Couture refers to garments that are made to measure for a particular body. A body of sewing and fitting techniques has evolved to create these one of a kind garments using personal embellishments and luxurious hand finishing touches. This detailed work is often applied to bridal or eveningwear, and frequently references corset styling or bodice construction.
The basic sewing manuals on the first page of this guide also include a wealth of couture finishing methods.
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Few garments express a fashion era as well as Christian Dior's Bar Suit expresses the end of WWII deprivation and the beginning of the 1950s. This iconic suit perfectly embodies old-fashioned feminine styling and the second golden age of French couture.
Art of Couture Sewing, 2nd ed. by
The Art of Couture Sewing, 2nd Edition is a practical guide to custom techniques in the construction of couture garments. Beginning with a brief history of haute couture, the book moves on to cover tools and supplies, matching fabrics with the appropriate needles and threads, pressing, and construction techniques. Basic draping skills, corset construction, and tailoring, as well as the variety of closures, hems and finishes used in couture are discussed. The text is filled with step-by-step techniques along with clear instructions and illustrations. Nudelman covers many embellishment techniques, including beading, embroidering, and an expanded range of fine and decorative stitches including eyelet overcasting and ribbon rosette. Highly illustrated with photographs of couture designs as well as close-ups of finishes and details, The Art of Couture Sewing, 2nd Edition will inspire the design of high-quality garments using haute couture construction methods. New to this edition~Expanded coverage of the construction of facings, linings, underlinings, interlinings, and interfacings (Chapter 4)~All-new chapter on constructing large skirts including trains, hoop skirts, and petticoats (Chapter 6)~Chapter 8 features new fabric manipulation and embellishment techniques including couching, eyelet stitching, ribbon embroidery, goldwork, beadwork are stitching, motif beaded embroidery methods, and working with sequins, rhinestones, and crystals.~Updated fashion photographs and new illustrations throughout the bookFeatures~End-of-chapter biographies discuss notable designers and their couture techniques, such as Paul Poiret, Coco Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent, Vera Wang, Alexander McQueen, and Elie Saab~More than 850 color images, including over 185 updated fashion photographs and new illustrations digitally drawn by the author
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