Becoming a Fashion Designer.
Lisa. Springsteel
Bok Engelsk 2013 · Electronic books.
| Omfang | 1 online resource (322 pages)
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| Utgave | 11th ed.
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| Opplysninger | Becoming a Fashion Designer -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Chapter 1: An Introduction to a Career in Fashion Design -- What Is Fashion Design? -- What Do Fashion Designers Do? -- History of Fashion Design: Then and Now -- The Worldwide Fashion Industry by the Numbers -- Embracing the World of Fashion -- Finding Balance -- Chapter 2: The Education for a Fashion Design Career -- Choosing a Collegiate Educational Program -- Undergraduate Education -- The Value of Internships -- Studying Abroad -- Postgraduate Education -- Continuing Education -- Chapter 3: The Job Market -- Determining Your Design Specialty -- Personal Branding -- Portfolio Development -- Creating a Résumé that Pops -- Networking Your Way to a Job Offer -- Tried-and-True Job Search Strategies -- Perfecting the Job Interview -- Negotiating the Job Offer -- Chapter 4: The Fashion Design Process -- Conceptual Development -- Patternmaking -- Sample Creation -- Finalization, Presentation, and Hand-Off -- Chapter 5: Launching Your Own Fashion Collection -- Writing a Business Plan -- Choosing Type of Ownership -- Defining Your Brand -- Protecting Your Designs -- Creating Accounting, Budgeting, and Bookkeeping Systems -- Hiring Employees, Contractors, and Interns -- Developing a Marketing Plan -- Establishing a Sales and Order Fulfillment Strategy -- Chapter 6: Strategic Business Trends in the Fashion Industry -- Outsourcing and Globalization -- Corporate Social Responsibility -- Conclusion -- APPENDIX -- Professional Organizations, Associations, and Councils -- Fashion Industry Networking Websites -- Professional Networking Websites -- Social Networking Websites -- Professional Trade Publications -- Online Portfolio Websites -- Color and Trend Forecasting Companies -- Broadcast and Cable Television Programming with a Fashion Theme.. - Full-Feature Movies with a Fashion Theme -- Documentaries with a Fashion Theme -- Major Fashion Magazines -- INDEX OF INTERVIEWS -- INDEX.. - The complete guide to the fashion industry, featuring interviews with top designers who explain the intricacies of the world of fashion design Anyone who has ever tried to launch a fashion design career knows how grueling it can be. The fashion industry is a highly prominent field, yielding a competitive environment that is greatly guarded, secretive, and difficult to infiltrate. Becoming a Fashion Designer provides all the information, resources, and tools you need to help you navigate these obstacles and successfully launch a career in fashion design. Of the various job opportunities available in the fashion industry, the career path of a fashion designer consistently ranks as the most popular position in the field, making the competition even greater. The book pays special attention to this and demonstrates several ways in which an aspiring fashion designer can stand out from the competition. A dynamic and comprehensive career guide, this book imparts insider tips from top fashion designers and executives based around the world. Expert advice includes an introduction to a career in fashion design, educational requirements, career opportunities, the design process, portfolio creation, preparation for getting hired, steps to start and run one's own fashion design business, as well as a forecast of the future of the fashion industry. Features original interviews from top designers and high-profile fashion executives, including Ralph Rucci, Reem Acra, Peter Som, Anna Sui, Nanette Lepore, Kay Unger, Stuart Weitzman, Dennis Basso, Randolph Duke, Zang Toi, Pamella Roland, Robert Verdi and Daymond John Includes cases in point and insider tips throughout Includes illustrations, drawings, sketches, and photographs demonstrating various aspects of working in fashion design, with special contributions from renowned illustrator, Izak Zenou and legendary. - fashion photographer, Nigel Barker Offers in-depth resources to assist you on your journey to becoming a fashion designer Whether a student, recent college graduate, industry professional or career changer, you'll learn everything you need to know to successfully develop a fashion design career.. - Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2021. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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