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200 Skills Every Fashion Designer Must Have: The Indispensable Guide to Building Skills and Turning Ideas Into Reality
Contributor(s): McKeefry, Aisling (Author)
ISBN: 1438008961     ISBN-13: 9781438008967
Publisher: B.E.S.
OUR PRICE:   $22.49  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: October 2016
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Temporarily out of stock - Will ship within 2 to 5 weeks
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Design | Fashion & Accessories
- Design | Reference
- Crafts & Hobbies | Fashion
Dewey: 746.92
LCCN: 2016942773
Physical Information: 1" H x 7.8" W x 8.6" (1.75 lbs) 272 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
Fashion is all about experimenting with styles, pushing the boundaries, and setting new trends.

But despite changing seasons and tastes, the staple skills necessary for a fashion designer always stay the same. 200 Skills Every Fashion Designer Must Have offers a practical overview of the core concepts and techniques required. Readers will find:

  • Step-by-step tutorials for essential skills
  • Tips on techniques for sewing and alterations
  • Guidance on working with fabrics, textures, and patterns
  • Fundamental concepts explained in vocational context
  • A review of the entire creative process, from idea generation, design, and garment construction to showing a collection on the catwalk
  • Illustrations, photographs, easy-to-follow instructions, and more

Fashion students, bloggers, and aspiring professionals alike will discover what it takes to bring their ideas to life, establish their brand, and evolve from being a good designer into a great one.

Contributor Bio(s): McKeefry, Aisling: - Aisling McKeefry is Head of Design at online retail giant ASOS.com, where she oversees the design of all ASOS branded footwear, bags, accessories, and jewelry. With more than a decade of fashion design experience, she has collaborated with such notable designers as Matthew Williamson, Julian McDonald, Jasper Conran, Henry Holland, and Ben de Lisi.