fashion design

Intended for fashion students, illustrators, and designers, this book gives a variety of approaches, techniques, and styles for illustrating fashion with hundreds of images.

Amy Odell takes readers behind the stage of New York's hottest fashion shows to meet the world's most influential models, designers, celebrities, editors, and photographers. She introduces an industry powered by larger-than-life characters: she meets the intimidating Anna Wintour and the surprisingly gracious Rachel Zoe, not to mention the hilarious Chelsea Handler, and more. Amy artfully layers in something else: ultimately this book is about how the fashion industry is an exaggerated mirror of human fallibility--reflecting our desperate desire to belong, to make a mark, to be included.

February 12, 1947 brings everyone who is anyone in Paris fashion to Avenue Montaigne to witness the first fashion show of Christian Dior, whose new look launches the genius of Haute Couture. After World War II, and the devastation of the German occupation, Paris is ready for beauty again. In the audience is Clara, a young fashion reporter who becomes a designer with the House of Dior, and this is her charming story told with elegant, fashion-design pictures.

Looks at how to become a fashion designer.

Explore Elsa Schiaparelli's childhood in Rome, her introduction to high fashion in Paris, and her swift rise to success while taking care of her daughter, Gogo. She was inspired by and collaborated with contemporary artists involved in cubism and surrealism, especially Salvador Dali. With him, Schiaparelli produced whimsical designs such as a hat in the shape of a high-heeled pump, and a white organdy gown printed with a painting of a lobster. But throughout her dazzling career, she continued to compete with her rival Coco Chanel.

"Learn how to recycle old clothes into brand-new fashions with these fun do-it-yourself activities"--Provided by publisher.

Inspired by the beautiful dresses at the Academy Awards show, Kylie Jean decides to try her hand at fashion--and Lilly recruits her to model the dress she is making for a school fund raising auction.

Zoey's aunt and her fianc? are throwing a surprise wedding and have asked Zoey to make the wedding dress and be a junior bridesmaid. Zoey is so excited and distracted about the wedding, she risks losing a class sewing contest to some new sewing competition--a new boy in her Home Economics class who is sewing circles around her.

Sixteen-year-old Chloe Montgomery is a fashion addict from Santa Cruz, California, who loves to design her own clothes, so when her favorite show, Design Diva, announces a new show, Teen Design Diva, she decides to audition--though with some trepidation.

As the design competition progresses, contestants are eliminated until only three are left for the final challenge: Chloe, Nina, and Derek--but only one can win the grand prize of an internship in New York.