The Fashion Designer's Textile Directory: The Creative Use of Fabrics in Design - Softcover

Baugh, Gail

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0500294143 ISBN 13: 9780500294147

Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd, 2018

This is the fabric and textile directory that dressmakers and fashion designers have been waiting for. This book is like having your own personal shopper able to recommend fabrics to suit the effects you want to achieve, show you how the fabric will perform, and recommend ways of using it. Each fabric in the directory is acompanied by photographs presented in a way that makes the properties of the fabric come alive for the viewer, allowing you to really understand how a fabric might behave. The Fashion Designer s Textile Directory is sure to become essential reading for every designer wanting to communicate their final vision through the appropriate use of fabric.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1. The Landscape of Textile Design: The Language of Textiles Design; The Designer s Social Responsibility 2. The Directory: Achieving the Design Concept; Structure; Fluidity; Expansion; Compression; Ornamentation 3. Terminology and Resources: Easy Reference Field Guides; Glossary; Socially Responsible Materials; General Resources

Review:

'This book is definitely one to add to your collection ... Highly visual and packed full of information' - Making Magazine

About the Author:

Gail Baugh has extensive fashion industry experience, particularly in global product development and sourcing for large retail chains. She is currently teaching textiles and merchandising at both San Francisco State University and the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising.

• Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0500294143
• ISBN 13: 9780500294147
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 320