Becoming a successful fashion designer involves understanding a wide variety of core principles. This Foundation course is an ideal introduction for students, dressmakers, and anyone interested in the creative side of fashion. Step-by-step tutorials, practical exercises, and inspiring interviews with industry professionals teach you how to create your own unique fashion design collections. Design schools around the world now emphasize design thinking and conceptualization more than just skill-building. Packed with dozens of new images, this new and fully updated edition provides students with more diverse methods for creating fashion, including digital design iteration and capstone projects, fabric design development, 3D sketching on the garment form, paper collage design techniques, and much more. This book concludes with practical advice for anyone considering a career in fashion, offering insights on building a portfolio, preparing for interviews, and continuing on a path to a professional career.