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Contact information for conferences, festivals, schools, colleges, universities, journals, magazines, organizations & associations in the apparel, fashion & textile industries. This new edition also includes a calendar of events. ... Read more

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An investigation fo the many uses of modern textiles. ... Read more

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Earth Pledge's newest publication, FutureFashion White Papers, is a collection of essays by a diverse and international group of contributors. Designers, manufacturers, farmers, professors, models, business owners and creative directors add their experiences and wisdom, producing a unique and multifaceted view of the apparel and textile industries. The book not only proposes solutions to environmental problems, but addresses the financial outcomes of sustainable practices and offers individual business perspectives.

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Good overview on sustainable fashion. Or not.
The FutureFashion White Paper offers an insightful overview on where fashion stands on sustainability. A seemingly contradiction. The Perfect t-shirt story puts all questions - and the lack of answer at this moment - nicely together.

very interesting obok
This book is great especially forEuropeans like me, to get to know what's going on with sustainable fashion in the US.Many different points of view make it more alive and useful than than just a normal book.
Highly recommendable.

Amazing!
I loved this book. Each essay inside has a great perspective on whatfashion of the future could be. It's a great read and very informative if you're in the business and it's a must read for everyone who's not in the business! Some of the damage we have done to our planet in the name of fashion is astounding.
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A very useful, well written book!
As I've always been interested in learning how to create my own designs and clothes, I was genuinely pleased when I found this book, which is a great beginners' guide on the subject.
Construction is an essential stage in the creation of a garment, because it allows the 2D design and concept to be translated into the 3D final object; therefore, the right grasp of it is vital to the look and success of the final product. This book takes you step by step through the process of creating your own garment, by carefully and clearly explaining the main stages such as pattern cutting, sizing and grading, blocks and patterns, how to read a design drawing and translate it into blocks and patterns, dart manipulation, slash and spread, and so on. The numerous visual examples perfectly clarify the detailed instructions, so that it's easy to understand how to follow them properly.
What I've found really fascinating is the importance that has been given to the practical, but artistic side of the topic. For example, the whole first section of the book is dedicated to the different kinds of sleeves, collars and pockets which can be realised in order to allow you to successfully translate your ideal design into reality. Many useful tips are then given about fittings and how to alter a pattern by offering a series of badly fitted outfits and explaining how to correct them.
The second section of the book is dedicated to the tools and techniques used to construct and sew the garment either by hand or with the help of a machine. The types of seams and stitches are explored and explained in a very easy and clear way, along with the different techniques which need to be used when working with specific kinds of fabrics and surfaces (like lace or leather).
The whole final section looks at structure and finishing, two other and the book also provides a short history of supported and structured garments, which includes a fantastic section on corsetry.
Even though the instructions are explained in a straightforward way, the general tone of the book is friendly and emphasises that only practice leads to perfection. ... Read more

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A comprehensive, visually-led overview that covers all areas of fashion drawing, presentation, and illustration, Fashion Illustrator both teaches students how to draw the fashion figure and provides an extended showcase of established and emerging illustrators.

From initial inspiration through to finished illustration, the book teaches the student how to draw from life and accurately depict body proportions, and also includes advice on exaggerating proportions for effect. A technical chapter outlines the use of different media, showing students how to use color, and features techniques for rendering different materials and patterns. Dedicated tutorials explore both digital and traditional media (Illustrator, Photoshop, photo-montage, mixed media, drawing, ink, embroidery) through the work of leading fashion illustrators, giving the student the confidence to experiment with different illustrative styles.

Later chapters outline the history of both twentieth-century and contemporary fashion illustration, and profile influential fashion illustrators and other industry professionals, with interviews providing an insight into life after graduation. There is also guidance on careers for the fashion illustrator, portfolio presentation, and working with an agent. ... Read more

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A guide to developing and presenting a fashion design portfolio.Teaching how to realise creative ideas and prepare a portfolio. Design projects are accompanied by hints on visual research, notes on suitable equipment and guidance on presentation and additional themes are suggested. For students of fashion design. ... Read more

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I was expecting something better
The Fashion Design ideas here are for a very extravagant type of people.

A Big Disappointment
I expected more info on how to put your portfolio or presentation boards together.This book is full of pictures and seemed more of a display item.If you are looking to find out more on how to create presentation boards or portfolio's, this isn't the book you should look for.

wrong book cover!
Dear Editor,
Just an FYI: the jpg book cover you have here is different book from the one you are promoting by Janet Boyes. Please look closely and you'll see : )
Elaine

A Really Good Start
This is a really good book for beginners, hoping to take up Fashion Design as a hobby or proffession.Although it doesn't take the place of a good course or class, it is great for home use, and it has plenty of clear, easyto interpret illustrations.Filled with projects and excersises that helpyour skill grow, I think that this is a really good book for anyoneinterested in Fashion Design. ... Read more

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The period between the two world wars was one of extreme upheavals in politics, economics, and society as a whole. It was also a time of intense artistic creativity, culminating in the great Paris Exposition des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes in 1925, and the subsequent spread of the celebrated Art Deco style.

The radical innovations in Art Deco fashion and interior decoration demanded new textile designs, and, as the period progressed, fabrics for clothes, upholstery, wallpaper, and rugs increasingly reflected the modernism, elegance, and vibrancy of the movement. As the French artist Raoul Dufy, himself a brilliant fabric designer, wrote, "Paintings have spilled from their frames and stained our dress and our walls."

This sumptuous new book invites the reader to discover the spectacular world of Art Deco fabrics, with examples by designers such as Delaunay, Ruhlmann, Henry, Marrot, Dufresne, Bénédictus, and dozens more. Alain-René Hardy, a noted French expert in twentieth-century decorative arts, has searched through museum holdings, manufacturers' archives, and private collections to find hundreds of examples of both hand- and machine-made textiles, many of them never before published.

From the lavish to the minimalist, from luxurious floral patterns to subtle geometric variations in color and texture, Art Deco textiles continue to enthrall us with their originality, complexity, and vivacity. 310 color illustrations. ... Read more

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Inspired
Terrific forward that puts the work into context.The images are wonderful -- the colors have printed well to the pages, good amount of detail.A fascinating period in textile design, well handled.

Excellent Resource
I'm a textile and clothing designer and have a large collection of print reference books. Since I first purchased this book it has been the first book I pull out when I want inspiration. Because of that I have also given it as a gift to several other designers, and it has become one of their favorites too. The collection is inspired and diverse and the printing shows beautiful detail. I would recommend this book to anyone who loves great contemporary design, as well as those interested in vintage textile design.

A reference 'Bible' of both hand made & machine-made textile
Art Deco Textiles is an informed and informative survey of art deco fabrics which packs in color examples drawn from a diverse range of designers in the field, from Marrot and Benedictus to Chanel. Alain-Rene Hardy's research through museum holdings, manufacturer's archives and private collections alike produces an unparalleled reference 'Bible' of both hand made and machine-made textiles, creating an outstanding textile oriented history and survey of the entire field. ... Read more

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Designs From History
Pattern Design: Period Design Source Book gives the reader a sense of being in a room filled with history, its displays and explanations of what we're seeing practically within reach.

Author Sian Evans walks readers through how patterns, styles and motifs came into use, and what we can learn from them about the people who created them. She explains pattern designs and geometric shapes; the accounts of myths and monsters; the use of Eastern imagery in British colonial artwork; the move from Renaissance to Baroque and Rococo styles, up through the Victorian and Edwardian eras. In the short texts throughout the book, we learn all kinds of detail: the meaning of a griffin, for example, in a coat of arms (its owner would choose death over capture), and the purpose of heraldry, which was to identify people on the battefield.

This is a fascinating and engaging book, with more than 500 examples, featuring fabrics, textiles, stain-glass windows, woodwork and more, perfect for anyone interested in how even ordinary items reveal information about a culture. It's beautiful and informative, a great combination of style and explication of history.

From The National Trust in London.
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This book explains the particular qualities of different fabrics and how to get the most out of them. Providing a mix of practical information and the industry vocabulary, Fabric for Fashion will help students gain a clear understanding of how to work with fabrics as an integral component of the fashion design process. With stunning color photographs that show how fashion designers, both past and present, have worked with fabrics, the book s prime objective is to stimulate creative exploration of the relationship of fabrics to fashion. ... Read more

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This is the first book to comprehensively explain how to use fashion computing software to produce fashion designs. The book will take you through the following computing techniques: design clothing as flats/working drawings; create specification/technical sheets for samples and production; create fashion illustrations, and fabrics; create fashion presentations - moods/concepts, fabric, colour, design, illustration, forecasting etc; design promotional material for marketing/branding, business cards and letterheads; and, create designs for print or screen. The chapters have been set out in a logical learning sequence to guide you through the computerised fashion design and presentation techniques, together with self-explanatory worked examples. An instructor's manual with additional exercises and case studies can be downloaded free from the Internet. Computer generated images from designers and illustrators around the world have been included to inspire and demonstrate fashion computing techniques. Specific computer software includes: Photoshop, Illustrator, CorelDRAW, Freehand and Powerpoint. ... Read more

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Great book, easy to follow and inspirational!
I am thrilled I bought Fashion Computing. The visuals, techniques and exercises are incredibly easy to follow.

I urgently needed a book that got me up to speed very quickly with the basics of drawing flats using Illustrator and CorelDraw.

I have now started working through the Photoshop exercises to create my fashion presentations - this book makes it all so simple.

I love the way the book presents just the essential techniques and tools of the software and gets straight to the point. It is full of inspiring fashion illustrations, flats and presentation work. This book is one I will continue to use as a reference and inspiration! Well worth the money!

worst book for fashion design using photoshop
This book was a huge disappointment. I am so lucky I purchased a different book to teach me Illustrator (Creative Fashion Design with Illustrator by Kevin Tallon). Tallons book actually has extensive step by step tutorials where Sandra Burke simply skims over her exercises.Many of her exercises don't even work corrently. One could never master Photoshop or Illustrator using this book.

Fashion Computing: Design Techniques and CAD
Out of the 4 books that I have read so far teaching Adobe Illustrator this is the best - my graphics have improved immensely in the short time that I started using this book (and I'm only a third of the way through the book).

The only downside is that with the update in Illustrator (CS 3) some of the instructions for Illustrator do not work and I have had to search through the Illustrator Help menus to download updated instructions.

So the book needs a little updating, but generally I would recommend this book over others so far.

A good guidline for beginner
I have started using Illustrator software recently and this book have served a good support for flat sketching the garments for women,men and kidswear.Is also gives tips to prepare portfolio, but you already should know basics of how to use Illustrator programme. It is nicely illustrated book and one can get ideas. But again its a basic book and does not cover all the aspects of flat sketching.

Inspiring and highly informative - excellent for fashion students and the fashion industry!
Great book! Even if you are a complete beginner you will find this book an informative and useful resource. It gets you up and running quickly with really simple, step-by-step, illustrated techniques for fashion computing using current software.

In my fashion design studio, we predominatly use CorelDraw, Illustrator and Photoshop, and found this book informative for each of these packages. It covers the basics - how to create flat drawings from vests, skirts, shirts, dresses to pants, and then moves on to producing mood and design boards, visualizing your design ideas using Photoshop. The section on creating a digital portfolio is also vital in todays digital world. Plus it covers womenswear, menswear and childrenswear.

It is well illustrated with great examples of flats, illustrations and fashion presentations from illustrators and designers in the fashion industry and from top fashion schools and universities globally.
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Five decades of glamorous, copyright-free designs include classic Chanel suits, a trapeze-line wedding dress by St. Laurent, an innovative Courrèges pantsuit, a minidress by Mary Quant, a chic shirtdress by Halston, Laura Ashley’s signature country prints, a gorgeous summer gown by Carolina Herrera, and Galliano’s Scheherazade-inspired kimono and gown, all carefully researched and meticulously rendered for either computer or traditional cut-and-paste use. 140 full-color figures.
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Could not ask for more! Brilliant!
I have always been a huge fan of Tom Tierneys ever since being given some of his paper dolls for Christmas one year and needless to say, it inspired me to pursue a career in fashion illustration. He can make satin look like satin, lace look like lace and furs look like fur. Its really impressive in doll form and even better in these great included cds!!! A must have for anyone who is a fan of the history of costume and design. I really wish he had one with even more modern fashions!

great resource book for writers and graphic artists
This book and CD is another in the line of great royalty free works of images.This time, it's fashions from the great designers of women's wear 1950-2000, ranging from everyday wear to evening gowns.

These Dover book/CD ROMs are a graphic designers delight. It's so hard to find good quality graphics that are royalty free, and not end up spending a fortune. Dover has a good selection of royal free images that are presented in a book and are on CD ROM.

The images in the CD ROM is in full colour and so dazzling. 140 large images in TIFF format. Sharp images ready to use. Great for Paint Shop PRO. You don't have to scan, the images are there. You don't have to install some program. Just open them from you CR Rom Drive.

Great resources for writers looking for 50's, 60's and 70's fashions.

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Futurism was an artistic and social movement thatoriginated in Italy in the early 20th century. It waslargely an Italian phenomenon, though there were parallelmovements in Russia, England and elsewhere. The Futuristspracticed in every medium of art, including painting,sculpture, ceramics, graphic design, industrial design,interior design, theatre, film, fashion, textiles,literature, music, architecture and even gastronomy. ... Read more

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IF YOU GOOGLE THE PRODUCT DISCRIPTION...
Futurism was an artistic and social movement that originated in Italy in the early 20th century. It was largely an Italian phenomenon, though there were parallel movements in Russia, England and elsewhere. The Futurists practiced in every medium of art, including painting, sculpture, ceramics, graphic design, industrial design, interior design, theatre, film, fashion, textiles, literature, music, architecture and even gastronomy. Futurism was an artistic and social movement that originated in Italy in the early 20th century. It was largely an Italian phenomenon, though there were parallel movements in Russia, England and elsewhere. The Futurists practiced in every medium of art, including painting, sculpture, ceramics, graphic design, industrial design, interior design, theatre, film, fashion, textiles, literature, music, architecture and even gastronomy.

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Picturing French Style features works of art and fashion that highlight the special relationship between these two cultural forces in France. It explores the reciprocal influences of art and fashion, and demonstrates the collaborative spirit that continues to thrive today among designers and artists.

Portraits beginning with the reign of Louis XIV reveal the details of 18th century fashion, while essays discuss the careers of Marie-Jeanne "Rose" Bertin, Marie-Antoinette’s minister of fashion, and Charles Frederick Worth, often termed the father of haute couture. Works by Rodin, Degas, Bonnard, Cézanne, Renoir, and Picasso, and gowns by Chanel, Ungaro, Givenchy, and Dior bring fashion through the 19th and 20th centuries, ending with the contemporary World Cup installation by Matthieu Manche and Dress on Wheels by Marie-Ange Guilleminot. ... Read more

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In their elegant Providence Shop, Italian emigre sisters Anna and Laura Tirocchi sold French couture clothing to an elite clientele.The shop, remained virtually untouched from 1947 until 1990, when RISD Museum curators were given their choice of its contents, which included apparel by Paul Poiret, Lucien Lelong, and dresses in the style of Madeleine Vionnet. All reflect the advent of modernism in the Paris art world of 1920s and 30s, when designers, painters and printmakers were collaborating as never before to create fashion.From "Paris to Providence" catalogues these efforts with beautiful illustrations and six essays that examine the era's social and art-historical issues. ... Read more

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Highly visual, stunning overview

* Covers the basics and the underlying principles
* What people wear and why they wear it
* Unique insights into working methods of design pros

Like the other titles in the Fundamentals series, this book offers an introductory look at its subject--with a sophisticated twist. This overview of fashion design has been created for students, but it will also appeal to anyone with an interest in what people wear and why they wear it. Sections include Pattern Construction and Cutting, Fashion Movements, Textiles, Creative Thinking, and Selling Clothes. With exciting visuals and clear text, The Fundamentals of Fashion Design uses detailed diagrams, historical references, and innovative layout to challenge readers to consider the underlying principles of fashion design. ... Read more

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The Fundamentals of Fashion Design
This book is going to be a fantastic resource for my teaching. It has just the right balance of the design and technical aspects of fashion. Very pleased I've added it to my collection.

What a great book!
This book is fantastic! It gives an in-depth overview of many aspects of fashion design and production. The designers that they selected are very inspiring. This book really spoke to me about the art form that clothing design is, as well as some wonderful examples from the artists that have been working in this field. I thoroughly enjoyed it!

The Fundamentals of Fashion Design: a must-have!
Whether you are starting out in Fashion Design, or you are a teacher in the Fashion arena, or you have a general interest in fashion, this book is for you!

It is clearly written and logically structured.The entire design process is covered, from developing theinitial concept through to creating a collection. Each step is outlined and helpful photos enhance the text. Topics include: Concept, theme, research, storyboard, silhouette, proportion, fabric, accessories, drawing, developing a collection, branding, and careers.

There is a section of interviews with people who work in the fashion industry.These give the reader a great view of where fashion can take you.They provide a useful insight into the real world of working in fashion. You might become a designer, a buyer, the leader of a fashion company, a selling agent, a fashion editor, illustrator, stylist, photographer.There are interviews with people who fill these roles.

"The Fundamentals of Fashion Design" would be a great text book for a fashion course.It is attractive and easy to read, while still covering topics in enough depth to challenge your thinking.It would also be suitable for anyone who wants to further develop their interest in fashion and the fashion industry.

I was impressed by this book, and I will be recommending it to my students who are studying fashion design! ... Read more

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This book was published to mark the presentation of thePrincipal 1998 Prince Claus Award to the Art of African fashion,honouring the arts of fashion design, textile design, hair design andindeed all related arts. It highlights various facets of Africanfashion and couture and surveys the works of a number of contemporaryAfrican models and fashion designers including Abraham Pelham,Alphadi, Katoucha, Makeda and Oumou Sy. In addition to the foregoingthe book provides social commentary on the general attitudes andbehavioral patterns in specified African societies with regard to thedevelopment of new fads and styles. ... Read more

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A Feast for the Eyes and the Mind
Contemporary African "high" fashion is exciting and innovative yet is often overloked outside of the continent itself.This superbly produced book, a catologue for a major exhibition in Holland, is a wonderful introduction to modern African design. In adition to the terrific photographs, the accompanying essays are informative and provocative. The bargain price makes the volume even more attractive! ... Read more

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This stunning two-volume book is the long-awaitedcatalogue of the exquisite collection of Ch'ing (Qing) dynastyimperial textiles and costumes from the collection of The MinneapolisInstitute of Arts. This collection has a rich history. Approximatelyhalf of it belonged to the San Francisco attorney William E. Colby,who had amassed the collection throughout the opportunistic decades ofthe 1920's and 1930's, and was acquired by The Minneapolis Instituteof Arts under the advice of Alfred Pillsbury. Now consisting of over600 items, it is considered one of the finest and most comprehensiveholdings of Ch'ing textiles outside of China.

Only a few works from the collection have been exhibited over the pastsix decades, including exhibitions at The Minneapolis Institute ofArts in 1943 and The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1945, both curatedby Alan Priest. Not until 1977, the year in which the Asian Artsdepartment of The Minneapolis Institute of arts was established, wasthe entire collection been systematically supplemented, researched,and catalogued.

The 1991 exhibition, Imperial Silks of the Ch'ing Dynasty, displayedmore of the collection than ever before, and is the foundation of thispresent comprehensive catalogue written by Dr. Robert Jacobsen, themuseum's curator of Asian Art. Imperial Silks opens with an overviewof the archaeological record of silk in China and then divides themuseum's collection of Ch'ing dynasty textiles into nine chapters oftwenty-six basic categories of garments, decorative furnishings, andaccessories. Arranged chronologically by type, about two hundred ofthe primary objects are accompanied by technical analysis. A glossaryis also provided to clarify the terminology used for this study.

An indispensable reference for libraries, scholars, collectors,dealers, and interested individuals alike, this catalogue will furtherpromote our understanding of Chinese silk textiles, one of thatnation's great accomplishments and one of the world's foremostartistic legacies. ... Read more

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fabulous collection of imperial silks, beautifully presented
These 2 large and weighty volumes showcase the collection of imperial silks in the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. The core of the collection was accumulated by William Colby, a San Fransisco attorney, during the 1920s and 1930s. There are 592 items described in these books and each object is generally illustrated on a whole page. More than half of the textiles (normally silk or satin) are shown in high quality color photographs.

There was a strict delineation of the type of clothes worn by different stratas of Chinese society. This is borne out in the Minneapolis collection. A broad range of clothes as well as textiles are on view; robes, surcoats,religious attire, vests, aprons, hats, furniture covers, belts, pictoral hangings etc. Although I am no expert in this field, the vast majority of the items in the Minneapolis collection are attractive, colorful and interesting. Each item is annotated.

This beautiful set of books, luxuriously printed, has given me much pleasure over the years. It would be of great appeal to those interested in Chinese textiles and fabrics in general. Although the price seems expensive, I feel it presents good value. ... Read more