Classic tailoring techniques for menswear : a construction guide
Entry/Object ID
TT580.C33
Description
Since its first publication, Classic Tailoring Techniques for Menswear has been the authoritative resource for custom hand tailoring production. This new edition focuses on updating these timeless construction techniques through extensive use of all new photography and digital illustrations to enhance the clarity of each process. The enduring art of tailoring and the nature of bespoke tailoring processes means that the techniques presented in the first edition remain as relevant for today's designers as ever. The new edition is updated with information on measuring, alternative approached in use today and 748 all new photographs and illustrations. It also includes a brief overview of contemporary tailoring and the identifying key components of luxury tailoring from Britain, Italy and the Unites States. This introduction also familiarizes the reader with ways in which traditional production methods have been used in the development of luxury ready-to-wear men's tailoring.The text is ideal for students with basic design, patternmaking and sewing skills of at least an intermediate level for courses including Tailoring Techniques, Menswear Design, Couture Sewing, Intermediate or Advanced Construction Techniques, Costume Construction and Fashion Design Studios.Instructor's Guide available.
Lexicon
Search Terms
men's clothing, tailoring
Legacy Lexicon
Category
Book
Book Details
Author
Roberto Cabrera, Denis Antoine
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Place Published
City
London, New York, NY
Country
England, United Kingdom
Continent
Europe
Date Published
2015
Call No.
TT580.C33
ISBN
1628921706, 9781628921700
LCCN
2014039133
Notes
Length: 296
General Notes
Note Type
Contents
Note
Tailoring : Regional variations ; Tailoring and fashion ; General tailoring supplies ; Understructure supplies ; Pressing supplies ; Pressing techniques ; Hand stitching --
The pattern : Measurements ; How to take measurements ; Pattern selection ; Preliminary pattern adjustments ; Lengthening or shortening patterns --
The fit : The toile fitting : The jacket ; The pants ; The vest --
Fabric : Selecting the fabric ; Properties of woven fabrics --
Layout and cutting : Plaids or stripes --
The jacket : Darts and seams ; Ironworking the jacket ; The jacket pockets ; The canvas ; First fitting ; The facing ; The lining ; Shoulders ; The collar ; The sleeve ; Buttons and buttonholes --
The pants ; Ironworking the pants ; Reinforcing the crotch ; The pants pockets ; The pants fly ; The pants side seams ; The pants waistband ; The pants hem --
The vest --
Alterations : Tapering the jacket lapel ; Adjusting the sleeve length ; Relining the jacket ; Altering the jacket width ; Adjusting the pants waistline ; Altering the pants for muscular inner thighs ; Tapering the pants leg ; Adjusting the pants length --
Patterns --
Tailoring supply sources --
Glossary.
