Fashion Designer: Concept to Collection

Fashion Designer – Concept to Collection is Book One in this Fashion Design Series. This book will guide you through the Fashion Design Process and the Design Brief, introducing you to the essential design techniques and skills required to create a fashion collection or product range. This book will inform and inspire, taking you from the initial fashion concept to realization. It aims to help you achieve a successful career in the fashion industry and become part of the global and dynamic world of fashion. It is presented in easy steps, and packed with fashion illustrations, designs and fashion photos, from international designers and illustrators, to visually explain the accepted fashion industry theory and practice. Key topics include: Design Research and Fashion Sketchbook, History and Culture, Fashion Trend Forecasting, Color and Fabric Selection, Croquis Figure Templates, Style Details, the Fashion Market, Design Development, Fashion Presentation Boards and Design Portfolio, Final Collection to Runway and Sales, This book is structured in line with fashion courses globally and designed as a self-learning program.