Fashion Design Basics LCF for 11 to 15 Year Olds Short Course
Course description
Key information
- Introduction to the fashion design process: from research and inspiration to final design
- Creating mood boards to explore colour, texture and theme
- Fashion illustration techniques: drawing figures and designing outfits
- Developing garment ideas using templates, collage and basic draping technique in 3D
- Building a mini collection and presenting ideas in a sketchbook or portfolio format
- Understand the basic steps of the fashion design process, from concept to creation
- Create a personal mood board using images, textures and colours for inspiration
- Develop original design ideas through fashion sketching, collaging and illustration
- Explore shape and form by experimenting with templates and basic 3D garment mock-up
- Build a mini portfolio or sketchbook showcasing ideas, drawings and design development
- Present work with confidence in a relaxed, informal end-of-course showcase
- Receive a digital badge and certificate of attendance
- Develop an open-minded approach to art and design
- Experience art school teaching
Tutor
Archie Dickens
Archie Dickens is a British designer and textile artist. Archie began his art school studies at Central Saint Martins on the foundation course, afterwards receiving a Bachelor's degree in Textiles at Chelsea College Of Art, and a Masters in Fashion from the Royal College Of Art in London. Over the last four years, since graduating from his masters, he has produced collections for Lisbon Fashion week under his brand AD16 and begun to create work for interiors..
His new work includes a costume design project for a performance-based art piece - showing in Berlin in the autumn as well as “Transverse 1”, which is a culmination of past experience in fashion and textile making that seeks to position his work between product and concept. Archie creates in a multi-disciplinary way and so he brings this to his teaching; introducing young artists and designers to a multi-faceted creative experience. He has taught with short courses for the last four years, working with experimental processes to extract his students' potential.
Salima Sule Ali
Salima Sule Ali is a London-based Womenswear Fashion Designer and facilitator in the art of creativity. Since graduating from the London College of Fashion in 2020 with a BA in Design & Technology Womenswear, she has built her namesake made-to-order luxury brand, SALIMA.ALI, driven by her passion for quality craftsmanship.
Her work is grounded in the principles of quality, craftsmanship, and sustainability in design. With over 10 years of experience in the apparel and fashion industry, Salima has held roles such as Production Assistant, Garment Technologist, Pattern Cutter, and Digitiser. She has collaborated with leading fashion brands and couture houses, gaining extensive knowledge of both creative production processes and the business operations that sustain a fashion brand.
Salima's passion for creative subjects has enabled her to work with a wide range of organisations. Alongside running her brand, she collaborates with University of the Arts London (UAL) as a creativity facilitator, working on projects with the Widening Participation Outreach department and partner colleges. Through these collaborations, she shares her love of fashion and creativity with students while enhancing their knowledge and access to pursue creative pathways at the degree level.
After completing her PG Cert in Academic Practice at UAL in 2022, Salima continues to evolve her practice as a Visiting Practitioner and Guest Lecturer at the London College of Fashion. Central to her teaching philosophy is the belief that facilitating creativity transcends age, and that true knowledge exchange is driven by a passion to explore.
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