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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814254703321

Autore

McKelvey Kathryn

Titolo

Fashion design : process, innovation & practice / / Kathryn McKelvey, Janine Munslow

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, : Wiley, 2012

ISBN

9781119952435 (e-book)

9780470655771 (pbk.)

1-119-95243-3

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (vi, 229 p.) : ill. (chiefly col.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MunslowJanine

Disciplina

746.92

Soggetti

Fashion design

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Analysing the Brief -- Innovation -- Quickstart Exercise -- Research -- Inspiration -- Direction -- Observation -- Trends -- Sub-Cultures - Street -- Fashion & Art -- Fashion Forecasting -- Design Process -- Development -- Colour -- Texture -- Silhouette -- Proportion -- Understanding Fabric -- Innovative Developments in Fabrics -- Construction -- Shirt -- Blouse -- Dress -- Bodice -- Skirt -- Jacket -- Coat -- Trouser -- Sleeves --  Collars -- Prototypes -- Flat Pattern Cutting -- Embellishment -- Pleating -- Specialist Markets -- Sportswear -- Lingerie -- Accessories -- Knitwear -- Collections -- Decision Making Using the Computer -- Promoting the Range -- The Styling Shoot -- The Portfolio -- Fashion Careers -- Dressing the Windows -- Case Studies -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Shows how the design process can be successfully applied to satisfy market needs and trends. Fashion design seems to be a glamorous mystery for which only the fortunate few have sufficient talent to succeed. In reality, commercially successful results can be achieved if the right processes are followed in the early design process. Fashion Design sets out basic principles and exercises in order to make fashion design a logical process, providing a framework from which they can expand your skills steadily. Fashion Design, 2nd edition: Shows how the design process can be successfully applied to satisfy market needs and trends; Has a problem solving approach, with practical design



projects and portfolio exercises to encourage readers to develop their innovation, experimentation and versatility; Pays special attention to computer-aided design (CAD) and employment opportunities, including an overview of what is involved in studying and becoming a designer in the contemporary fashion industry.