Plus-size Patternmaking for Womenswear: Inclusive Sizing, Pattern Drafting, and Fitting

Author:   Gabby Brown (Apparel Consultant and Technical Designer, Star Island XO, LLC) ,  Leila Kelleher (Parsons School of Design, USA)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:  

9781350360174


Pages:   416
Publication Date:   19 February 2026
Format:   Paperback
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Plus-size Patternmaking for Womenswear: Inclusive Sizing, Pattern Drafting, and Fitting


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Author:   Gabby Brown (Apparel Consultant and Technical Designer, Star Island XO, LLC) ,  Leila Kelleher (Parsons School of Design, USA)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Dimensions:   Width: 21.00cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 27.00cm
Weight:   1.380kg
ISBN:  

9781350360174


ISBN 10:   1350360171
Pages:   416
Publication Date:   19 February 2026
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Not yet available   Availability explained
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The authors present a ground-breaking approach to industry sizing and fit. Beginning with an analysis of how large bodies differ in balance, curvature, and posture from straight bodies, they introduce a simple, direct pattern drafting process for creating pattern blocks. Their lessons on understanding and accepting body variation are valuable for all fashion students and apparel industry practitioners. -- Susan P. Ashdown, Emerita Professor, Cornell University, USA This has the power to shape a new generation of designers who approach fit and fashion with more awareness, acceptance, and kindness for all humans. Nothing like this exists in the market today - it’s one of one. -- Katelyn Janosch, Director of Technical Design, AYR, USA This is a pioneering book that fully considers inclusivity and diversity in the pattern cutting and fitting process for many different plus-size fashion garments. It is detailed, accessible and sensitively written, supported by great photographs, figures and tables that provide a solid underpinning for the creation of these styles. -- Dr Kevin Almond, Associate Professor, University of Leeds, UK


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Gabby Brown is a US-based technical designer in apparel manufacturing with a background working for major retailers including Abercrombie & Fitch and JCPenney. She currently teaches and works with brands and clients on fitting, construction, patternmaking and block development. Leila Kelleher is Assistant Professor of Fashion Design and Social Justice at Parsons School of Design, USA. She is co-founder of the Size Inclusion in Fashion Lab and A Space, In Between, a Japan-based plus-size luxury brand.

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