Design Your Fashion Portfolio

Design Your Fashion Portfolio

by StevenFaerm (Author)

Synopsis

It's now harder than ever to break into the exclusive fashion industry but this is the guide to tell you how to do it. Discover how to develop a first-rate portfolio, and learn everything you need to know to become a professional designer and entrepreneur. Learn how to showcase your talent and make your portfolio stand out in the crowd. Master the art of selling yourself and your work at job interviews, while pitching for freelance work, and promoting your own business. Design Your Fashion Portfolio provides clear advice and instruction on how to present your work based around key fashion genres including lingerie, athletic wear, designer and evening wear and discover how layouts, art direction, and merchandising for each can vary. From developing your graduate thesis, to building your first collection, perfecting your portfolio to interview techniques and career options to establish yourself as a professional, this book is the key to launching your career in fashion.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 160
Publisher: A & C Black Publishers Ltd
Published: 15 Jan 2011

ISBN 10: 1408146495
ISBN 13: 9781408146491
Book Overview: Everything you need to know to sell your vision as a fashion designer.

Author Bio
Steven Faerm is the BFA Director of Fashion Design at Parsons: The New School for Design in New York City. An alumnus of Parsons (1994) he was nominated for the prestigious Designer of the Year Award during his final year. Following graduation he went on to work for such designers as Donna Karan and Marc Jacobs. He has been an active faculty member at Parsons since 1998 and won the University Teaching Excellence Award in 2008. He is the author of the Fashion Design Course and in Fall 2010 launched an academic journal that examines global fashion education practices.