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Author : Patty Brown
Edition : 3
Number of Pages : 442
Publisher : Prentice Hall
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Product Description For introductory fashion courses focusing on apparel evaluation, design, production, and merchandising. Taking a product development approach, this text provides beginning fashion merchandising students with an understanding of the mass production process of ready-to-wear apparel, and the objective evaluation of its cost and quality. Coverage of practical issues, industry methods and processes, along with the related vocabulary, prepares students to think, act, and talk like a professional in the fashion industry. Related Search : ready wear , apparel analysis , 3rd edition  |
Author : Helen Joseph-Armstrong
Edition : 2
Number of Pages : 544
Publisher : Fairchild Pubns
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Product Description This text combines step-by-step instructions illustrated to present the principles and methods of draping. Author Helen Joseph-Armstrong incorporates three draping techniques manipulating dart excess, adding fullness, and contour draping in design projects featured throughout the text. Projects begin with a draping plan and fashion drawing to identify its creative elements, and determine the draping technique required. The author describes the drape of the basic dress and its relationship to every garment in a clothing collection, emphasizing the drape of foundation garments as a base to building more complex design. Customer reviews Well illustrated draping text  by .. M. C. Hull (Upstate NY USA)
Really like this text. Lots of good illustrations, good technical instructions. I have her flat pattern book, too, and like both as good solid reference and teaching books. I've learned a lot from these books.
Excellent by .. Colleen Rexford (Illinois)
I received the book in a timely manner. It was shrink wrapped and the corners were in perfect condition.
Thank You!
it's very useful by .. peter91780 ()
it's required txet book for our college.
it's readable and understandable easily.
if you are a serious learner in this field, it's the one for you.
Draping for Apparel Design  by .. Maria T. Ratnawati (Gisborne, NZ)
Excellent book about drapping and worth to buy especially for the beginner who learn how to modify your basic pattern, it would be better if in the next edition shown how to modify the pattern more specifically, with measurement sample.
Perfect book for the first-time draper by .. N. Mentor (Boston, MA)
I wanted to wean myself off dependency on commercial patterns and having invested in a dress form, I came across this book. It's a bit pricey but it turns out that it's a fashion school text book, hence the price tag. The text is very well-written and illustrated. The author has the reader analyze a fashion drawing, and identify the structural components of a particular garment as most embellishments can be broken down to basic components (i.e. dart excesses).
My only peeve was that some definitions for terms I wasn't familiar with (e.g. Princess Line) couldn't be found in the back of the book. Also, not all the formats seen in fashion are portrayed in this book. Most, if not all, garment examples have a waist or empire seam, and designed for woven fabrics (no knits); and as far as I can tell, the author doesn't direct the reader/student on how to accomodate for that. However, I am happy that there is a section on bias-cut gowns (the info. is very hard to come by on the Net) As a self-taught sewer and wanna-be designer, this book will definitely help me to go to further.
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Author : Sandra J. Keiser
Edition : 2
Number of Pages : 576
Publisher : Fairchild Pubns
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Product Description This practical text takes students step-by-step through the preproduction processes of apparel product development: planning, forecasting, fabricating, developing silhouettes and specifications, pricing, and sourcing. It demonstrates how these processes must be coordinated to get the right product to retail when consumers want it and at a price they are willing to pay. Based on consultations with some of the most successful and innovative firms in the fashion business, the Second Edition covers the evolving partnerships among textile suppliers, product developers, manufacturers, and retailers as they work to develop apparel products in today s customer-driven environment. Customer reviews Continuing the fashion/retail knowledge by .. christy j (Living life in Germany)
Initially, I purchased this text book because one of the authors, Dr. Myrna Garner, was a professor of mine at Illinios State University. However, upon delving into the book, I realized how exciting and informative the book is for someone who has since graduated college, and is living in the "real world" of retail. Dr Garner is still teaching via this informative text book - and it's still just as exciting to hear what she has to tell us.
A+ by .. Jolie Bensen (New York, NY)
Out of all of the books I ordered that day, this one I recieved first. I was so surpised at how quickly it arrived. I would definitely do business with this seller again! Thanks
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Author : Grace I. Kunz
Edition : 4th
Number of Pages : 672
Publisher : Prentice Hall
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Product Description Our goal for the 4th edition Apparel Manufacturing: Sewn Product Analysis remains the same as it was for the first edition: to provide a broad conceptual and somewhat theoretical perspective of apparel manufacturing that will serve as a foundation for future apparel professionals. We have consulted professionals, industry trade associations, visited factories in national and international locations, and participated in numerous apparel related conferences and workshops to supplement academic research and personal observations. Customer reviews Ultra Informative by .. Jessica (Florida, USA)
This was the required textbook for my Apparel Manufacturing class. My teacher ran her own manufacturing company several years ago and told our class that no book she has read even came close to providing the wealth of knowledge available in this book. Seam finishes are explained in terms necessary to complete spec packs, including seam diagrams and stitch numbers used as standards in the industry world-wide. If you plan on putting a technical section in your portfolio or plan to work in the manufacturing side of the industry or plan on being a pattern maker, I recommend this book more than any other. It is rare that I enjoy a textbook so much, but I have read it through and referenced it constantly since the class. Worth every penny.
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Author : Ellen Byerrum
Number of Pages : 304
Publisher : Signet
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Product Description The "fabulously fun"* fashionista/sleuth Lacey Smithsonian is back in the case of a food editor who may have given her holiday sweater-hating coworker her just desserts... Customer reviews Christmas sweaters and murder by .. Dawn Dowdle (Lynchburg, VA USA)
An editorial written about gaudy Christmas sweaters becomes known as Sweatergate around the newsroom at the Eye Street Observer. Many people believe fashion reporter Lacey Smithsonian wrote the editorial. But soon it is revealed that Cassandra Wentworth, an editor who is against materialism, wrote the article.
As Lacey is getting ready for the Eye's annual holiday party, she receives a phone call bringing her out to the alley where she finds Cassandra bleeding and unconscious and wearing one of those acrylic Christmas sweaters. A homeless child is the only witness and runs away at the mention of the police.
Suspicion falls on the Eye's food editor, Felicity Pickles. Lacey sets out to find the child to help him/her, but soon realizes they are in danger and her search intensifies. Does the killer believe the child saw more than they did?
I love this series. It's such a fun and quick read. I soon find myself lost in the fashion world of DC and murder. Having lived in DC I enjoy hearing about places I know. Lacy is such a fun character. I love reading of all her exploits and adventures. I can't wait for more! I highly recommend this book.
great story, well written by .. alpha_grrl (Olympia, WA)
I've enjoyed all of Ellen Byerrum's "Crime of Fashion" series and I think that they have gotten better with each book, a rare thing among series mysteries! "Grave Apparel" is no exception, I liked it a lot and I think everything about it was well done. The story is set at Christmas, but it doesn't have that "Christmas episode" throw away feel to it. The holidays are integral to the story and provide a funny episode as a start of the mystery plot.
The bit of Lacey's life in this story is set mostly in the newsroom of her paper, the Eye Street Observer. I liked the further development of some of her colleagues that the setting gave. I also was happy for a break from Stella the stylist, who makes only a brief appearance. Vic's Mom looks to be a great addition to the cast of characters too.
I was happy that Byerrum avoided her plot device of Lacey attending a big ball or other high social event as the ultimate "discover and confront" the bad guy venue. It had become predictable. There is still plenty of opportunity for Lacey to dig into her trove of vintage apparel and the Observer's holiday party is a grand event, Lacey just doesn't reduce anyone to a bloody pulp at it!
"Grave Apparel" is a great story and it is very well-written. For genre fiction it is less shallow both in content and in character and plot development than many others on the market. I'd recommend all in the series!
Christmas Crime of Fashion by .. Judy Brown Eyes (Texas)
"Grave Apparel" is the fourth book in this mystery series about Lacey Smithsonian, a newspaper fashion reporter who works for "The Eye Street Observer" and who seems to follow her fashion sense nose into some weird and wonderful murder mysteries. Lacy is fortunate, she is an attractive career woman, she has good friends, and she has a glamorous vintage wardrobe, stored in a wonderful old trunk and inherited from her aunt. All this and more: Lacy also has a handsome ex lawman, turned security expert, for a lover, and he is also RICH!
However, Lacy yearns to be a "real" reporter not just a fashion editor, and because of this, she has previously placed herself in situations where she has had to confront cold-blooded killers to solve mysteries. However, after several close calls, she is reluctant to do so ever again.
But...this is the Christmas season and once again Lacey stumbles on a crime. Lacy gets placed in the middle of the battle between mother earth, anti-materialism editor Cassandra Wentworth, and the food editor Felicity Pickles. Cassandra is attacked in an alley during the Eye Street Observer's holiday party and Felicity's Christmas sweater is left at the scene. Lacey comes to Cassandra's help after a phone call from a young child dressed in a shepherd robe who witnessed the attack and who runs away before talking to the police. Despite her reluctance to get involved since she dislikes both women, Lacey is pressured into investigating by nearly everyone at the Eye, and because a child is involved as a witness, and the police seem determed to place the guilt on this young boy, Lacy decides to investigate the crime. Once again, her detective boyfriend Vic, her free-spirited friend and hairstylist Stella, and her lawyer/friend conspiracy theorist Brooke, help Lacey to solve the crime.
The Author, Ellen Byerrum's experience as a Washington DC journalist, shines through and helps to make this a fun and facinating series.
'Tis the Season for Murder by .. Cindy Chow (Kaneohe, Hawaii)
Gaudy Christmas sweaters may be a crime against fashion, but they shouldn't be a reason for capital punishment. However, newspaper columnist Lacey Smithsonian nearly discovers the contrary after she is blamed for an editorial attacking the sequined and glittery fashion faux pas. Lacy gets placed in the middle of the battle between the real culprit, cranky anti-materialism editor Cassandra Wentworth, and the food editor Felicity Pickles, who boycotts cooking her holiday treats until Cassandra recants. Instead, Cassandra is attacked in an alley during the Eye Street Observer's holiday party and Felicity's Christmas sweater is left at the scene. Lacey comes to Cassandra's aid after being summoned by a phone call from a young child, a street urchin dressed in a shepherd robe who witnessed the attack and escapes before talking to the police. Despite her antipathy towards both women, Lacey is pressured into investigating by nearly everyone, from Felicity's and Cassandra's two paramours to her fellow reporters who are suffering from the withdrawal of Felicity's baked treats. Against Lacey's better judgment she's soon interrogating Cassandra's fellow radicals as well as her stalker, all in an effort to discover who has it in for the unlikable woman. Much more important to Lacey though, is the desire to rescue the missing witness whose life may be in danger from the would-be fashion murderer.
The reluctant fashion columnist Lacey Smithsonian continues to be an entertaining heroine in this fifth entry in the Crime of Fashion series. The fashion tips never intrude on the plots, although they do often provide valuable clues. The reader sympathizes with how poor Lacey is virtually railroaded into starting an investigation, but it's her softer side compels her to find the sassy and savvy urchin who is homeless during the holidays. Again accompanied by her steadfast and resigned detective boyfriend Vic, her unique and free-spirited friend and hairstylist Stella, and her other BFF conspiracy theorist Brooke, Lacey shines through with her sharp wit and determination. Author Ellen Byerrum brings in her experience as a Washington DC journalist to reveal the fascinating - and hilarious - side of newspaper journalism to this continually enjoyable series. This is the perfect treat for the holidays or any other time the reader needs some Christmas spirit.
Chick Lit ...? Sure, but something more, too by .. L. E. Cantrell (Vancouver, British Columbia Canada)
If any book is positioned at Ground Zero for contemporary Chick Lit, this one is. The canny author, who is a member of a group of authors calling themselves "The Mystery Chicks," for Pete's sake, has hit just about all the points. "Grave Apparel" is a breezy-spirited book about Lacey Smithsonian, the attractive young woman with the glamorous wardrobe, the glamorous job, the (conventionally) wacky friends and the handsome hunk for a lover--a handsome hunk who has just unexpectedly turned out to be a RICH, handsome hunk.
In tried-and-true Chick Lit form, all is not perfect in Lacey's apparently glamorous life. She's trapped in her newspaper's fashion reporting ghetto--except for the odd occasions, that is, when she finds herself, by accident as it were, tackling cold-blooded killers with whatever improvised weapon might be at hand. But not to worry, that hardly happens more than once per book. The glamorous wardrobe may be both terrific and free, but in the four previous books in this series, it has led directly to those intimate encounters with the aforesaid cold-blooded killers, an unfortunate side-effect that some might regard as a definite buzzkill. And about that handsome, rich hunk, of course she's full of angst: Does he love her? Is he faithful to her? More important, should she be faithful to him? How does he REALLY feel about that unspeakable, clingy ex-wife of his? WHAT direction will her relationship with the hunk take, and WHERE will it all END?
Golden lads and lasses must, like chimney sweeps, come to dust. And so it is with mystery series: they must pay obeisance to the holidays. This is Lacey's Christmas Adventure. The holiday season--and tensions--in the District of Columbia make for a pleasing and slightly unfamiliar backdrop. Naturally we are presented with Lacey's chick lit shopping anxieties: how to make time to get to the stores and once there what to get. Can Lacey possibly give a gift to match one which she has received?
And naturally, there are adorable moppets to fire up strong maternal emotions.
Canny Byerrum is not foolish enough to change an effective plot that has worked four times before, so here is the plot of "Grave Apparel" [SPOILER ALERT!]: By a series of coincidences related to her job as a fashion reporter, Lacey stumbles on a crime. Lacey reluctantly, even half-heartedly follows up on the mystery, much to the annoyance of her colleagues who believe that she is poaching on their reportorial territory. Lacey delves into a trunk left to her by a dear departed Aunt that contains a treasure trove of 1940s and 50s high fashion stuff which just happens to suit her perfectly. [Say, how big is that trunk, anyway? It seems inexhaustible.] Almost by accident, Lacey finally confronts an individual of distinctly homicidal proclivity ... and goes into Wonderwoman-mode, stabbing, beating, bonking, bashing or otherwise seriously discommoding the aforesaid antisocial individual.
That is the plot of "Grave Apparel," just as it is the plot of "Killer Hair," "Designer Knockoff" and the rest. Now, before the self-appointed spoiler-police go apoplectic, I'll point out that the value of the story is not in its plot but in its handling and the details. Besides, equally accurate and sweeping generalizations could easily be made about the stories featuring Sherlock Holmes, Miss Marple, Hercule Poirot, Peter Wimsey and Philip Marlowe.
And it is the handling of the story and its details that make "Grave Apparel" a thing out of the ordinary. Ms. Byerrum has set her sights low (although admittedly straight at the hard-core book buying demographic), but I think that deep beneath her glossy exterior she hides the heart and soul of a real writer. Most cozy mystery specialists turn out flat, straightforward prose, seldom venturing on verbal flights. Take a look at this description of Lacey attending a Christmas party in the National Press Club:
"It was a chance for the regular reporters to mingle in a place where they felt they belonged, by right of their profession, but they didn't, by right of the hefty membership dues.... The walls were covered with photos of famous journalists from the ubiquitous Helen Thomas, the reportorial bane of presidents, to Margaret Bourke-White, the glamorous journalist who made her name in the 1930s and 40s and 50s. All the usual famous male journalists were present and accounted for, too, but Lacey's attention focused on her role models, the women of the Fourth Estate. Missing, of course, were dames like Hildy Johnson, played by the fabulous Rosalind Russell in His Girl Friday, and the irresistible and in intrepid Brenda Starr from the comics." [Page 40-41]
Consider that transition, from mundane, work-a-day Thomas to distant, historical Bourke-White and then the leap into the realm of those magical dames, Johnson and Starr. (Don't worry, Lois Lane isn't forgotten, either. She turns up in Lacey's thoughts elsewhere in the book.) That's a leap not often found in today's cozy mysteries.
Or take this free flying commentary:
"For most of the year, Felicity wore shapeless smocks in a depressing palette of earth tones and faded floral prints. But when fall kissed the air and the days grew shorter, she suddenly embraced her wardrobe of eye-popping, seasonally themed sweaters with a love that only a mother could bestow on a balky child.... By the day after [Thanksgiving], Felicity's sweater mania was in overdrive. Christmas washed over her wardrobe like Santa's tsunami. Wool, cotton, or one hundred percent acrylic, her sweaters blazed with Christmas bulbs, sang with choirboys, shivered with snowmen muffled in crimson and green and plaid with icicles in gold and silver, ho-ho-hoed with Father Christmas in velvet-trimmed burgundy Victorian tableaus, and on-Dasher-on-Dancered with Santa Claus, the jolly old elf himself, with his sleigh and tiny reindeer. She was a woman possessed." [Page 3-4]
This is Chick Lit, and intentionally so, but it is also at bottom a finely crafted story from a writer who understands her business better than most. Yeah, sure it's Chick Lit but a guy can read it, and like it, too.
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Author : Lynn Nottage
Number of Pages : 192
Publisher : Theatre Communications Group
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Product Description "Lynn Nottage's work explores depths of humanness, the overlapping complexities of race, gender, culture and history-and the startling simplicity of desire-with a clear tenderness, with humor, with compassion." -Paula Vogel, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Intimate Apparel: "Thoughtful, affecting new play . . . with seamless elegance."-Charles Isherwood, Variety Fabulation: "Robustly entertaining comedy . . . with punchy social insights and the firecracker snap of unexpected humor."-Ben Brantley, The New York Times With her two latest plays, "exceptionally gifted playwright" (New York Observer) Lynn Nottage has created companion pieces that span 100 years in the lives of African American women. Intimate Apparel is about the empowerment of Esther, a proud and shy seamstress in 1905 New York who creates exquisite lingerie for both Fifth Avenue boudoirs and Tenderloin bordellos. In Fabulation Nottage re-imagines Esther as Undine, the PR-diva of today, who spirals down from her swanky Manhattan office to her roots back in Brooklyn. Through opposite journeys, Esther and Undine achieve the same satisfying end, one of self-discovery. Lynn Nottage's plays include Crumbs from the Table of Joy; Mud, River, Stone; Por' Knockers; Las Menias; Fabulation and Intimate Apparel, for which she was awarded the Francesca Primus Prize and the American Theatre Critics/Steinberg New Play Award in 2004. Her plays have been produced at theatres throughout the country, with Intimate Apparel slated for 16 productions during the 20052006 season. Related Search : fabulation , intimate apparel  |
Author : Grace I. Kunz
Number of Pages : 416
Publisher : Fairchild Pubns
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Product Description As the merchandising, design, production, and distribution of textiles and apparel become increasingly global, it is crucial to recognize the role of political, social, and economic perspectives in the international marketplace. Going Global: The Textile and Apparel Industry exposes readers to the language and basic concepts of global textile and apparel trade without overwhelming them with data that may become readily outdated. Students are taught to assess the marketing and sourcing of textiles and apparel in four major global trading regions and examine the latest trends that are impacting manufacturing, retailing, and consumption throughout the world. Customer reviews The wide world of fashion and retail comes alive by .. christy j (Living life in Germany)
Living in Europe, and being in the midst of fashion trends and international marketing makes this text book even more interesting for me. However, one doesn't have to live the European life to appreciate and learn from this text book - and one doesn't have to still be in a formal classroom setting! Dr. Myrna Garner, co-author of this text book, was the most exciting and informative professor I had, and her passion for the world of retail and fashion comes through in this fine read. It's sure to either rejuvenate your love of the international world of retail and fashion, or get you hooked!
good read for a text book by .. Y. Li (NYC, NY)
The book is interesting at least for a text book. It gives a brief description as how globalization started.
Great source of information by .. Cristiano De Rossi (New York, NY)
This book is a great source and tool for anyone who is interested in the textile industry, and how globalization affected each country in the world. I am writing my thesis on the textile and apparel industry in Italy and South Korea, and this book has been an helpful source to get information and also to compare it with other titles. This book provides the overall picture of the textile industry without going much in detail. In addition, charts and pictures simplify concepts underlined in the chapters.
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Author : Vittorina Rolfo
Edition : 6 Sub
Number of Pages : 517
Publisher : Fairchild Pubns
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Customer reviews Hundreds of Sketches & Sloper (Master) Patterns for all Levels of Fashion Designers by .. BYF (San Francisco, CA)
From Preface:
"Patternmaking...offers the designer shortcuts in executing basic parts of a garment within a design, whether the design is original, copied, or mass produced.
The device which facilities the rapid development of patterns is the 'sloper.'
Manufacturers have their own set of slopers, developed from their own specific measurements or from a model form. Slopers must also be changed to conform to the fashion silhouette of the season. Thus, one may encounter a wide variety of basic slopers. The development of the patterns within 'Designing Apparel through the Flat Pattern' is such that the principles and instructions may be applied to any variation.
Our objective is to instruct an individual in the use of the flat pattern as a means of developing original ideas effectively and efficiently. We present thoroughly the utilization of three basic slopers - waist, sleeve and skirt - and some popular variations of these such as the kimono waist, raglan sleeve and pants. An employee in the garment industry using this book should avail themselves of the firm's basic patterns. An individual using htis book should draft slopers form measurements.
We suggest using the companion text, 'How to Draft Basic Patterns,' for instructions on how to develop a scientific basic pattern. A sloper may also be developed through draping muslin on the model form and then converting the muslin pattern into a paper sloper. Miniature slopers in 1/4 scale have been included for experimental use. ...All results should be tested in muslin for line, proportion and fit before they are used for cutting and construction of garments."
*****
Contents Include
* Basic Info to Develop Slopers & Patterns
* Slopers in 1/4 Scale
* Transferring Muslin Patterns into Paper Slopers
* Waists [Dart Manipulation; French Dart, Neckline Dart, Center Front Dart, Armhole & Waistline Darts; Elimination of Darts into Yokes & Decorative Seams; Stylized Waists with Shirring; Flanges; Princess Line Waists]
* Blouses [Tuck-in Blouse/Overblouse/Blouson]
* Waists with Midriffs
* Halters
* Surplice Waists
* Vests
* Facings [High Round Jewel Necklines; High Jewel Necklines; V-Necklines; Sleeveless Garments; Shaped Skirt Hemlines; Welt Seams; Sleeves; Stylized Hemlines]
* Buttons & Buttonholes [Sizes, Center Closings; Double-Breasted Garments; Vertical/Diagonal/Pockets, Belts & Cuffs]
* Collars [Convertible Collar, Mandarin Collar, Wing Collar, Peter Pan Collar, Square & Round Bertha Collar, Sailor Collar, Shawl Collar, Revere without Collar, Notched Collar, Double-Breasted Notch Collar]
* Sleeves [Straight Sleeve Sloper, Short Fitted Sleeve, Short Sleeve with Tightened Sleeve Cap, Short Sleeve with Turned-up Self Cuff; Sleeve with Elongated Armhole; Full Length Sleeve; Shirtwaist Sleeve; Sleeve Cuffs, Bell Sleeve, Bishop Sleeve, Balloon Sleeve, Puffed Sleeve Variations, Flared Sleeve Variations, Short Lantern Sleeve, Long Lantern, Petal Sleeve, Cartwheel/Circle Sleeve/ One-piece Kimono Sleeve Pattern; Two-piece Kimono Sleeve without Gussett, Dolman Batwing Sleeve; Raglan Sleeve]
* Skirts [Skirt Waistbands, Four-Gored Flared Skirt; Six-Gored Flared Skirt; 8-Gored, Trumpet/Tulip Skirt; Multiple Gored; Full Circle Circular Skirt; 3/4 Circle Circular Skirt; 1/2 Circle; 1/4 Circle; Dirndl Skirt with Stylized Hip Yoke; Peg-Top Skirt w/Shirred Waistline; Wraparound Slim Skirt; Shirred Tiered/Broomstick Skirt; Flared Tiered Skirt]
* Pants [Pants Length Variations; Pants Waistline Dart Variation; Bell Bottom Pants; Bell Bottom Pants with Flounces & Godets; Contoured/Body Fitting Pants, Straight Leg/Stovepipe Pants; Knickers, Harem Pants, Palazzo Pants, Bloomers, Gaucho Pants, Peg-Top Pants w/Shirred Waistline;Shorts, Culottes]
* Tab Openings for Waists, Sleeves & Skirts
* Pockets [One-piece patch pocket, stylized patch pocket, Seam Pocket, Welt Pocket, Torso with Stylized Seam Pocket]
* Princess Line Garments
* Garments Developed from Dartless Slopers
* Metric Conversion Table
It is what is says.. a DESIGNING book  by .. (New York, New York USA)
DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK UNLESS YOU ALSO BUY " HOW TO DRAFT BASIC PATTERNS" BY THE SAME AUTHORS. This book is good because it teaches how to use the basic "slopers" (basic patterns) and manipulate them to create OTHER design styles. IT DOES NOT, however, describe in detail how to develop the basic sloper patterns. It skims over that part, showing only brief pictures and giving basic information about the basic slopers and assumes that you already have the slopers to create new flat pattern designs. "How to Draft Basic Patterns" is the companion book that gives detailed instructions( -almost too tediously detailed insturction...) on how to develop the basic sloper patterns. I personally think they made us design students buy these two books in school because it was a chance to cash in on students buying two textbooks for class. The authors could have put all the info of both books into one book- EASILY!! If you want a good ALL IN ONE book that teaches both basic sloper development and design style creation with the flat pattern, one which is also fairly easy to read and "get through" in order to develop your patterns, try the flat pattern written book by Helen Joseph Armstrong.
This is very good book by .. Rose (Los Angeles, CA United States)
I'm a fashion design student and this book for is
very good. It's easy to understand. The images are really clear.By only seeing the image I can make the pattern quickly.
Designing Apparel through the Flat Pattern by .. James Y. Yu (Lawrenceville, GA USA)
you have no content list for the book. it is very neccessory and helpful to have a content list for each and every book. I can't make a buying decision without knowing what the book is talking about.
Designing Apparel by .. ()
I bough this book expecting a more through coverage of apparel design. i was somewhat disappointed, mainly due to the fact that you have to buy the partner book, Pattern drafting, by the same authors in order to do anything with the instructions given. Pattern Making for Fashion Design By Helen Joseph Armstrong is a much better, easy to follow book for all levels of the pattern drafter and designer.
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Author : Kathryn E. Koch
Number of Pages : 280
Publisher : Fairchild Pubns
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Product Description U4ia for Apparel Design is a user-friendly manual that illustrates the tools and techniques needed to become proficient in using Lectra s computer aided design (CAD) program, U4ia 7.0 and earlier versions. U4ia is a product visualization software program currently used by many apparel and textile manufacturers and retailers, including Liz Claiborne, The Gap, and Saks. This book, with accompanying CD-ROM, provides detailed instructions on how to use U4ia from creating a new canvas to using special shortcut tools. Customer reviews Great in a pinch! by .. M. Courtois (brooklyn,ny)
i'm currently working as a freelance designer in the fashion industry and this little book has saved me! i haven't used u4ia in quite some time and having this handy book (complete with built in stand) has been great.
the instructions are clear and easy to follow. i recommend this book to anyone who has some working knowledge of the program. it's wonderful for learning new tools and commands in a pinch!
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Author : Jane L. Collins
Edition : 1
Number of Pages : 221
Publisher : University Of Chicago Press
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Product Description Americans have been shocked by media reports of the dismal working conditions in factories that make clothing for U.S. companies. But while well intentioned, many of these reports about child labor and sweatshop practices rely on stereotypes of how Third World factories operate, ignoring the complex economic dynamics driving the global apparel industry.
To dispel these misunderstandings, Jane L. Collins visited two very different apparel firms and their factories in the United States and Mexico. Moving from corporate headquarters to factory floors, her study traces the diverse ties that link First and Third World workers and managers, producers and consumers. Collins examines how the transnational economics of the apparel industry allow firms to relocate or subcontract their work anywhere in the world, making it much harder for garment workers in the United States or any other country to demand fair pay and humane working conditions.
Putting a human face on globalization, Threads shows not only how international trade affects local communities but also how workers can organize in this new environment to more effectively demand better treatment from their distant corporate employers. (20050901) Customer reviews The ongoing struggle for fair wages and working conditions by .. Malvin (Frederick, MD USA)
"Threads" by Jane L. Collins is a fascinating short history and analysis of the rapidly changing apparel industry. Ms. Collins compares and contrasts manufacturing practices in the U.S. and Mexico to understand how labor and power relations have been effected by globalization. Offering important insight and understanding about the dynamics of the international economy, Ms. Collins theorizes about how an increasingly stressed workforce might be able to organize across borders and secure a decent living.
Ms. Collins contends that apparel manufacturing has long been a highly contested economic sector due to its low barriers to entry and low levels of concentration. Ms. Collins briefly recounts the history of apparel production and conflict to demonstrate that workplace conditions were improved as a result of struggle. But as information technology has allowed producers to more easily subcontract production work to offshore locations, Ms. Collins finds that manufacturers are increasingly able to exploit localities where inexperienced and predominantly female workers who often possess little understanding of wage labor, yet alone for which multinational corporation they might ultimately be working for, find themselves to be nearly powerless to bargain for better conditions. Countering the notion that such menial and poorly paid work might offer the host nation with a developmental stepping stone to something better, the author convincingly argues that the practice of subcontracting is specifically intended to erode labor power in order to secure profits for investors.
Ms. Collins' ethnographic study of manufacturing plants in the U.S. and Mexico tests both the mass production model and the idea that the production of "fashion goods", or garments of high value that require skilled tailoring, will necessarily remain close to design centers in Los Angeles and New York. Ms. Collins relates the sad story of the demise of Tultex in Martinsville, VA to illustrate how U.S. wage levels for undifferentiated knitwear products could not be sustained in the face of offshore wage pressure and fierce competition with branded merchandisers. Ms. Collins also explains how the Burlmex plant in Mexico successfully blended Taylorist workplace regimens with statistical process controls to produce both an inexpensive and high-quality product that some critics had contended could not be made outside the U.S.
Importantly, Ms. Collins reveals that the source of this intensified wage competition is U.S.-based multinationals. Ms. Collins discusses the strategic importance of the import quota system and how it favors deep-pocketed businesses who can coordinate relationships with multiple suppliers around the world. As fewer big corporations exert control, subcontractors are squeezed to the point where the prevailing wage has become unliveable for the typical worker. But Ms. Collins finds hope in how some women have organized at the community level in the maquiladoras, bridging work and home issues into their struggle for fair wages and working conditions. The author also points to successful international union solidarity and consumer campaigns as evidence that some mechanisms may exist to challenge capital across borders.
I strongly recommend this well-researched and highly readable book to everyone.
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