Fashion Design: The Complete Guide

John Hopkins is a principal teaching fellow of fashion design within the Winchester School of Art at the University of Southampton, UK. He has previously worked as a fashion designer for prestigious British luxury brands such as Jaeger and Burberry.

• Introduction1. Fashion in contextUnderstanding fashionFashion as changeGender and the bodyFashion Histories Orientalism Fashion and modernityPost-modern fashionSupply chain and sustainability Fashion capitalsFashion IdentitiesFashion as communication Q&A Samson SoboyeDiscussion questions, Activities, Further reading2. Visual language of fashionUnderstanding the fashion FigureDrawing media for fashionTechnical DrawingsCAD for fashionFashion IllustrationQ&A Jessica BirdDiscussion questions, activities, further reading3. Colour and FabricsColour in context Colour theoryColour palettesFashion and material culture FibresFashion fabricsDesigning for fabricsSustainable futures Q&A Andrew Bell Discussion questions, Activities, Further reading4. Research and designResearch for fashion designCreativity and fashion design Object and image analysis in fashion designResearch processSources of research and inspiration Working with sketchbooks Q&A Aurelie FontanDiscussion questions, Activities, Further reading5. Concept to Prototype The fashion studioSizing and measurementsPattern makingDrapingSewingThe toileFittings and finishesThe prototype sampleQ&A Maggie NorrisDiscussion questions, activities, further reading6. Portfolio and professional practiceProfessional contextsFashion design and technologyFashion design portfolioPersonal promotionJob roles and career pathsFashion design futuresQ&A Stefan Siegel, Not Just A LabelDiscussion questions, Activities, Further readingConclusionAppendixIndexAcknowledgementsCredits