Style Wise: A Practical Guide to Becoming a Fashion Stylist, 3rd Edition is an essential text for turning aspiring stylists into professional stylists. The text presents fashion styling as a form of communication that can both support and challenge social norms such as beauty standards and gender roles. Full-color photos and examples from the runway reflect the fast-paced, vibrant fashion industry and cover topics including photo shoots, fashion shows, and special events. Step-by-step instructions guide readers through crucial areas like business basics, establishing a social media presence, and networking, while hands-on projects provide opportunities to develop a portfolio. Timelines, infographics, interviews, and learning activities that focus on the digital side of the fashion industry boost engagement and bring students up-to-date on careers in styling.
New to this Edition: -New “The Go-By”, “The Pull List”, and “Talent Credits” features engage students with controversies in contemporary styling, provide biographies of top designers and brands, and give insights on how key individuals have contributed to the styling profession
-Emphasis on diversity, equity, and inclusion represents plus-sized and differently-abled models as well as style icons and moments in fashion history from various geographic, ethnic, and gender groups -Coverage of topical issues such as gender-neutral fashion, cultural appropriation, and the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic
-New sections on color theory, fabric, and cultural and religious fashions
STUDIO Features Include:
-Study smarter with self-quizzes featuring scored results and personalized study tips
-Review concepts with flashcards of terms and definitions
-Access samples of documents, forms, and templates for all stages of planning a photo shoot including a call sheet form, supply checklist, planning calendars, and more
Instructor Resources -An Instructor’s Guide to help incorporate this text into the classroom, including a test bank to provide options for student assessment
-PowerPoint® presentations include images from the book and provide a framework for lecture and discussion
By:
Jenny B. Davis (Southern Methodist University USA)
Imprint: Fairchild Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 3rd edition
Dimensions:
Height: 280mm,
Width: 215mm,
ISBN: 9781501392436
ISBN 10: 1501392433
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 30 May 2024
Audience:
College/higher education
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Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming
Preface Acknowledgments Part One: The Power of Fashion Styling Chapter 1: Introduction to Fashion Styling Chapter 2: The Language of Fashion Chapter 3: Styling People Chapter 4: Styling for Editorial & Commercial Media Chapter 5: Celebrity and Image Consulting Chapter 6: Styling for the Runway Part Two: Getting Established As a Fashion Stylist Chapter 7: Portfolio Building, Branding, and Networking Chapter 8: Business 101 for Freelance Stylists Part Three: Building a Portfolio Chapter 9: Producing a Test Shoot Chapter 10: At the Shoot Glossary Credits Index
Jenny B. Davis is a fashion media professor at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. She's also a fashion stylist, photo shoot producer, fashion show dresser and a freelance writer and editor specializing in fashion, travel and popular culture. Follow her on social media at @jennybdavis and @thestreetwearprofessor.
