Fashion Merchandising: Fashion Books and Articles

Internationally known sewing expert Claire B. Shaeffer reveals the sewing secrets of fashion design legends like Geoffrey Beene, Ralph Lauren, Yves Saint Laurent, and Calvin Klein. Any sewer can create original designs using these fashion details.

"Little Black Dress celebrates the breadth and depth of this dress from its roots until today...this is a timeless book...so go get one for yourself and pick up an extra copy or two as a gift for any of your fashion friends!"

No matter how talented you are as a designer, if you are going to run a successful fashion label you also need to know about business-from marketing and PR to manufacturing your collection, and where to find the money to finance it all.

This sourcebook on all aspects of sustainable fashion encompasses not only the environmental issues presented by a wasteful and fast-moving fashion cycle but also the social impact of the global fashion industry, which employs up to forty million people worldwide in manufacturing and agriculture.

Cline argues that this rapid cycle of fashion consumption isn't just erasing a sense of style and causing massive harm to the environment and human rights--it's also bad for people's souls. Cline documents her own transformation from fast-fashion addict to conscientious shopper.