Description
The Freelance Fashion Designer's Handbook is your essential guide on how to go it alone, covering what to expect, making sure you get paid, planning your time, keeping up with your accounts, compiling technical packages for garments. It is your portable mentor, equipping you to work independently.
Part 1 covers all the information to becoming a freelance designer such as creating a basic freelance contract, invoicing, how to find work, tax returns and much more. All supported with case studies.
Part 2 contains the technical aspects of being a designer - including how to compile full technical packages for garments to be manufactured abroad.
About the Author
Paula Keech is a freelance fashion designer and part-time tutor at the University of Bedfordshire in Luton. Paula has worked in the fashion industry and has a wealth of experience to share.
Reviews
'A clear and comprehensive guide to working as a freelance designer...truly a warts and all essential guide for aspiring designers' (Nina Faresin, Emtex Designer Forum) 'A detailed, comprehensive and a very useful reference book for all designers, freelance or otherwise. It is written from the heart by someone who has been on the journey of experience and now wants to help others to have a less painful journey.' (Angela Peers, Principal Lecturer, Department of Clothing Design & Technology, Manchester Metropolitan University)
Book Information
ISBN 9781444335064
Author Paula Keech
Format Paperback
Page Count 192
Imprint John Wiley & Sons Inc
Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
Weight(grams) 390g
Dimensions(mm) 242mm * 173mm * 11mm
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