Fashion Forward: A Guide to Fashion Forecasting - Softcover

Rousso, Chelsea

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1563679248 ISBN 13: 9781563679247

Publisher: Fairchild Books, 2012

Synopsis

Long before the latest trends grace September issues or department store mannequins, their antecedents are swirling in the zeitgeist, and it’s the fashion forecaster’s mission to identify them. Fashion Forward demystifies this exciting career and fosters skills and instincts that will benefit any design professional. The book begins with an overview of fashion forecasting theory and concepts and then leads readers through a step-by-step guide to creating and presenting a forecast. The author’s expertise, honed over decades of industry and academic experience, is supplemented by real-world examples and interviews with both influential forecasters and the designers who rely on them. Fashion Forward enables readers to start spotting tomorrow’s trends today and compellingly communicate them, both visually and verbally, to inspire fashion innovators.

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About the Author

Chelsea Rousso was born in Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania then moved to New York, New York, and lives and works in Lauderdale by the Sea, Florida. Rousso received a BFA from Pratt Institute in Fashion Design (1982) and an MFA in Interdisciplinary Art from Goddard College (2010). Rousso spent over 20 years as a fashion designer/design director in the New York fashion industry creating dresses and sportswear for major retailers such as Nordstrom, Bloomingdales, Macys, Coldwater Creek, and specialty boutiques around the globe. Following her designing career, Rousso shared her knowledge and experience with fashion students at several colleges in South Florida including The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale and Miami Dade College. She teaches fashion and glass at her private studio in South Florida to aspiring fashion creators.
Rousso now combines her love of fashion and fused glass into a unique form of wearable glass including corsets, masks, and swimwear called “glasskinis”. Rousso held a wearable glass fashion show “Believe the Impossible: Glass Fashions in Wonderland” (January 22, 2022) at Wiener Museum of Decorative Arts in Dania Beach, Florida and Encore and Finale on April 1, 2022. Rousso held a virtual art show “Plunge into the Arts” at Plunge Beach Resort, Lauderdale by the Sea, Florida (May 22, 2020). Rousso held a wearable glass show at Benzaiten Art Center, Lake Worth, Florida (March 23, 2019).

Edition details

• Publisher: Fairchild Books
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1563679248
• ISBN 13: 9781563679247
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352