num_pages: 192
description: The Fashion Designer's Resource Book is a fashion resource and lifestyle book that provides a comprehensive overview of the fashion industry as a business combined with an insider's understanding of the creative process and the lifestyle of a fashion entrepreneur.The author award-winning designer Samata Pattinson  explains how to take steps towards a fulfilling career - achieving creative business and emotional balance - in this competitive and complex industry. The range of pertinent topics covered include working in the industry as a fashion designer business planning selling your brand networking and using social media emotional wellbeing and environmentally and socially responsible fashion. The book also contains insights from a range of key industry Harold Tillman CBE Chairman of the British Fashion Council; Sarah Curran Founder of my-wardrobe.com; Nigel Barker from TV show America's Next Top Model ; Helen Jennings Editor of ARISE magazine and Suzy Amis Cameron Founder of Red Carpet Green Dress .Emerging designers should read this book to get ahead; it also offers advice for anyone interested in exploring the industry from first year fashion students looking to secure work experience to the talented seamstress working to establish a reputation.
language: English
title: Fashion Designer's Resource Book: Fashioning Your Life
publisher: A&C Black Visual Arts