Introduction to Moulage for Fashion Design
The mannequin and its preparation
A course by Isabel Sánchez , Designer
About the video: The mannequin and its preparation
Overview
“Next, I'll show you how to equip the mannequin with elemental landmarks to create any design. We will see types of mannequin and how to mark the center, chest and waist to be able to have references. In addition, I will explain how to prepare the sample fabric to get closer to the mannequin.”
In this video lesson Isabel Sánchez addresses the topic: The mannequin and its preparation, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Moulage for Fashion Design. Learn to shape clothes directly on a mannequin and turn them into patterns for future replicas.
Partial transcription of the video
“The mannequin and its preparation In this lesson, we will see the importance of the mannequin. It's fundamental. If we will do something by the moulage technique, as for any technique, we must be careful when choosing the mannequin, that is provided. We are not served by a mannequin that costs us less money, but it is used to hang clothes in a shop window. We need a tailoring mannequin, a dressmaking mannequin, which are usually well proportioned. I bring you mine here. It is very old, because I inherited it. He has many war wounds. It's patched up. Because I refuse to give it up and park i...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Moulage for Fashion Design
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Category
Craft, Fashion -
Areas
Fashion Design, Patternmaking & Dressmaking, Sewing
Isabel Sánchez
A course by Isabel Sánchez
Isabel Sanchéz has dedicated herself to the fashion world for over 40 years. Since the late '80s she has worked alongside and collaborated with some of Spain's most renowned designers like Devota & Lomba, Jesús del Pozo, and Agatha Ruiz de la Prada.
She began combining her design studio collaborations with teaching in 1999, and has since worked at the University of Navarra, the European University of Madrid, and the IED (Istituto Europeo di Design), to name just a few, giving classes on the technical side of dressmaking, pattern design, and draping.
In 2011, she published the book Little Black Dress, which was translated into several languages. The same year, she opened her studio, Laboratorio de Proyectos, where she works on runway collections and any other project requiring the study of fabric volume and behavior.
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