How to Become a Fashion Designer
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 Published On May 19, 2019

VIDEOS AND PLAYLISTS:
Book Reviews playlist:    • Book Reviews  

DESIGN:
Fashion Design Process:    • Fashion Design Process  
Watch Me Design a Fashion Collection:    • Watch Me Design A Fashion Collection ...  

Books:
Fashion by Design by Janice Greenberg Ellinwood
Fashion Design Course by Steven Faerm
Knitwear Design by Carol Brown

COLOR THEORY:
Color Lessons:    • Color Lessons  

Book:
Designing with Color by Chris Dorosz & JR Watson

FABRIC:
Fabrics:    • Fabric  

Books:
Fabric for Fashion & Fabric for Fashion: The Swatchbook by Clive Hallett & Amanda Johnston
The Fashion Designer’s Textile Directory by Gail Baugh

SUSTAINABILITY:
Sustainable Fashion:    • Sustainable Fashion  

Books:
Sustainable Fashion and Textiles by Kate Fletcher
Zero Waste Fashion Design by Timo Rissanen & Holly McQuillan

Podcasts:
American Fashion Podcast: https://americanfashionpodcast.com/

FIGURE DRAWING:
Do Designers Need to Learn How to Draw?:    • Do Designers Need to Learn How to Draw?  
Female Fashion Figures:    • Female Fashion Figures  
Male Fashion Figures:    • Male Fashion Figures  
General Figure Drawing:    • Figure Drawing (can be used for any k...  

Book:
The Human Figure: An Anatomy for Artists by David K. Rubins

CLOTHING AND DRAPE DRAWING:
Drawing Clothes on Bodies:    • Drawing Clothes On Bodies  

FASHION ILLUSTRATION:
Faces:    • Faces  
Hair:    • Hair  
General Illustration Basics:    • General Illustration Basics  
Illustrating Specific Fabrics/Textures:    • Illustrating Specific Fabrics/Textures  
Different Media and Materials:    • Different Mediums and Materials  

TECHNICAL DESIGN:
Drawing Flats:    • Drawing Flats  
Elements of a Tech Pack:    • Elements of a Tech Pack  

Books:
Complete Guide to Size Specification & Technical Design by Paula J. Myers-McDevitt
The Spec Manual by Michele Wesen Bryant & Diane DeMers

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR AND PHOTOSHOP:
On the Computer:    • On the Computer  

Robin Schneider’s YouTube channel:    / robinschneider  

GARMENT CONSTRUCTION:
Do Designers Need to Learn How to Sew?:    • Watch Me Design 14: Do Fashion Design...  
Combining 2D & 3D Elements to Design:    • Fashion Design Tutorial: Combining 3D...  
Garment Construction:    • Garment Construction: Pattern Making,...  

Books:
Patternmaking Made Easy by Connie Amaden-Crawford
Patternmaking for Fashion Design by Helen Joseph-Armstrong
Draping: Art and Craftsmanship in Fashion Design by Annette DuBurg and Rixt van der Tol

APPAREL MANUFACTURING AND BUSINESS PRACTICES:
The Business Side of Fashion:    • The Business Side of Fashion  
Why Are Clothes So Expensive:    • Why Are Clothes So Expensive?  
Talking about the Fashion Industry:    • Talking About the Fashion Industry  

Books:
The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Sewn Product Manufacturing by Kathleen Fasanella
The Vendor Compliance Handbook by David Secul
Podcasts:
The Glossy Podcast: https://www.glossy.co/podcasts/page/1

FASHION & COSTUME HISTORY:
Book:
The Worldwide History of Dress by Patricia Rieff Anawalt
Podcast:
Dressed: https://www.dressedpodcast.com/

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