num_pages: 208
description: Since the first edition was published in 1980 Metric Pattern Cutting for Menswear has become established as the standard work on this subject and has proved invaluable as both a textbook for students and a reference source for the practising designer.In this fifth edition the chapter on computer aided design now has full colour illustrations and reflects the growing importance of CAD to the industry and as a part of fashion and design courses. The rest of the book has been updated where necessary: in particular new blocks for tailored shirts new details on how to adapt mens blocks for womens wear and a revision of sizing and labelling information. Colour is now used to differentiate the main groups of patterns and with its tried and tested layout with clear text and diagrams Metric Pattern Cutting for Menswear is an essential purchase for students of fashion and design.
language: English
title: Metric Pattern Cutting for Menswear
publisher: Wiley-Blackwell