Fashion Design

Through a series of discussions, demonstrations, assignments, and creativity exercises, we will explore fundamentals of fashion illustration: drawing foundations, the Fashion Croquis and its proportions, movement, and balance line; quick sketching techniques, inspiration board development, inspiration sources, character studying (relating fashion to target market), and maintaining a Fashion Sketch Book.

Students will explore the fundamentals of fashion illustration: drawing foundation

skills, the Fashion Croquis and its proportions, fabric sketching techniques, fabric and

maintaining a Fashion Sketchbook.

During Fashion Design III students will illustrate their own designs to place in their portfolios. Emphasis will be placed on exploring colouring, shading, shadows, and highlights to add depth and dimension to a drawing. Students will work on rendering faces and figures to communicate attitude and expression in a design. Illustrations will be tailored for use in a design portfolios.

Students will learn about the fashion industry techniques used in garment sewing.

Students will continue to learn about the fashion industry techniques used in garment construction and better develop their skills in more complex methods.

Students will focus on more strategic garment constructions and begin to develop and realise their desired end of year graduation collection garments.

Fashion is deeply rooted in its history. This course explores a broad range of eras from origins of fashion to modern era clothing. Focusing on the types of costume worn given a specific time period and their social and economic reasons for development of styles. Students will be inspired to create their own visual designs derived from historical period dress.

In this course students explore the organization and operation of the fashion industry as a whole.  Potential career avenues and job opportunities will be presented and discussed.

The complex problems you’ll face in the workforce will require you to think critically and creatively, communicate your ideas effectively, and apply your specialized skills in a collaborative environment. Whether you’re working on a large-scale building development, making a movie, contributing to an online magazine, developing an app, or taking a new fashion line to market, the success of the project will rely on your ability to come together with others. 

In this team project-based course you’ll use the methods of design thinking to respond to a brief presented by a real community client. 

Adobe Illustrator is the primary computer application used within the fashion design industry. Through a series of practical discussions and exercises we will explore the world of vector graphics. This intro class will cover all areas of the program not just limited to fashion application.

Students will learn the basic principles of pattern development through patternmaking exercises and assignments. Students will learn to draft patterns using standard measurements and how to manipulate those patterns to achieve a desired design.

Students will continue to learn about the fashion industry techniques used in garment construction and better develop their skills in more complex methods and understand correct operation sequences of procedure in more complex garment construction.

Students will continue to explore pattern making skills as a continuation of FD122. Expanding on a repertoire of the previous semester the shaping and lengthening of pre-existing patterns with a focus on dresses and tailoring methods will be approached. Here the focus will be on pattern manipulation on their own individual designs to create their final collections.

This course provides an overview of the textile industry and will cover the identification, properties and utilization of fibers and fabrics or apparel products Weaving, dyeing, and printing processes will be explored through course assignments, Performance, care and labeling laws will also be covered.

Students will learn the basic principles of draping through exercises and assignments. Students will learn to drape foundational garments and transfer them to finished patterns and convert those patterns to achieve a desired design. 

Students will continue to develop the principles of draping through exercises and assignments and broaden their foundations of draping skills with a focus on body contouring and fitting. In addition, creating final garments, finished patterns and converting those patterns to achieve a desired design. 

Students will continue their understanding of fashion through fashion history and business practices of the fashion industry. They will immerse themselves in pop culture of the 20th century decade by decade analyzing and becoming inspired by artistic movements, fashion icons, society, and economic developments to better help them identify their own unique self-aesthetic as a fashion designer.

This course will explore the steps required to design and develop a fully-realized fashion line. Over the course of the term students will take their ideas from initial concepts(s), through sketching, sample-making, fitting, and construction phases to the final presentation of a complete collection. Students will also develop a full media package and promotional materials to support their collection.

This course will give students a basic understanding of digital photography. Students will learn and understand ISO, aperture, and time value, enabling them to use a fully manual setting on their camera. They will also obtain a basic understanding of photography theory including perspective and movement as well as the difference between camera RAW and jpeg.

This course provides the fundamentals of the Fashion Industry and how it relates in a global business market. Concepts of Global economy, consumer behaviour and fashion system will be reviewed and analyzed to understand the new marketing patterns in the Industry. Students will develop a solid foundation in the theoretical and practical issues relevant to the Business of Fashion through preparing themselves for occupation through building a fashion resume and portfolio.