The Spec Manual 2nd edition [Paperback]

The 2nd Edition ofThe Spec Manualprovides fashion professionals and students with a -comprehensive guide for measuring garments using standard industry practices. This textbook/workbook contains front and back view croquis for women, off sizes, men, juniors, and children; spec sheet templates; illustrated measurement points; and tables with measurement points. The 2nd Edition also features a companion CD-ROM with electronic resources such as spec sheets and a flats library. Users with either beginning or advanced digital skills will learn how to create computer-generated spec sheets.

Michele Wesen Bryant is an adjunct in the Fashion Design Department at the Fashion Institute of Technology. She also teaches flats and specs at Parsons School of Design. Bryant has been working in the fashion industry for over 20 years, having had fashion illustrations appear in Vogue, YM, Seventeen, Brides, Women's Wear Daily, Ladies Home Journal and Good Housekeeping.

Diane DeMers is associate professor of fashion design at The Fashion Institute of Technology and a design consultant for Her Majesty Intimates and Cole Girl's Swimwear. For three years she designed Haute Couture, Pret a Porter, and License collections for Carven Couture in Paris, then continued her design career in New York City with Calvin Klein Intimate Apparel, Adrienne Vittadini, and Malain Knits.

* What is a Spec Manual?
* Front and Back View Croquis Figures
* How to Measure
* Skirt
* Pants and Shorts
* Vest
* Woven Shirt
* Dress
* One-Piece Garment (Bodysuits and Jumpsuits)
* Sweater
* Tailored Jacket
* Outerwear
* Belt
* Sample Spec Sheets and Garment Graphs
* Flats Library

NEW TO THIS EDITION
Sample spec sheets with garment graphs
* Flats library for complete range of size and garment categories with additional clip art for collars, pockets and trim
* Fraction to decimal conversion chart
* Grading worksheet
* Incremental grade guil3Y