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Teaching Fashion Design Using Digital Fashion Pro

Children these days are more and more exposed to modern technology than ever before and because of this, there are more and more avenues available to them to express their imaginations. One truly interesting way is in the realm of fashion design and the use of computer software to help them realize their imagination as well as learn valuable computing skills.
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Tap Into a Billion Dollar Industry by Designing Your Own T-Shirts

Have you ever thought of creating your own t-shirts and possibly selling your creations? Starting a t-shirt company can lead to a rewarding career as well as a very lucrative one. Looking at Marc Ecko’s career, you can see how easy it can be to get started in the t-shirt or fashion business. ...
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Getting More Young Women Interested in Computers Through Fashion Design Software

Bridging the gender gap and empowering young women by getting them more interested in using computers is something that would greatly benefit our society....
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The Language of Clothing is Fashion

If you were to imagine that clothing is a culture—and it certainly is an important part of every culture—then you could say that “fashion” is the language that culture speaks. ...
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The Fashion Connection

There is something about fashion that somehow speaks to people. It intrigues us. It inspires us. Some of us even take it up as a career. How is it possible that the clothes that make up our individual fashion approaches can be such an important part of our culture?...
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Selling Your Designs Online

While many new fashion entrepreneurs spend their time trying to get well-known retailers to carry their designs, they often overlook the advantages of online clothing selling for themselves.......
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Living the Life of a Fashion Entrepreneur

Fashion entrepreneurs and clothing line owners are often envied for the lifestyle they are able to lead. While there is certainly potential for glitz and glamour, the most important aspect of those fashion entrepreneurs’ careers is.......
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Good Old Fashion

Looking at photographs of actress Audrey Hepburn or US first lady Jackie Onassis, you can’t help but be struck by the fact that their clothes, hair and make up looks as contemporary today as it did forty years ago........
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Fashion

A Barack Obama presidency will no doubt help to keep a well-tailored suit a must-have. The Oscars and other Hollywood events, along with Vogue and other fashion magazine photo shoots, keep glamour alive, and make the evening dress a must-have for women. ...
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Children's Clothing Trends 2009

And some top designers now even design for the baby market – you can buy Dior and Armani baby bottles, stylishly printed with the designer’s name. But, while baby clothing.... ...
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Using Fashion CAD

Fashion CAD software has so many different applications, it’s easy to see why most companies are using it for their design needs. Let’s look at some of those applications to get a better idea of the versatility of Fashion CAD software. ...
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What makes a Good Pair of Denims

A decade ago, denim lovers would joke that their jeans were just getting good when they fell apart. Denim designers cleverly seized the opportunity, and made them good from the ‘get go’ by applying various washing and finishing techniques. ...
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The Psychology of Clothing

Have you ever noticed that when you put on your favorite clothing, your whole mood changes? Perhaps you feel a little more confident in a pair of high heels. Maybe you feel more professional in a tailored suit. Sometimes you just feel downright sexy when you put on that perfectly cut pair of pants...
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How Do Teen Fashion Designers Get Started?

Despite the fact that there are tons of magazines and shows that offer a glimpse at the newest teen fashions, we don’t always hear a lot about the actual teen fashion designers themselves. In reality, teens are a huge buyer of the latest fashion trends, so it seems surprising that more of them are not getting directly involved in the actual fashion design process....
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Design Fashion

If you want your name to appear on the latest designer fashion labels, then there’s a lot of work ahead of you. Fortunately, if you truly aspire to design fashion, then much of the job will be more fun than work. Don’t be led astray, though, as the process of getting your name on those designer fashions does take a lot of effort and commitment on your part…....
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