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Simple, well-cut clothes are the making of fashion legends. "Classic Clothes" demonstrates how colour, cloth and cut are the essence of a smart, stylish garment. With advice on how to analyze your own figure and correct methods for measuring your body, this book aims to enable readers to customize patterns to create clothes that fit their figures, and not just standard sizes. The main section of the book covers pattern-making and garment construction, featuring clear step-by-step instructions and colour illustrations showing how to adapt patterns and sew garments to personal measurements. Focusing on individual areas of the body, such as the shoulders, necklines, bust, sleeves and hips, this book should enable you to create your own bespoke wardrobe at a fraction of the retail cost.
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Rene Bergh is a highly skilled dress designer with a broad range of experience in the fashion industry. She spent many years travelling extensively around the world to increase her knowledge of the trade. She is the author of the very successful Make Your Own Patterns and The Dressmaker's Handbook, also published by New Holland. She is currently designing patterns for exclusive fashion houses, working from her seaside studio in Capetown, South Africa.
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Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 11" x 8 1/2", 144 pages, well illustrated in colour, clear detailed diagrams, glossary. Simple, well-cut clothes are the making of fashion legends. "Classic Clothes" demonstrates how colour, cloth and cut are the essence of a smart, stylish garment. With advice on how to analyse your own figure and correct methods for measuring your body, this book aims to enable readers to customize patterns to create clothes that fit their figures, and not just standard sizes. The main section of the book covers pattern-making and garment construction, featuring clear step-by-step instructions and colour illustrations showing how to adapt patterns and sew garments to personal measurements. Focusing on individual areas of the body, such as the shoulders, necklines, bust, sleeves and hips, this book should enable you to create your own bespoke wardrobe at a fraction of the retail cost. Soft covers, fine. Seller Inventory # 007882
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