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In this course, the student experiments with different materials mix media to create fashion designs that challenge conventions and functions. Here, the challenge is to extend our perception of fashion design beyond function to project fashion design as pure art.

This course is designed to allow students to develop and build upon the pattern making and construction skills learned in previous courses. Students will evaluate and translate key elements from an existing designer runway look and from their own two-dimensional designs to create customized patterns and construct, fit and correct garments to industry standards. New construction and finishing techniques will also be introduced.

Here the student is encouraged to undertake research, design and construct a collection of designer clothing for celebrities such as film stars, musicians, sportsmen, politicians and business executives. Designer workroom techniques will be emphasised.

Definitions of design criticism; the components of design criticism; Aesthetic and functional theories of design criticism; the formation of design criticism; visual vocabularies of design criticism: Diverse critical models for interpreting design: Politics of display and representation in design criticism.

In this course, the student is introduced to product development, research existing brands to develop ideas for new products, conduct trend research, create storyboards, sketch flats, and propose new products. The topics to be treated in the course will include consumer markets, fabrication, roles and responsibilities within the supply chain, product development, and fashion product categories.

The methods producing costume jewelleries: original designs for costume jewellery, design jewelleries and accessories to suit specific outfit or garment. New and traditional methods of drawing and recording ideas through different media to develop a creative style of his own. An accessory design portfolio of 5-10 design that can be presented in different media. Tools used for jewellery making.

Definition of the term ‘surface design’; Two dimensional designs for surface coverings are explored by concept creation and execution with inspiration from natural and man-made surface textures, patterns, animate and in-animate. Exercises shall be taken in design for leather works, beads works, backdrops, mural paintings, wall papers and many more. Fashion and surface exploration-study prints, embroideries, appliques, sequence for surface direction and upcoming fabric materials, trim detailing to be implemented in fashion and textiles; innovative design development- Fabric (creation of pillow cases, duvets, bed linen), Wall art (LED typography, graffiti, painting), Book covers (comic book covers, novel covers, children book covers); new fashion identity

This course is designed to further acquaint students with design techniques and CAD that enhance design skills required by the fashion industry worldwide. Through visuals and easy steps, the students are introduced to the use of the most popular graphics software used in the fashion industry. Using Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Valentina, Digital Fashion Pro and Gerber Accumark software, students will learn how to use advanced technology to digitally enter patterns into the computer, alter, and make patterns for a variety of silhouettes. Students will also grade patterns for a large range of sizes.

List of equipment for fashion design, study of body proportion, illustrate the basic anatomy at the human body, sketch the figure in a three dimensional form, shade the area in the figure, shade areas in the illustration to show the place of the figure in action, use three dimensional figure to show construction detail on the side of the garment as interesting sleeves and pockets, suggestion of finished garment by using three steps in sketching simple style, sketch garment with detail: darts, yokes, collars, sleeves, pockets, pleats, tucks, gathers, and style lines, cut them into paper sizes,

Equipment for Fashion Design: list the equipment and materials for diagrammatic and presentation work: pencil, felt pen, charcoal, colours, brushes, cardboard paper, sketchbook, ruler. Note the variety and quality of equipment and materials obtainable from the market; use these materials and equipment for Fashion Design works. Body Proportion: illustrate the basic anatomy in the human body, illustrate the differences between the male and female anatomical parts and those of children, draw the basic body proportions using eight heads methods based on 2.1 and 2.2 above, display the different poses of the fashion figure using the eight heads method. Three-Dimensional Figure: sketch the figure in the three-dimensional form, shade areas in the illustration to show the plane of the figure in action, observe the way the centre front line of the figure is altered as the body turns. Finished Garments: sketch garments with details: Darts, \yokes, Collars, Sleeves, pockets, pleats, Tucks, Gathers and style lines, cut them into paper sizes. Colour Systems: compare the Prang and Mussel colour charts stating the primary, secondary and tertiary colours, relate the dimensions of colour: Hue, Value, Chrome and Intensity, relate colour value to clothing selection. Symmetrical and Asymmetrical Balance in Design: difference between formal and informal balances, apply the difference kinds of balance in the principles of design, and illustrate design using the combination of formal and informal balance. Body Shape: relate the effect of line to the body shape and garment, illustrate the use of straight and curved lines in a design: vertical, horizontal and diagonal lines, display the various lines. Effects of Fabric Design: define the elements of texture: weight, size, bulk and shape, describe the components of texture, fibre, yarn and weave, apply the use of texture in fashion design. Life Models: draw from life models, lay emphases on garments worn by the fashion models, produce sketching of fashion life models with worn garments for display. Current Fashion Trends: observe current merchandise through mass media, fashion journals from home and abroad, shops and store display and fashion shows, record graphically collected materials on current trends, forecast future trends in fashion.