How To Be A Fashion Designer: Ideas, Projects and Styling Tips to help you Become a Fabulous Fashion Designer (Careers for Kids) - Softcover

Ware, Lesley

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0241305535 ISBN 13: 9780241305539

Publisher: DK Children, 2018

Synopsis

Discover creative activities and mini-projects on fashion design for kids to do at home!

The fashion activity book for children aged 7-9 years that lets them discover their creativity through fashion. This imaginative fashion design book for kids gives them tips and ideas to help them design, style and accessorise their very own outfits.

- Helps kids to develop their creativity and build useful learning skills such as mood boarding for inspiration and sketching ideas
- Packed with fun and interactive fashion activities like creating your own patterns, designing with denim, and styling your own outfits for events
- Short and simple projects including customising your jeans, and taking design ideas from paper to real life
- Learn a range of different elements that all combine to create an iconic fashion piece from textures and patterns to choosing materials and colour combinations

Draw and colour creations, choose materials, and learn to design through drawing your own fashion. Whether your child wants to design the next big outfit for London fashion week, or they just want to learn about textiles and fabrics, How to be a Fashion Designer helps kids enjoy experimenting with new ideas.

Bright illustrations mixed with fun photography show kids how to choose gorgeous colours, design dress shapes, customise t-shirts, and add sparkle to their accessories using simple, easy-to-follow design tasks and practical projects.

Using inspiration from the natural world, everyday life, and their own imagination, children can design outfits from scratch and learn how to put together the clothes and accessories they already own in fun, stylish ways. This fashion activity book for children is perfect gift for young fashionistas and brings a unique approach to STEAM learning (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Maths) by combining art and design with practical, hands-on making.

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Review

Brimming with fun ideas and projects for fashion-lovers, this inspiring book teaches children about materials, textures and colour palettes. (Little London)

Brilliant ideas for budding designers. (Creative Steps)

How to be a Fashion Designer is full of ideas, projects and design tasks for fashion-lovers. (London Mums)

Brilliant ideas for budding designers. (Creative Steps)

This is a revealing and practical book for anyone who is interested in fashion design (Armadillo)

About the Author

Lesley Ware is an author, entrepreneur, and fashion educator. Lesley helps tweens and teens discover their personal style and talents through fun and creativity.

Lesley's passion for inspiring girls began when she earned her degree in Elementary Education, and continued when she orchestrated a national program for Girl Scouts of the USA. When she's not working as a contributor to Martha Stewart Living or teaching, you'll find Lesley with her husband, seeking out fun, artistic activities around Brooklyn. Lesley considers all of her readers to be part of her "style tribe."

Edition details

• Publisher: DK Children
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0241305535
• ISBN 13: 9780241305539
• Binding: Flexibound
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 96
• Illustrator: Papier Tiki