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Fashion Design Intensive Short Course

Course description

The Fashion Design Intensive Short Course offers students the opportunity to develop their own unique perspective as fashion designers in an exciting, challenging and encouraging environment.

The course provides an introduction to the principles of fashion design with a focus on the development of ideas from research. The aim is to demystify the design process and empower students as they learn how to express themselves through fashion.

During the course, students are encouraged to explore their creative identity and develop a fashion design portfolio to document the creative process from inspiration to outcome.

With support from experienced tutors, students develop the skills needed for a career in fashion design and build confidence in their ability to communicate ideas effectively.

The course equips students with the tools needed to develop portfolios and apply to fashion courses. Previous students have gone on to study on London College of Fashion BA courses.

Read our blog post with former student Tamara Vazquez who went on to set up her own bespoke bridalwear business.

Who should attend?

Level: beginners

Students should have an interest in the subject area and a desire to learn but no previous experience is required. The course is designed to be accessible for all levels of experience and ability. This course is for students aged 18 and older.

Course outcomes

By the end of the course students should:

  • Understand how to move through each stage of the fashion design process with ease, from initial inspiration to final outcome
  • Have an understanding of key fashion histories and theories
  • Have learnt fashion illustration techniques and know how to create technical drawings for industry level manufacturing
  • Have developed a fashion portfolio and produced a collection of designs
  • Have gained confidence in their own design perspective, developing a personal aesthetic and having reference points for a unique design identity
  • Have learnt how to express themselves through fashion

Clear, easy to understand lessons:

  • Our tutors will explain things in easy to understand, accessible English. If they need to use any special terminology they will make sure they explain what they mean.
  • New methodologies will be explained or demonstrated
  • We also offer learning resources for you to access outside of the classroom

All our on campus courses include:

  • Network and share ideas with students from across the globe
  • Access the technology and materials relevant to your discipline
  • Shop in our college shops for any materials you might need
  • Ask questions to your tutor in real time
  • Receive feedback and critique on your assignments
  • Experience the many sights of London on your down time

All our online short courses include:

  • Live and interactive online lessons with classmates from around the world
  • The same course content and learning outcomes as our face to face courses
  • Lesson recordings, for review, so you never have to miss a class
  • Access to the virtual learning environment with course content
  • Forums for support
  • 2 weeks online access to the recordings of the live classroom sessions
  • Ask questions to your tutor in real time

A certificate of completion:

  • You've put the work in so we want to make sure you have something to show for it!
  • As long as you attend a minimum of 80% of your classes, we will provide you with a certificate of attendance.
  • However we always recommend you attend all of the classes so that you get the most out of the experience!
  • Certificates are a great addition to your CV

Available dates

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Make an enquiry or call us on 0207 514 7015.

Details

The course will include:

  • Understanding the fashion design process
  • Developing mood boards
  • Fabric awareness
  • Basic figure fashion drawing techniques
  • Designing using model and draping techniques on the stand
  • Developing a colour palette through an awareness of current trends and predictions
  • Selecting appropriate fabrics for the market/designs developed
  • Communicating your design ideas in a creative and logical way
  • Discovering how to build a fashion collection that is well balanced and innovative

Materials

Onsite Course Materials:

In order to get the most out of this course you should bring the following materials to your first session:

  • A3 layout pad
  • 2b Pencils
  • Fine black fibre tip pens
  • Glue stick
  • Magic marker or brush pen in the skin colour of your choice
  • Digital camera or high-quality phone camera
  • Stainless steel pins
  • Fabric scissors
  • Paper scissors
  • Laptop/iPad/tablet

These can be purchased from any good art shop/dressmaking shop. As part of your research you will be required to do some printing. Please bring a small amount of cash to the course on your first day to credit your printing account. It is unlikely you will need to spend more than £5.

Online Course Materials:

In order to fully participate in the practical exercises please bring the following materials/equipment to the first class:

  • A3 layout pad
  • 2b Pencils
  • Fine black fibre tip pens
  • Glue stick
  • Magic marker or brush pen in the skin colour of your choice
  • Digital camera or high-quality phone camera
  • Stainless steel pins
  • Fabric scissors
  • Paper scissors
  • Laptop/iPad/tablet

To take part in the Online sessions you will need:

  • An up-to-date web browser (we recommend Chrome)
  • Microphone and headphones (a headset with a microphone function is recommended. The built-in microphone in your device would also be fine).
  • Webcam
  • Strong Internet connection - we recommend a minimum of 2 Mbps download, and 1 Mbps upload, faster if possible. You can test your network speed here - https://www.speedtest.net
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This two-week intensive fashion design course is designed to help students explore fashion from their own unique personal perspective.

Students are introduced to the key principles of fashion design and have the opportunity to develop a fashion design portfolio to record the creative process from inspiration to outcome.

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