Fabric for Fashion : A Comprehensive Guide to Natural Fibres

Fabric For Fashion is the only book specifically for fashion designers to explain the behavior and properties of different fabrics. Fashion design is largely determined by how the fabrics work, move, feel, and look. The most successful fashion designers are those who understand their materials, who match design skill with technical knowledge. This book bridges that gap by providing a mix of practical information and industry vocabulary,visually examining generic fabric types, discussing the characteristics of fabrics, and showing how to exploit materials to push the boundaries of design. With stunning color photographs that show how fashion designers, both past and present, have worked with fabrics, the book's prime objective is to stimulate creative exploration of the relationship of fabrics to fashion. Fashion is a three-dimensional design practice: clothes need to work with bodies that bend and stretch and move. A flat drawing on paper can replicate a body in two dimensions, but it doesnt take into account the way the fabric will behave on the body. In the fashion industry it is often the fabrics that come first and the design is determined by how the fabrics work, move, feel and look. The most successful fashion designers are those who understand their materials, who match design skill with technical knowledge. This book aims to bridge that gap. Providing a mix of practical information and the industry vocabulary, this easily navigable reference book will help students gain a clear understanding of how to work with fabrics as an integral component of the fashion design process. The book will visually examine generic fabric types, discuss their characteristics and show how to exploit materials to push the boundaries of design. With stunning colour photographs that show how fashion designers, both past and present, have worked with fabrics, the books prime objective is to stimulate creative exploration of the relationship of fabrics to fashion Providing A Mix Of Practical Information And The Industry Vocabulary, This Easily Navigable Reference Book Will Help Students Gain A Clear Understanding Of How To Work With Fabrics As An Integral Component Of The Fashion Design Process. Clive Hallett And Amanda Johnston. Includes Index. Introduction - Ground Rules Colour SECTION 1 - ANIMAL FIBRES Wool Luxury animal fibres Silk SECTION 2 - PLANT FIBRES Linen Cotton Sustainable plant fibres Next steps Glossary