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I recently purchased two books by Kenneth D. King. This book Designer Techniques, couture tips for home sewing and Cool Couture, construction techniques for runway style and found that they are basically the same book. I will keep them both since I did not pay much for them through Amazon but both books are definitely not needed. Nearly all of the information is in both books along with the tips and even the photographs. Cool Couture has more pages so maybe it has a little more information however, Designer Techniques has a small chapter on constructing handbags that is nor in the Cool Couture, save your money and purchase Cool Couture. Designer Techniques was published in 1998 with Cool Couture being published in 2008.