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200 skills every fashion designer must have : the indispensable guide to building skills and turning ideas into reality / Aisling McKeefry.

by McKeefry, Aisling.

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Barron's, c2016.

Fashion design.

Fashion design -- Vocational guidance.

Fashion design -- Technique.

Alternate title:

Two hundred skills every fashion designer must have

272 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 22 cm.

Design -- Illustration -- Understanding fabric -- Garment construction -- Selling yourself, your brand, your product -- Careers and professional skills.

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 cat walk 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.

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