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Course Criteria
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4.50 Credits
In Images and Society you will be introduced to a range of theories about how society uses images to communicate and express. Our contemporary culture is saturated with imagery, we are bombarded by images: advertising, TV, photography, film, art and the Internet all clamor for our attention. Our relationship with these visual signs, how we read, respond to and/or ignore them is a key factor in the way we live our lives. This course aims to provide the student with the visual and theoretical literacy with which to survive this bombardment and turn the energy of the world of visual communication to their advantage in its application within the world of fashion promotion.
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4.50 Credits
Fashion Portfolio I introduces you, as potential fashion designers, to the concepts, techniques and uses of various media that will enable you to communicate your ideas. This will be achieved through drawing live models using line and color, representing texture and movement. This will develop your perception and visual interpretation of garments and how they relate to the human form.
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4.50 Credits
In Sewing Techniques you will be introduced, under close supervision, to the use of basic manufacturing processes, construction techniques and the study skills that are integral to the design process. You will keep a technical and sample file, showing your learning through this course. Using knowledge gained in manufacturing and construction, you will make a garment in response to a given brief, incorporating the sewing techniques learned. You will keep a journal to document your learning and to review and reflect on your progress.
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4.50 Credits
In Retailing for Fashion you will cover concepts, strategies and methodologies used for retailing management. You will explore the changing retail environment and methods of distribution including e-tailing, mail-order supermarkets and store retailing through which fashion companies sell their range of products. These include clothing, accessories, perfume, and lifestyle products. As part of the course you will analyze these various formats, fascias and environments that these companies use in successful fashion retailing.
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4.50 Credits
This course involves the intensive study of a particular aspect of fashion design. The specific topics of this course will be determined by the interests of both the students and the instructor.
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4.50 Credits
The Study Tour combines lectures, research, analytical studies and travel to provide an opportunity to learn and understand how fashion operates in a different part of the world with a different culture, history and ways of engaging in design, business, marketing, etc. The course allows you to visit and experience the cultural and professional environments of a world city through scheduled appointments, private tours, and presentations. You will meet with an instructor every second week for a two-hour class in preparation for the study tour. Final projects documenting and analyzing the experience are required for completion of the course.
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4.50 Credits
Creative Drape builds upon the cutting skills you gained in previous courses and introduces how to apply drape and volume to garments. You will discover and develop the techniques of manipulating paper drafts and draping directly onto the stand and to judge which method would be most suitable. There is a set design brief enabling you to work with greater autonomy as you develop the visual and verbal language with which to communicate the techniques, technologies and materials with skill and imagination. This will enable you to demonstrate good working practice in response to critical assessment.
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4.50 Credits
In Fashion Trends you will look at how they arise by considering macro business environmental drivers as well as social and cultural influences. You will consider trend identification, market assessment and competitive response strategies. This will be appropriate preparation for fashion product development, range planning and the exploitation of market opportunities.
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4.50 Credits
In Womenswear I you will build, expand on and apply technical, theoretical and design skills and knowledge from 3D Form I to III (also Textiles for Fashion and Creative Drape for Fashion Design students). This course will enable you to explore and generate creative design concepts through research and interpretation of a given project brief and will give you the opportunity to demonstrate your skills through range building and planning, use of fabrication, color, selection and styling of a range of male or female garments. Working with increased independence and autonomy, you will complete a sketchbook, design boards and finished outfit.
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4.50 Credits
In Fashion Product Development you will build on your earlier classes to relate current and future fashion trends to "desirable" fashion products. You will work in a team to respond to an identified fashion trend to plan and manage the design of a new product/range extension or the development of a marketing plan. This could involve repositioning an existing product range or developing a new product range for an existing or new market.
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