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Naila Al-Thani and her 2 fashion design garments without stitches

Introduction to LCF Fashion Design Short Course

Course description

This inspirational and practical fashion design course will immerse you in the world of the fashion designer and will help you understand how they undertake the fashion design process. We will introduce you to the principles of fashion design and fashion drawing and show you how to develop your ideas from extensive research.

Read our blog post 'How to Start a Career in Fashion' featuring course tutor Carlyn McGuire.

Who should attend Introduction to Fashion Design short course?

This course is suitable for beginners. You should have an interest in the subject area and a desire to learn but no previous experience is required.

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 methods will be shown to students through live demonstrations, in a way thats crystal clear and easy to understand.

Experience life on campus

  • 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 of your tutor in real time
  • Receive feedback and critique on your assignments
  • Experience the many sights of London on your down 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
  • We always recommend you attend all of the classes so that you get the most out of the experience!
  • Certificates are great to complement your CV


Available dates

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Make an enquiry or call us on 0207 514 7015.

Details

The course covers:

  • Experimental fashion design analysis
  • Primary and secondary design research
  • Refining design ideas for your chosen market
  • Creating mood boards for colour selection
  • Fabric awareness
  • Basic fashion drawing techniques
  • Exploring different media

Materials

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

  • An A3 layout pad
  • Pencils and fine black fibre tip pens
  • Glue stick
  • Magic marker or brush pen in your choice of skin tone
  • Laptop/iPad/tablet

These can be purchased from any good art 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.

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