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by Antonio Donnanno (Author)
Fashion Patternmaking Technique for Children's Clothing is the result of over 15 years of teaching, research and ongoing updates, reflecting the constantly evolving needs of the children's fashion industry. Antonio Donnanno presents a method that is simple yet precise, clear and easy to follow, allowing designers and home makers alike to create garments with confidence.
This new edition now includes nine real-size patterns in ten sizes, providing practical guidance for creating a complete range of children's clothing. The book features numerous designs, covering everything from everyday wear and rompers to skirts, trousers, jumpsuits, and carnival costumes.
With a career rooted in hands-on tailoring and decades of teaching pattern-making techniques, Donnanno brings unmatched expertise to this guide. Each age range features garments designed for comfort, fit and practicality, while the book's careful studies, updated measurements and attention to industry needs make it an essential tool for professionals, students and anyone wishing to make clothes for children.
This comprehensive, methodical approach ensures that every garment can be crafted with precision and creativity, offering a reliable resource for all who work in or enjoy making children's clothing.
Author Biography
Antonio Donnanno began in his career in his family's tailor shop and later, after majoring in history and philosophy, focused on the teaching of costume history and pattern-making techniques. In 1982, he founded the acknowledged Euromode School Italia in Bergamo, which soon expanded with new branches on the international stage and where, alongside his teaching duties, Donnanno also serves as director. Antonio Donnanno has written dozens of books about fashion and has his own consulting firm, focusing on pattern-making and business.
Claudia Ausonia Palazio, a consultant for design offices, an illustrator, and a stylist and costume designer for theatre, film and television, has been for the past sixteen years a professor of fashion design at the International Academy of Haute Couture and Art of Costume in Rome (KOEFIA).
