The Spec Manual 2nd edition

(Paperback)

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The 2nd Edition of The Spec Manual provides fashion professionals and students with a -comprehensive guide for measuring garments using standard industry practices. This textbook/workbook contains front and back view croquis for women, off sizes, men, juniors, and children; spec sheet templates; illustrated measurement points; and tables with measurement points. New to this Edition -Instructions for measuring a fit model -Chapter on how to measure a bra -Sample garment specifications with plotted measurements -Clip art library of flats, collars, pockets, accessories, trim, and stitches -Fraction-to-decimal conversion chart -Grading worksheet -Incremental grade guides for all size ranges -Student resources including croquis figures, spec sheet templates, a grading worksheet, and clip art can be accessed for free at https://www.fairchildbooks.com/studio-resources.

Author Bio

Michele Wesen Bryant is an adjunct in the Fashion Design Department at the Fashion Institute of Technology. She also teaches flats and specs at Parsons School of Design. Bryant has been working in the fashion industry for over 20 years, having had fashion illustrations appear in Vogue, YM, Seventeen, Brides, Women's Wear Daily, Ladies Home Journal and Good Housekeeping.Diane DeMers is associate professor of fashion design at The Fashion Institute of Technology and a design consultant for Her Majesty Intimates and Cole Girl's Swimwear. For three years she designed Haute Couture, Pret a Porter, and License collections for Carven Couture in Paris, then continued her design career in New York City with Calvin Klein Intimate Apparel, Adrienne Vittadini, and Malain Knits.