Fashion Design Intensive Short Course
Course description
Course overview
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.
Who this course is for
This course is ideal for anyone wanting 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.
Key information
Topics covered
- 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
Learning outcomes
- Developed the skills needed for a career in fashion design
- Build confidence in their ability to communicate ideas effectively
- Introduced to the key principles of fashion design and could develop a fashion design portfolio to record the creative process
- Digital badge and certificate of attendance
Materials
- 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
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.
Tutor
Suzanne Beirne
Suzanne Beirne has many years experience working in the fashion industry from the design studios at Vivienne Westwood and Burberry to designing and styling for Prada and Miu Miu working with renowned stylist Manuella Pavesi on all their worldwide windows and stores. Suzanne is currently working as a set designer in London and Paris.
Carlyn McGuire
Carlyn McGuire is a graduate of Central Saint Martins and Senior lecturer at the London College of Fashion at the University of Arts London. Carlyn has taught on the pre-degree course since 2016 and is currently the fashion design leader. With over 20 years teaching experience delivering fashion design and development at pre-degree level. Carlyn specialises in teaching established methods and experimental techniques to prepare and help students discover their fashion design direction and build visual design identity through design development and process. See Carlyn on Instagram: iisf_lcfBook a course
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