Research Guides: Fashion Design: Books / eBook

Quick Catalog Search on Fashion Design

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Browsing the Catalog with topics about Fashion Design

Keyword search is the best place to start.

After finding relevant books in the catalog by keyword search, use the topics listed to find related materials. Below are generic topics to help you browse the online catalog.

Clothing and dress	Clothing and dress - social aspects
Clothing and dress - history	Clothing Trade
Dressmaking	Fashion - history
Fashion- history-20th century	Fashion -United States-history-20th century
Fashion design	Fashion designers
Fashion drawing	Fashion merchandising
Textile fabrics	Textile industry

Feature Books on Design and History

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How to Read a Dress by Lydia Edwards
Call Number: GT1720 .E39 2017
ISBN: 9781472533272
Publication Date: 2017-03-09
How to Read a Dress is an authoritative visual guide to women's fashion across five centuries. Each entry includes annotated color images of historical garments, outlining important features and highlighting how styles have developed over time, whether in shape, fabric choice, trimming, or undergarments.
Fashion Innovators by Salem Press Editors
Call Number: ebook
ISBN: 9781619258983
Publication Date: 2016-04-21
This Innovators series profiles the most innovative and important individuals in fashion history. Innovators in Fashion spans two complete volumes, examining nearly 200 individuals and personalities who had an influential impact on the fashion industry.
20th century fashion : 100 years of style by decade and designer : in association with Vogue by Linda Watson
Call Number: WVC Reference GT596 .W38 2001 v.1-v.5
ISBN: 1552979881
Publication Date: 2004-10-02
Examines famous designs and designers of twentieth-century fashion including the development of the fashion industry over the decades from the flapper look, New Romanticism, and the 1990s Eclecticism.

1000 Ideas by 100 Fashion Designers by Carolina Cerimedo
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781592535729
Publication Date: 2010-04-01
In this book, 100 designers give 1000 tips on what it takes to be a great fashion designer. These tips address a number of issues: flare inspiration, collection concept, the promise of clothing, the use of fabrics, and more.
The Lost Art of Dress by Linda Przybyszewski
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9780465036714
Publication Date: 2014-04-29
In the first half of the twentieth century, a remarkable group of women--the so-called Dress Doctors--taught American women that knowledge, not money, was key to a beautiful wardrobe. The Lost Art of Dress introduces a new audience to their timeless rules of fashion and beauty--rules which, with a little help, we can certainly learn again.

Browsing the Library Shelves

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West Valley Library uses the Library of Congress classification system for Call number system. To browse our Fashion Design books, check out these sections:

photo of fashion design call numbers

Costume, Dress, Fashion	GT 500-GT2670
History of Costume & Fashion	GT511
Fashion Merchandising	HD9940
Clothing Manufacture, Dressmaking, Tailoring	TT490-TT695
Biographies of Fashion Designers	TT505
Fashion Design	TT507-TT509
Fashion Drawing	TT509
Sewing, Embroidery, Decorative Craft	TT697-TT927

Featured Books on Design Process and Industry

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Fashion Designer's Resource Book by Samata Angel; Samata Pattinson
Call Number: TT507 .A54 2013
ISBN: 9781408170892
Publication Date: 2013-04-25
The Fashion Designer's Resource Book provides a comprehensive overview of the fashion industry as a business, combined with an insider's understanding of the creative process and the lifestyle of a fashion entrepreneur.
Fashion Marketing and Merchandising by Mary G. Wolfe
Call Number: HD9940.A2 W65 2014
ISBN: 9781619604926
Publication Date: 2013-05-30
Fashion Marketing & Merchandising motivates students to examine the business aspects of the fashion world and the career opportunities it offers. Students learn about the entire textile/apparel/retail soft goods chain, its economic fundamentals, and strategies for retail success.
Fashion Artist by Sandra Burke
Call Number: TT509 .B87 2006
ISBN: 0958239177
Publication Date: 2006-08-01
Guiding you through key fashion drawing and design techniques, this title contains self-explanatory drawings, photographs of the fashion model, together with artwork from international designers and illustrators, demonstrating the accepted design standards used in the fashion industry.

Fashion Portfolio by Anna Kiper
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781849940856
Publication Date: 2014-08-05
The book takes the reader through all the major steps of fashion portfolio creation. It features the main components of the design process from the identification of inspiration sources and fashion trends research to conceptualization of a complete fashion collection. The topics covered include mood/fabric boards development, creation of original and innovative textiles as well as fashion silhouettes and garment details development through extensive research, quick design sketching, fabric manipulation, and draping experimentation. .
Design Create Sell by Alison Lewy
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781908003508
Publication Date: 2012-09-30
.This guide will give readers an overview of the fashion industry. It will guide them through the issues they need to think about before they start and take them through the key steps involved in setting up a new business. Readers will learn how to conduct the research needed for their business plan and get practical guidance on building your brand, getting your product made, marketing and PR and how and where to sell products.

Fashion Design: Books / eBook

Books and eBooks

Quick Catalog Search on Fashion Design

Browsing the Catalog with topics about Fashion Design

Feature Books on Design and History

Browsing the Library Shelves

Browsing the shelves in person?

Featured Books on Design Process and Industry