Fashion

Readers will learn the fundamental skills necessary to master the essentials of constructing women’s bodices, sleeves and collars.

Passionate about the arts, Dominique Pellen began his career with studies in drawing and painting, focusing his artistic career on fashion illustration, design and patternmaking. He has alternated collaborations with different international couturiers and brands with consulting, teaching and lectures on styling, design and patternmaking at one of the world's most respected fashion institutions, the exclusive Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne (the Haute Couture Trade Association of Paris, France, whose members include most emblematic brands, such as Dior, Lanvin, Balmain, Mandel and Anne Valérie Hash), known today as the Institut Français de la Mode. PATTERNMAKING FOR WOMENSWEAR VOL. 2 Constructing Base Patterns Bodices, Sleeves and Collars Dominique Pellen

ISBN: 978-84-17656-98-0 21.00 x 29.70 cm | 8 1/4” x 11 3/4” 336 pages | Fully illustrated in colour English text | Paperback March 2023 Distribution: Worldwide £29.99 | $39.95 | €35.00 Imprint: Hoaki

Developed by fashion designer and teacher Dominique Pellen, the patternmaking method introduced in this book is explained in a simple, clear, precise, highly detailed way, covering all the information necessary for creating different bodices, sleeves and collars for womenswear.

This book contains the ideal method for creating base patterns to tailor bodices, sleeves and collars to different contemporary styles and modern designs. It covers the information necessary for drafting flat patterns for nearly every form there is in a progressive way in terms of difficulty and can easily be adapted to all skill levels. Developed by fashion designer and teacher Dominique Pellen after countless years of experience in the studio and in the classroom, the method for the creation and adaptation of flat patterns shown here is suitable for a wide audience, including professionals, students and basically anyone who loves to sew. This expanded and updated volume on bodices, sleeves and collars is the second in a series of womenswear guides that will explore the exciting world of garment-making, a gateway designed to help fashion design students and sewing lovers understand and design patterns on their own.

Related title: Patternmaking for Womenswear, vol. 1

More than 1600 stunning color photographs which show how fabrics fall, their surface qualities and how they can be combined.

FABRICS IN FASHION DESIGN The Complete Textile Guide Third updated and enlarged edition Stefanella Sposito, Gianni Pucci

ISBN: 978-84-17656-96-6 23.00 x 24.00 cm | 9” x 9 1/2” 336 pages | Fully illustrated in colour English text | Paperback February 2023 Distribution: Worldwide £32.00 | $45.00 | €35.00 Imprint: Hoaki

A fabric encyclopedia of textile information, from the history of the fabric to terminology and explanations of how the fabric will perform, feel and look.

Intended for fashion students and fashion designers, this fabric book is indispensable for sourcing and selecting textiles for fashion. It will guide you to the perfect fabric for every design, helping you find the ideal material to achieve the desired effect and recommending different ways to use it. With a revised and updated selection of photographs from fashion shows that exemplify current fashion trends in which the collections of such renowned designers as Givenchy, Stella McCartney, Vuitton, Vivian Westwood, van Herpen, Ralph Lauren and Calvin Klein appeared, the book shows you how some of the most emblematic names in fashion today use fabrics to achieve the highest expression of their creativity. This updated and enlarged edition also includes a detailed technical and historical introduction on the types of fabrics and their classification, the relationship between fabric and the fashion industry and the aesthetic, emotional, commercial and social aspects involved. This fabric bible is sure to become essential reading for all aspiring and experienced dressmakers and fashion designers.

Related title: Hats & Caps

Stefanella Sposito lives and works in Milan, where she teaches art history, costume history and textile technology. She is the author of critical essays and numerous articles published in art and fashion magazines such as Filoforme, Jacquard and Moodmagazine. She organizes seminars and conferences at the international level on fabric techniques and history as well as conducting research projects in these fields. Some of her designs have appeared in such magazines as Vogue Italia.

Gianni Pucci took his first steps in fashion photography at the end of the 80s, photographing the first top models and the first fashion shows. In the following years, he founded the agency Indigital, today, which thanks to the experimentation of new media, evolved into IDI Production. His work has been published on the biggest fashion and design magazines and websites, from Style.com to Vogue.it.

Clear and richly-illustrated explanations by the experienced author, a lecturer in this field, which allow you to follow through the process.

UPDATED AND ENLARGED EDITION

Lucia Consiglia Tarantino was born in Taranto (Italy) in 1966. After her diploma as business consultant and accountant she decided to open her own workshop designing tailor-made sample collections of garments. She started collaborating with the Mauro della Valle Design studio, where she had the opportunity to create knitting projects and study trends for renowned clothing and fashion brands and famous fashion fairs like Pitti Immagine and Premier vision. After three years of teaching at the lED in Milan (European Institute of Design, Milan, Italy), she became a teacher for various Masters courses at the School of Design of the Milan Polytechnic (Milan, Italy), a position she holds until today. From 2008 to 2011 she taught at the FlT (Fashion Institute of New York, USA) "Introduction to weft Knitting Principles" on professional Coppo and Dubied linear knitting machines. Since 2017 she has been a lecturer at the School of Design of the Milan Polytechnic University’s “Fashion Design” and “Knit Design” technical training courses. MASTERING MACHINE KNITTING From the Thread to the Finished Garment. Updated and revised new edition Lucia Consiglia Tarantino

ISBN: 978-84-17656-99-7 19.50 x 28.50 cm | 7 5/8” x 11 1/4” 256 pages | Fully illustrated in colour English text | Paperback March 2023 Distribution: Worldwide £29.99 | $39.95 | €35.00 Imprint: Hoaki

A very useful step-by-step manual for mastering the making of knitted garments using a semi-professional knitting machines.

In the world of textiles, knitted fabric is one of the most complicated to work with but also one of the most used. This is a book for all fashion lovers who, while fascinated by knitted fabric, have not dared to venture into this field as well as for advanced and professional knitters who want to systematically round off their knowledge. It includes all the steps necessary to create a knitted garment, from the choice of yarn to manufacturing apparel, explaining such things as how to use a flatbed knitting machine correctly and the linking, cutting, sewing and, ultimately, ironing of knitted garments. The book not only takes into account how crucial it is to recognize and develop a stitch. It also acknowledges the increasing importance of knowing how to represent stitches for different machines in a useful way. For the first time, the author describes the various stitches in a clear and well-structured way with a language of symbols developed for use with all kinds of studio and domestic knitting machines regardless of the brand: Brother, Silver Reed, Passap, Coppo and Dubied. The book includes examples of working with traditional materials like wool, alpaca, cotton and linen but also encourages experiments with paper, plastic materials and vegetal and metallic yarns to create texture, three-dimensional effects and unusual volumes.