Fashion Patternmaking Techniques - Haute Couture [vol. 2]: Creative Darts, Draping, Frills and Flounces, Collars, Necklines and Sleeves, Trousers and, Paperback/Antonio Donnanno

High fashion unquestionably goes hand-in-hand with sartorial and stylistic perfection. A driving force behind the entire fashion and garment industry, it represents the search for new solutions concerning fabrics, style or patterns. In this context, the patternmaker is an essential figure who makes the stylist's ideas a reality. In our richly illustrated new volume from the Fashion Patternmaking series, the prolific author Antonio Donnanno, the director of a network of fashion schools and a patternmaking teacher who comes from a long line of tailors, describes the methods and techniques used in high-fashion patternmaking in a detailed, understandable and step-by-step way. About the Author Antonio Donnanno began in his career in his family's tailoring business. After majoring in history and philosophy, he focused on the teaching of costume history and patternmaking techniques. In 1982, he founded the renowned Euromode School Italia in Bergamo, which soon expanded with new international branches. He is director of the school and continues to teach there. Antonio Donnanno has written dozens of books about fashion and has his own consulting firm, which focuses on patternmaking.