Patternmaking for Dress Design - 9 Iconic Styles from Empire to Cheongsam

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.

List of contents

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

About the author

Pamela Vanderlinde

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Pamela Vanderlinde, Pamela (School of the Art Institute o Vanderlinde, Pamela (School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Illinois Institute of Art - Chicago Vanderlinde, Vanderlinde Pamela
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2021
• EAN: 9781350094673
• ISBN: 978-1-350-09467-3
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 210 mm x 268 mm x 14 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Hobby, home > Creative design; Humanities, art, music > Art > Interior design, design; DESIGN / Fashion & Accessories, DESIGN / Textile & Costume, Fashion & textiles: design, Fashion and textile design