Description
Patternmaking for Dress Design covers patternmaking techniques for 9 iconic dress designs, focusing not only on the concepts needed to draft patterns, but also uniquely exploring the history of each garment design to reveal what lies behind their enduring appeal today. Each chapter provides easy-to-follow patterns for the sheath, empire, shift, trapeze, wrap, strapless, shirtwaist, cheongsam and coatdress.
Detailed patterns and step-by-step instructions guide fashion designers through creating 9 iconic dresses. With background on each garment's historical significance and examples of how they've reinvented in contemporary collections.
About the Author
Pamela Vanderlinde is a lecturer in fashion design at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Illinois Institute of Art - Chicago, USA. Pamela is an independent designer whose design practice, philosophy and teaching are grounded in her study of historical and contemporary bespoke fashion. She is the author of Patternmaking for Jacket and Coat Design (Bloomsbury, 2017).
Reviews
Patternmaking for Dress Design is a marvelous combination of history, and why these dresses are considered iconic, and practice, detailing how to create some of the most popular styles in fashion and theatre design. Perfect for novice patternmakers, the instructions and illustrations are clear and provide many tips on not only how to draft the pattern, but how to achieve the perfect fit. -- Lisa Borton, Costume Designer, University of Michigan-Flint, USA
This is an essential pattern-cutting manual for designers who wish to create iconic dress styles. Written in an accessible way, it provides clear and easy-to-follow instructions, as well as exciting illustrations of the patterns and the garments themselves. -- Dr Kevin Almond, Lecturer in Fashion, University of Leeds, UK
Book Information
ISBN 9781350094673
Author Pamela Vanderlinde
Format Paperback
Page Count 256
Imprint Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 876g
Detailed patterns and step-by-step instructions guide fashion designers through creating 9 iconic dresses. With background on each garment's historical significance and examples of how they've reinvented in contemporary collections.
About the Author
Pamela Vanderlinde is a lecturer in fashion design at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Illinois Institute of Art - Chicago, USA. Pamela is an independent designer whose design practice, philosophy and teaching are grounded in her study of historical and contemporary bespoke fashion. She is the author of Patternmaking for Jacket and Coat Design (Bloomsbury, 2017).
Reviews
Patternmaking for Dress Design is a marvelous combination of history, and why these dresses are considered iconic, and practice, detailing how to create some of the most popular styles in fashion and theatre design. Perfect for novice patternmakers, the instructions and illustrations are clear and provide many tips on not only how to draft the pattern, but how to achieve the perfect fit. -- Lisa Borton, Costume Designer, University of Michigan-Flint, USA
This is an essential pattern-cutting manual for designers who wish to create iconic dress styles. Written in an accessible way, it provides clear and easy-to-follow instructions, as well as exciting illustrations of the patterns and the garments themselves. -- Dr Kevin Almond, Lecturer in Fashion, University of Leeds, UK
Book Information
ISBN 9781350094673
Author Pamela Vanderlinde
Format Paperback
Page Count 256
Imprint Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 876g
Details
Subtitle: |
9 Iconic Styles from Empire to Cheongsam |
Imprint: |
Bloomsbury Visual Arts |
