The Fashion Designer Survival Guide, Revised and Expanded Edition: Start and Run Your Own Fashion Business
- ISBN13: 9781427797100
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
Mary Gehlhar, author, industry authority, and consultant to hundreds of designers, including Zac Posen, Twinkle by Wenlan, Rebecca Taylor, and Cloak, gives readers behind-the-scenes insights and essential business information on creating and sustaining a successful career as an independent designer.  With advice from fashion luminaries including Donna Karan, Tommy Hilfiger, Cynthia Rowley, Diane von Furstenberg, Richard Tyler, and top executives from Saks Fifth Av… More >>
not finished reading but so far it is an informative read but it could give more ideas and tips.
Rating: 3 / 5
This book is very informative. I’m an attorney who bought this book to help emerging fashion designers with their legal and business needs. The book helps me understand the business of fashion better.
Rating: 5 / 5
Extremely disappointed with this book. Rather than focusing on the struggles, adversities, drawbacks, and the unhappiness of being a designer, I’d rather invest my time in a text which offers concrete instruction on how to overcome the obstacles. This book is premised upon the “facts” that you: a) require hundreds of thousands of dollars in reserve to even consider launching your own line, b) MUST work for several years under another designer prior to designing for your self, and c) you most likely won’t make it, even on a small scale. Every artist is aware of monetary limitations and minuscule success rates, so I believe most of us would benefit more from tangible advice, and an author who can offer various routes to achieve discernible goals (rather than abstract ideas and incessant “words of warning”). A few good points throughout the book, but I wouldn’t recommend it.
Rating: 2 / 5
This is an excellent book to have if you are serious to get started into fashion.
Rating: 5 / 5
I am very new to apparel design business, so i looked up books to educate myself and I came across this book, The Fashion Designer Survival Guide by Mary Gehlhar. This book is very comprehensive; it give excellent advices and guidelines for any fashion designers or an entrepreneur who wants to start their own fashion business. I highly recommend this book to everyone who is interested in fashion retailing. Absolutely a best buy…
Rating: 5 / 5