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"The advice offered throughout this book supplies a selection of starting points for fashion designers of all levels. It provides a wide variety of useful examples for each stage of the design process including: How to define concepts and render them; Understanding textiles and the process of selecting fabrics; Developing sewing skills and constructing garments; How to build a reputation and find an audience for your work."--Cover p. [4].
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Presents an illustrated look at fashion design research that describes the process, primary and secondary sources for information, and what to do with the data. Covers color, fabric, and market research as well as concept development. Includes updated images, new case studies, a glossary of terms, further reading, and new coverage of ethics, sustainability, and research methods.
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Called Britain's most consistently original, outrageous, eccentric, and controversial designer, Vivienne Westwood is also an esteemed professor of fashion at Berlin's Academy of Arts. This program profiles Westwood while capturing the student experience under her rigorous tutelage. Footage of her apprentices-in the classroom, learning the ropes at her London workshop, and putting on a fashion show where intricate historical costumes take pride of...
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Provides an introduction to the principles, practices, and techniques of fashion design, and discusses the future of fashion, sustainability, and cultural appropriation. Features step-by-step tutorials, practical exercises, and interviews with industry professionals. Includes color photographs and additional resources.
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Learn to generate professional-quality fashion flats, or CADs, in no time using Adobe Illustrator.
Learn to draw detailed technical flats, or CADs, for the fashion industry using Adobe Illustrator. This course provides easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions to get you up and running quickly. By focusing on only the tools and techniques needed for fashion, you can generate professional-quality fashion flats in no time. Robin Schneider—a fashion...
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Calvin Klein, a boy from the Bronx, took his first clothing line of three dresses and six coats to an appointment at Bonwit Teller, New York's department store for the wealthy. Before long, he had designed a line of jeans that sold 200,000 in a week, and he was called the "King of Clothes" by People magazine. Along the way, he became known throughout the world for the beauty of his elegantly uncluttered clothing. In partnership with childhood friend...
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Learn how to use Photoshop filters, brushes, and special effects to create professional-looking fashion and costume illustrations.
Harness the power of Adobe Photoshop to render professional-looking fashion and costume illustrations. In this course, the second installment in the Photoshop for Fashion Design series, Robin Schneider goes beyond the basics, sharing more specific Photoshop techniques that can help you quickly bring your ideas to life....
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Harness the power of Adobe Photoshop for fashion design. Learn how to work with pencil sketches and color illustrations in Photoshop, as well as create eye-catching mood boards.
A working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop is a must for anyone trying to jump-start a career in fashion. In this course, instructor Robin Schneider helps beginners get up to speed with this essential software. Along the way, Robin shares tips that can help users of all skill...
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Learn how to draw technical flats quickly and efficiently. This advanced course focuses on time-saving shortcuts and professional best practices for fashion illustration.
Learn how to draw technical flats quickly and efficiently using Adobe Illustrator, with easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions from fashion design instructor Robin Schneider. Generate professional-quality fashion flats in no time with her timesaving tricks. Find out how to use...
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It's one thing to launch a career on a reality TV show and quite another to become a successful designer through talent and tenacity alone. This video follows eight up-and-coming fashion designers as they discuss the skills and characteristics needed to make it in the fashion industry. Candid interviews with young designers tackle questions about careers in fashion, including: What personality traits do you need to have? Where do designers get ideas?...