Fashion Design Workshop: Remix: A modern, inclusive, and diverse approach to fashion illustration for up-and-coming designers

by Stephanie Corfee

Fashion Design Workshop: Remix offers a contemporary approach to fashion design illustration for aspiring artists and designers. Encouraging freedom of expression, empowerment, strength, diversity, and a modern take on individual style, Remix focuses on the diverse array of fashion for our changing times, including designing fashions for all body types and genders.

From finding design inspiration and mastering a personal illustrative style to designing entire wardrobes and combining pieces to create dozens of fresh looks, Fashion Design Workshop: Remix includes a variety of traditional and whimsical styles and ideas for maximum creativity, as well as living up to one’s truest potential. Whether it's creating Instagram-worthy Red Carpet gowns, carefree Boho Music Festival ensembles, or fashions inspired by iconic men and women, Remix has a little something for every enthusiastic fashion designer.

Also included are instructions and ideas for creating accessories, jewelry, and hair designs to complement each fashion genre. A fashion icon section featuring such notables as Frida Kahlo, Audrey Hepburn, Jay-Z, and Meghan Markle gives an overview of how fashion moves and evolves, while providing tips and techniques for staying on top of trends and embracing (and rocking!) a uniquely personal style.

Step-by-step projects demonstrate how easy it is to develop eye-catching fashions quickly and easily, while helpful art tips are included throughout. Includes fashion templates that can be copied and used again and again.

Genres: Fashion Design, Drawing, Art, Nonfiction, Fashion

128 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2011

Reviews

[Mechthild · Rating 5 out of 5]

A book not only for designers, but also for artists
"Fashion Design Workshop: Remix. A modern, inclusive, and diverse approach to fashion illustration for up-and-coming designers" was created by Stephanie Corfee and published by Quarto Publishing Group – Walter Foster. The book contains six chapters: 1) Getting Started, 2) Express Yourself, 3) Iconic Design: Step-by-Step Projects, 4) Everyday Fashion: Step-by-Step Projects, 5) Special Occasions: Step-by-Step Projects, and 6) Design a Line. Corfee states that "Fashion is for everyone - and it's definitely not a one-size-fits-all game" (p. 16). She shows this with the designs she presents for various body types. They are not only for "stick-thin-runway models", but also "normal-shaped humans". She also included a section about "adaptive apparel" for people with disabilities (p. 18) which I highly appreciated. The "Tips" and "Helpful Tips", e.g. about figure building are a great help to the designers as well as the various templates that can used as a basis for the design work.
"Fashion Design Workshop: Remix" is a valuable book for fashion designer for whom I highly recommend this book, but I also recommend it as much for artists who like to draw or paint humans. They can also get a lot of inspiration for their art from this book. For both groups the step-by-step projects can be of great help.
The complimentary copy of this book was provided by the publisher through NetGalley free of charge. I was under no obligation to offer a positive review. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
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[Leyla Johnson · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very informative book on how to both draw the human body in order to display fashion, and how to infuse it with the character of the fashion design.
The book explains the various mediums and well as how to add colour, pattern and style in the drawing.
A fun book for someone starting out or has an interest in fashion design

[Annie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Originally published on my blog: Nonstop Reader.

Fashion Design Workshop: Remix is an accessible tutorial and style guide for aspiring designers. Due out 7th July 2020 from Quarto on their Walter Foster imprint, it's 128 pages and will be available in paperback and ebook formats.

This is a fun and well made tutorial guide for fashion and accessory sketching. The aesthetic is body-positive, and inclusive with a wide variety of body types illustrated, including a broad range of skin tones, shapes, (even

An introduction covers tools and materials, basic figure drawing, using manual and digital drawing tools, adaptive apparel (their examples include wheelchair and crutches), tips on keeping a sketchbook and several other topics. The following chapters provide instruction on developing a style, fashion icons for inspiration, high fashion design, casualwear design, and evening & formal-wear. The book also includes useful reusable templates for time-saving sketch use.

Especially with the current necessity of staying home as much as possible and social distancing, this would make a superlative choice for at-home creativity and boredom busting for younger readers as well.

Five stars. I loved the upbeat and positive message of inclusivity. Well done!

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.

[Eve beinguniquebeingme · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book to learn to draw people, fashion and how to design items too. Moving with more body positive times, we get tips to help draw figures in wheelchairs or with crutches as well as able bodied people too of a range of sizes true to life.



There's tips and a quiz to help find your style, multiple ways to colour/create your illustrations such as mettallics, white pen on black card, watercolours etc and how to adapt outfits to be smart/casual or suitable for certain events with figure templates to help you get started and help/tips on how to create a fashion collection of your own to draw and inspire you using an item or colour palette etc.



This is the best book I've ever read about art, design and drawing by far if you want a career in fashion this would be a great basis to start from!



Many thanks to the publishers for allowing me to review this book for them!

[Rachel Pollock · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a fun how-to guide for drawing fashion design renderings aimed at a middle-grade or high school reader. Refreshingly, the models depicted are a range of body types and ethnicities, which gives young fashion enthusiasts with images of representation. I remember growing up with Fashion Plates in which all the bodies were slim bodies and all the facial features stereotypically Caucasian, and this book is such a welcome change. Recommended for someone with an interest in fashion design and a knack for drawing.

I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

[Manya · Rating 4 out of 5]

_The e-arc of this book was provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange of an honest review on my request._

This book was simply beautiful. The illustrations were so pretty and had descriptions. The illustrations were body positive with representations. There was a template of a person on a wheelchair, another with crutches, it was a really nice feeling seeing such an inclusive book.

I recommend it to everyone who's interested in fashion, it will be really helpful for you.

[Kimberly · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book that introduces the reader to the world of fashion design. There are excellent illustrations and plenty of information to use as a reference. I was very impressed with the quality of information put in terms that are not limited to just a school course. Would be great for an older child who is interested in fashion design as well.

[Susie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thought this was a really well illustrated book on how to create fashion drawings via different media. Very descriptive and lots of steps by steps instruction on how to draw along with brilliant tips. Highly recommend.

Thank you NetGalley for my complimentary copy in return for my honest review.

[The Suburban Eclectic · Rating 5 out of 5]

Whether you are a budding fashion designer or illustrator, a fashionista, or just have a fondness for art then Fashion Design Workshop: Remix is for you. Its inclusivity is wonderful to see and inspiring to artists young and old. The breezy narrative lends to the charm. Stephanie Corfee has a new fan and she has already inspired me to try a doodle or two.

[Nicoletta LaSirenissima · Rating 5 out of 5]

I already ordered this book for my big daughter.
She likes to draw and create clothes and do some drawings.

This might give her some new ideas and help her develop a sense for colours and textures.

I might sneak a peak, cause I also like to try it .
So it is a win win 😊

Thanks for letting me read this book.

[Booklover · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very helpful for those just learning how to draw figures and fashion design.

[Gina Mcandrew · Rating 5 out of 5]

My daughter has this book: excellent, excellent, excellent!!!! Great illustrations and advice on how to design a fashion wardrobe!

[Quan Byrd · Rating 5 out of 5]

learned how to draw different styles of fashion

[Andrea Oregon · Rating 5 out of 5]

So much helpfull to anyone wo wishes to learn about fashion design