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Freelance Fashion Designer's Handbook

ISBN: 978-1-444-33506-4

March 2012

192 pages

Description
Do you have the passion and the creativity for fashion?   Why not earn a living from it?

The Freelance Fashion Designer's Handbook is your essential guide on how to go it alone, covering what to expect, making sure you get paid, planning your time, keeping up with your accounts, compiling technical packages for garments.  It is your portable mentor, equipping you to work independently.

Part 1 covers all the information to becoming a freelance designer such as creating a basic freelance contract, invoicing, how to find work, tax returns and much more.  All supported with case studies.

Part 2 contains the technical aspects of being a designer - including how to compile full technical packages for garments to be manufactured abroad.

About the Author

Paula Keech is a freelance fashion designer and part-time tutor at the University of Bedfordshire in Luton. Paula has worked in the fashion industry and has a wealth of experience to share.