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The fundamentals of printed textile design
This title explores contemporary practice in printed textile design. It provides an introduction to the creative skills, techniques and processes required by designers in order to produce a professional, creative, and commercially aware portfolio.
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Becoming a fashion designer
The complete guide to the fashion industry, featuring interviews with top designers who explain the intricacies of the world of fashion design
Anyone who has ever tried to launch a fashion design career knows how grueling it can be. The fashion industry is a highly prominent field, yielding a competitive environment that is greatly guarded, secretive, and difficult to infiltrate. Becoming a Fashion Designer provides all the information, resources, and tools you need to help you navigate these obstacles and successfully launch a career in fashion design.
Of the various job opportunities available in the fashion industry, the career path of a fashion designer consistently ranks as the most popular position in the field, making the competition even greater. The book pays special attention to this and demonstrates several ways in which an aspiring fashion designer can stand out from the competition. A dynamic and comprehensive career guide, this book imparts insider tips from top fashion designers and executives based around the world. Expert advice includes an introduction to a career in fashion design, educational requirements, career opportunities, the design process, portfolio creation, preparation for getting hired, steps to start and run one's own fashion design business, as well as a forecast of the future of the fashion industry.
* Features original interviews from top designers and high-profile fashion executives, including Ralph Rucci, Reem Acra, Peter Som, Anna Sui, Nanette Lepore, Kay Unger, Stuart Weitzman, Dennis Basso, Randolph Duke, Zang Toi, Pamella Roland, Robert Verdi and Daymond John
* Includes cases in point and insider tips throughout
* Includes illustrations, drawings, sketches, and photographs demonstrating various aspects of working in fashion design, with special contributions from renowned illustrator, Izak Zenou and legendary fashion photographer, Nigel Barker
* Offers in-depth resources to assist you on your journey to becoming a fashion designer
Whether a student, recent college graduate, industry professional or career changer, you'll learn everything you need to know to successfully develop a fashion design career.
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Fashion Design
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.
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Fabric for fashion : the complete guide : natural and man-made fibres
The complete reference on all fabrics, their properties and their uses in fashion.\"The topics are summarised and conceptualised with striking visuals and supporting graphics…teachers will find it easy to use this book to access key facts quickly\" Just4Textiles\"Anyone with an interest in fashion should read it and anyone studying or working in the sector should buy it now\" Style With Heart\"This title is a wealth of information on every possible fabric, from yak hair to hemp and polyamide to elastine and synthetic rubber. You name it, this book will tell you the history, properties and manufacturing processes of each, using images from the catwalk and the factory to illustrate\" The Sewing TreeFabric for Fashion: The Complete Guide is the only book specifically for fashion designers that explains the behaviour and properties of different fabrics. Fashion design is largely determined by how fabrics work, move, feel and look. The most successful fashion designers are those who understand their materials and match design skill with technical knowledge. This book bridges the gap by providing a mix of practical information and industry vocabulary, visually examining generic fabric types, discussing their characteristics and showing how to exploit materials to push the boundaries of design.With stunning colour photographs that show how fashion designers, both past and present, have worked with fabrics, the book's prime objective is to stimulate creative exploration of the relationship of fabrics to fashion. Now in its second edition, it covers man-made as well as natural fibres, making it the complete guide to fabrics. The book also includes a useful glossary of key terms and a resource guide to sourcing fabrics. It will be indispensable for anyone who works in fashion and is the ideal companion to Fabric for Fashion: The Swatch Book, also in its second edition.
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Factors affecting the participation of rural male students in two vocational subjects in Zimbabwe
This study focused on the factors that affect rural male students` participation in Fashion & Fabrics and Food & Nutrition in Zimbabwe. The qualitative research design grounded in the interpretive paradigm was used to generate relevant data. The three data generating instruments used were interviews and observation guides as well as document analysis. Purposive sampling was used to select participants. Data were analyzed using the thematic analysis approach. It was found out that male students have negative perceptions, which emanate from peer pressure. They also lack interest in the subject because the way they are socialized forces them to think that these practical subjects are feminine; there are no male teachers who teach the subject who would act as role models to the students; and parents and siblings do not support them as they consider the subjects to be expensive. It is recommended that responsible authorities are to erect suitable infrastructure for practical subjects and carry out fund raising activities in order to raise money to purchase practical subject materials. Workshops, seminars and career guidance are to be carried out to educate the students on the importance of these practical subjects in order to increase male students' participation.
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Where do I go with family and consumer sciences?
Family and consumer sciences (FACS) lay the groundwork for careers in fields that extend from the domestic sphere-such as child development, culinary arts, and interior decorating-to beyond, in areas such as policymaking, law, and economics. Calavan, who has a bachelor of science in interior design, finds her background in family and consumer sciences plays a key role in her day-to-day work. \"With home owners, [designers] try to understand how they're going to be living in their home and then make suggestions for the materials they'll have in the house, from windows and cabinets to appliances and lighting,\" Calavan says, adding that even seemingly small decisions, like the type and quality of lighting, affect the quality of life in a home. People who work in consumer advocacy are usually passionate about an issue, such as health care or child labor, and devote their jobs-and sometimes their lives-to educating consumers about their rights and sticking up for those who don't have a voice. Career World asked that question of four student members of Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA), a national vocational student organization for family and consumer sciences (online at www.fhahero.org).
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EDUCATING CHINA'S BRA DESIGNERS
No design schools in China have launched similar intimate apparel majors, although the subject is included in most fashion curricula.
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Fashioning a Successful Career
Describes the fashion design programs at the Center for Career and Technology Education in El Paso, Texas, the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in California, and the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. Provides sources of information about fashion careers. (JOW)
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