Creative Fashion Drawing

he female figure has narrower, sloping shoulders, a smaller waist and larger hips (approximately the same as the shoulder width) than the male.

you should sketch in it!

might call a ‘general sketchbook’ or ‘ideas book’,

Twill is a type of textile weave that repeats on three or more ends or ‘picks’, which produces the diagonal grain that is characteristic of twill fabric.

Guipure lace, despite its name, is a type of embroidery rather than lace, and so is sometimes known by its proper name ‘guipure lace embroidery’. It is created by applying a pattern of thread embroidery to a ground fabric, which is then removed by chemical or other means to leave an openwork lace.

Lace, with some variants known as ‘thread-lace’, covers a broad family of openwork fabrics, including net. The fabric often has strong cultural roots, and particular regions and countries are famous for the different techniques used and the complexity and design of the finished products. While lace was traditionally handmade, machinemade lace began to appear at the height of the Industrial Revolution and mechanized lace production is still developing today.

Finally, a real sketchbook should never be put together at the end of an assignment or project; it should be a progression of ideas that leads to a conclusion in the final designs and ideas, like the logbook of a creative journey or voyage of discovery.

When using a sketchbook you should not necessarily consider a possible future reader – it should be the place where you record, create, formulate and document the development of ideas as well as solve problems, either in written or drawn form. However, if you know that a tutor, boss or client is likely to want to see the sketchbook then it is worth ensuring that everything is clear and appealingly presented.

a magpie – gather all manner of information in the form of samples of colour, postcards, images, bits of packaging, smudges of paint, snips of fabric, corners torn from magazines, press cuttings and magazine tears, addresses and information about exhibitions and fashion blogs – anything that reminds, records and inspires your creativity. However, whatever else goes in your sketchbook remember that the clue is in the name – you should sketch in it!

Facial expressions are key to creating an attitude or mood, and hair and make-up are strong indicators of period. Collect pages from magazines for ideas and inspiration.