Designers Guide To Girls And Junior Apparel

Download or read book Designer's Guide to Girls' and Junior Apparel written by Randi Beer and published by Fairchild Books & Visuals. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: - Manufacturing Girls' and Junior Clothing - Overview of the Consumer and the Customer - Finding the Inspiration for Design - Foundation of the New Line - Fabric Selection - Pin Sketch to Pattern - From Sample Cutting to Construction - Trimmings and Finishing Touches - Garment Costing - Merchandising the Line - Preproduction New Style Preparation - Cycle of Production - Illustrated timeline shows the evolution of ready-to-wear children's wear from the 1960s to today - "Designer's Diary" concludes each chapter and follows experiences of a fictitious designer - Activities related to the content of each chapter will train and inspire the student to think like a working designer - A book-long project will ask students to fill out their own day planner to track their progress as they create their own line; this will become their own "designer's diary" that can serve as a portfolio for their new collection or inspiration for their next collection - Instructor's Guide provides suggestions for planning the course and using the text in the classroom