Diploma in Fashion Design

Diploma in Fashion Design and Fashion Product Management (One Year Course)

Objectives:

• To impart knowledge in fashion design, retail management and fashion industry.
• To prepare the students with necessary techniques like drawing, color, material usage, CAD, etc., used by designers throughout the world.

Semester 1

Module 1: Fashion Design and Illustration (50hrs)

• Elements and Principles of design
• Color schemes and colors psychology
• Introduction to fashion and garment industry
• Introduction to world fashion
• Introduction to design process, development of mood board, development of design collections for garments

Module 2 : Basic of pattern making and garment construction (50 hrs)

• Introduction to pattern making, terminology, tools and equipment’s
• Introduction to sewing machines, types and their parts –functions
• Introduction to measurement and its importance
• Fabric preparation for garment construction, principles of layout
• Drafting of basic bodice, skirts and sleeve
• Conversation of basic blocks to different styles
• Introduction to sewing techniques likes seams, tucks, pleats, gathers
• Making of 3 different garments

Module 3: Textile science (30 hrs)

• Introduction to natural and commercial synthetic fibers
• Important properties of fiber.
• Types of Yarn
• Different types of fabric and weaves
• Brief introduction to dyeing and printing

Module 4 (30 hrs)

• Fundamentals of CAD, Design process
• Basic coral draw- tools, motif development and application
• Basics of Photoshop
• Logo designing and application

Module 5 (30hrs )

• Fundamentals of Production management
• Word / Advance excel
• Planning and costing management on excel

Project 1 (50 hrs)

Semester 2

Module 6: Advanced pattern making and garment construction (55hrs)

• Dart manipulation
• Pattern making and construction of frocks (2 types)
• Pattern making and construction of salwar suits (2types)
• Pattern making and construction of blouses ( 2 types)
• Development of design collection (5-6 garments)

Module 7: Computer aided Fashion Design (30 hrs)

• Basic Croquie – features/ hairstyle, different poses.
• Flat Designing of casual, formal wears
• Flat Designing of sports, beach and nightwear
• Flat Designing of party and bridal wear.
• Adobe photo shop- Draping( casual, formal, sports, beach, night, party and bridal wear)

Module 8: Fashion ornamentation (30 hrs)

• Introduction to hand embroidery stitches 15 types
• Introduction to traditional embroidery of Indian
• Learning Free style embroidery and fabric manipulation
• Learning of Tie-dye and block printing methods

Module 9: Fashion merchandising (45 hrs)

• Introduction- Fashion industry buying house, export home, domestic selling, whole sale and retail marketing sourcing of fabrics and trims
• Different departments in garment industry
• Merchandising- Role of merchandiser, sample, production, quality, visual merchandising
• Plan collection
• Production planning
• Documentation- export document, technical pack and others
• Costing studies
• Entrepreneurship- boutique, industry, market serve

Project 2 / Portfolio (80 hrs)