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.