The Book

Portfolio Presentation for Fashion Designers, Fourth Edition, is still your best guide to showing your designs, skill sets, and creativity, to get you that job. In new images throughout, the book shows examples of croquis books, spec and flat drawings, and visual research presentations from both fashion professionals and students. From concept through finished product, Portfolio Presentation for Fashion Designers is an indispensable tool to help you prepare your career for the next chapter.

New to this edition
· Helpful Hints at the end of each chapter help you to make critical decisions
· Expanded Glossary now features knitwear terms
· Introduces how to develop a successful fashion portfolio
· Expanded discussion and examples of visual research presentation layouts

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
1 The Portfolio: A Statement of Style
2 The Design Sketch: A History of Style
3 Defining the Customer
4 Organization and Contents
5 The Design Journal: Exploration and Process
6 Presentation Concepts
7 Flats and Specs
8 Presentations and Beyond
9 Menswear Presentations
10 Children’s Wear Presentations
11 Fashion Accessories Presentations
12 Résumé and Cover Letter
13 Internship or First Job: Building Your Career
14 Transition: Student to Professional Designer
Glossary
Appendix A
Appendix B
Index

About The Authors

Linda Tain is a Professor at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), USA, where she has taught fashion art, design, and history of clothing for over 30 years.