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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

Manolo Blahnik

Shoe and Accessories Designer

Reem Acra

Fashion Designer

Dennis Basso

Fashion Designer

Daymond John

CEO and T.V. Personality from "The Shark Tank" (ABC)

Ralph Rucci

Fashion Designer

Anna Sui

Fashion Designer

Pamella Roland

Fashion Designer

Nanette Lepore

Fashion Designer

Stuart Weitzman

Shoe and Accessories Designer

Peter Som

Fashion Designer

Zang Toi

Fashion Designer

Deborah Lloyd

Kate Spade New York President and Chief Creative Officer

Robert Verdi

Celebrity Stylist and Co-Host of "Brides Gone Styled" (TLC)

Kay Unger

Fashion Designer, Entrepreneur and Philanthropist

Bibhu Mohapatra

Fashion Designer

Maggie Norris

Fashion Designer of Maggie Norris Couture

Fern Mallis

Founder of New York Fashion Week and President of Fern Mallis LLC

Chris Knott

Founder of Peter Millar

Randolph Duke

Celebrity Fashion Designer and former Creative Director of Halston

Todd Thomas

Costume Designer for the annual Victoria's Secret Fashion Show

Stephanie Wolkoff

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."