TY - BOOK ID - 77926272 TI - Leather fashion design PY - 2010 SN - 1780670826 9781780670829 9781856696715 PB - London : Laurence King Pub., DB - UniCat KW - Leather garments. KW - Fashion design. KW - Dressmaking. KW - Fashion KW - Needlework KW - Sewing KW - Tailoring (Women's) KW - Women's clothing KW - Clothing and dress KW - Clothing design KW - Dress design KW - Design KW - Skin garments KW - Manufacturing technologies KW - Applied arts. Arts and crafts KW - fashion [concept] KW - fashion design KW - costume [mode of fashion] KW - leather KW - fashion [culture-related concept] UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77926272 AB - Leather Fashion Design is a practical, how-to book about making garments from leather, suede, and similar materials. It covers everything from what to look for in choosing a skin to work with, through patternmaking, sewing techniques, and finishing. The book starts with a showcase of leather apparel spanning time, but concentrating on the twentieth century. Interim chapters include examples of leather apparel at its finest as well as clear step-by-step illustrations of how to make various types of garment. The final chapter includes working with ""leather-like"" materials including ultrasuede ER -