中文简介：

成为一名成功的时装设计师需要了解各种核心原则。这个基础课程是学生、服装师和任何对时尚创意方面感兴趣的人的理想介绍。循序渐进的教程、实践练习和对行业专业人士的采访，教你如何创造你自己独特的时装设计系列。

世界各地的设计学校现在都在强调设计思维和概念化，而不仅仅是单纯的技能培养。这个全面更新的版本包含了几十张新图片，为学生提供了更多样化的时尚创作方法，包括数字设计迭代和最终项目、面料设计开发、服装模型上的3D“草图”、纸质拼贴设计技术等等。

本书最后为任何考虑从事时尚职业的人提供了实用建议，提供了关于建立作品集、准备面试和继续走职业化道路的想法。

英文简介：

Becoming a successful fashion designer involves understanding a wide variety of core principles. This foundation course is an ideal introduction for students, dressmakers and anyone interested in the creative side of fashion. Step-by-step tutorials, practical exercises and inspirational interviews with industry professionals teach you how to create your own unique fashion design collections.

Design schools around the world are now emphasising design thinking and conceptualisation more than just mere skill building. Packed with scores of new images, this new and fully updated edition provides students with more diverse methods of creating fashion, including digital design iteration and final projects, fabric design development, 3D 'sketching' on the dress form, paper collage design techniques and much more.

This book concludes with practical advice for anyone considering a career in fashion, offering ideas on building a portfolio, preparing for interviews and continuing on a path to a professional career.