TOPModel Special Design Book by Depesche – Fashion Design Activity Book

The TOPModel Special Design Book is the most equipped title in this range. It combines 33 pre-printed model figures with the actual tools a young designer needs: a clothing and accessory stencil, an embossing template for hatching, four pages of design paper and a sheet of stickers, plus four illustrated walkthroughs showing how to build a look.

What comes in the set

• 33 pages of pre-printed model figures to design outfits for
• 4 pages of patterned design paper
• 1 stencil with clothing and accessory outlines
• 1 embossing template for hatching and texture
• 1 sticker sheet
• 4 illustrated painting and design instructions
• Ring binding so the large pages lie completely flat

Tools change the output

The stencil is the piece that makes the difference. Drawing a well-proportioned jacket freehand is hard at eight years old, and a wonky first attempt is often where a child gives up. Tracing a clean outline and then decorating inside it removes that failure point entirely, so attention goes into pattern, colour and detail instead. The embossing template adds texture — hatching, ribbing, weave — which is a technique most children would never discover on their own.

Built at a serious size

At roughly 29.5 x 23.7 cm this is close to A4 landscape, noticeably larger than the pocket books in the range. That extra area matters when a child is layering stencilled shapes, cut design paper and stickers onto one figure. It is a desk activity rather than a car activity.

Details at a glance

• Format: ring-bound design book with accessories
• Pages: 33 model figures
• Recommended age: 6 years and over
• Approximate size: 29.5 x 23.7 x 1.5 cm
• Weight: 450 g
• Brand: TOPModel by Depesche
• Supplier article number: 0413584

Who it suits

The right gift for a child who has already filled a simpler TOPModel book and is ready for more. The included instructions mean it can be worked through independently, so it holds up as a main birthday present rather than an add-on.

Safety information: Warning. Choking hazard — small parts. Not suitable for children under 36 months. Manufactured by Depesche Vertrieb GmbH & Co. KG, Vierlander Str. 14, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany.