Fashion School in a Book: Design & Illustration for the Beginner and the Brand

Learn the secrets to becoming a successful fashion designer in one stylish and accessible course!

Fashion design is a glamorous and imaginative endeavor that creates wearable art for defining self-expression. But the fashion industry involves so much more than simply envisioning and crafting garments and accessories. Students of fashion know that working in the field also requires knowledge of textiles, fashion illustration, branding, merchandising, and how to create a portfolio. Fashion School in a Book offers these lessons and more—in this book, author and fashion design instructor Zoë Hong teaches all the practical knowledge you need to be a successful designer in the world of fashion

Fashion School in a Book is a course designed to outline the workflow for creating a fashion collection. You’ll learn how to develop a cohesive (environmentally sustainable!) collection based on shapes, silhouettes, colors, patterns, and fabrics, and you’ll create a portfolio along the way by completing the book’s exercises. Whether you’re a fashion student; a hobbyist designer looking to learn about the fashion industry; or an aspiring designer or fashion illustrator, Fashion School in a Book lays out the path to New York, Paris, or Milan!

Zoë Hong, a former fashion university instructor, is a popular teacher on YouTube with a practical approach to learning the business and artistry of fashion. Her teachings both inspire students creatively and prepare them for professional work in the field. Design your collection, present your portfolio, define and market your brand, and better understand the fashion workflow with Fashion School in a Book!

TABLE OF CONTENTS

00: Introduction

01: Fashion Design Process Overview

02: Brand Direction

03: Collection Direction

04: Color

05: Print Development and Surface Design

06: Fabric

07: Shapes and Silhouettes

08: 3D Development

09: Merchandising

10: Where do we go from here: Brands

11: Where do we go from here: Portfolio Makers