"Fashion Design Course is a popular and widely praised instructional textbook that over the years has become a standard for anyone interestined in fashion. Featuring information about the industry and activities that help students find inspiration, develop techniques to sharpen their observational skills, and create their own design. Separate sections coach students in getting started, and on understanding figure proportions, planning and designing...

"From #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel comes the gripping story of a woman who loses everything--her husband, her home, her sense of self and safety, and her freedom. Sydney Wells's perfect life with her wealthy, devoted husband vanishes when he dies suddenly in an accident. Widowed at forty-nine, she discovers he has failed to include her in his will. With Andrew's vicious daughters in control of his estate, and no home or money,...

Step-by-step instructions for 24 specialized techniques for the experienced sewer. The newfound fondness for fashionable handmade clothes is driving a robust market for sewing machines. The New York Times reports that sales more than doubled over the last decade. These creative sewers are hungry for resources to help them create personalized clothing. Folds in Fashion provides detailed instructions on how to make 24 basic projects that create sophisticated...

While her friends in the Critter Club babysit frogs, second-grader Marion enters a fashion design contest.

From finding inspiration to creating the final collection, this is the complete guide to putting together an attention-grabbing fashion portfolio. It follows the entire design process, covering research, quick sketches, silhouettes, mood boards, garment details, textiles, fabric manipulation, and draping experimentation. In addition to samples from professional sketchbooks, established fashion and accessories designers offer their personal insights...

Mod New York traces the fashion arc of the 1960s and 1970s, a tumultuous and innovative era that continues to inspire how we dress today. During this period, demure silhouettes and pastels favored by First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy exploded into bold prints and tie-dyed psychedelic chaos and ultimately resolved into a personal style dubbed by Vogue the New Nonchalance. Accompanying a major exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York, this book...

Inspired to design and sew her own wardrobe, Zoey embarks on a creative summer with Kate and Priti and starts a blog that earns the admiration and enmity of her peers until her principal asks her to design a dress for a school fundraiser.