Couture designers use only the finest sewing techniques when making up garments in their workrooms. Nowadays the same techniques are available to anyone who is a keen dressmaker and who wants to create the elegance, detail and polish of couture clothes. This book is a source of many of the techniques used by the world's most famous designers, including Yves St. Laurent, Christian Dior, Chanel, Givenchy and Balenciago. Containing a wealth of information and detailed techniques for hand stitching, shaping a perfect fit, finishing edges flawlessly, making beautiful fastenings, tailoring and finishing jackets and designing stunning eveningwear, the book covers each aspect with easy-to-follow drawings and finished results demonstrated.
- ISBN10 0942391888
- ISBN13 9780942391886
- Publish Date 1 April 1994
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 18 January 2010
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Taunton Press Inc
- Format Paperback
- Pages 224
- Language English