The Fashion Designer Survival Guide: An Insider's Look At Starting And Running Your Own Fashion Business

The absolute must have in case you are to start a business as a fashion designer. Very practical, covering the end-to-end process. All topics are well elaborated with specific examples. Loved it!

This extremely well written book is enough to put you off even thinking of venturing into starting your own fashion label!! It is very well researched and obviously written by someone who is EXTREMELY conversant with the notoriously fickle and difficult fashion industry.I have worked in fashion at the design level as a patternmaker for well over 30 years and Mary Gelhar has put together a very informative manual.It is exactly as it is, no matter what country you live in.Take note anyone attempting to start your own label!!!

This is such amazing book, i can say among the bestFashion business books available on amazon.com..This is not for beginners, its for more experienced people...

This is an excellent tutorial IF you already have a basic background in the fashion industry, otherwise, you might not understand certain information predicated on the assumption of a knowledge base.I would most certainly recommend it for anyone thinking of starting their own business in the fashion industry. It will skillfully guide you through the land mines of the fashion landscape and prevent you from getting a leg blown off!Clear, concise and thorough. Lots of 'white space' on every page prevents the reader from being overwhelmed and sublimimally infers that starting your own business IS simple enough that you absolutely can succeed!Just do your due diligence with Mary. Good luck!

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