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Fashion Design Workshop: Remix

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Great inspiring ideas for fashion design, customisation, style hacking and more.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for letting me read an advance copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

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This title really didn't meet with what I expected though in truth it is not a bad book. I think the author had greater expectations of the reader. I don't think it was as useful as it could have been.

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My kiddo loved this Fashion Design Workshop book. It had wonderful illustrations. As a parent, it was brilliant to see all sizes, shapes and colors of beautiful women included. The steps of learning to draw people were easy to follow and well explained. My kiddo's drawings got better and better following along in this book.

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I have lost the copy of this book so I am really sorry I won't be able to give feedback on this book. I wanted to read this book but the copy got deleted from my phone. Really sorry.

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A book not only for designers, but also for artists
"Fashion Design Workshop: Remix. A modern, inclusive, and diverse approach to fashion illustration for up-and-coming designers" was created by Stephanie Corfee and published by Quarto Publishing Group – Walter Foster. The book contains six chapters: 1) Getting Started, 2) Express Yourself, 3) Iconic Design: Step-by-Step Projects, 4) Everyday Fashion: Step-by-Step Projects, 5) Special Occasions: Step-by-Step Projects, and 6) Design a Line. Corfee states that "Fashion is for everyone - and it's definitely not a one-size-fits-all game" (p. 16). She shows this with the designs she presents for various body types. They are not only for "stick-thin-runway models", but also "normal-shaped humans". She also included a section about "adaptive apparel" for people with disabilities (p. 18) which I highly appreciated. The "Tips" and "Helpful Tips", e.g. about figure building are a great help to the designers as well as the various templates that can used as a basis for the design work.
"Fashion Design Workshop: Remix" is a valuable book for fashion designer for whom I highly recommend this book, but I also recommend it as much for artists who like to draw or paint humans. They can also get a lot of inspiration for their art from this book. For both groups the step-by-step projects can be of great help.
The complimentary copy of this book was provided by the publisher through NetGalley free of charge. I was under no obligation to offer a positive review. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
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A very informative book on how to both draw the human body in order to display fashion, and how to infuse it with the character of the fashion design.
The book explains the various mediums and well as how to add colour, pattern and style in the drawing.
A fun book for someone starting out or has an interest in fashion design

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This is a great book to learn to draw people, fashion and how to design items too. Moving with more body positive times, we get tips to help draw figures in wheelchairs or with crutches as well as able bodied people too of a range of sizes true to life.

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Fashion Design Workshop: Remix is an accessible tutorial and style guide for aspiring designers. Due out 7th July 2020 from Quarto on their Walter Foster imprint, it's 128 pages and will be available in paperback and ebook formats.

This is a fun and well made tutorial guide for fashion and accessory sketching. The aesthetic is body-positive, and inclusive with a wide variety of body types illustrated, including a broad range of skin tones, shapes, (even

An introduction covers tools and materials, basic figure drawing, using manual and digital drawing tools, adaptive apparel (their examples include wheelchair and crutches), tips on keeping a sketchbook and several other topics. The following chapters provide instruction on developing a style, fashion icons for inspiration, high fashion design, casualwear design, and evening & formal-wear. The book also includes useful reusable templates for time-saving sketch use.

Especially with the current necessity of staying home as much as possible and social distancing, this would make a superlative choice for at-home creativity and boredom busting for younger readers as well.

Five stars. I loved the upbeat and positive message of inclusivity. Well done!

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.

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I already ordered this book for my big daughter.
She likes to draw and create clothes and do some drawings.

This might give her some new ideas and help her develop a sense for colours and textures.

I might sneak a peak, cause I also like to try it .
So it is a win win 😊

Thanks for letting me read this book.

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This is a great start book for any young person who has an interest in fashion design, especially perfect for middle school kids. Great ideas and concepts, plus I loved the fashion for everyone movement!

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This instruction book contains information on art tools, basic figure drawing, and many other topics, including drawing fashion for plus size bodies and adaptive fashion for those with physical disabilities. The book includes questions for aspiring fashion designers to consider while finding their particular style, as well as step by step projects. These projects teach artists to draw the human figure and add clothes and styling to it. Stephanie Corfee, the author, is a favorite of mine when it comes to learning to draw and illustrated. I would strongly recommend this book for anyone who wants to work on improving their drawing skills or fashion design.

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_The e-arc of this book was provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange of an honest review on my request._

This book was simply beautiful. The illustrations were so pretty and had descriptions. The illustrations were body positive with representations. There was a template of a person on a wheelchair, another with crutches, it was a really nice feeling seeing such an inclusive book.

I recommend it to everyone who's interested in fashion, it will be really helpful for you.

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This is a fun how-to guide for drawing fashion design renderings aimed at a middle-grade or high school reader. Refreshingly, the models depicted are a range of body types and ethnicities, which gives young fashion enthusiasts with images of representation. I remember growing up with Fashion Plates in which all the bodies were slim bodies and all the facial features stereotypically Caucasian, and this book is such a welcome change. Recommended for someone with an interest in fashion design and a knack for drawing.

I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

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Whether you are a budding fashion designer or illustrator, a fashionista, or just have a fondness for art then Fashion Design Workshop: Remix is for you. Its inclusivity is wonderful to see and inspiring to artists young and old. The breezy narrative lends to the charm. Stephanie Corfee has a new fan and she has already inspired me to try a doodle or two.

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I thought this was a really well illustrated book on how to create fashion drawings via different media. Very descriptive and lots of steps by steps instruction on how to draw along with brilliant tips. Highly recommend.

Thank you NetGalley for my complimentary copy in return for my honest review.

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This is a great book that introduces the reader to the world of fashion design. There are excellent illustrations and plenty of information to use as a reference. I was very impressed with the quality of information put in terms that are not limited to just a school course. Would be great for an older child who is interested in fashion design as well.

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This is a great book to learn to draw people, fashion and how to design items too. Moving with more body positive times, we get tips to help draw figures in wheelchairs or with crutches as well as able bodied people too of a range of sizes true to life.



There's tips and a quiz to help find your style, multiple ways to colour/create your illustrations such as mettallics, white pen on black card, watercolours etc and how to adapt outfits to be smart/casual or suitable for certain events with figure templates to help you get started and help/tips on how to create a fashion collection of your own to draw and inspire you using an item or colour palette etc.



This is the best book I've ever read about art, design and drawing by far if you want a career in fashion this would be a great basis to start from!



Many thanks to the publishers for allowing me to review this book for them!

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