Fashion

The Business of Fashion: Designing, Manufacturing,...

The third edition of this authoritative text focuses on the organization and operationof the U.S. textiles and fashion industry how fashion apparel and accessories aredesigned, manufactured, marketed, and distributed and examines the role of theseindustries within a global context. Since the publication of the first edition, the textileand apparel industries have continued to undergo tremendous change. Quick...

Fashion: From Concept to Consumer (9th Edition)...

An invaluable tool for anyone who wants to know more about fashion and the fashion business, retail store buyers and merchandise managers, or merchandisers and designers working for apparel manufacturers, Fashion: From Concept to Consumer tells the entire story of how the fashion business works. It includes the processes involved with producing raw materials, apparel, and accessories, as well as the retail businesses that...

The Fashion Designer Survival Guide, Revised and E...

Mary Gehlhar, author, industry authority, and consultant to hundreds of designers, includingZac Posen, Twinkle by Wenlan, Rebecca Taylor, and Cloak, gives readers behind-the-scenes insights and essential business information on creating and sustaining a successful career as an independent designer. With advice from fashion luminaries including Donna Karan, Tommy Hilfiger, Cynthia Rowley, Diane von Furstenberg, Richard Tyler,...

Fashion Forecasting: Research, Analysis, and Prese...

This comprehensive text provides students with the tools to bridge the gap between ambiguoussigns and actionable decisions. Designed to make forecasting techniques accessible, Fashion Forecasting not only explains information gathering, but also the process of organizingand analyzing the information for presenting and implementing the forecast. Completelyupdated with full-color illustrations, the 3rd Edition features the most...

A Guide to Fashion Sewing (5th Edition)...

The 5th Edition of this classic book on fashion sewing retains the large, helpful illustrationsand easy-to-read text of previous editions. A basic text for beginner sewers, it features step-by-step instructions that take the reader start-to-finish through over 100 sewing applications. Students will learn how to assemble and construct designs of various styles from basic through intermediate and advanced skill levels. A new...

Falling Out of Fashion...

In the bestselling tradition of The Devil Wears Prada, Karen Yampolsky’s hilarious and disarmingly candid debut goes deep inside the glossy, glamorous, and completely ruthless world of magazine publishing, where bitchiness and betrayal are always in vogue, and this month’s hotshots are just one dud issue away from a pink slip and a one-line career obit on Page Six… As a teenager at a...

Costume and Fashion: A Concise History (World of A...

From the momentous invention of the needle some 40,000 years ago to the development of blue denim; from Neolithic weavers to the biggest names in the fashion industry todaythis classic guide covers the landmarks of costume history, the forms and materials used through the ages, as well as the underlying motives of fashion and the ways in which clothes have been used to protect, to express identity, and to attract or to...

Fashion Sketchbook...

Fashion Sketchbook, now in a new edition, is the leading authority on sketching the fashion figure, fabric shapes and garment details. Ablings directions are easy to follow and detailed, using minimum narrative and numerous diagrams. Fashion Sketchbook explains step-by-step how to draw women, men, and children; pose the figure; develop the fashion head and face; sketch accessories; include garment details; and prepare flats...

Patternmaking for Fashion Design (5th Edition)...

Suitable for beginners and experienced patternmakers, this book’s breadth of topics and detailed coverage allows students to grow as their skills progress. This edition features a new fashion and technical illustration programme that was revamped to reflect a more contemporary and culturally diverse look. A new chapter on childrenswear has been added to this edition. Other features include: fashion sketches and...

The Dynamics of Fashion (3rd Edition)...

Fashion today is fast-paced, technologically savvy, and global and this third edition of The Dynamics of Fashion has been updated to be on the cutting edge. Featuring a new chapter on the history of fashion, the latest facts and figures, and the most current theories in fashion development, production, and merchandising, this book provides a broad foundation for students hoping to become a part of the industry. Apparel,...