Patternmaking for Dress Design: 9 Iconic Styles from Empire to Cheongsam
Aug 2021 · Bloomsbury Publishing
Ebook
256
Pages
About this ebook
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.
About the author
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).
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