Chapter 2: Collection Theory
With a little creativity and a basic grasp of how a garment is constructed, many people will dabble in fashion and fancy themselves designers. With enough time, they might even accumulate a collection of garments. Certainly, their work might be an artistic accomplishment, but it does not address what the industry expects from the fashion designer each season. Designers are asked, above all, to translate a design philosophy into an evolving series of collections that speaks to their customers during every fashion cycle. A collection is a group of garments conceived and designed, released and marketed, for a particular season by a design house.
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