Form, Fit, Fashion: All the Details Fashion Designers Need to Know But Can Never Find
- ISBN-10
- 1616736755
- ISBN-13
- 9781616736750
- Category
- Design
- Pages
- 288
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009-12-01
- Publisher
- Rockport Publishers
- Author
- Jay Calderin
Description
An indispensable primer for students and first-stop reference for professionals, Form, Fit, and Fashion guides the fashion designer through the entire design process, from conceiving a garment to marketing it. This handbook collects the information and ideas essential to planning and executing fashion projects of every scale and distills them in an easy-to-use format that is compact enough to slip into a tote. Linking six central phases in the cycle of fashion—research, editing, design, construction, connection, and evolution—Form, Fit, and Fashion will help designers to develop effective strategies for building a cohesive collection and communicating their vision.
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