My Go To Fashion Student Resources

Research

Books!

Recommended by Teachers | Mentors | Classroom Curriculum

• Culture Code – Clotaire Rapaille

• Hidden in Plain Sight – Jan Chipchase

Websites

Educational

• Gap Minder.org

Gapminder is an independent educational non-profit fighting global misconceptions.

• Dollar Street

See different families around the world and their income/ living spaces.

• Data Reportal

Data Reportal offers thousands of free reports that help you make sense of what people are really doing online.

• Our World in Data

Research and data to make progress against the world’s largest problems

• World Bank Open Data

Free and open access to global development data

• Google Forms – Survey Maker

Easily create and share online forms and surveys, and analyze responses in real-time.

Design, Tech Packs & Sample Making

Books

• Sprint

How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days (Not Read Yet.)

• Vendor Compliance Handbook

This book outlines everything a designer or a garment manufacturer needs to know about producing a garment from start to finish. The book includes all the steps they can perform to avoid disconcerting incidents, such as chargebacks and late deliveries.

• Concepts of Pattern Grading

This step-by-step introduction to grading combines the theory of pattern grading with its practical applications.

• The Spec Manual 2nd Edition

The 2nd Edition of The Spec Manual provides fashion professionals and students with a -comprehensive guide for measuring garments using standard industry practices.

• Standard Body Measurements

fashion designers, product developers and patternmakers can design and produce garments that will have improved fit on the human body. The up-to-date body sizing data included can help your company sell better-fitting garments at retail, leading to a reduction in returns and unsold merchandise due to poor fit, creating greater sustainability and longevity in the fashion garments you bring to market.

• Grading to Fit

presents the underlying grading theories that enable computer grading technology. All of the work presented in the book is hands on and requires minimal equipment. All fit issues are addressed, including asymmetrical.

Websites

• https://www.gv.com/sprint/ - The Design Sprint

The sprint is a five-day process for answering critical business questions through design, prototyping, and testing ideas with customers.

• Fashionary.org

A visual Fashion Dictionary with extensive information and easy-to-read layout in a compact size.

• Tech Pack Example

Learn what a Tech Pack is, why it is important, and how to create it using up-to-date tools. Bonus: free Tech Pack templates!

• Tech Pack Example 2

Free PDF Example!

• Motif.org

World-class learning experiences by fashion industry experts (SO MANY CLASSES)

• Alvanon Dress Forms

collection of regionally-specific sizing standards developed by our expert team of Consultants and Modelers.

ASTM Standard Body Measurements – Men and children can also be found

Youtube

• Zoe Hong - Fashion Design, illustration, and manufacturing

• Justine LeConte - Fashion Designer

1. Diane Deziel – Pattern making and grading

Sustainability

Books

• Finding the Mother Tree - Suzanne Simard

Job Skills

Books

• StrengthsFinder - Highly Recommend. Must purchase new copy, comes with code for online test.

• The Outward Mindset

• Leadership and Self Deception 

• Range 

• Crucial conversations

• First 20 Hours

• Impact Players

• Rookie Smarts

• Multipliers 

Websites

• LinkedIn Learning

• Trello – Free Project Management Platform

YouTube

• Microsoft Office Skills

• Presentation Tips – Avoid Death by PowerPoint

• Ted Talks