version of a coffee table book. Love it!
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Ooh! A fashion dictionary – brilliant!!
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yes please – nice book!
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Fun idea for a book!! I’m always looking to expand my piddly sewing library! And I definitely want to know more about jock straps…. you know… like their history and stuff….
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Personally, I love a good dictionary and I find myself turning to books far more lately than to the internet. Thanks for the giveaway! 🙂
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That actually looks like a really cool book. Thanks for the giveaway!
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i make up names for things all the time when it comes to sewing. it would be interesting to have some sort of reference like that. Sometimes you’re not always sure of what to google
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I so would love this, as English is not my native language. And even though I know it ok enough, I get stomped by some terms (well, luckily there’s the internet, but the book would be cool anyway!).
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What a fun book to browse! Count me in.
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I’d love that as a reference
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What a fun dictionary! Sounds like an awesome reference.
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Sounds like a pretty and interesting book to have around.
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Yes please!
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This book sounds so fun!
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Looks very nice.
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Love the illustrations!
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Looks amazing! I would love to add this to my private library 🙂
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What a cool little book! I would love a chance to flip through that baby!
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What a great book! Can’t wait to see what you have been working on!
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Awesome giveaway!
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What a fun read!
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This looks like a really cute and fun book.
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What a neat book! I’d love to win. 🙂
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This looks both great fun and very useful! Thanks for your generosity 🙂
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Thx for the opportunity to win the dictionary
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I just LOVE dictionaries! Seeing one that combines my two favourite things – words and sewing – is utterly delightful 🙂
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Ooh, looks like an awesome book! I taught my coworkers what “gingham” is (they’d been calling it almost plaid), but my fashion expertise pretty much stops there!
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I’m a total nerd and love books like this! It would be awesome to win! 😀
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I’ve never seen anything like this book before!
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Awesome giveaway…thanks for the chance to win.
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Call me old fashioned but I love a good book! This looks great.
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I always love a good reference book!
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Would love to win! Thanks for the giveaway
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That book looks great! I would love a copy! 😀
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I NEED it! I love sewing and fashion dictionaries, and it would perfectly complete my collection. Thank you for the giveaway!
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Oh wow! This book looks feb, please count me in.
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Being a new sewer I think this book would be helpful to me. Please add me to your list. Thank you!
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I think I really want this book, LOL! Please add my name to the drawing. Thank you for making it international!!!
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Oh I want it!!!! I really, really do! And if I don’t win it, I will buy it!
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The cover is really beautiful! and the book seems interesting and inspiriting , too!
Thank you for holding this giveaway 🙂
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Can’t imagine a better combination. Fashion+language+learning = I desperately want this magic book =)
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Awesome!!! I Chanel it!!!!
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Would love to win!
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Saunds great, I would love to have it!
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looks interesting. perfect for a fashion victim 🙂
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I love this type of book, I’m a designer to the visual is important to me, sometimes Google just doesn’t cut it 😉 I’d love the chanve to add this book to my collection, thanks xx
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I love me some sewing books!
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