Fashion Design Archive: A Guide to Clothing Construction, Textiles, and Fashion Illustration

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Zeshu Takamura

Fashion Design Archive

A Guide to Clothing Construction, Textiles, and Fashion Illustration

Zeshu Takamura

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English

Schiffer Publishing Ltd
01 December 2023

Industrial: Commercial Art & Design; Illustration; Fashion & textiles: design; Reference works

An abundantly illustrated guide providing the tips, tools, and knowledge that fashion enthusiasts need in order to design and express one-of-a-kind creations.

People of different skill levels and backgrounds find themselves drawn to the beauty and creativity of fashion design for a variety of reasons, including the growing trend of ""slow fashion."" Many would-be designers soon discover, however, that envisioning brand-new creations and conveying them to others can be a difficult task for amateurs and professionals alike. This resource book presents various methods for developing and showcasing fashion design ideas.

Sharing a wealth of fashion know-how, this guide offers .

a comprehensive directory of various clothing items and accessories, as well as an array of design variations .

a discussion of design principles and suggestions for tapping into readers' own springs of creativity .

a primer on textiles to inform design decisions .

tips and techniques to express ideas through design sketches, offering lessons on proportions, fitting, shading, and color .

step-by-step instructions that show how to create basic renderings as well as stylized fashion croquis-both by hand and with the assistance of software

Through helpful images and instructions, this resource provides the tools fashion enthusiasts need to successfully create and draw their own designs.

AUTHOR: Zeshu Takamura is a fashion illustrator and fashion style researcher. A professor of fashion science at Tokyo's Bunka Gakuen University and its graduate school, he is the director of the division of fashion illustration. Takamura is the author of several books, including Fashion Design Techniques (Schiffer, 2016). He lives in Tokyo.

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Tips, tools, and knowledge to help fashion enthusiasts of all backgrounds to design and express one-of-a-kind creations .

Includes step-by-step instructions for creating fashion illustrations (design drawing, item drawing, and fashion croquis) .

Features a comprehensive catalog of clothing items and variations, as well as an index of textiles that can be incorporated into designs

1,000

colour and b/w illustrations and images

By: Zeshu Takamura
Imprint: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 279mm, Width: 216mm,
Weight: 998g
ISBN: 9780764366772
ISBN 10: 0764366777
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 01 December 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Zeshu Takamura is a fashion illustrator and fashion style researcher. A professor of fashion science at Tokyo's Bunka Gakuen University and its graduate school, he is the director of the division of fashion graphics. Takamura is the author of several books, including Fashion Design Techniques (Schiffer, 2016). He lives in Tokyo.