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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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A textile that forms the basis for every garment
is essentially planar—wide, relatively flat, and has
a face. This face becomes an edge when seen in
profile, or when its boundaries are cut, finished,
or formed. Once these edges begin to multiply
layer
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the language of fashion design
into cuts sitting on top of one another, as
by layering garments, or by adding lay-
ered forms such as pocket flaps, collars, or
decorative pieces to a garment, the depth of
space is emphasized. What is on the surface
interacts with what lies beneath, casting ...
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ISBN: 9781592538218