Fabrics in Fashion Design

Intended for fashion students and fashion designers, this fabric

book is indispensable for sourcing and selecting textiles for

fashion. It will guide you to the perfect fabric for every design,

helping you find the ideal material to achieve the desired effect

and recommending different ways to use it. With a revised

and updated selection of photographs from fashion shows

that exemplify current fashion trends in which the collections

of such renowned designers as Givenchy, Stella McCartney,

Vuitton, Vivian Westwood, van Herpen, Ralph Lauren and

Calvin Klein appeared, the book shows you how some of the

most emblematic names in fashion today use fabrics to achieve

the highest expression of their creativity. This updated and

enlarged edition also includes a detailed technical and historical

introduction on the types of fabrics and their classification, the

relationship between fabric and the fashion industry and the

aesthetic, emotional, commercial and social aspects involved.

This fabric bible is sure to become essential reading for all

aspiring and experienced dressmakers and fashion designers.