Style Wise

Style Wise: A Practical Guide to Becoming a Fashion Stylist, 3rd Edition is an essential text for turning aspiring stylists into professional stylists. The text presents fashion styling as a form of communication that can both support and challenge social norms such as beauty standards and gender roles. Full-color photos and examples from the runway reflect the fast-paced, vibrant fashion industry and cover topics including photo shoots, fashion shows, and special events. Step-by-step instructions guide readers through crucial areas like business basics, establishing a social media presence, and networking, while hands-on projects provide opportunities to develop a portfolio. Timelines, infographics, interviews, and learning activities that focus on the digital side of the fashion industry boost engagement and bring students up-to-date on careers in styling. New to this Edition:-New "e;The Go-By"e;, "e;The Pull List"e;, and "e;Talent Credits"e; features engage students with controversies in contemporary styling, provide biographies of top designers and brands, and give insights on how key individuals have contributed to the styling profession -Emphasis on diversity, equity, and inclusion represents plus-sized and differently-abled models as well as style icons and moments in fashion history from various geographic, ethnic, and gender groups-Coverage of topical issues such as gender-neutral fashion, cultural appropriation, and the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic -New sections on color theory, fabric, and cultural and religious fashionsSTUDIO Features Include: -Study smarter with self-quizzes featuring scored results and personalized study tips -Review concepts with flashcards of terms and definitions -Access samples of documents, forms, and templates for all stages of planning a photo shoot including a call sheet form, supply checklist, planning calendars, and more Instructor Resources-An Instructor's Guide to help incorporate this text into the classroom, including a test bank to provide options for student assessment -PowerPoint(R) presentations include images from the book and provide a framework for lecture and discussion