Fashion Design Essentials

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TECHNIQUE 37. Four Seasons: A Timeline The seasons help compartmentalize fashion. The practical demands of weather alone cause u ...

Below: Winter inspiration Right: Black-and-white wool coat by designer Pavlina Gilson ...

TECHNIQUE 38. Rote, Rules, and Roughs A fashion designer may be tempted to avoid steps in the creative process to meet deadlines ...

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TECHNIQUE 39. Hand to Eye The connection between the mind's eye and the hands of the designer is easily taken for granted. This ...

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TECHNIQUE 40. Checks and Balances One of the most important stages in the design process is self-correction. There may be a sens ...

When a tried-and-true basic sloper is used to generate a new pattern with an asym­ metrical feature, starting the process on the ...

TECHNIQUE 41. Machine Interfa ce The owner's manual will provide the funda­ mentals for using a sewing machine, but there is mor ...

Inside a buttonhole machine ...

TECHNIQUE 42. Cut, Drape, and Fold Close examination of how fabric is manipulated by cutting, draping, and folding allo ws the d ...

Vintage sari courtesy of Shelley Chhabra ...

TECHNIQUE 43. Underpinnings and Assembly Any garment, from plain to intricate, will benefit from a sound infrastructure. Well-co ...

Infrastructure of a Daniel Faucher Couture bridal gown ...

TECHNIQUE 44. Manipulating Fullness The volume and bulk of a garment can be con­ trolled by various methods. Gathering fabric is ...

Box pleats are gathered into the bubble silhouette of a cocktail dress by Eddi Phillips. ...

TECHNIQUE 45. Body Mapping The leg bone's connected to the knee bone, the knee bone's connected to the thigh bone, the thigh bon ...

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TECHNIQUE 46. Uniformity Having been raised in India, where uniforms were a fact of life in public school, Sheena Matheiken had ...