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The Becoming a Fashion Designer (Wiley) book is the go-to resource for emerging fashion designers who want to build their career in the fashion industry or launch their own apparel brand. Written by the Launch Your Collection founder & CEO, it is the only fashion career book that has twenty-one original interviews from the top names in fashion, including Manolo Blahnik, Reem Acra, Nanette Lepore, Ralph Rucci, Dennis Basso, Daymond John from the Shark Tank on ABC television, and more.
Filled with insight from leading fashion designers and industry executives, as well as fashion design students, and interns, it covers everything from educational requirements and design specialties, to finding a fashion job, building a fashion career, and launching your own fashion collection.
Author: Lisa Springsteel Dupre
Foreword: Nanette Lepore
Front Cover Illustration: Izak Zenou
Photography: Nigel Barker
Becoming a Fashion Designer (Wiley) Book
ENGLISH VERSION OF
BECOMING A FASHION DESIGNER THAT PUBLISHED WORLDWIDE BY WILEY IN 2013
BACK COVER OF THE
ENGLISH VERSION
OF THE BOOK
MANDARIN VERSION OF
THE BECOMING A FASHION DESIGNER BOOK THAT PUBLISHED IN ASIA IN 2015
ARABIC VERSION OF
THE BECOMING A FASHION DESIGNER BOOK THAT PUBLISHED IN 2017
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Written by the Launch Your Collection founder and CEO, Becoming a Fashion Designer (Wiley) is the definitive, go-to book for any aspiring fashion designer or fashion entrepreneur.
FOREWORD WRITTEN BY NANETTE LEPORE
PHOTOGRAPHY BY NIGEL BARKER
FRONT COVER BOOK ILLUSTRATION BY IZAK ZENOU
Written by our founder and published worldwide by Wiley in English in 2013, in Mandarin in 2015, and in Arabic in 2019 -- we are pleased to present you with Becoming a Fashion Designer.
No other fashion career book contains as many original interviews from top designers and industry insiders that you will find inside, including a total of twenty-one interviews with industry leaders including Manolo Blahnik, Reem Acra, Stuart Weitzman, Daymond John from "The Shark Tank" (ABC) Ralph Rucci, Dennis Basso, Anna Sui, celebrity stylist and t.v. personality Robert Verdi, Peter Som, Pamella Roland, Kay Unger, and many more, who impart insider advice, invaluable insight, and lessons-learned.
Anyone who has ever tried to launch a fashion design career knows how grueling it can be. The fashion industry is a highly prominent field, yielding a competitive environment that is greatly guarded, secretive, and difficult to infiltrate. Becoming a Fashion Designer provides all the information, resources, and tools you need to help you navigate these obstacles and successfully launch a career in fashion design.
The foreword for Becoming a Fashion Designer is written by fashion designer Nanette Lepore; front cover, chapter introduction pages, and various illustrations throughout the book are provided by world renowned fashion illustrator Izak Zenou and various photographs found inside the book were provided by fashion photographer and t.v. personality Nigel Barker.
BOOK INTERVIEWS
Shoe and Accessories Designer
Fashion Designer
Fashion Designer
CEO and T.V. Personality from "The Shark Tank" (ABC)
Fashion Designer
Fashion Designer
Fashion Designer
Fashion Designer
Shoe and Accessories Designer
Fashion Designer
Fashion Designer
Kate Spade New York President and Chief Creative Officer
Celebrity Stylist and Co-Host of "Brides Gone Styled" (TLC)
Fashion Designer, Entrepreneur and Philanthropist
Fashion Designer
Fashion Designer of Maggie Norris Couture
Founder of New York Fashion Week and President of Fern Mallis LLC
Founder of Peter Millar
Celebrity Fashion Designer and former Creative Director of Halston
Costume Designer for the annual Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
Former Director of Special Events at Vogue under Anna Wintour
The author of Becoming a Fashion Designer (Wiley) sat down and got personal with twenty-one of the top names in fashion, from fashion designers and industry icons, business moguls and television personalities to discover their biggest failures and lessons-learned, their most exciting career highlights, and to share with readers their first-hand, invaluable insight and advice for any aspiring fashion designer. No other fashion design career book contains this many original interviews with such prominent fashion figures.
BOOK TESTIMONIALS
The Becoming a Fashion Designer (Wiley) book received testimonials from three icons
of the fashion industry.
Simon
"Lisa Springsteel has
unlocked the impenetrable
kingdom of fashion!"
SIMON DOONAN, AUTHOR
AND CREATIVE AMBASSADOR,
BARNEYS NEW YORK
Fern
"Finally -- a book I can recommend to
all aspiring fashion designers. Thank you, Lisa Springsteel Dupré for putting all of this amazing and invaluable information in one place!"
FERN MALLIS, FOUNDER,
NEW YORK FASHION WEEK;
PRESIDENT, FERN MALLIS, LLC
Randolph
"Future fashion designers owe a nod
of appreciation and gratitude to Lisa Springsteel for providing a 'fashion bible,' and admirable work of passion, which will be revered in perpetuity."
RANDOLPH DUKE,
LEGENDARY CELEBRITY
FASHION DESIGNER
WHERE TO PURCHASE THE BOOK
The Becoming a Fashion Designer
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MANDARIN VERSION
Available online at Amazon Prime
ARABIC VERSION
ENGLISH VERSION
ENGLISH VERSION:
SIGNED & PERSONALIZED
BY THE AUTHOR
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version will be available soon.
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The Becoming a Fashion Designer
(Wiley) Official Book Launch Party
May 6, 2013 / Nanette Lepore
Soho Boutique, New York
Hosted by: Nanette Lepore
Lisa's Outfit: Lisa is wearing
a dress by Nanette Lepore,
courtesy of Nanette
The Becoming a Fashion Designer (Wiley) official book launch party was hosted by fashion designer Nanette Lepore (who also wrote the foreword for the book) in her Soho boutique in New York on May 6, 2013. Fashion designers Nanette Lepore, Kay Unger, and Pamella Roland were in attendance, along with celebrity stylist and t.v. personality Robert Verdi, world renowned fashion illustrator Izak Zenou, and the author's editor, copywriter, publicist, and other Wiley team members.
