Beyond Design: The Synergy of Apparel Product Development

Description: Beyond Design by Sandra Keiser, Deborah Vandermar, Myrna B. Garner This full-color text takes students step-by-step through the decision-making involved in the pre-production processes of apparel product development including business, creative, technical, and production planning. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Beyond Design: The Synergy of Apparel Product Development, Fifth Edition maps the processes required to bring apparel products from concept to consumer. This full-color text takes students step-by-step through the decision-making involved in the pre-production processes of apparel product development including business, creative, technical, and production planning. Updated chapter content reflects evolving industry practice. It demonstrates how these processes must be coordinated to get the right product to market, when consumers want it, and at a price they are willing to pay in an increasingly digital environment. The text seeks to address how functional approaches vary depending on a business size and fashion focus. More global in scope, the fifth edition includes examples and case studies of multi-national companies and incorporates global nomenclature when it differs from the US industry.This new edition also advances its discussion of how new technologies continue to shorten the product development calendar. The book is written to help students anticipate the chaotic pace of change not only in fashion trends, but also in the fashion system itself.New to this Edition· Updated references and examples demonstrate how industry practice is changing to meet market demands· New case studies illustrate the impact of new technology and an evolving fashion system· An understanding of a circular economy expands upon how sustainability and social justice issues impact every function of product development, distribution, and consumption· The slow fashion/fast fashion dichotomy is considered as it impacts the fashion ecosystem· The issues of cultural appropriation and influencer culture are discussedBeyond Design STUDIO· Study smarter with self-quizzes featuring scored results and personalized study tips· Review concepts with flashcards of essential vocabularyInstructor Resources· Instructors Guide provides suggestions for planning the course and using the text in the classroom, supplemental assignments, and lecture notes· PowerPoint® presentations include images from the book and provide a framework for lecture and discussion Author Biography Sandra J. Keiser, MS, is Associate Professor Emerita at Mount Mary University, where she taught design and apparel industry-focused courses. She served as chair of Mount Marys Fashion Department for 26 years and lead numerous study tours to New York and Paris. She is a freelance fashion writer and currently works as a textile artist under the label SK Fiber Studio.Deborah A. Vandermar, MA, was instructor in Apparel Design and Merchandising at the International Academy of Design and Technology in Seattle, USA, for seven years after a career of more than 30 years in Apparel Production with companies such as JH Collectibles and Nordstrom. She is a member of the International Textile and Apparel Association.Myrna B. Garner is Professor Emerita at Illinois State University. Table of Contents PrefaceAcknowledgmentsPart 1: Business Organization and Strategy1. Product Development and the Apparel Supply Chain2. Brand Strategy and Business Operations3. Consumer EngagementPart 2: Creative Planning4. Trend Analysis5. Color Management6. Fabrication7. Line Development8. Garment StylingPart 3: Technical Planning9. Translating Concept to Product10. Sizing and Fit Specifications11. A Product Development Perspective on QualityPart 4: Production Planning12. Developing Supply Chain Partnerships13. CostingGlossaryCreditsIndex Promotional This full-color text takes students step-by-step through the decision-making involved in the pre-production processes of apparel product development including business, creative, technical, and production planning. Promotional "Headline" This full-color text takes students step-by-step through the decision-making involved in the pre-production processes of apparel product development including business, creative, technical, and production planning. Feature Metric Sizing is included to cover UK and European markets alongside the US market Details ISBN1501366645 Author Myrna B. Garner Short Title Beyond Design Language English Year 2022 Edition 5th ISBN-10 1501366645 ISBN-13 9781501366642 Format Paperback Subtitle The Synergy of Apparel Product Development - Bundle Book + Studio Access Card Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint Fairchild Books Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Illustrations 500 colour illus Publication Date 2022-07-14 NZ Release Date 2022-07-14 UK Release Date 2022-07-14 Edition Description 5th edition DEWEY 746.92 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education AU Release Date 2022-09-07 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161573976;

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