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My Fashion Design Books
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Fashion: The 20th CenturyFashion: The 20th Century by FranCois Baudot
Buy used from: $2.52
Sportstech: Revolutionary Fabrics, Fashion, and DesignSportstech: Revolutionary Fabrics, Fashion, and Design by Marie O'Mahony
Buy new: $36.50 / Used from: $27.00
Fashion: From Concept to Consumer, 7th EditionFashion: From Concept to Consumer, 7th Edition by Gini Stephens Frings
Buy new: $106.00 / Used from: $0.34
a thoroughly enjoyable, informative, well-written survey of the fashion industry with relatively new, up-to-date material and insightful photos
The Art of Fashion DrapingThe Art of Fashion Draping by Connie Amaden-Crawford
Buy used from: $32.48
a good reference tool to have on hand when learning to drape a dress form; I did, however, need to spend some extra time getting used to the format of the book... there must be a better one out there
Fashion Design Drawing CourseFashion Design Drawing Course by Caroline Tatham
Buy new: $16.29 / Used from: $7.68
New Complete Guide to Sewing (Readers Digest)New Complete Guide to Sewing (Readers Digest) by Editors of Reader's Digest
Buy new: $23.10 / Used from: $18.50
highly recommended construction skills text, but a bit too complex at times for the basic beginner. someone should really write a guidebook to this guidebook.
20th Century Fashion: 100 Years of Style by Decade and Designer, in Association with Vogue.20th Century Fashion: 100 Years of Style by Decade and Designer, in Association with Vogue. by Linda Watson
Buy used from: $14.99
nice easy overview of major developmental stages in period fashion w/ brief bios on leading designers of the time; includes illustrated covers from early Vogue up until popular photos of '90s couture
20,000 Years of Fashion The History of Costume and Personal Adornment20,000 Years of Fashion The History of Costume and Personal Adornment by Francois Boucher
Buy used from: $25.00
Patternmaking: A Comprehensive Reference for Fashion DesignPatternmaking: A Comprehensive Reference for Fashion Design by Sylvia Rosen
Buy new: $78.59 / Used from: $82.65
clear, concise, straight to the point patternmaking; the author teaches the course at my school, has been in the industry for years, and really knows her stuff.
Draping for Fashion Design (3rd Edition)Draping for Fashion Design (3rd Edition) by Hilde Jaffe
Buy used from: $38.69
preferred over art of fashion draping