Fashion Design

Confessions of a Fashion Designer – LZ 994 The formal dresses by DeBora Rachelle Designs have been worn at award events and formal balls worldwide. Learn how to become a successful fashion designer with behind-the-scenes fitting sessions with customers. Witness how Ms. Rachelle designs over 100 dresses per season with matching accessories. 2007 ed. 12 min DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$100

Field Trip: Marc Schneider Jewelry Design – CE 962 Marc Schneider, jewelry designer, takes you on a tour of his facilities, walks you through the steps of designing and making a ring, as well as how to market to clients. With national and international awards, his work is on permanent display at the world renowned Smithsonian Institute. Explains the steps to make jewelry, factors to consider when coordinating accessories, along with what it takes to grow your own business and be a successful entrepreneur. 2007 ed. 25 min. DVD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$120

Belle & Bunty Fashions: Attracting Investment Through Brand Image – FH 1034 Alice Shreeve and Hannah Coniam are the founders/designers for Belle & Bunty, London. Their trendy garments can be found in upscale boutiques and in the pages of Vogue, Glamour, and Elle—but they have yet to turn enough profit to expand their business or even pay themselves. Mentor John Boyle advises the duo to build their brand image to help them secure investment that will enable them to take their company to the next level. Through perseverance, Belle & Bunty gains good press with a celebrity endorsement and secures a potential licensing deal with Debenhams Department Store Chain. 2006 ed. 24 min. DVD . . .  . . . .$110

Visual Design Basics – LS 1003 Teaches the fundamentals of visual design in seven sections: lines, shapes, angles, and curves, rhythm, proportion and scale, balance, groups, and colors. Learn that horizontal, vertical and diagonal lines each send differing emotional messages. What does a square mean? What is the message of a rectangle? Does a square room “feel” different than a rectangular room? What are the “feeling” differences between an angle and a curve? Viewers know they like rhythm in music, but what about visual rhythm? See how proportion, balance, and scale are part of any visual design from public monuments to dining rooms. 2006 ed CDROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$90

Design I: The Elements – LZ 965A Anytime you create something, a sketch or a skyscraper, you are designing. Explore the ELEMENTS of design – color, line, shape, form, patterns and texture – in the usual design disciplines: interiors, clothing, landscape, and architecture, as well as more unusual venues. 2006 ed. 23 min. DVD. ..$100

Eye for Design – LS 961 Goes beyond mere “decorating” or “picking a wardrobe” and into the basics of perception, beauty, and the ecology of environments. Learn how to create visual rhythm, use patterns and repeating motifs in a design, create designs that provide focal points, the message of angles and curves and how to balance the two, how basic shapes (squares, circles, triangles) send differing emotional messages, how to achieve visual balance and the importance of scale, proportion, and the Golden Mean. 2006 ed. 21 min. DVD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $120

Barbie’s Midlife Crisis: Mighty Mattel Fights Back – FH 937 At 44, Barbie had been the queen of fashion dolls for generations of children. But her sales and profits began to slip as she was forced to fend off attacks from enemies both new and old: the fashion-conscious Bratz pack and Sindy, a former rival that may yet prove to be her nemesis. Focuses on Mattel’s strategy, which includes giving traditional Barbie a makeover, dumping Ken, and unleashing My Scene Barbie on the Bratz – all to capture the potent new KGOY (kids growing older younger) market. (US only) 2004 ed. 30 min. DVD ....... $120

Fashion Illustration: Sketching - TP 202A Steve Stipelman spent 26 years as a fashion illustrator with Women’s Wear Daily as well as doing freelance illustration for many other fashion publications. Steven explores fashion illustration both as an art form and as a communication tool. Shows techniques for illustrating the same garment in multiple ways for different target audiences. By Stanley Garfinkel and Dr. Elizabeth Rhodes. 1991 ed. 23 min. DVD.  . . .$90

Elements & Principles of Design (PowerPoint CD) – CE 867 m Does a garment give an impression of relaxation and comfort, while another seems formal and dignified, while yet another can be minimal, cold and rigid? Learn how design affects our sense and emotions through the use of line, shape, form, texture, color, balance, rhythm, emphasis, proportion, scale and harmony. Whether it’s through furniture, printed materials or apparel, a design can communicate different attitudes, feelings and concepts. 2004 ed. 30 SLIDES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$90

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