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Fashion Design Course

Becoming a successful fashion designer involves understanding a wide variety of core principles. This foundation course is an ideal introduction for students, dressmakers, and anyone interested in the creative side of fashion.

Step-by-step tutorials, practical exercises, and inspirational interviews with industry professionals teach you how to create you own unique fashion design collections.

Master these principles and techniques to develop your understanding of what makes a successful design.

This second edition has been extended, revised, and updated

With this coursebook you'll learn how to:

• Manipulate motif, texture, mood, and detail with confidence
• Challenge your conceptual abilities
• Discover your design vision
• Develop you ideas through process and investigation
• Create a dynamic portfolio that showcases your design skills and gives you the edge when you're looking for work in this competitive but exciting industry

Covers the breadth of the fashion world, from concept to catwalk

By learning something of the history of fashion design and looking at those exponents who have left an indelible mark, you will acquire a context for the shifts involved in the world of fashion and begin to understand the evolution of the field and the revolutions that have occurred.

The core of this book outlines primary design principles that will give you a solid foundation for how to work, considers the fundamental terminologies and design processes, and looks at various approaches to creating work through challenging assignments. By exposing yourself to new methodologies of design in your development, you will acquire versatility of approach and learn about the frameworks that give you utmost creativity.

The coursebook finishes with a full preparation for the professional world by discussing types of portfolio presentations, how to create a stellar resume, tips for interviewing, and the many career possibilities related to acquiring a working knowledge of fashion design.

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The Fashion Designer's Textile Directory

Illustrated and explained with photographs of fabric samples, garments, and diagrams, each entry has all the information you need to make the right decision about the fabric for your design. Graphic icons representing fabric structure, weight, and any special finishes provide a wealth of information without the need for lots of reading, and facts and figures are summarized in bullet lists. This thorough guide to fashion textiles comprises four sections:

Structure

Structure is about creating form that stands away from the body and can create line through shaping and seam detail.

Whether you are a new designer or a designer who is reinventing a concept, fabrics providing structural support to the design are the most plentiful in the textile world. However, having too many options can be as difficult as having too limited a choice.

Fluidity

Fluidity is about fabrics flowing over the body. It is aqueous movement of the fabric that is important.

The designer's goal is to select a fluid fabric that follows the curve of the human form. There is a sensuousness to letting the body create the design form, and the fabric chosen for this purpose should communicate this sensuality.

Ornamentation

Ornamentation is about creating interesting details that the designer finds attractive and that will enhance the design.

Designers often use simple fabrics and then apply decorative elements to the design using cut fabric or other trimming details that will add visual texture and interest to the garment.

Expansion and Compression

Expansion is about expanding the design shape and requires fabrics that literally stand alone. Unlike fluid fabrics that follow the body's form, expansion fabrics do the opposite. They enlarge the body's form, expand the silhouette, exaggerate, and accentuate.

Compression is about compacting the body, following the exact shape of the body. Contracting and expanding with the body, like breathing, is the designer's purpose. Compression describes how fabric helps a garment to fit the human form.