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Fashion Design Books

If you are interested in learning about Fashion Design, you’ll probably want to pick up a book or two covering various fashion design techniques.

Fashion design is the process of designing fashion – or ‘apparel’ in the US – and can be a great skill to learn more about when you are learning to make clothes for yourself or others.

I did cover fashion design principles but for more in-depth information the various books here will be a great help!

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Fashion Design Books

The books in this section not only cover the process of fashion design, but also the aspects you need to consider when starting a fashion design business or creating a portfolio for future employment opportunities in the fashion industry.

Fundamentals Of Fashion Design

The Fundamentals Of Fashion Design

With interviews from both high street and RTW brand designers, this book also covers the process of fashion design – a great read for anyone new to the process of fashion design!

Zero Waste Fashion Design

Zero Waste Fashion Design - Fashion Design Books

This has been on my bookshelf since the day it was published. One of my favourite books on zero waste fashion design, I believe it should be essential reading for every fashion design student!

How To Start A Home-Based Fashion Design Business 

How To Start A Home Based Fashion Design Business - Fashion Design Books

If you have ever thought about sewing and selling your products, or creating a small fashion studio at home and selling designs online, you need to read this book first.

Fashion Portfolio: design + Presentation

Fashion Portfolio Design And Presentation - Fashion Design Books

If you plan to work in the fashion industry, you’ll need a fashion portfolio. While this great book won’t teach you how to put together a fashion portfolio, it is full of inspiration for you to draw upon when putting together your own.

Fashion Illustration Books

Part of the fashion design process is illustrating your fashion designs – whether as small one-off designs or a fashion collection.

Not every designer is good at illustration. I’m quite rubbish myself! But it is a skill that can be developed with practice, and the fashion illustration books here have helped me!

Pro Fashion Sketchpad

Pro Fashion Sketchpad - Fashion Illustration Book

If you – or someone you know – is in need of a sketchbook that will help them speed up the fashion design and illustration process, this is it!

Figure Drawing For Fashion Design

Figure Drawing For Fashion Design - Fashion Illustration Books

This is the book I has at uni which really helped me learn to draw the fashion figure for my fashion design course. The cover is the version I have, but I’ve linked to a newer, updated version of the book.

Fashion Illustration: Inspiration And Technique

Fashion Illustration: Inspiration And Technique - Fashion Illustration Books

Not only will this book teach you some fashion illustration techniques, but it will inspire you to be creative with your own fashion illustrations. 

Fashion Drawing

Fashion Drawing: Illustration Techniques For Fashion Designers - Fashion Illustration Books

Learn how to draw the fashion figure – men, women and children! – as well as illustrating your designs and creating flat technical drawings too. 

Fashion Illustration & Design

Fashion Illustration And Design - Fashion Design Books

While this book won’t help you to draw the fashion figure, it odes do a great job of teaching you how to illustrate fashion and the different fabric types using various media.

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lorraine

Friday 26th of August 2022

i love fashion design and love to learn more.

Eve Tokens

Friday 26th of August 2022

Great to hear Lorraine, it's one of my passions too!