6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
An excellent resource, May 1 2006
By Avique - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Fundamentals of Men's Fashion Design: A Guide to Casual Clothes (Paperback)
I flipped through a couple different editions of this book recently and I must get one for myself. I have books that focus on men's suits and tailoring, but this one addresses sportswear and casual wear, as well as some ethnic styles, like African and Middle Eastern. It focuses more on the design angle than construction, which is desparately needed since commercial pattern companies only carry about 5 different patterns in the men's wear category. At the moment there are more men's costume patterns, but when was the last time you saw Henry the VIII or the Music Man walking down the street?
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Great book for some people, May 30 2008
By Annexia - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Fundamentals of Men's Fashion Design: A Guide to Casual Clothes (Paperback)
As a novice sewer I bought this book desparate to get any info about men's casual clothes. There is just not enough info available for this. I assumed that my engineering education could help me work through most any book, but I was wrong.
Unfortunately for me, this book seems to be targeted at those folks with a more advanced understanding of garment construction than I have. If you have experience constructing, altering, or at least understand basic design methods then this book will earn the high price. If your a novice, don't buy this unless you have knowlegable teacher or mentor to help you take full advantage of the technical design methods it demonstrates.
Hope this helps you!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
It's a great guide!, Jan 20 2010
By Nicole Franklin - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Fundamentals of Men's Fashion Design: A Guide to Casual Clothes (Paperback)
It gives you a run down of all of the patternmaking basics for menswear. The title is a little misleading, though.