Clothes move so quickly on the runway, it can be easy to miss the excellence of construction, finishing and fit that go into making samples for fashion’s leading houses. As a pattern-maker who closely ...

First you make skirts. Twenty-three skirts. Then you move on to bodices, darts, necklines, collars, sleeves, pockets and finally, tailored pants and jeans. You'll make 130 muslin prototypes and about ...

(L to R) Ritika, Usha and Nishar making apparel patterns at a Delhi factory In the fashion industry, pattern-making is a male preserve. But a training programme is helping women cut through tradition ...

New Zealand-based brands are offering up the tools to construct your clothes. But how approachable is it? Photo / Sylvie Whinray Burnt out by fast fashion, Madeleine Crutchley took the sewing machine ...