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

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.