Book Review: Sketch Your Style
There has never been a better time to sew your own clothes! With the price of clothing absolutely through the roof right now, why not start sewing clothes that truly express the real you?!
If you do sew clothes, I have discovered an incredible book for planning your dream wardrobe! This book would also be great to plan a line of clothing to sell! I discovered this book while browsing on Amazon, and I had to have it!
The book goes through a run down of body shapes to help you figure out style that enhance your shape. I typically don’t worry about that so much anymore though…because I just love the freedom to dress how I want! Then the book goes through fashion eras and iconic fashion designers, and shows you what those eras and designers were most known for. There are pages to try drawing similar styles for each section.
Finally, the section I’m most looking forward to…designing your dream wardrobe! Truthfully, I can rarely if ever find clothes that suit my sensibilities. I’m plus size and I love totally unique exotic looks…things you can’t find in stores. I feel like this book is great because it gives ideas which can be applied to upcycle clothes as well as tips for designing unique looks. I can see lots of ideas I could apply to existing patterns in my collection to give them that edgy, expensive designer look.
I highly recommend this book, both for people interested in drawing figurative art and those designing and upcycling clothing. I can’t wait to dive in and dabble and play!
