High fashion unquestionably goes hand-in-hand with sartorial and stylistic perfection. A driving force behind the entire fashion and garment industry, it represents the search for new solutions concerning fabrics, style, or patterns. In this context, the patternmaker is an essential figure, bringing the stylist's ideas into reality. In our richly illustrated new volume of the Fashion Patternmaking series, the prolific author Antonio Donnanno, an offspring of a tailor family, patternmaking teacher, and director of a fashion school network, describes in detail the methods and techniques used in high-fashion patternmaking in an understandable and step-by-step way.
High fashion is the driving force behind the entire fashion and garment industry. This book introduces in its patternmaking techniques.
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Chapter one Style, Fabric, Fashion |
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Chapter two Pleats, Drapes And Frills |
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23 |
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Chapter three Ruffless, Flounces And Jabot |
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79 |
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Chapter four Raglan Sleeve Garments |
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115 |
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Chapter five Kimono And Batwing Garments |
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133 |
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Chapter six Tailoring Concepts |
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193 |
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Chapter seven Basic Draping Techniques |
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201 |
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Chapter eight Painting On Fabric |
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219 |
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Chapter nine Technical Concepts |
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Antonio Donnanno began his career in his family s tailor shop and later, after majoring in history and philosophy, focused on the teaching of costume history and pattern-making techniques. In 1982, he founded the acknowledged Euromode School Italia in Bergamo, which soon expanded with new branches on the international stage and where, alongside his teaching duties, Donnanno also serves as director. Antonio Donnanno has written dozens of books about fashion and has his own consulting firm, focusing on pattern-making and business."
