Fashion design : the complete guide / John Hopkins.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Fashion in context : Defining fashion ; The fashion system ; Fashion capitals ; Global culture ; Q&A : Lee Lapthorne -- The fashion figure : Drawing media for fashion ; Understanding the fashion figure ; Technical drawings ; Fashion illustration ; CAD for fashion ; Q&A ; Daria Lipatova -- Colour and fabrics : Colour theory ; Colour palettes ; Fibres ; Fashion fabrics ; Designing for fabrics ; Q&A : Lauretta Roberts -- Concept to prototype : The fashion studio ; Sizing and measurements ; Pattern making ; Draping ; Sewing ; The toile ; Fittings and finishings ; The prototype sample ; Q&A : Maggie Norris -- Developing a collection : Defining a collection ; Research process ; Working with sketchbooks ; Line planning and range building ; Costing and pricing ; Presenting a collection ; Q&A : Damian Shaw -- Portfolio and professional practice : Fashion portfolios ; Personal promotion ; Career opportunities ; Q&A : Marcella L -- Conclusion.

Annotation Fashion Design : The Complete Guide is a comprehensive guide to fashion design. Through a series of critical and informative chapters covering historical and contemporary theory, this book explores the multi-faceted nature of fashion design and its associated contexts, processes and methodologies. It takes a practical look at more advanced approaches to fashion drawing, working with colour media, CAD for fashion, research processes, working with sketchbooks to develop and evaluate creative ideas and building collections. Pattern making and manufacturing processes are also considered in relation to formulating and creating prototype samples in the design studio. Understanding the external fashion market environment and its seasonal nature is considered in relation to professional contexts that include how to interpret and understand a design brief, targeting and preparing a fashion portfolio for an interview and defining career goals for professional employment opportunities, exhibitions and trade fairs in the fashion industry.