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This book on patternmaking for menswear provides firstclass guidance on illustration, making it a handy tool for designers, students and advanced hobbyists. In this volume on men's clothing, part of our series on fashion patternmaking techniques by renowned author and designer Antonio Donnanno, readers will acquire the technical and stylistic knowledge they need to ensure their sartorial creations are technically flawless and stay fresh and new. After an introduction to the essential patternmaking tools, basic fabric notions, anatomy and measurement of the male body, industrial sizes and tailoring terms, the author describes in detail and step by step the making of patterns, covering a wealth of types of men's garments for all lifestyles and circumstances: from shirts to jackets, waistcoats, trousers, knitwear and underwear. All is presented with clear and easy-to-follow instructions and illustrations which indicate the author's long experience both as a teacher and as a consultant to international firms and pattern publishers. A special feature that makes this volume unique is the inclusion of an attached pattern sheet showing a base pattern for shirts, jackets and trousers in five sizes. Aimed at professional tailors, teachers and students, sewing lovers and industrial sample makers, this new volume in the Donnanno Fashion Patternmaking series is a useful and practical tool for meeting contemporary menswear tailoring challenges and needs. SELLING POINTS: . The Patternmaking Techniques series has been in print with great success for ten years and features fifteen editions. . The author is a tailor, a tailoring teacher and director of a group of fashion-design schools and his books books have sold 140.000 copies in the world. . Readers of the series have praised its easy-to-understand and complete explanations and its high-quality illustrations. . This new very complete volume on men's clothing is a handy tool for designers, students and advanced hobbyists.

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Elisabetta Kuky Drudi has collaborated as an illustrator, fashion and textile designer with firms such as Baldessarini, Fuzzi, Hugo Boss & Hugo Boss Sport, Jean Paul Gaultier (Femme, Homme and Soleil and Joop). Currently she designs for various international fashion houses and collaborates as a technical knit designer with Emilio Pucci, Mary Katrantzou and MSGM. She is also author of bestsellers as Fashion details: 4000 Drawings, Figure Drawing for Fashion Design and Figure Drawing for Men's Fashion.

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