Unlock your creative potential and design with confidence. Transform your fashion ideas into professional-ready skills with a structured guide trusted by students and fashion makers around the world.

Fashion Design Course: Principles, Practice, and Techniques (3rd Edition) blends artistic inspiration with clear, step-by-step instruction―empowering aspiring designers to build not just beautiful concepts, but real design capability.

This definitive fashion design guide walks you through the entire creative and technical process, from foundational principles to advanced techniques and professional readiness. Written by a respected fashion educator with experience at top design institutions, it teaches you to think like a designer.

What You'll Learn and Master:

Fashion Design Fundamentals Made Clear: Grasp key concepts like color theory, silhouette, textiles, and fabric behavior so your ideas are grounded in industry craft.
Creative Confidence Through Practice: Structured exercises and projects reinforce skills and spark innovation, helping you grow your design voice.
Technical Skills for Real Results: Learn pattern drafting, draping, garment construction, and fashion illustration techniques used in design studios.
Career-Ready Tools: Build a compelling portfolio, refine your professional presentation, and understand the realities of the fashion marketplace.
Industry Insight Integrated: Mood boards, trend research, and case studies provide context to keep your work relevant and inspired.

If you're ready to build your fashion design foundation, this book gives you the tools and clarity to take your work further.

About the Author

Steven Faerm is the former Director and current Assistant Professor and Curriculum Coordinator of Fashion Design at Parsons The New School for Design in New York City. He is also author of The Fashion Design Course, available in North America from B.E.S.

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