Adventures in Designing Placed Prints: Part Two
After much back and forth, both on the phone and in email, my agent finally gave me some solid ideas for a direction that might be suitable for his corporate, education-based client. Again, he told me he wanted something edgey and agreed that his client should be looking to take a tiny bit of a risk and put something a little bit unexpected out there if they want the kids to wear it proudly.
Here's what I came up with:
Text Designs: Results in Context: My Agent's Ideas Realized
My own take on the subject or "what happens when you tell me to step up - but not too high"
Anyway: After somewhat of a critical review, it turns out that they really can't push the envelope this far.
Resources and Reference Books for Fashion Designers
Textile Designs Two Hundred Years of European and American Patterns
Rendering Fashion, Fabric and Prints with Adobe Illustrator
Creative Fashion Design with Illustrator
Figure Drawing for Fashion Design
Fashion Design Drawing Course
Fashion Sketchbook
Portfolio Presentation for Fashion Designers: Linda Tain
This growing list consists of my personal recommendations on reference books for anyone wanting to enter the field of fashion design. These handy guides exist on my shelves and I refer to them over and over again. I certainly hope you will find them useful as I have.
Adventures in Designing Placed Prints: Part One
Sometime, a month or so ago, I was approached by my agent about designing new associate uniforms for a national retail chain. He had, in fact, included some of my sketches in the initial proposal that he sent to their corporate office. They liked the designs that I had created and began negotiating with my agent, trying to pull the design work into a packaged deal.
Design & Development: Poly-Morphic Tie-Back Strapless Dress/Skirt
Design Intentions
I am currently developing a design for a tie-back strapless dress. The garment will be poly-morphic with the inherent ability to be worn as a skirt or top. It is a relatively simple design that will move effortlessly through the summer.
LETS GET THIS GROUP GOIN!!!
Hey people! The group is for people who want to be designers, well im one of them. Actually just starting out, but i have the motivation, drive, and courage to know i CAN do this!Skirting the Issue
Hand-painted skirts and poly-morphic designs, re-fashioned from vintage tee shirts. Each skirt is designed to suit the client's body type is sewn to their individual specs.
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