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Some are content to simply follow the trends of fashion, but the bold are the designers who start the fads-the true fashionistas. This how-to guide presents creative readers with professional fashion designs as inspirations as well as step-by-step projects to make their own clothing and accessories. Each imaginative task utilizes easy-to-find everyday items and is accompanied by full-color photographs as visual aids.
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Creative ideas are elevated by experience and expertise. This book sets forth a challenge to fashion designers: continue to expand your horizons, exercise your skills and experiment with strategies. Filled with inspiring fashion design details from around the world, “Fashion Design Essentials” supplies a selection of starting points for fashion designers of all levels, as well as a wide variety of useful examples for each stage of the design process.
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128 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 30 cm
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"Steampunk & Cosplay : Fashion Design & Illustration is designed to appeal to both fashion enthusiasts and steampunk cosplay fans alike. Whether your dream is to become a fashion designer, or you simply want to combine your artistic skills with a love for steampunk fashion and culture, the tips, tricks, tools, and step-by-step projects in this book provide you with everything you need to learn to design and draw an assortment of cosplay outfits. Beginning...
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223 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
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Learning a new discipline is similar to learning a new language; in order to master the foundation of fashion design, you must first master the basic building blocks of its language, the definitions, function, and usage. The Language of Fashion Design provides students and fashion designers with the basic elements of fashion design, divided into twenty-six easy-to-comprehend chapters. This visual reference includes an introductory, historical view...
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The glamour, the style, the beautiful clothes--it all starts in the minds of creative and talented people, like the people you'll meet inside! Today's reluctant readers are easily drawn to the distractions of electronic games, DVDs, and TV. But what if they had a book series designed just for them? What if all the titles featured high-interest topics, rockin' designs, and language kids understand? Our Reading Rocks! series offers young readers books...
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Can something people use every day be considered art? This is the core of the discussion surrounding the artistic merits of fashion design. To some, fashion is an art form; to others, it is too functional to be considered art. Both points of view are presented through detailed text, supported by quotes from fashion experts and famous designers. Engaging sidebars and detailed photographs bring the world of fashion into focus. Readers will enjoy this...
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This book will be a priceless resource for those considering adventuring into the fashion industry, yet not knowing how or where to start. Comprised of detailed information, “How to Start a Home-based Fashion Design Business” will be a guide for the aspiring designer to plan and execute a successful home-based business. This material will not only provide a fashion realm but will show how to create additional revenue streams in the sewing field....
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Opportunities in the fashion design industry are expected to rise about 10 to 12 percent through 2013. You do not need to live in New York City, and you can start out small or even part time. Ralph Lauren's Polo empire was established on a small men's tie collection that he sold to Bloomingdales. Demand for fashion designers should remain strong, as consumers, hungry for new fashions and apparel styles will spur the creation of new clothing and accessory...
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An essential primer for students and first-stop reference for professionals, The Fashion Design Reference & Specification Book takes the fashion designer through the entire design process, from conceiving a garment to marketing it. This valuable handbook contains 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...
11) Fashion Design Workshop: Stylish Step-By-Step Projects And Drawing Tips For Up-And-Coming Designers
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This delightful guide offers budding artists the perfect introduction to the fundamentals of fashion figure drawing. Showcasing the hip, girly artistic style of Stephanie Corfee, the step-by-step projects cover a range of looks"from sophisticated and elegant to cool and casual. The book also contains tips on accessorizing with purses, shoes, hats, and more. And for those who are serious about style, Fashion Design Workshop includes a glossary of fashion...
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215 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
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"A celebration of fashion's most adventurous, outrageous moments. The modern history of fashion has always had significant turning points that altered everything that came afterwards -- from the first outing of Chanel's little black dress and the scandal of the first mini-skirt to Alexander McQueen's armadillo shoes and Jean Paul Gaultier's cone bra for Madonna. This book honours and celebrates these groundbreaking fashion moments. Each of the 100...
13) Draw fashion now: techniques, inspiration, and ideas for illustrating and imagining your designs
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143 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
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Fashion Design Workshop: Remix offers a contemporary approach to fashion design illustration for aspiring artists and designers. Encouraging freedom of expression, empowerment, strength, diversity, and a modern take on individual style, Remix focuses on the diverse array of fashion for our changing times, including designing fashions for all body types and genders.
From finding design inspiration and mastering a personal illustrative style to designing...
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192 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 25 cm
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What did Vogue's first cover look like? When did film stars become part of the fashion industry? What led to the development of ready-to-wear clothing? How did the paintings of Mondrian, Dalí and Warhol end up on the runway? These and other questions are answered in this eye-opening look at different aspects of the history of fashion -- from Elizabeth I's "Mask of Youth," to Lady Gaga's "meat dress." Arranged by topic, the lavishly illustrated chapters...
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Steampunk & Cosplay Fashion Design & Illustration is designed to appeal to both fashion enthusiasts and steampunk cosplay fans alike.
Whether your dream is to become a fashion designer, or you simply want to combine your artistic skills with a love for steampunk fashion and culture, the tips, tricks, tools, and step-by-step projects in this book provide you with everything you need to learn to design and draw an assortment of cosplay outfits. Beginning...
19) Hipster fashion
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Introduces hipster style, discussing clothing, accessories, hairstyles, and do-it-yourself styling tips.
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312 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
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"From a bestselling fashion guru, a fascinating, meticulously researched history of Western fashion covering every topic from the history of the high heel to the origin of blue jeans. America's favorite fashion expert, New York Times bestselling author, beloved mentor on Project Runway, and a frequent guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Dr. Oz, The Biggest Loser, and others, Tim Gunn is also the chief creative officer of Liz Claiborne and a former faculty...
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