Duration : One

Year Fees : Rs. 7,000/-

Eligibility : H.S.C. Pass, Knowledge of Basic Stitching

The course on Fashion Designing provides the know how and skills needed to work as a Fashion Designer. It includes theory as well as practicals and assignments, which would help the learners develop the requisite attitudes and skills necessary for working effectively as designers. The course requires the students to actually work in Fashion Outlets, Factories and Textile Workshops.

GENERAL OUTLINE OF THE SYLLABUS

SEMESTER-I

Title of Paper Marks
• Paper-I Drafting and Flat Pattern Making (100 Marks)
• Paper-II Elements & Principles of Design & Colour (100 Marks)
• Paper-III Textiles / Historic Costumes (100 Marks)
• Paper-IV Fashion & Computers (100 Marks)
• Paper-V Workshop/Portfolio/on job Training (100 Marks)

SEMESTER-II

• Paper-I Management - Marketing, Sales and Entrepreneurship (100 Marks)
• Paper-II Fashion and Sketching (100 Marks)
• Paper-III Draping (100 Marks)
• Paper-IV Garment Construction (100 Marks)

Note : Fifty marks for internal tests, assignment, project work and field work.

DETAILED SYLLABUS

SEMESTER-I

Paper-I : Drafting and Flat Pattern Making

Anthropometric measurements taking accurate measurements for men, women and children. Drafting of Basic Bodice Block - Adaptation of basic block to saree block and kameez. The basic pattern (sloper) - Darts and their manipulation - rules converting darts to gathers, removing darts.

– Basic princess, Asymmetric darts, shape darts Necklines, collars, skirts, sleeves

Paper-II : Elements and Principles of Design and Colours

Colour

— Colour Wheel
— Colour Mixing System
— Colour harmony & schemes
— Colour fabric texture
— Colour & personality

Types and elements of Design
— Naturalistic, stylized, abstract
— Shape, Texture, Line, Colour

Principles of Design
— Balance
— Proportion
— Rhythm
— Emphasis
— Harmony

Paper-III : Textiles / Historic Costumes

Textiles

Introduction to fibers, yarn and fabric

Classification, identification and uses of fibres
— Textile fibres
— Natural fibers and their properties
— Man made fibers and their properties

Types of fabrics
Structure of Fabric and prodution
— Weaving - Classification, basic and complex weaves
— Kniting
— Non woven

Textile finishing
— General mill finish - physical finishes
— Finishes that contribution ot durability, comfort and aesthetic appearance

Selection of appropriate fabrics for different end uses

Historic Costumes
— Beginning of dress
— Egyptian, Roman, Greek, French
— Indian Traditional Costumes Costumes (in brief)

Historic Textiles
— Women - Brocodes, Baluchar, Paithani
— Resist dyed - Bandhani and ikats
— Printed - Sanganer and bagru and block prints of Gujarat
— Embroideries - Kantha, phulkeri, kasuti embroideries of Gujarat

Paper-IV : Fashion and Computers
Corel Draw

Paper-V : Fashion and ComputersWorkshop/Portfolio/on job Training

SEMESTER-II

Paper-I : Management - Marketing, Sales and Entrepreneurship

Concept of Marketing
Marketing Research
— Objectives
— Scope & Techniques
— Marketing Techniques
— Market Survey

Sales Promotion, Advertising, Publicity, Personal Setting Customer Relationship Management
— Customer relations
— Different types of customers

Fashion Forecasting
Basics of Entrepreneurship

Paper-II : Fashion and Sketching

Fashion Terms
— Consumer & Fashion
— Fashion Cycle
— Classification of Fashion

Fashion Sketching
— Basiuc study of drawing and design knowledge, pencil, grip, lens, stoke, different media
reference.
— Anatomy - drawing and proportion
— Measurement of proportion
— Full Anatomy knowledge
— Male, female, child characteristics study
— Basic figurte - eyes, nose, lips, hands, feet
— Sketching various silhouettes
— Various sleeves, necklines, pockets
— Illustrations, ethnic, western, drapes for women, men
— Final full sketches in Black and White and colour

Pattern making of the selected sketch

Fashion Accessories

Paper-III : Draping

Dress form and its use Basic block and location of darts

Changing position of a rules Princess lines - deranging

Yokes - different type Basques

Skirts, godets, yuoke with pleats, yoke skirts

Pleats, trucks, box pleat, inverted knife pleats

Paper-IV : Garment Construction

Basic Process in garment making

Principle of garment making

Placing, marking and cutting of garments

Selection of fabric material as per age, occupation, figure and fushion

Actual garment making.