Dress Pattern Designing (Classic Edition) : The Basic Principles of Cut and Fit

Bray, Natalie

ISBN 10: 063206501X / ISBN 13: 9780632065011

Published by Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John, 2003

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Synopsis:

The techniques Natalie Bray pioneered and perfected revolutionised dress pattern designing, assisting the rise of the modern fashion industry. Her teaching has had a profound influence on design, production and education and her works are classics: fashions change but the principles of designing patterns in the flat do not.

This book - the most popular of Natalie Bray's three works - covers the basic course and includes measurement and block patterns, circular patterns, simple pattern designing, yokes, dart manipulation, sleeves, collars and necklines, skirts, and the one-piece dress foundation.

About the Author: Natalie Bray trained in Paris while connected with a Court dressmaking business in London. The techniques she pioneered and perfected revolutionised dress pattern designing. Her teaching has had a profound influence on design, production and education.

Ann Haggar, who wrote the Fashion Supplement, has many years’ experience both in industry and in education, and combines her writing with teaching at St Martin’s School of Art and with couture.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Dress Pattern Designing (Classic Edition) : ...
Publisher: Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
Publication Date: 2003
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Edition: 5th or later Edition