North West School of Design offers a variety of proudly NWSD Fashion books.
Design
Principles
TRICKS
OF THE FASHION TRADE
ISBN 978-0-62057531-7
Author – Francoise De Villiers
Publisher – North West School of Design
This is more than just a book… this is a guide that will enable you to appeal
to a specific target market using the fashion design principles, whether you
are a designer, stylist, merchandiser, individual consumer or fashion student.
I call it ‘the tricks of the fashion trade’ because it is the foundation of
your design knowledge and it develops an analytical perspective of design.
From the
application of basic design terminology to styling different personalities and
figures, these principles with their descriptive fashion illustrations will
equip you with the need-to-know fashion knowledge.
The Modern Corsetiere
ISBN 978-0-620-50910-7
Author – Marlene
Oosthuizen
Publisher
– North West School of Design
The Modern Corsetiere, a training manual which
serves as a teaching and learning guide for students at North West School of
design, gives step-by-step advice and knowledge on the whole process of corset
making from terminology and styles to pattern construction and sewing methods.
For anyone reading the training guide, the most surprising, illuminating factor
is the different types of corset-bodies styles that exist within the fashion
sphere. From the most popular: hourglass, conical and waist corset shapes to
tight lacers pipe stem, s-bend and others such as the Elizabethan and male
corset.
According to the author, Marlene Oosthuizen of the North West School of Design,
there’s a whole lot of confusion about the inner and outer corset that is often
misleading if one is not sure exactly what to look for when searching for
corset design methods on the internet. The manual helps you to make sense of
the vast differences of websites and blogs which adds to misleading and
confusing information found on the web. Marlene also sets apart the two worlds
of the under garment and the corset-bodice. It details how one should
understand and be aware of the differences in corset as under garments or as
fashionable outerwear from designing, constructing and wearing the corset.
Oosthuizen
also shares her experiences when she interviewed corset wearers. She says,
“Wearers of this controversial garment have shared many corset wearing fiascos
which prove that we [as designers] should keep the customer in mind before
over-shaping, over-boning and over-fusing a corset-bodice.” For designers to
understand how the customer would feel when wearing the garment she advises
them to wear the garment for at least a period of six hours.
The book covers every aspect of corset
designing and is not only for students but also for amateur designers,
lecturers, corsetieres, dressmakers and couturiers.
Design your price
ISBN –
978-0-620-50911-4
Author
– Marlene Oosthuizen
Publisher –
North West School of Design
Design Your Price is a learning and teaching
guide for seamstresses, fashion students, emerging designers as well as small
independent fashion retailers.
Design Your Price is more than just a guide for
those starting out within the fashion industry but is a tool that can be
applied on a daily basis for all costing and pricing, no matter which sector of
the industry your interest lies in and no matter your level of experience.
Giving the reader an insight into everything
cost related, from costing methods to material costs, production costs and
retail pricing, the reader will gain a better understanding of what goes into
costing and pricing in a simple, easy to read and easy to understand manner.
Whether you are in manufacturing, home sewing
or retail, this guide will help to ensure your price is right for your specific
target market. Written by an industry professional, experience and knowledge
are prevalent throughout this book. This allows you, the reader, to gain the
quickest knowledge of the best costing and pricing methods that have been tried
and test and that WORK!
From understanding the various types of costing
and pricing approaches to illustrating the application of these methods, Design
Your Price will equip you with the most effective and most efficient methods
ensuring no time is wasted and no costs are forgotten. This is your ultimate
guide to Design Your Price.
X!ACT
DESIGN PATTERNMAKER™ KIT
THE EASIEST, MOST LOGICAL,
100% USER FRIENDLY
PATTERN DESIGN TOOL IN THE WORLD
The kit consist of
–
The X!act Design Patternmaker™, designed and patented by Marlene Oosthuizen.
– The Basic Block Manual, author Marlene Oosthuizen, ISBN 978-0-620-50909-1
– Training DVD set
The
outstanding X!act Patternmaker was designed by the North West School of
Design’s principal, Marlene Oosthuizen, in 2002 and was patented in 2003. It
was also named product of the year by the South African International Trade
Exhibition (SAITEX) in the same year and has received numerous design awards. The
X!act Patternmaker has been featured in several publications such as Woman’s
Value Magazine, Leisure Books, The Engineering News, The Business Day Newspaper
and the Pursuit Clothing and Textiles Magazine to name but a few. One of the
features of this remarkable product is that one can construct a basic block
pattern in less than sixty seconds- a true time-saver. Another feature is that
it enables one to construct thirty-three block patterns. Full-time and part-time
students at the North West School of Design as well as students from other
tertiary institutions make use of this award-winning product as part of their
curriculum. The pattern designing- and the corset designing correspondence
courses at the North West School of Design make full use of the X!act
Patternmaker and these are of the most popular offered at the school. For more
information and ordering. details, please visit the North West School of Design
website at www.northwestschoolofdesign.co.za.
BA Design have described the use of the X!act Patternmaker
as a phenomenal tool in enhancing their creative abilities. Here is what they had to say:
“The time and effort it must have taken to
perfect the design of this product amazes me.” – Leandi van Staden
“This
patternmaker is very easy to work with and the corresponding steps in the
booklet help make it easier to draw up the patterns.” – Mamotse Seane
“The
best feature of this patternmaker is the markings on it as they are clear and
precise allowing my patterns to always come out correctly.” – Marisca Koekemoer
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