costume design

Over the summer, fashion-loving Zoey Webber gets the best news ever: Her middle school is getting rid of uniforms! There's just one problem. Zoey has sketchbooks full of fashion designs, but nothing to wear! So with a little help from her best friends Kate and Priti, she learns to make her own clothes..

Budding costume designer Lola lives an extraordinary life in San Francisco with her two dads and beloved dog, dating a punk rocker, but when the Bell twins return to the house next door Lola recalls both the friendship-ending fight with Calliope, a figure skater, and the childhood crush she had on Cricket.

"There's more than fabric and thread to the creative career of a costume designer. Theater, movie, and television costume designers do much research before they even start sketching ideas for an outfit. They also work together with set and lighting designers to make sure their ideas will complement a production. On top of this, they have to keep to a budget and a deadline. This challenging career is extensively explored in this motivating book. Future costume designers will appreciate ideas about how to break into this profession with experience, education, and their own impressive portfolio"--Provided by the publisher.

Opportunities in the field of fashion continue to grow with the emergence of fashion blogs, fashion reality television, as well as new ways to participate in this career from the ground up. Comments from people in the industry, current statistics and forecasts, and realistic descriptions provide a useful look at fashion jobs.

Presents reproductions of over three hundred line drawings and fourteen magazine covers created by Russian-born artist Erte for "Harper's Bazar" in the early twentieth century.

Illustrated guide to designing and making theatrical costumes using various combinations of five basic shapes. Includes examples of typical costumes from major historical periods, tips for shortcuts, and advice on adapting existing costumes.

Instructions for making stage costumes for productions set in any era from Saxon times to the 1930's.

Explains the primary steps in costume design, planning, and construction.