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FASHION DESIGN TOPICS 

  • INTRODUCTION TO FASHION DESIGN

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  • What is Fashion Design?

  • Fashion Terminology

  • The difference between a fashion Designer and a Tailor

  • Roles of a Fashion Designer

  • Qualities of a Fashion Designer

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  • ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES OF FASHION

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  • Elements of Fashion

  • Principles of fashion 

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  • ELEMENTS OF FASHION

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  • Elements of Fashion – TEXTURE

  • Elements of Fashion – LINE

  • Elements of Fashion – SHAPE

  • Elements of Fashion - COLORS AND COLOR SCHEMES

  • Color Schemes

  • Colors

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  • PRINCIPLES OF FASHION

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  • Principles of Fashion – PROPORTION

  • Principles of Fashion – BALANCE

  • Principles of Fashion – RHYTHM

  • Principles of Fashion – HARMONY

  • Principles of Fashion – EMPHASIS

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  • GARMENTS SHAPES

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  • Types of Garment Shapes

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  • COLORS IN FASHION

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  • Seasonal Color

  • Dominant Color

  • Accent Color

  • Staple Color

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  • THE FASHION CYCLE

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  • The Fashion Cycle

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  • FASHION AND STYLE

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  • Fashion and Styles

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  • FASHION MARKET

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  • Fashion Market Research

  • Steps in Fashion Market Research

  • Identifying and defining your target customers

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  • CREATING A FASHION COLLECTION

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  • Theme and Mood Boards

  • Creating a Mood Board

  • Color Story

  • Collection Range Development Plan

  • Design Consideration

  • Fashion Design Drawing

  • Fashion Templates (Croquis)

  • Fashion Flats, Flat Sketching or Technical Drawing

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  • BASIC STEPS IN FASHION ILLUSTRATION

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  • Tool and Materials required

  • Drawing the Skeletal Structure of the Model

  • Tracing the Skeletal Structure of the Model on a Light Board

  • Drawing the Model over the Skeletal Structure

  • Clothing the Model

  • Drawing the Model's Hair 

  • Drawing the Facial Features of the Model

  • Coloring and Shading the Model

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  • FABRICS AND TEXTILE

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  • Textile, Fibers and Yarns

  • Types of Fibers

  • Textile Fiber Properties

  • Fabric Construction

  • Fabric Surface Finishes

  • Fabric Sourcing

  • Finding Fabric Suppliers

  • Fabric Sewing Techniques

  • Qualities of a Good Thread

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  • GARMENT AND CONSTRUCTION

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  • Draping

  • Techniques for Draping

  • Garment Support and Structure

  • Lining a Garment

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  • GARMENT MANUFACTURING

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  • Manufacturers Operation and Information

  • Finding manufacturers for your clothing line

  • Garment Tech Pack

  • Preparation for Production

  • Garment Sample Stages

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  • FASHION MARKET SECTORS

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  • Fashion Market Sectors

  • Mass Market Sector

  • Ready to Wear Market Sector

  • Haute Couture Market Sector

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  • FASHION MANUFACTURING SECTORS

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  • Manufacturing Sectors in the Fashion Market 

  • Clothing Sector

  • Accessory Sector

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  • FASHION BUSINESS

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  • Types of Business

  • The Business Plan

  • Financing a Business

  • Business Insurance

  • Marketing a clothing line

  • Promoting a clothing line

 

CAREERS IN FASHION

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  • Careers in Fashion

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THE PROCESS OF START A CLOTHING LINE

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  • The process of Starting a Clothing Line

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FASHION DESIGN COLLECTION PLANNING PROJECT

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Drape Dress

Jump Suit

Shirt Waist Coat and Jeans

Jacket and Pant

Elegant Dress

Wedding Dress

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A Fashion Designer is one who plans, designs, creates,  and adds aesthetics to clothing including accessories. 

 

Fashion design is influenced by both cultural and social behaviours of people in a particular region and has varied over time. 

 

Fashion designers work in a number of ways in designing clothing and accessories to suit the consumers anticipated changing taste and some designers have a short amount of time to bring a garment onto the market, so they have to be well-equipped knowledge-wise to meet up with the quick pace demand by the consumers.

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WHAT ROLE DOES A FASHION DESIGNER PLAY

Fashion designers sketch their ideas on paper, while others drape fabric on a dress form. They work in different ways to bring their creativity to reality. 

 

When a designer is completely satisfied with the fit of the toile (or muslin), he or she will consult a professional pattern maker, who then makes the prototype version of the garment either manually by drafting out the patterns on paper or with the aid of a computer-aided design program CAD.

 

The pattern maker's job is very technical and precise. The fit of the finished garment depends on their accuracy. 

 

The Final garment sample is then sewn and tested on a model or a dress form to sure that the garment style and fit are the same as it was initially designed.

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