Looking for the best Fashion Design books? Browse our list to find excellent book recommendations on the subject.
- Fashion Design Course: Principles, Practice, and Techniques: The Practical Guide for Aspiring Fashion Designers (2017)
- Fashion Illustration & Design: Methods & Techniques for Achieving Professional Results (2017)
- PRO Fashion Sketchpad: Female Figure Poses & Accessories Templates: All in one:: Design & Build Your Pro Portfolio (2018)
- Patternmaking for Fashion Design (2013)
- Fashion Learn to Draw Figures, Fashion, Hairstyles & More (Creative Girls Draw) (2013)
- The Fundamentals of Fashion Design (2017)
- Basic Pattern Skills for Fashion Design by Bernard Zamkoff (1997-06-04) ()
- Fashion Terminology (1991)
- The Snap Fashion Sketchbook (2nd Edition) (2007)
- Batik: 75 Selected Masterpieces: The Rudolf G. Smend Collection (2007)
Fashion Design Course: Principles, Practice, and Techniques: The Practical Guide for Aspiring Fashion Designers (2017)
Just as people change, so too does fashion. Thats why its so important to recognize newer teaching methods that will help you keep up with fashion trends and the ever-changing world of style.
Fashion Illustration & Design: Methods & Techniques for Achieving Professional Results (2017)
A design tutorial by Manuela Brambatti, Versace’s chief design illustrator, the book is an idea of couturier Flavio Marconi who, impressed by her drawing style, her unique taste designing fashion collections and the precision with which she captures the flow of fabric over the body, convinced her to put it into print.
PRO Fashion Sketchpad: Female Figure Poses & Accessories Templates: All in one:: Design & Build Your Pro Portfolio (2018)
PRO Fashion Sketchpad – All in one: Female Figure Poses & Accessories Design Outline Templates – is designed for Creative Professionals and Designers who are constantly searching for a perfect and efficient solution in personal design workflow, to help them achieve the best professional results when on a tight time schedule.
Patternmaking for Fashion Design (2013)
Printed in Asia – Carries Same Contents as of US edition – Opt Expedited Shipping for 3 to 4 day delivery – – Does NOT include any CD
Fashion Learn to Draw Figures, Fashion, Hairstyles & More (Creative Girls Draw) (2013)
This fun introduction to design opens the world of style to budding fashionistas! Bestselling art instructor Chris Hart not only gives step-by-step instructions on drawing figures from many points of view and in varying poses, he explains the tricks of the trade: how to “dress” your figure; render color, texture, and print; and create accessories, hairstyles, and makeup looks. An overview of tools, materials, and essential skills will help you bring your creative vision to life!
The Fundamentals of Fashion Design (2017)
The Fundamentals of Fashion Design provides a fully illustrated introduction to the key elements of fashiondesign, from the initial concept of a fashion idea to realizing it in 3D form.
Basic Pattern Skills for Fashion Design by Bernard Zamkoff (1997-06-04) ()
Paperback Publisher: Fairchild Books (1870) ASIN: B01FGO3QF0 Package Dimensions: 11.9 x 9 x 0.5 inches Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars 13 customer reviews Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,168,006 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) Would you like to tell us about a lower price? If you are a seller for this product, would you like to suggest updates through seller support?
Fashion Terminology (1991)
Blair, Joane E.
The Snap Fashion Sketchbook (2nd Edition) (2007)
The SnapFashun Sketchbook covers garmet design, trend research, and CAD in a fun and simple way. Filled with helpful trade secrets and industry tips, the book discusses how to use the Snapfashun Illustration System to create trend-setting, practical designs. A new Part IV emphasizes trend analysis, research and digital skills, while an accompanying CD-ROM is filled with Adobe Illustrator documents and exercises.
Batik: 75 Selected Masterpieces: The Rudolf G. Smend Collection (2007)
Batik: 75 Selected Masterpieces contains never before published pictures illustrating the exquisite cross-section of the batik production in Java. Featuring textiles from the personal collection of gallery owner Rudolf G. Smend, historic photographs from the Hans van der Kamp Collection, and fascinating text from academic Isa Fleischmann-Heck, Batik: 75 Selected Masterpieces is a rich resource for collectors and lovers of the “golden period” of Java.
Best Fashion Design Books that Should be on Your Bookshelf
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Labor and Creativity in New York’s Global Fashion Industry
Author(s): Christina H. Moon
ID: 2624020, Publisher: Routledge, Year: 2020, Size: 5 Mb, Format: pdf
Designing Fashion's Future
Author(s): Alice Payne
ID: 2897871, Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing, Year: 2020, Size: 8 Mb, Format: epub
Storytelling in Luxury Fashion: Brands, Visual Cultures, and Technologies
Author(s): Amanda Sikarskie (editor)
ID: 2974432, Publisher: Routledge, Year: 2020, Size: 6 Mb, Format: pdf
Please note that this booklist is not final. Some books are truly hot items according to Chicago Tribune, others are drafted by unknown authors. On top of that, you can always find additional tutorials and courses on Coursera, Udemy or edX, for example. Are there any other relevant resources you could recommend? Drop a comment if you have any feedback on the list.