Designing a Fashion Collection

16 Tutorials Using Manual and Digital Techniques

Ausonia Palazio Claudia

Creating a collection is a process that requires much thought and organization, with different steps to be considered. First of all, it is necessary to find a concept, a theme that structures the designs of the collection and from which the creations are developed. It follows a moodboard, an inspirational collage formed by images, text and samples of materials prior to the design of the collection, which then leads to the actual drawing using the illustration technique of one's choosing. Through these creations the reader will learn the necessary elements that any collection should have and how it should be presented in a portfolio. The techniques used in the book range from watercolor to collage, as well as digital tools. A book from which aspiring fashion designers will be able to draw the inspiration needed to launch their own collection. This publication by the renowned illustrator Claudia Ausonia Palazio presents sixteen examples of capsule collections, each with a different concept and rendered using various illustration techniques.

About the author

Claudia Ausonia Palazio lives and works in Milan, where she teaches art history, history of dress and textile technology. She is the author of numerous critical essays and articles published in art and fashion magazines such as Filoforme, Jacquard and Moodmagazine. She conducts seminars and gives conferences at the international level on textile techniques and history while simultaneously engaging in research projects in these areas. Some of her drawings have been published in such influential magazines as Vogue Italia.Mario Boselli was the Chairman of the Italian National Chamber of Fashion from 1999 until 2014. He started his career in 1959 at his father s silk company. During the 1970s he became very active in the textile industry, producing knitted fabrics and finished garments both in Italy and abroad. He was the president of the Italian Association of Manufacturers of the Textile Industry, the Independent International Trade Fair of Milano, Pitti Immagine, the International Silk Association (Lyon) and the Italian-Slovak Chamber of Commerce (Bratislava).