Metric Pattern Cutting for Menswear By Winifred Aldrich

In this fifth edition, the chapter on computer aided design now has full colour illustrations and reflects the growing importance of CAD to the industry and as a part of fashion and design courses. The rest of the book has been updated where necessary: in particular, new blocks for tailored shirts, new details on how to adapt men’s blocks for women’s wear, and a revision of sizing and labelling information. Colour is now used to differentiate the main groups of patterns and with its tried and tested layout with clear text and diagrams, Metric Pattern Cutting for Menswear is an essential purchase for students of fashion and design. · The basic principles -- sizing -- using the blocks. PART ONE: 2018FLAT\' CUTTING. · The 2018flat\' blocks -- woven and jersey fabrics. · Leisurewear, weatherwear and sportswear. · Workwear. · Chapter 5 Basic nightwear. PART TWO: STANDARD PATTERN CUTTING PROCESSES. · Constructing sleeves. · Constructing openings and collars. PART THREE: 2018FORM\' CUTTING -- CLASSIC AND CASUAL MENSWEAR. · Classic suit jackets. · Classic and casual trousers. · Classic and casual shirts. · Classic and casual overgarments. PART FOUR: SIZING AND FIT. · Basic grading techniques. · Drafting and adapting the blocks for individual figures. PART FIVE: COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN (CAD). · Computer generated design and pattern making.