Career Spotlight: Fashion Designer
June 5, 2010 by Sarah Ward
Filed under Art & Design
What does a Fashion Designer Do? Fashion Design by Design Student Gabriela Hernandez Fashion designers are responsible for the design and creation of clothing and apparel. This includes creating the concept of the clothing on paper, creating a pattern, cutting patterns, constructing clothing, and adjusting designs. They select the colors, fabrics, and textures that would [...]
Color Hunting in Amazon Inspiration for Fashion Collection
May 17, 2010 by Sarah Ward
Filed under Art & Design
Fashion experts say that all color is present somewhere in nature. Japanese clothing designer Issey Miyake took that to heart while designing his Spring 2009 collection. He sent his creative direct, Dai Fujiwara, on an expedition to the Amazon rainforest to capture the exact color palette of the jungle to be used in his next [...]
Project Runway Winner’s Design Scores Marie Claire Cover
March 31, 2010 by Sarah Ward
Filed under Celebrity, Fashion Design
If you’ve seen April’s Marie Claire magazine cover, you’ve beheld Heidi Klum modeling the winning design of Project Runway contestant Anthony Williams. Called the biggest payoff in Project Runway history, the designers were given the challenge to design a cover-worthy look, on a $150 budget, in a color other than black, that emphasized the upper [...]