Aimed at fashion designers, Fabric for Fashion: The Complete Guide is
unique in explaining the behaviour, properties and sustainability
impacts of a wide range of natural and man-made fabrics. Design is
determined by how fabrics work, move, feel and look. Increasingly and
out of necessity, design is also led by how fabric choices affect our
planet and its inhabitants. The most successful fashion designers are
those who truly understand their materials, who match design skill with
technical knowledge. This book offers guidance by providing a mix of
practical information, including industry vocabulary, and a wealth of
stunning visual examples showing how designers, both past and present,
have worked with textiles. Highlights of this new edition include
additional chapters on:
- Sustainable fabrics and fashion
- Smart fabrics
- Product development
- Biosynthetic fibres
"This second edition of Fabric for Fashion offers refreshed information
on sustainability and smart fabrics. Rather than tacking on a chapter to
address these concerns, Hallett and Johnston address these topics
appears in every chapter and subchapter, on subjects like fabrics'
environmental impacts, for example, as well as notes on eco-friendly
fabrics, how "smart" fabric translates into functional designs, the
recyclability of individual fabrics, and more... A must for anyone who
cares about the fate of fabrics and the goods they become, as well as
the fate of our planet." - Booklist
