So You Want To Be A Fashion Designer

Some kids look at what everyone is wearing and think, I could make something better. This book is for them.

So You Want To Be A Fashion Designer takes curious readers ages 10 to 14 inside one of the most creative and culturally rich careers in the world, following a design from a first sketch all the way to the finished garment that walks a runway. Written for young dreamers yet rich enough for the grown-ups reading along, this beautifully illustrated guide reveals how a feeling becomes something you can wear.

Inside this book:

• How a collection is born on a studio wall, long before anyone touches a sewing machine
• Why the fashion industry plans two years ahead, so the styles that feel perfectly of-the-moment were dreamed up before the moment arrived
• Eye-opening facts, like the haute couture gown that takes a team of artisans more than a thousand hours by hand, the high heels first worn by Persian cavalry, and the rarest wool on earth, once reserved for Inca royalty
• The true stories of trailblazers including Coco Chanel, Virgil Abloh, and Issey Miyake
• A day in the life, a glossary of fashion terms, real activities to try today, and where to learn more

More than a career guide, this is a warm, thoughtful look at clothing as a language of identity, and at the quiet power designers hold to help every kind of person feel they belong.

Perfect for classroom and library shelves, STEAM and art lovers, eager and reluctant readers alike, and any child who senses that what we wear says something about who we are.

Part of the So You Want To Be A… series of career-exploration books for young, curious minds.

What do you want to say? Wear it.