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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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the language of fashion design
A crisp, clean minimalist
trench has a clean-finished
neckline, echoed by the
capelet’s curvilinear hem.
Three horizontal lines follow,
set off by deep shadows:
the pocket flap; the square,
free-floating pocket bag;
and the skirt hem. Each
narrower than the last, they
express a slightly inverted
triangle silhouette.
FERNANDO LEMONIEZ,
Madrid, Spain
Varied line weight adds excitement and
intrigue, yet is more soothing to view than a
consistently hard edge.
In fashion drawing, line quality is a hefty
communication tool. Line quality refers to
the dynamics (dark, light, thin, thick) of the
drawn line or perceived ...
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ISBN: 9781592538218