Dressmaking and Fashion Design Diploma
Program Overview:
The Dressmaking and Fashion Design Diploma is a thorough two-year program created to give students the essential skills and knowledge required to succeed in the fast-paced industry of fashion design and garment production. For graduates to strengthen their ability to design fashionable and modern apparel, this program provides students with knowledge in fashion drawing, pattern making, garment building, and fashion business.
Program Objectives:
- Fashion Design Fundamentals: Establish a solid grounding in fashion history, design concepts, and artistic expression.
- Pattern Making and Garment Construction: Develop practical expertise in making patterns, cutting fabrics, and sewing clothing.
- Fashion Illustration: Develop your ability to use sketches and digital tools to graphically communicate design thoughts and ideas.
- Fashion Business and Marketing: Recognize the commercial aspects of fashion, such as branding, marketing, and retail operations.
- Sustainability and Ethical Practices: Learn about ethical practices in the fashion business.
Program Duration:
2 years (4 semesters)
- Fashion History and Trends
- Color Theory and Fabric Selection
- Basic Sewing Techniques
- Fashion Illustration Fundamentals
- Communication Skills for Fashion Professionals
- Pattern Drafting and Alteration
- Sewing Machine Operations
- Basic Garment Construction
- Textiles and Fabric Manipulation
- Professionalism and Ethics in Fashion Design
- Advanced Fashion Sketching and Rendering
- Digital Fashion Illustration
- Collection Development and Mood Boards
- Portfolio Building and Presentation
- Fashion Show Production
- Fashion Business Fundamentals
- Marketing and Promotion in Fashion
- Retail and Merchandising
- Capstone Project: Design and Create a Fashion Collection