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The Language of Fashion Design
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The Language of Fashion Design

by Laura Volpintesta
February 2014
Beginner content levelBeginner
240 pages
7h 2m
English
Rockport Publishers
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Though often represented from the front, any
sculptor will remind you that fashion, as with any
three-dimensional form, should be considered
from every angle. Garments are often cut as a front
and a back, joined at the side seam, but side
silhouette
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seams are not essential, and wrapping the
body and seaming in other areas can explore
draping as an escape from cookie-cutter
shaping of garments with matching front and
back silhouettes.
In early civilization, garments weren’t cut
so much. A sari wraps the body with no cuts.
Kimonos, caftans ...
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ISBN: 9781592538218