Fashion Design Books: The Fundamentals of Fashion Design (9782940373390) By Jenny Udale, Richard Sorger
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- Title: The Fundamentals of Fashion Design
- Author: Jenny Udale, Richard Sorger
- Publisher: AVA Publishing
- Published Date: November 2006
- ISBN: 978 2 940373 39 0
- Pages: 176
- Format: Paperback
- Price: United Kingdom USA
- Offers an illustrated introduction to the key elements of fashion design
- Guides through the initial concept of a fashion idea through to its realisation in 3D form
- Examines processes from research to design, different types of fabrics and properties, machinery and methods of construction
- Discusses how a collection is formed, whom it is designed for and how it is promoted
- Overview of jobs within the fashion industry is included and supported by interviews with designers, stylists, photographers, buyers and agents
- Examples of work from talented designers and other creative people who work in the fashion industry are used
- Aimed at students embarking on further education and offer a thorough grounding in the subject
- Provides students with a broad overview of the discipline
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Richard Sorger - Previously taught at The London College of Fashion and Central Saint Martins, UK. Currently the fashion design tutor at Middlesex University, UK. Ran SorgerKirchhoff, his own womenswear label with Ben Kirchhoff, selling in London and Paris. Started designing under his eponymous label and currently sells worldwide. Jenny Udale - Practising fashion and printed textile designer. Graduated from the Royal College of Art, London. Launched her own womenswear label, which is stocked in stores around the world. Currently a lecturer in fashion at both the Universities of Kingston and Middlesex, UK. |
- How to get most of this book
- Introduction
- Are you fashionable?
- Know your subject
- Starting your research
- Choosing a concept
- Sources of research
- The research book
- Mood, Theme, Storyboard
- Designing
- Ideal bodies
- Silhouette
- Proportion and line
- God is in the details
- Fabric, colour and texture
- Rendering your ideas
- Portfolios
- Fabric
- Natural fibres
- Man made fibres
- Synthetic fibres
- Developments in fabrics
- Yarn production
- Fabric construction
- Surface treatments
- Fabric and yarn trade
- Tools and machinery
- Construction techniques
- Draping on the mannequin
- Who are you designing for?
- Genre
- Types of garment
- Putting together a collection
- Showing a collection
- Promoting a collection
- Branding
- Marios Schwab
- Meadham & Kirchhoff
- Bouidicca
- Jamie O'Hare
- Winni Lok
- Michele Manz
- Yeda Yun
- Caroline Weiler
- Nancy Stannard
- Alistair Scott
- Kay Barron
- Richard Gray
- Grace Woodward
- Ruud Van Der Peijl
- Conclusion
- Bibliography and Further Resources
- Credits
- Index
- Acknowledgements
- Working with Ethics
Introduction
Research and Design
Fabrics and Techniques
Construction
Developing a Collection
The Fashion Machine - Interviews with..
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