How to Become a Fashion Designer

VIDEOS AND PLAYLISTS:
Book Reviews playlist: • Book Reviews
DESIGN:
Fashion Design Process: • Fashion Design Process
Watch Me Design a Fashion Collection: • Watch Me Design A Fash...
Books:
Fashion by Design by Janice Greenberg Ellinwood
Fashion Design Course by Steven Faerm
Knitwear Design by Carol Brown
COLOR THEORY:
Color Lessons: • Color Lessons
Book:
Designing with Color by Chris Dorosz & JR Watson
FABRIC:
Fabrics: • Fabric
Books:
Fabric for Fashion & Fabric for Fashion: The Swatchbook by Clive Hallett & Amanda Johnston
The Fashion Designer’s Textile Directory by Gail Baugh
SUSTAINABILITY:
Sustainable Fashion: • Sustainable Fashion
Books:
Sustainable Fashion and Textiles by Kate Fletcher
Zero Waste Fashion Design by Timo Rissanen & Holly McQuillan
Podcasts:
American Fashion Podcast: americanfashionpodcast.com/
FIGURE DRAWING:
Do Designers Need to Learn How to Draw?: • Do Designers Need to L...
Female Fashion Figures: • Female Fashion Figures
Male Fashion Figures: • Male Fashion Figures
General Figure Drawing: • Figure Drawing (can be...
Book:
The Human Figure: An Anatomy for Artists by David K. Rubins
CLOTHING AND DRAPE DRAWING:
Drawing Clothes on Bodies: • Drawing Clothes On Bodies
FASHION ILLUSTRATION:
Faces: • Faces
Hair: • Hair
General Illustration Basics: • General Illustration B...
Illustrating Specific Fabrics/Textures: • Illustrating Specific ...
Different Media and Materials: • Different Mediums and ...
TECHNICAL DESIGN:
Drawing Flats: • Drawing Flats
Elements of a Tech Pack: • Elements of a Tech Pack
Books:
Complete Guide to Size Specification & Technical Design by Paula J. Myers-McDevitt
The Spec Manual by Michele Wesen Bryant & Diane DeMers
ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR AND PHOTOSHOP:
On the Computer: • On the Computer
Robin Schneider’s UA-cam channel: / robinschneider
GARMENT CONSTRUCTION:
Do Designers Need to Learn How to Sew?: • Watch Me Design 14: Do...
Combining 2D & 3D Elements to Design: • Fashion Design Tutoria...
Garment Construction: • Garment Construction: ...
Books:
Patternmaking Made Easy by Connie Amaden-Crawford
Patternmaking for Fashion Design by Helen Joseph-Armstrong
Draping: Art and Craftsmanship in Fashion Design by Annette DuBurg and Rixt van der Tol
APPAREL MANUFACTURING AND BUSINESS PRACTICES:
The Business Side of Fashion: • The Business Side of F...
Why Are Clothes So Expensive: • Why Are Clothes So Exp...
Talking about the Fashion Industry: • Talking About the Fash...
Books:
The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Sewn Product Manufacturing by Kathleen Fasanella
The Vendor Compliance Handbook by David Secul
Podcasts:
The Glossy Podcast: www.glossy.co/podcasts/page/1
FASHION & COSTUME HISTORY:
Book:
The Worldwide History of Dress by Patricia Rieff Anawalt
Podcast:
Dressed: www.dressedpodcast.com/
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