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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