INTRODUCTION TO FASHION DESIGN
It's Global Cocktail Time!... to be shaken, not stirred.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Using global influences and trends as a starting point, this course introduces fashion to beginners by showing them how to use a theme to produce and present work that will prepare them for further studies in the fashion field.Art, crafts, culture and lifestyles from different ethnicities worldwide (Africa! India!) will be the ingredients to put together and shake up to create a small collection of coordinated clothes. Talks will be given during the course on Italy’s fashion system and on art related to the project. Students will also be sent to the best fashion zones in Milan and given lists of places to go and see out of lesson times.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Students will be shown how to make the most of their potential, to present their work to it’s best advantage (even if their drawing skills are not spectacular) and helped to develop their ideas to the full. They will be guided on how to do fashion sketches and how to use researched material.ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
- Understanding of English- Sense of aestheticism
- Motivation
OUTPUT
All work will be geared toward the final presentation which should consist of a portfolio of finished drawing (i.e.: designs) with sketchbooks, a mood board and a fun decorative object made up from new and recycled materials.
