An introduction to fashion design offers practical exercises and interviews with industry professionals to help readers create their own collections and discover their unique design vision.

Showcasing the music legend's most unforgettable looks from the 1960s until now, this stunningly photographed book displays Dolly Parton's iconic sense of style along with entertaining personal anecdotes that, for the first time, reveal the full story behind her lifelong passion for fashion.

"In this highly visual title, readers will find out where fashion trends originate, learn about cutting-edge technologies such as digital prints and smart clothing, and discover how to use up-cycling to create original fashion statements. They will also learn about choosing patterns and textiles, and be instructed on how to do design techniques such as basic sewing, beading, and stenciling. The book includes several imaginative Maker projects to inspire...

"Using clear, illustrated step-by-step directions, this book explains how to jazz up clothing with bits of fabric, ribbon, buttons, and more. Basic sewing skills are taught, and ideas for other crafts are prompted. Equipment resources and glossary are included"--Provided by publisher.

Get started in fashion design by learning the basics! You'll learn pattern-making, skirt design, dye methods, and more in this introduction to designing and making clothes.

"The catalogue that accompanies the 2016 Costume Institute exhibition "Manus x Machina" features exceptional fashions that reconcile traditional hand techniques with innovative machine technologies such as 3-D printing, laser cutting, circular knitting, computer modeling, bonding and laminating, and ultrasonic welding. Featuring 90 astonishing pieces, ranging from Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel's iconic tweed suit to Karl Lagerfeld's 3-D-printed version,...

"This book is written to teach 12-16-year-old girls how to sew garments for themselves. It is a very thorough resource that includes information and techniques (divided into 4 skill-building instructional chapters) for how to make clothes that have a professional store-bought look; also includes choosing the perfect fabric and how to modify patterns to design your own clothes. Each chapter includes a project at the end to use the techniques learned...

"When Mia reads about a Design-a-Dress contest in a magazine for "budding designers ages 12-16" she is excited. But she doesn't realize how much work designing--and sewing--a dress truly is until she starts on her contest entry. While Mia stresses out about all the work she has to do, she and Katie have an argument about, of all things, fashion preferences! Katie offers suggestions that don't really go with the outfit Mia has in mind. And when Mia...

A dramatized look at the life and times of fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent, including his career with Christian Dior's Paris fashion house, his longtime relationship with Pierre Bergé, and the founding of the Yves Saint Laurent Company.