How to Become a Fashion Designer

VIDEOS AND PLAYLISTS:
Book Reviews playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwQq1-SdsNvbVw6P5ZTq…

DESIGN:
Fashion Design Process: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwQq1-SdsNvYcdi6lQA8…;
Watch Me Design a Fashion Collection: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwQq1-SdsNvajef8J85x…

Books:
Fashion by Design by Janice Greenberg Ellinwood
Fashion Design Course by Steven Faerm
Knitwear Design by Carol Brown

COLOR THEORY:
Color Lessons: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwQq1-SdsNvZGNduYalV…

Book:
Designing with Color by Chris Dorosz & JR Watson

FABRIC:
Fabrics: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwQq1-SdsNvY548atNt3…

Books:
Fabric for Fashion & Fabric for Fashion: The Swatchbook by Clive Hallett & Amanda Johnston
The Fashion Designer’s Textile Directory by Gail Baugh

SUSTAINABILITY:
Sustainable Fashion: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwQq1-SdsNvYGTzJe-x6…

Books:
Sustainable Fashion and Textiles by Kate Fletcher
Zero Waste Fashion Design by Timo Rissanen & Holly McQuillan

Podcasts:
American Fashion Podcast: americanfashionpodcast.com/

FIGURE DRAWING:
Do Designers Need to Learn How to Draw?: youtu.be/Lx3zScpmi_M
Female Fashion Figures: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwQq1-SdsNvYkupMPA_O…
Male Fashion Figures: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwQq1-SdsNvaWbMJKZ6q…
General Figure Drawing: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwQq1-SdsNvZ37mCKl8W…

Book:
The Human Figure: An Anatomy for Artists by David K. Rubins

CLOTHING AND DRAPE DRAWING:
Drawing Clothes on Bodies: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwQq1-SdsNvYIhswJqhD…

FASHION ILLUSTRATION:
Faces: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwQq1-SdsNvZpVe6gLTP…
Hair: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwQq1-SdsNvbOd3Kawxt…
General Illustration Basics: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwQq1-SdsNvbqcm7Y4z_…
Illustrating Specific Fabrics/Textures: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwQq1-SdsNva3Vnrnwzp…
Different Media and Materials: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwQq1-SdsNvZWU2Wr5KR…

TECHNICAL DESIGN:
Drawing Flats: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwQq1-SdsNvakEEsLmH8…
Elements of a Tech Pack: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwQq1-SdsNvYvqnyg1i1…

Books:
Complete Guide to Size Specification & Technical Design by Paula J. Myers-McDevitt
The Spec Manual by Michele Wesen Bryant & Diane DeMers

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR AND PHOTOSHOP:
On the Computer: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwQq1-SdsNvYpGdb0B5E…

Robin Schneider’s YouTube channel: youtube.com/c/RobinSchneider

GARMENT CONSTRUCTION:
Do Designers Need to Learn How to Sew?: youtu.be/0shF1HLEsBI
Combining 2D & 3D Elements to Design: youtu.be/zcHZU1xr7Mw
Garment Construction: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwQq1-SdsNvYY_b5Yrg9…

Books:
Patternmaking Made Easy by Connie Amaden-Crawford
Patternmaking for Fashion Design by Helen Joseph-Armstrong
Draping: Art and Craftsmanship in Fashion Design by Annette DuBurg and Rixt van der Tol

APPAREL MANUFACTURING AND BUSINESS PRACTICES:
The Business Side of Fashion: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwQq1-SdsNvZ8eeywZVO…
Why Are Clothes So Expensive: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwQq1-SdsNvZ5n81pohj…
Talking about the Fashion Industry: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwQq1-SdsNvbd_snRFg7…

Books:
The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Sewn Product Manufacturing by Kathleen Fasanella
The Vendor Compliance Handbook by David Secul
Podcasts:
The Glossy Podcast: glossy.co/podcasts/page/1

FASHION & COSTUME HISTORY:
Book:
The Worldwide History of Dress by Patricia Rieff Anawalt
Podcast:
Dressed: dressedpodcast.com/

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