Cool couture : construction secrets for runway style
Entry/Object ID
TT713.K54 2008
Description
"Cool Couture is a home sewer's guide to professional, designer-quality construction and finishing. Fashion designer Kenneth King provides step-by-step instruction in the basic, reliable techniques of classical couture. He provides his own shortcuts, careful instruction, and advice to help home sewers of every level produce impeccable results. Each technique is presented with simple how-to drawings and detailed step-by-step instruction. Fashion-forward photographs of the designer's own couture garments and tight shots of fabrics and construction and decorative detail show the finished effects. This book is an essential reference book of couture techniques for home sewers."
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Kristen Huntley Estate
Notes
Gift of Kristen Huntley Estate, March 2023.
Lexicon
Search Terms
dressmaking, machine sewing
Legacy Lexicon
Category
Book
Book Details
Author
Kenneth D. King
Publisher
Creative Publishing International
Place Published
City
Minneapolis, MN
Date Published
2008
ISBN
9781589233898, 1589233891
LCCN
2008022228
Notes
Length: 176
General Notes
Note Type
Contents
Note
Choosing fabrics -- Equipment and tools -- Edge and seam finishes -- Piping -- Pockets and buttonholes -- The tailored shoulder -- Designer embellishments.
