Patternmaking for Dress Design
9 Iconic Styles from Empire to Cheongsam
1st Edition
Published on 12. August 2021
256 pages
978-1-350-23594-6 (ISBN)
Description
Patternmaking for Dress Design covers patternmaking techniques for 9 iconic dress designs, focusing not only on the concepts needed to draft patterns, but also uniquely exploring the history of each garment design to reveal what lies behind their enduring appeal today. Each chapter provides easy-to-follow patterns for the sheath, empire, shift, trapeze, wrap, strapless, shirtwaist, cheongsam and coatdress.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Illustrations
650 color illus
ISBN-13
978-1-350-23594-6 (9781350235946)
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Book
09/2021
Bloomsbury Visual Arts
€43.50
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Person
Pamela Vanderlinde is a lecturer in fashion design at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Illinois Institute of Art - Chicago, USA. Pamela is an independent designer whose design practice, philosophy and teaching are grounded in her study of historical and contemporary bespoke fashion. She is the author of Patternmaking for Jacket and Coat Design (Bloomsbury, 2017).
Content
Introduction
1. The Empire-waist Dress
2. The Sheath Dress
3. The Shift Dress
4. The Trapeze Dress
5. The Wrap Dress
6. The Strapless Dress
7. The Shirtwaist Dress
8. The Coat Dress
9. The Cheongsam
Glossary
Bibliography
Acknowledgements/Image Credits
1. The Empire-waist Dress
2. The Sheath Dress
3. The Shift Dress
4. The Trapeze Dress
5. The Wrap Dress
6. The Strapless Dress
7. The Shirtwaist Dress
8. The Coat Dress
9. The Cheongsam
Glossary
Bibliography
Acknowledgements/Image Credits
