How To: Design vests
Vests can be a fashion icon with flair and many fashion designs include vests inspired by a variety of traditions. Learn to design vests from a pro designer in this free fashion illustration video series.
Vests can be a fashion icon with flair and many fashion designs include vests inspired by a variety of traditions. Learn to design vests from a pro designer in this free fashion illustration video series.
Bohemian hair, fashion, and beauty have been super hot in Hollywood for the past year or so, and the trend is showing no signs of slowing down. While many hip young designers offer bohemian bangles and earrings at trendy L.A. boutiques, avoid denting your wallet with their overpriced goods by making some bohemian earrings yourself!
In this clip, you'll learn how to clean up the small details of a digital image when retouching it Adobe Photoshop CS5. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular raster graphics editor or a seasoned designer looking to better acquaint yourself with the new features and functions of the latest iteration of the application, you're sure to benefit from this free software tutorial. For more information, watch this video guide.
During Christmas time, mantels are a great place to hang small trinkets and ornaments on. But how do would you get a good idea of decorating one. Well, in this tutorial, you'll find out from home and fashion designer, Tracy Porter, how to decorate a festive mantel in your home. So good luck and enjoy!
This tutorial is helpful for those who enjoy the old fashioned way of sending mail. The video focuses on making your own envelopes using a variety of different papers including wallpaper, regular paper, and even designer paper. You'll also find out how to make pre-made envelopes to fit card. Enjoy!
In this tutorial, Kameron Kay, expert jewelry designer, demonstrates how to make a stretch bracelet using extra beads. This is a quick and easy piece of jewelery that anyone can make. Watch this video for tips on how to turn those extra beads into something unique. This bracelet makes both a great gift and a wonderful fashion accessory.
Are you an aspiring fashion designer? Or how about just someone who loves to sew and make clothes? If you're in the market to make male dress suits, it is a must that one learns how to properly measure a man's chest girth for the proper suit jacket fit. Learn how to take this imperative measurement in this video.
In this Threadbanger tutorial, designer Desira Pesta shows you the steps to make a collage necklace. Made of scraps of fabric, a collage necklace is a colorful accessory for fashion-conscious folks. It's also cheap and pretty easy to make, ideal for crafters who are still learning.
Watch this step by step costume making guide on how to make a Suzumiya Haruhi skirt for cosplaying. This tutorial is great for anime enthusiasts, designers, and do it yourself fashion aficionados. Learn the necessary steps of designing a Suzimiya Haruhi skirt for cosplaying.
Learn from fashion designer Natalie how to pin your patterns together for sewing.
Find out from fashion designer Natalie how to cut out your pattern pieces and use your fabric cutting scissors.
Get tips from fashion designer Natalie on how to mend a ripped seam.
Solve your persistent thread breaking problems by watching this video and getting advice from fashion designer Natalie.
It’s called a "muslin" because a muslin material is commonly used to create this first sample of your pattern for tailoring. In this video, Sarah, a Maryland sewing instructor, fashion designer and author, demonstrates marking techniques and explains how to use a muslin to get an exact fit from any pattern. Make sure to click the RealPlayer or Quicktime link to start the video.
Stylish hats are big in contemporary fashion circles, and illustrating hats can keep fashion designers busy. Learn to draw hats from a designer in this free fashion illustration video.
Modern weddings can be expensive. Old-time weddings could be held outside barns with simple stools found around the house for seating and the bride would wear a dress passed down along generations of women from her family.
Sadly we are not all size 00 runway models who fit into sample sizes made by designers for the catwalk and for their ateliers. But then again, who wants to be a dull, faceless clothing hanger?
Designing bathing suits can make for difficult fashion illustrations. Learn to draw one-piece bathing suits from a fashion designer in this free fashion illustration video series.
Take a look at the first place winner's tutorial on making a dress out of old tees for the Generation-t tee recon contest! Follow along with the steps in this fashion design video and make your very own quick and easy dress.
While AT&T is gradually showing off the powers of its 5G technology in the US via the Magic Leap One, another major wireless company is doing the same in the UK using the world of fashion.
In the years leading up to the release of the Apple Watch, we were frequently teased with concept designs of what Apple's smartwatch might look like. Of course, many of those outlandish designs were off the mark, but the attention to the idea itself hinted that the public was ready for a mainstream wearable from a high-end hardware maker like Apple. Now smartglasses are getting the same treatment.
This video describes how competitive it is to become a runway model. It tells you exactly what can help you become a model. Different designers look for different things in models. You should be prepared, practice your attitude, and know what the designers want. Commercial designers want you to smile while edgy, designers want you to be strong. Models with experience don't necessarily have an advantage as designers are always looking for new faces. Be patient and practice to get into the mode...
A boyish figure is easy to dress: It's the shape high-fashion designers create for! Here's how to maximize the impact.
Most clothes men own can be tailored or customized to look twice as good. Learn to measure a man for a suit accurately and how to fit a suit or tuxedo from a fashion designer in this free fashion tailoring video series.
Denim jeans are a staple in every wardrobe and fashion collection. Learn how to care for jeans and get tips on wearing jeans from a fashion designer in this free video on denim jeans.
In this free video series, an expert fashion designer will show you everything you need to know about fabric and cloth from a designer perspective. Learn about vintage fabrics, linen, plaid, wool, tweed and much more.
Watch this video for a look at some common fashion mistakes that women make, and some suggestions for remedying them.
Watch this video fashion design lesson to see who took second place in the Generation-t tee recon contest with how-to make a wrap shirt. All you need is two t-shirts and the steps, so follow along and get sewing.
Watch this fashion design lesson to see who took third place in the Generation-t tee recon contest with a how-to for making a no-sew fringe halter top!
Cuffs can make or break a fashion design, and illustrating cuffs well helps a designer sell a collection. Learn how to draw cuffs for fashion design from a pro designer in this free fashion illustration video series.
Everyone loves a great LBD, but sometimes we get a bit stymied on how to best accessorize it. Fashion Expert Sharon Haver of FocusOnStyle.com shares women's fashion tips for how to accessorize a little black cocktail dress. Learn some great tips on accessorizing that black dress and put more mileage in your fashionable wardrobe.
Of course Barneys New York has the most cutting-edge, fashion sunglasses around. What good is a gorgeous pair of sunglasses when they don't flatter your face?
Draw designs for different styles of eyeglasses. Learn about frame designs for eyeglasses in this free fashion video from a graduate student.
Tips for fashion design and illustration, including flare legs, jumpsuits, skirts, skinny legs, and city shorts. Design fashion for pants and bottoms in this fashion illustration video series with a fashion designer.
How to do fashion illustration; get professional tips and advice on how to begin a career as a fashion illustrator in this free fashion video series.
This week Megan Nicolay returns to show us how-to make a sexy halter with a plunging neckline from her new book, Beyond Fashion. So get out the old tees and get to cuttin'.
Have you ever heard the expression "Dress for Success" or "Clothes Make the Man"? When you're wearing a perfectly fitted designer shirt, something inside just shouts, "I look good" and when you genuinely think that, those feeling are radiated outward to all your come in contact with. That said, what kind of designer shirt are you interested in, a bargain basement discount, or one tailored made, outlining your best features?
Hand sewing is an important skill for fashion designers to have when tailoring and customizing a garment. Learn to hand sew various stitches from a fashion designer in this free sewing video.
Creating a dress, or any other clothes for that matter, takes quite a bit of design, planning, and manufacturing to get it just right. Fashion designer Jim Reichert put on a HoloLens and saved himself a bunch of time designing a dress through the use of a life-sized holographic woman.
RonyaSoft Poster Designer software includes lots of different ready-to-use templates. You can freely change anything you want in the template or you can just print it as it is, if you don’t want to puzzle over it. Moreover, you can create your own poster from scratch.