This informative, full-color text takes students step-by-step through the decision-making involved in the pre-production processes of apparel product development---planning, forecasting, fabricating, line development, technical design, pricing, sourcing, and distribution. It demonstrates how these processes must be coordinated to get the right product to market, when consumers want it, and at a price they are willing to pay. The 4th Edition has been edited around a new metastructure to maximize student learning. It continues to build on the themes of sustainability, business ethics, and the impact of fast fashion and social media while seeking to address opportunities for both large and small companies, and entrepreneurs. The text advances its discussion of how new technologies continue to shorten the product development calendar. Chapters have been updated to include current examples, updated charts and graphs, and more case studies. There are updated references to contemporary developments with examples relevant to today's student.
New to this Edition · Includes international examples and case studies that address the effects of globalization · Advances the discussion of the pros and cons of fast fashion vs. slow fashion · Revised, easier-to-read charts and graphs and 30% new color photographs · Thoroughly revised Chapters 12 (Sourcing) and 13 (Costing and Pricing) updated with most recent info on trade laws, changes in sourcing criteria and wages in international sourcing countries
Beyond Design STUDIO · Study smarter with self-quizzes featuring scored results and personalized study tips · Review concepts with flashcards of essential vocabulary · Watch videos that bring chapter concepts to life
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Beyond Design: The Synergy of Apparel Product Development

Arts & Photography

Keiser, Sandra

Vandermar, Deborah

Garner, Myrna B.

Graphic Design

Fairchild Books

This informative, full-color text takes students step-by-step through the decision-making involved in the pre-production processes of apparel product development---planning, forecasting, fabricating, line development, technical design, pricing, sourcing, and distribution. It demonstrates how these processes must be coordinated to get the right product to market, when consumers want it, and at a price they are willing to pay. The 4th Edition has been edited around a new metastructure to maximize student learning. It continues to build on the themes of sustainability, business ethics, and the impact of fast fashion and social media while seeking to address opportunities for both large and small companies, and entrepreneurs. The text advances its discussion of how new technologies continue to shorten the product development calendar. Chapters have been updated to include current examples, updated charts and graphs, and more case studies. There are updated references to contemporary developments with examples relevant to today's student.
New to this Edition · Includes international examples and case studies that address the effects of globalization · Advances the discussion of the pros and cons of fast fashion vs. slow fashion · Revised, easier-to-read charts and graphs and 30% new color photographs · Thoroughly revised Chapters 12 (Sourcing) and 13 (Costing and Pricing) updated with most recent info on trade laws, changes in sourcing criteria and wages in international sourcing countries
Beyond Design STUDIO · Study smarter with self-quizzes featuring scored results and personalized study tips · Review concepts with flashcards of essential vocabulary · Examine real-world scenarios with case studies and critical thinking questions · Watch videos that bring chapter concepts to life
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Beyond Design: The Synergy of Apparel Product Development, Fifth Edition maps the processes required to bring apparel products from concept to consumer. This full-color text takes students step-by-step through the decision-making involved in the pre-production processes of apparel product development including business, creative, technical, and production planning. Updated chapter content reflects evolving industry practice. It demonstrates how these processes must be coordinated to get the right product to market, when consumers want it, and at a price they are willing to pay in an increasingly digital environment. The text seeks to address how functional approaches vary depending on a business's size and fashion focus. More global in scope, the fifth edition includes examples and case studies of multi-national companies and incorporates global nomenclature when it differs from the US industry. This new edition also advances its discussion of how new technologies continue to shorten the product development calendar. The book is written to help students anticipate the chaotic pace of change not only in fashion trends, but also in the fashion system itself. New to this Edition · Metric Sizing is included to cover UK and European markets alongside the US market · Updated references and examples demonstrate how industry practice is changing to meet market demands · New case studies illustrate the impact of new technology and an evolving fashion system · A shift in the power dynamic between consumers and brands in a global marketplace is changing the way the fashion system works · An understanding of a circular economy expands upon how sustainability and social justice issues impact every function of product development, distribution, and consumption · The slow fashion/fast fashion dichotomy is considered as it impacts the fashion ecosystem · The issues of cultural appropriation and influencer culture are discussed Beyond Design STUDIO · Study smarter with self-quizzes featuring scored results and personalized study tips · Review concepts with flashcards of essential vocabulary · Watch videos that bring chapter concepts to life Instructor Resources Include · Fully updated Instructors Guide to help incorporate text into your classroom · Powerpoint slide decks for each chapter

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Beyond Design: The Synergy of Apparel Product Development

Beyond Design: The Synergy of Apparel Product Development - Bundle Book + Studio Access Card

Beyond Design: The Synergy of Apparel Product Development - Bundle Book + Studio Access Card