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FASHION DESIGN (CERTIFICATE) CURRICULUM 

DID YOU KNOW? The core concept of Fashion Design involves the conceptualization of design ideas you have been thinking of, then, planning, executing and presentation of a fashion collection.

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It is the process begins with conceptualization of design ideas, sketching the design, creating Patterns for the design, sewing the garments and presentation of the Fashion Collection.​

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This course take you through the core concept required in professional Fashion Design in very simple steps.

You can choose to take your certificate classes ONLINE on our website or in our ON-LOCATION school.

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At the ON- LOCATION school (Government Accredited), you will have a personal instructor and you will also create personal projects of your choice.

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WHY LEARN WITH EKANEM OROK?

This Fashion Design Course is built on Ekanem Orok's practical and teaching experience of over 25 year in the fashion industry, structured learning, and real-world application.

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The course designed to empower students with creative confidence and technical control, so you’re not dependent on others to execute your designs.

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KINDLY NOTED

To earn a certification you must complete and submit all your projects online on or before the last day of classes.

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ONLINE CLASSES​

  • ​Teaching method - Video Lessons.

  • Class duration 12 weeks (Start anytime)

  • Course type - Online 

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There are 12 modules in this Fashion Design Course, and a total of about 280 simple steps instructional videos lessons to follow. 

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ONLINE Course Fees  - $250 or (375,000 Naira)

PAYMENT via PayPal (Global Payment) or PayStack (Local Payment)

​​​ON - LOCATION CLASSES​

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  • Government Accredited

  • Teaching method - Video Lessons + Personal Tutoring

  • Class duration 12 weeks (January - March, Yearly)

  • Course type - On-location

  • Certification - DIPLOMA

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There are 12 modules in this Fashion Design Course, and a total of about 280 personal tutoring lessons + CAD Fashion  Illustration Classes.

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  • ON-LOCATION Course Fees  - $1,200 or (1,610,000 Naira)​

  • PAYMENT via BANK TRANSFER

AT THE END OF THIS COURSE

 

You will Plan a Fashion Collection including:

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  • Mood board preparation 

  • Fashion Sketch

  • Technical Drawings 

  • Fabric Swatch

  • Color Story

  • Style description 

  • Production Cost 

  • Over all Collection Presentation

 

For the following garment categories:

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  • Drape Dress

  • Jump Suit 

  • Shirt Waist Coat and Jeans 

  • Jacket and Pant  

  • Couture Dress 

  • Wedding Dress

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DIPLOMA STUDENTS  will create and submit personalized projects of their choice after completing the basic projects.

 

 

This course has an OPTIONAL of purchase of the Course Book (FUNDAMENTALS OF FASHION DESIGN) after the course completion for future references.

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  • Book Cost $100 or (150,000 Naira) per Book (FREE  for Diploma Students)

  • PAYMENT via PayPal (Global Payment) or PayStack (Local Payment)

 

 

Request the purchase of the Course eBook via the link: https://www.ekanemorok.com/contact

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MODULES

 

  1. Fashion Design Introduction

  2. Fashion Drawing Introduction

  3. Pattern Making Introduction

  4. Pattern Grading Introduction 

  5. Sewing Introduction 

  6. Draping Introduction

  7. Fashion Market

  8. Introduction to Fashion Accessories

  9. Fashion Manufacturing

  10. Fashion Business

  11. Planning a Fashion Collection

COURSE CURRICULUM - BREAKDOWN

​MODULE 1 - FASHION DESIGN

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INTRODUCTION TO FASHION DESIGN

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  • What is Fashion Design?

  • Roles of a Fashion Designer

  • Qualities of a Fashion Designer

  • Fashion Terminology

  • The difference between a Fashion Designer and a Tailor

 

 CAREERS IN FASHION

 

  • Careers in Fashion

 

FASHION AND STYLE

 

  • Fashion and Styles

 

GARMENTS SHAPES

 

  • Types of Garment Shape

 

THE FASHION CYCLE

 

  • The Fashion Cycle

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THE PROCESS OF START A CLOTHING LINE

 

  • The process of Starting a Clothing Line

 

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

 

COLORS IN FASHION

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  • Seasonal Color

  • Dominant Color

  • Accent Color

  • Staple Color

 

 

 

MODULE 2 - FASHION DRAWING

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INTRODUCTION TO FASHION DRAWING

 

  • What is Fashion Drawing?

  • What is Fashion Sketching

  • What isFashion Illustration

  •  What Flat Sketch/Technical Drawing

 

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FASHION DRAWING

 

  • Fashion Design Drawing

  • Fashion Templates (Croquis)

  • How to Draw Croquis

  • Fashion Flats, Flat Sketching or Technical Drawing

 

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BASIC STEPS IN FASHION ILLUSTRATION

 

  • 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

 

 

FASHION SKETCH

 

  • Drape Dress - Fashion Sketch Exercise

  • Jump Suit - Fashion Sketch Exercise

  • Shirt Waist Coat and Jeans - Fashion Sketch Exercise

  • Jacket and Pant - Fashion Sketch Exercise

  • Elegant Dress - Fashion Sketch Exercise

  • Wedding Dress - Fashion Sketch Exercise

 

 

TECHNICAL DRAWING

 

  • Drape Dress – Technical Drawing Exercise

  • Jump Suit - Technical Drawing Exercise

  • Shirt Waist Coat and Jeans - Technical Drawing Exercise

  • Jacket and Pant - Technical Drawing Exercise

  • Elegant Dress - Technical Drawing Exercise

  • Wedding Dress - Technical Drawing Exercise

 

 

MODULE 2 - PATTERN MAKING

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INTRODUCTION TO PATTERN MAKING

 

  • What Is Pattern Making?

  • Methods of Pattern Making

  • Pattern Making Method

  •  Pattern Drafting/Flat Pattern Making

  • What Is Pattern Draping? 

  • The Pattern Draping Method

  • Steps for The Pattern Draping Method

  • Pattern Cutting Instructions

  • Bodice Pattern Instruction

  • Pattern Making Process for Various Garments

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BLOCKS AND PATTERNS

 

  • What are Patterns?

  • Types of Garment Patterns

  • Basic Garment Blocks

  • Types of Garment Blocks

  • Types of Garment Block Measurements

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PATTERN ANATOMY

 

·    Bodice Pattern Anatomy

 

GARMENT ANATOMY

 

·    Female Jacket Anatomy

·    Trouser Anatomy

·    Skirt Anatomy

·    Shirt Anatomy

 

PATTERN SYMBOLS

 

·    Pattern Symbols

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BASIC PATTERN BLOCKS CONSTRUCTION

 

  • Create a Basic Bodice Pattern Block 

  • Create a Basic Skirt Pattern Block 

  • Create a Basic Sleeve Dress Pattern Block 

  • Create a Basic Dress Pattern Block 

  • Create a Basic Trouser Dress Pattern Block 

 

INTRODUCTION TO PATTERN GRADING

 

 

 

MODULE 4 - SEWING

 

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INTRODUCTION TO SEWING

 

  • What Is Sewing?

  • What is Tailoring?

  • The Difference Between Sewing and Tailoring? 

  • Sewing Techniques

  • Tailoring Techniques

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THE BASICS OF IRONING

 

  • How to Steam Fabrics

  • How to Iron Fabrics

  • How to press Fabrics

 

 

THE BASICS OF MACHINE SEWING

 

  • How to Insert the Machine Needle

  • How to Thread a Sewing Machine with a Horizontal Spool Holder

  • How to Use the Machine Needle Threader

  • How to Wind Thread on to the Bobbin

  • How to Wind Thread Using the Bobbin Hole

  • How to Insert the Bobbin into the Machine

  • How to Insert the Bobbin into the Bobbin Case (Shuttle)

  • How to Bring Out the Bobbin Thread

  • How to change machine Stitches

  • How to adjust machine Stitch Tension

  • How to Reverse the Machine Stitch

  • How to insert Machine Foot

  • How to remove a machine foot

  • How to convert a Machine to Free Arm

  • How to Clean the Machine Feed Dogs

  • How to Sew Your First Stitch

  • How to care for the Sewing Machine

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SEWING EXERCISE

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  • Lines - Sewing Exercise

  • Square Shape - Sewing Exercise

  • Circle Shape - Sewing Exercise

  • Triangle Shape - Sewing Exercise

  • Spiral Line - Sewing Exercise

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FABRICS AND TEXTILE

 

  • 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 PROTOTYPE SEWING

 

  • Sew and Fit your Bodice Garment Prototype

  • Sew and Fit your Skirt Garment Prototype

  • Sew and Fit your Sleeve Garment Prototype

  • Sew and Fit your Dress Garment Prototype

  • Sew and Fit your Trouser Garment Prototype

 

 

 

MODULE 5 - DRAPING

 

 

INTRODUCTION TO DRAPING

 

  • What is Draping?

  • Draping Terminology 

  • Tools and Materials for Draping

  • Types of Test Fabric for Draping

  • Test Fabric or Calico Preparation

  • Identifying Garment Design Details

  • Techniques for Draping

  • Fabrics and Draping

  • Ironing Fabrics for Draping 

  • Preparing the Center Front and Back Fabric

  • Blocking Fabrics

  • Mannequins

  • Tapping the Mannequin

  • Padding the Mannequin

  • Marking Grain Lines

  • Finding Grain line from the Selvage Edge

  • How to Mark Grain Line from the Selvage Edge

  • Finding Grain line with thread pull 

  • Marking Bias Line with Measurement

  • Marking Grain Line with Pencil

  • Tearing the Selvage Edge 

  • How to Mark Bias Line

  • How to Thread Trace Grain Line on a Fabric

  • Draping the Three Grain Lines 

  • Draping the Basic Block

  • After Drape Check

  • Garment Support and Structure

 

 

DRAPING EXERCISE

 

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GARMENT PROTOTYPE DRAPING

 

  • Drape the Bodice Garment Prototype

  • Truing the Bodice Block

  • Tracing the Bodice Pattern

  • Drape the Skirt Garment Prototype

  • Truing the Skirt Block

  • Tracing the Skirt Pattern

  • Drape the Dress Garment Prototype 

  • Truing the Dress Block

  • Tracing the Dress Pattern

  • Drape the Trouser Garment Prototype

  • Truing the Trouser Block

  • Tracing the Trouser Pattern

 

 

MODULE 6 - INTRODUCTION TO FASHION ACCESSORIES

 

  • Introduction to Footwear

  • Introduction to Bags

  • Introduction to Hats

  • Introduction to Jewelries

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MODULE 7 - FASHION MARKET

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  • Fashion Market Research

  • Steps in Fashion Market Research

  • Identifying and defining your target customer

 

 

MODULE 8 - FASHION MANUFACTURING SECTORS

 

  • Manufacturing Sectors in the Fashion Market 

  • Clothing Sector

  • Accessory Sector

 

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GARMENT MANUFACTURING

 

  • Manufacturers Operation and Information

  • Finding manufacturers for your clothing line

  • Garment Tech Pack

  • Preparation for Production

  • Garment Sample Stages

 

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MODULE 9 - FASHION BUSINESS

 

  • Types of Business

  • Financing a Business

  • The Business Plan

  • Business Insurance

  • Marketing a clothing line

  • Promoting a clothing line

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MODULE 10 - PLANNING A FASHION COLLECTION

 

  • Theme and Mood Boards

  • Creating a Mood Board

  • Color Story

  • Collection Range Development Plan

  • Design Consideration

  • Preparing a Fashion Collection

  • Collection Planning in Details

 

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CERTIFICATE PROJECT

 

Fashion Design Collection Planning including Mood board, Fabric Swatch, Production cost, Style description, color story, technical drawing) for the following garment categories:

 

  •  Drape Dress

  •  Jump Suit

  • Shirt Waist Coat and Jeans

  • Jacket and Pant

  • Couture Dress

  • Wedding Dress

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WHAT IS FASHION DESIGN?

 

Fashion design is the art of planning, creating and beautifying clothings through drawing, pattern making and clothing construction, including accessories.

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WHO IS A FASHION DESIGNER?

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 or using a computer aided design program(CAD) example procreate, 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 create prototype patterns for the garment or 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 making process 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. After which the garment is produced in large quantity for sale.

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WHAT ARE THE CAREERS IN FASHION DESIGN?

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The careers in fashion design includes the following:

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1. Fashion designers sketch and illustrate designs ideas for clothing, footwear, and accessories.

 

2. Fashion designers create and supervise the production of original clothing, accessories, and footwear.

 

3. They also sketch designs, select the fabrics for the design and create the patterns, and give instructions on how to make the products they design.

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EKANEM OROK'S FASHION DESIGN COURSE - SUMMARY

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Ekanem Orok Education offers a professional Fashion Design Certificate Course designed to teach students the full fashion creation process — from idea to executed collection. The course is part of a suite of fashion programs taught using a trademarked Simple Steps™ method, which breaks complex concepts into easy-to-follow modules.

 

Courses are available both online globally and on-location at the study center in Lagos, Nigeria.

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Core Focus of the Fashion Design Course

  • Teaches the fundamentals and professional practices in fashion design.

  • Students learn how to conceptually plan, sketch, execute, and present a fashion collection.

 

Course Structure

  • Duration: 12 weeks (approx. 3 months) for both online and on-location classes.

  • Modules: 12 main modules with about 280 instructional lessons guiding students through key topics.

  • Method:

    • Online: Self-paced video lessons.

    • On-Location: In-person instruction with personal tutoring and practical support.

 

What You Will Learn

Students will be guided through the professional stages of fashion creation and at the end of the course will be able to create a fashion collection by completing tasks that include:

  • Creating Mood boards to capture design concepts.

  • Fashion sketching and technical drawing.

  • Developing fabric swatches and colour stories.

  • Writing detailed style descriptions and calculating production costs.

  • Presenting a full collection.

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Certification

  • A certificate of completion is awarded after submitting and completing all required projects.

  • Optional course book (“Fundamentals of Fashion Design”) can be purchased after completion for reference.

 

Additional Options

  • Ekanem Orok Education also offers related courses (Fashion Drawing, Pattern Making, Sewing, and Digital Pattern Making), and an All-in-One Master + Class combining all disciplines into one comprehensive program.

 

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

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1. What is the Fashion Design Course about?
It teaches the full fashion creation process — from early design concepts to presenting a finished collection — through structured modules with step-by-step lessons.

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2. How long does the course take?
Both the online and on-location certificate courses run for approximately 12 weeks.

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3. Are classes online or in person?
You can choose online video lessons or on-location classes at the Lagos study centre with in-person instruction.

 

4. Do I get a certificate?
Yes — a Certificate of Completion is issued once course projects are finished and submitted.

 

5. Do I need prior experience?
No — courses are designed using the Simple Steps™ method suitable for beginners or those upgrading their skills.

 

6. Is there a physical location for training?
Yes — on-location classes are held at 25 Prince Kazeem Eletu Way, Osapa-Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria.

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