Fashion Design
Fashion Design
Editor/Author
Jones, Sue Jenkyn
Publication Year: 2011
Publisher: Laurence King
Price: Core Collection Only

ISBN: 978-1-85-669619-7
Category: Arts & Leisure - Fashion
Book Status: Available
Table of Contents
This book offers a thorough grounding in the principles of fashion design, describing the qualities and skills needed to become a fashion designer, examining the varied career opportunities available and giving a balanced inside view of the fashion business today.
This book is found in the following Credo Collections:
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Who this book is for
- How to use this book
- Have you got what it takes?
- The first steps
- The college syllabus
- Further reading
- 1. Context
- Context
- Historical context
- Fashion time line
- The uses of clothing
- Eco and ethical issues
- The language of fashion
- Global context
- Time and timing
- The fashion year
- Cultural context
- Media
- The Internet
- Further reading and additional resources
- 2. From manufacture to market
- Historical background
- Manufacture today
- Types of producer
- Market segmentation
- Types of retailer
- Price points
- The price cycle
- Company identity and branding
- Further reading and additional resources
- 3. The body and illustration
- Inspiring bodies
- Skeletal structure
- Drawing and illustration
- Using guidelines for sketching
- Proportion for fashion illustration
- The model pose
- Drawing the head and face
- Using computers
- Digital designing and e-portfolios
- Further reading and additional resources
- 4. Color and fabric
- Color basics
- How color works
- Fiber types
- Fabrics
- The fashion cycle
- Range-building
- Fabric suppliers
- Fabric fairs
- Further reading and additional resources
- 5. In the studio
- The college studio
- Measuring and mapping
- The elements of design
- Proportion and lengths of fashion separates
- Bodylines and details
- The principles of design
- Pattern-drafting
- The muslin
- Alterning the muslin
- Draping on the stand
- Cutting the sample
- Sewing
- Tailoring
- Notions
- Fit and garment presentation
- Further reading and additional resources
- 6. Assignments and assessments
- What is an assignment?
- What the assignment asks of you
- Types of project
- Learning outcomes
- Inspiration
- Personal creativity and style
- Presentation
- The crit
- Marking and assessment
- Further reading and additional resources
- 7. The final collection—and beyond
- The final collection
- The college fashion show
- Student exhibitions
- Your portfolio
- Work placement and internships
- Careers in fashion
- Writing a résumé
- The interview—some dos and don'ts
- Further reading and additional resources
- Glossary
- Resources
- Popular fabric types
- Fashion schools
- Museums and costume galleries
- Websites
- Literature and movies
- Student infomation
- Shops and suppliers
- Pattern-drafting and sewing terms
- Acknowledgments