"Extra case studies."--Disc surface

Includes bibliographical references (page 184) and index

The different markets for womenswear : Five fashion markets ; Niche markets -- Fashion in time : Fashion seasons ; The design-to-retail cycle ; Trends in fashion ; Trend forecasting ; Finalizing your personal brief -- Creative research : Finding inspiration ; Your sketchbook ; Potential sources of inspiration and influence ; Finding material ; Manipulating material ; Choosing your influences and assembling your theme board -- Development and sampling : Your strategy for development and sampling ; Elements of garment design and construction techniques ; Development techniques ; Creative practices ; Explaining how your collection will work: concept and boards -- Garment design and line planning : Good fashion design ; Garments: the building blocks of a fashion collection ; Line planning in the industry ; Line planning your final collection ; Garment design ; Cut, make, and trim (CMT) -- Styling and presentation : Presentation of fashion ; Presentation of final collection ; Fashion styling ; Styling your final collection ; Presentation for submission ; Making the most of the end-of-year show ; Exercises in professional styling -- Diffusing your final collection : Why do commercial designers have secondary lines? ; Extending your final collection ; Practical advice -- Case studies -- Glossary