Category Fashion Design

For over 150 years, Louis Vuitton's monographed bags have been associated with style and luxury. Born in 1821, he had left home at 13 to seek his fortune in Paris where he became an apprentice box-maker which eventually led him to introductions at the French Royal Court. With royal endorsement, Louis opened of his first workshop in 1854 where his skills and innovations established his brand as one of Europe's most popular.

Passing his passion for crafting beautiful luggage onto his son, Georges, and later his grandson Gaston-Louis, they ensured the company continued to grow, surviving two world wars, to become the luxury brand it's renowned for.

Louis Vuitton stores opened in cities throughout the world and expanded into other high-end brands. The merger in 1987 with Möet Hennessy created the megabrand LVMH, and in 1997 the appointment of Marc Jacobs launched Louis Vuitton into the world of fashion.

"The Louis Vuitton woman is more about a quality - a quality within some women that needs to come forward, to be noticed and recognised."
Marc Jacobs

"There's a lot of baggage that comes along with our family, but it's like Louis Vuitton baggage."
Kim Kardashian

"Luxury must be comfortable, otherwise it is not luxury."
Louis Vuitton

Publisher ‏ : ‎ OH (October 24, 2023)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 192 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1800695330
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1800695337
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.72 x 0.79 x 5.51 inches

*NYTBR Paperback Row Selection * The Independent's Best Fashion Book on Sustainability * Ralph Nader's Top Ten of the Year*

An investigation into the damage wrought by the colossal clothing industry and the grassroots, high-tech, international movement fighting to reform it

What should I wear? It’s one of the fundamental questions we ask ourselves every day. More than ever, we are told it should be something new. Today, the clothing industry churns out 80 billion garments a year and employs every sixth person on Earth. Historically, the apparel trade has exploited labor, the environment, and intellectual property—and in the last three decades, with the simultaneous unfurling of fast fashion, globalization, and the tech revolution, those abuses have multiplied exponentially, primarily out of view. We are in dire need of an entirely new human-scale model. Bestselling journalist Dana Thomas has traveled the globe to discover the visionary designers and companies who are propelling the industry toward that more positive future by reclaiming traditional craft and launching cutting-edge sustainable technologies to produce better fashion.
 
In Fashionopolis, Thomas sees renewal in a host of developments, including printing 3-D clothes, clean denim processing, smart manufacturing, hyperlocalism, fabric recycling—even lab-grown materials. From small-town makers and Silicon Valley whizzes to such household names as Stella McCartney, Levi’s, and Rent the Runway, Thomas highlights the companies big and small that are leading the crusade.
 
We all have been casual about our clothes. It's time to get dressed with intention. Fashionopolis is the first comprehensive look at how to start.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin Books (September 8, 2020)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 073522403X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0735224032
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.4 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.48 x 0.88 x 8.33 inches

The Fashion Designer's Sketchbook is a must-have resource for both fashion students and practising designers who wish to learn new ways of generating design ideas in order to create successful fashion collections, and who wish to develop their own creative aesthetic. It demonstrates how the fashion design sketchbook serves as a crucial creative tool for professional development - and a valuable portfolio of design work to present to potential employers.

This book identifies four distinct types of creative journal, each representing a different phase in the design process: the inspiration diary, the working journal, the presentation journal and the design log; and it explores how one develops out of the other, each stage in the idea generation process moving the process forward organically from discovery, to direction, to design development and delivery.

The Fashion Designer's Sketchbook shows readers how to turn their sketchbooks into source books; how to generate design ideas from everyday experience; explores multiple ways of presenting and arranging elements within pages; details digital search and storage techniques as well as bulletin board journalling; and provides exercises to improve readers' illustration skills and enquiry, promoting in-store sketching and visual analysis to focus awareness of design aesthetics, taste levels and design vision. The book also explores the need to address market realities, consumer profiles and trend analysis, and shows how to build design collections based on target customer demographics and different markets.

Beautifully illustrated and filled with a vast range of inspirational and full-colour design illustrations, The Fashion Designer's Sketchbook also features interviews with designers and industry experts. With a strong emphasis on exploratory design, this exciting resource provides readers with stimulating exercises designed to enable readers' sketchbook work and their creative vision to shine.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bloomsbury Visual Arts (May 27, 2021)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 216 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1350193909
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1350193901
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.6 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.3 x 0.55 x 10.55 inches

A comprehensive guide to the world of fashion for aspiring designers and people who love fashion

This fashion design book is a practical overview of the core concepts and techniques required for the person always in vogue. Fashion is all about experimenting with styles, pushing boundaries, and setting new trends. Despite changing seasons and tastes, the staple skills necessary for a fashion designer always stay the same―and this fashion and design book is essential for learning how to channel true creativity and originality. 

In this artistic guide readers will find:

Step-by-step tutorials for essential skillsTips on techniques for sewing and alterationsGuidance on working with different fabrics, textures, sketches, and patternsA breakdown of fundamental concepts and how they play into a career in fashionA review of the entire creative process, from idea generation, design, and garment construction to showing a collection on the catwalkIllustrations, photographs, easy-to-follow instructions, and more

Fashion students, aspiring designers, and professionals alike will discover what it takes to bring their ideas to life, establish their brand, and evolve from being a good designer into a great one.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sourcebooks (October 15, 2016)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1438008961
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1438008967
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.74 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.75 x 0.68 x 8.5 inches

This is the 9th book in the Fashion Sketchpad series by I Draw Fashion.

Featuring a wide range of templates from all kinds of collection, this sketchbook give you the perfect canvass to create classic sketches. Filled with figures in front, back and side poses, you get to draw amazing designs that illustrates your ability to create outstanding looks with nothing but your imagination.

Bring your fashion designs to life without having to sketch the models!

Creating your own designs just got a lot easier with this complete and comprehensive fashion sketchbook. Specifically made for fashion designers and students, this sketchbook offers you a wide range of outlines and templates that enables you sketch your own fashiondesigns without having to start from scratch.

Whether you are a professional designer or a novice just starting out, the realistic proportions, beautiful faces and tastefully stylish hairstyles in this sketchbook will help make your fashion sketches pop more while providing you with a good starting point to hone your skills as you work on your designs.

Features:

108 Figure templates6 different model poses (3 different variants per pose)18 Croqui styles. 120 pages of lightly drawn gray sketchesPerfect for both students and professionals

This sketchbook offers you:

A simple way to create your own designsBuild your own outfits from scratchRealistic model poses to help with your fashion sketches3 variants of each pose (face and hair, outlines and dashed lines)A big and portable 8.5 x 11 in sketchbook

Perfect for drawing over, you get to adjust your sketches, and design your own illustration on each page using any of the multiple Croqui variations as you go. From capturing your illustrations to designing your own creations from scratch, this Fashion Sketchbook with pre-drawn templates is exactly what you need!

Grab a copy now to get started with creating your own unique designs!

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Independently published (September 11, 2019)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 119 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 169256269X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1692562694
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.4 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 0.27 x 11 inches

'Haute couture is like an orchestra, whose conductor is Balenciaga. We other couturiers are the musicians and we follow the direction he gives' - Christian Dior

The godfather of conceptual design, a master of shape, a true fashion game changer – all are accolades bestowed upon one of the most interesting, venerated and iconic couturiers of the twentieth century: Cristóbal Balenciaga. His pureness of line, the comfort of his garments and innovative work with textiles, colour and volume made a huge impact on twentieth-century fashion, with creations such as the babydoll, balloon and sack dresses still influencing fashion today.

Through stunning images and captivating text, Little Book of Balenciaga depicts the work and life of Balenciaga the couturier. Fashion historian Emmanuelle Dirix examines his legacy both through tracing the Maison's artistic direction after his death, and the generations of designers influenced by the master himself.

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“Haute couture is like an orchestra, whose conductor is Balenciaga.” — Christian Dior

The godfather of conceptual design, a master of shape, a true fashion game changer – all are accolades bestowed upon one of the most interesting, venerated and iconic couturiers of the twentieth century: Cristóbal Balenciaga.

Through stunning images and captivating text, Little Book of Balenciaga depicts the work and life of Balenciaga the couturier. Fashion historian Emmanuelle Dirix examines his legacy both through tracing the Maison's artistic direction after his death, and the generations of designers influenced by the master himself.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Welbeck; 12th edition (March 3, 2022)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 160 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1787398307
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1787398306
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.12 x 0.71 x 7.24 inches

Fashion Drawing is a comprehensive, practical guide to fashion drawing for students of fashion design. This second edition features brand new illlustrations reflecting developments in pose, presentation and digital design, plus guidance on creating technical flats.

Step–by–step tutorials show how to create fashion drawings for women, men and children, and adapt them for different markets

More than 1000 illustrations depict work from leading designers and illustrators revealing a wide variety of approaches

Discover how to render fabrics, textures and effects, from faux fur and metallics to prints, woven and knitted materials

Includes an illustrated glossary of garment and fabric details and an extensive resource section

"A useful resource for both fashion students and home sewists looking to give their sketches a professional look." – Simply Sewing

Chapters include: • Drawing Women • Drawing Men • Drawing Children and Young Adults • Zooming In • Working From Life • Drawing Garments • Production Sketches • Basic Garment Details and Silhouettes • Drawing Drape • Tailored Clothing • Rendering Shine • Texture, Patterns and Sheers

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Laurence King Publishing; 2nd edition (July 19, 2016)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 448 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1780678347
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1780678344
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.6 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10 x 1.25 x 11.45 inches

This gorgeous definitive publication on Alexander McQueen invites you into the creative mind and world of one of the world's most brilliant, daring, and provocative designers, and the many themes and references that shaped his visionary fashion collections.

A true comprehensive study, this volume is the first in-depth look at McQueen and explores key themes of the Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty exhibition—tailoring, gothic, primitivism, naturalism, and futurism.

Curated by London College of Fashion lecturer Claire Wilcox, the book also features previously unseen material as well as groundbreaking essays and feature spreads by multiple authors and leading fashion commentators.

This kaleidoscopic approach explores themes central to the designer’s work and his collections:
* The psychology of fashion
* Natural history
* The theater and spectacle of his shows
* His key creative collaborators
* And much more

Alexander McQueen also offers an encyclopedic survey of McQueen’s catwalk collections, illustrated with striking images by leading fashion photographers and specially commissioned photographs that capture the breathtaking skill of his designs and awesome theatricality of his shows.

More than a coffee table book, this is a representation of one man’s genius, a genius that left the world of fashion all too soon.

For anyone who loved and admired Alexander McQueen and his work, for anyone with a passion for British style, and for those who want to better understand McQueen’s place in the history of fashion, this is a one-of-a-kind illustrated treasure.

“He brought a uniquely British sense of daring and aesthetic fearlessness to the global stage of fashion. In such a short career, Alexander McQueen’s influence was astonishing—from street style, to music culture and the world’s museums.” —Anna Wintour, editor, Vogue magazine

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harry N. Abrams; Illustrated edition (May 5, 2015)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 352 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1419717235
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1419717239
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.15 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.8 x 1.35 x 12.65 inches