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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
Content preview from The Language of Fashion Design
the language of fashion design
This large but delicate motif
takes a strong orientation
up the cleanly constructed
center front panel, avoiding
the in-seam pockets, and
echoes up the sleeves. The
same motif takes a horizontal
orientation at the hem,
changing direction and filling
the A-lined silhouette’s hem
with pattern. The pattern
is cut off each time it reaches
The oblique blocked
background is the clincher:
A tunic shirtdress cut from
nonrepeating vertical broad
striping is divided by a
horizontally cut center front
placket. Suddenly, the fabric
takes on a very different
rhythm when cut only an
inch wide at the placket
and punctuated by ...
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Publisher Resources

ISBN: 9781592538218