FASHION DESIGN: Beginner's Course
6 Sessions 4 hours each
Schedule: Daily 10am - 7pm
Course Fee: Baht 9,000
Instructor: Len Nepomuceno
This course is for anyone with a passion for fashion. It is ideal for teens transitioning to higher studies who want to get a head start on a career in the fashion world, as well as adults of all ages who want to sharpen their fashion skills or bring their ideas to life right now. Students will understand the basics and fundamentals of fashion design and becoming a designer, at the same time enhancing their personal creativity. They will understand fashion cycles and learn how to spot and interpret trends in the ever-changing world of Fashion.
An introduction to the fashion design course
Skills and Career paths / Strengths and weaknesses / Inspiration
The history of fashion design / Sketching / Research
Fashion in the 18th, 19th, 20th Centuries and onwards
Types of fashion design (Sketching)
Women’s fashion (Bridal, Evening, Club, Teen) / Men’s fashion / Children’s fashion
Understanding the fashion cycle (Research / Field Trip)
Trend Spotting : tattoos, club wear, peer, sportswear / Status Symbols: Designer brands
The Camel Hunchback (rise, peak, fall)
Innovators vs. Interpreters (fashion forward or fashion victim)
Fashion cycle importance in trends (classic with a twist)
Why some trends last longer than others (classics)
Predicting trends (Project)
Forecasters (fashion week/magazines) / Forecasting and trends / Pop culture and trends / Target Market
The Teen fashion market (Group Project)
Project design for your target client / Why is fashion so important to youth? / What influences the youth fashion market? / Celebrities and peer pressure
The Baby-Boomers and Yuppies
Project Design for the young professionals / Project Design for Elite society / Project Design for Brides / Project Design for maternity and Young Mothers
Making Mood Boards
Design Inspiration
Fabric Technology
Formal wear / Casuals / Sportswear / Bridal
Target Market
Design for a client vs. design for a company (MTO vs. RTW)
Style (Project)
Trend vs. Style / Importance of Style / Importance of Trend / Style within Cultures
FASHION DESIGN: Intermediate
6 Sessions 2 hours each
Schedule: Daily 10am - 7pm
Course Fee: Baht 9,000
Instructor: Len Nepomuceno
This course is a pre-requisite for the Advanced Course in Fashion Design and a continuing course from the Fashion Design Beginner course. Students will learn the fundamentals of professional draping, fabric manipulation and design techniques.
Clothing design vs. Product development
Clothing design / Research, design, prototype/sample making / Product development / Merchandising, buying, financial roles, customer knowledge / Visual merchandising
Design work
Where to start / Working with trends / Planning a collection / Designing a garment / Fashion week Schedules and Seasons
Design for your Target market
Ready-to-Wear vs. Couture / Individual Clients or Mass production
Fabric Technology and Quality Control (Project : Samples)
Raw and natural materials / Textile material / Finishing / Designing from Sample
Fashion Colors and Terminology (Project : Color Collage)
Predicting Color of the year / Pantone / Trade Fairs / Interfacing / Interlining / Puckering
Concepts in Line Planning
Putting up a Collection (Illustration of Full Collection) / Sketching/ Illustration/ Color
Editing the Final collection (Add/Subtract)
Narrow down Collection (Final) / Color your Collection
Design Production
Measurements / Sample making / Construction Preparation
Muslin Draping
Draping on Mannequin / Ready to Wear/ Couture
Fashion Construction (Project Outside)
Fabric manipulation / Actual Fabric draping on mannequin / Ready to wear/Couture
Construction and Detailing
Importance of Details / Fashion Accessories
Garment Inspection
Quality Control / Pressing/finishing / Packing and distribution
FASHION DESIGN: Advanced
6 Sessions 2 hours each
Schedule: Daily 10am - 7pm
Course Fee: Baht 9,000
Instructor: Len Nepomuceno
Continuing Course from the Fashion Design: Intermediate course, and for those who already have a background in Fashion Design. Students will learn how to take a design from concept to finished garment, how to create and produce their own Collection, with the final lesson culminating in a fashion show.
Introducing the Designer
Young designer/ Designer / Designer Collection / Bridge Line / Contemporary / Finding your Niche
Mood Board (Project)
Design Inspiration / Development of the Muse
Fashion Illustration and Collage (Project)
Colored illustrations (Front and Back) /Flat sketching
Fashion Inspiration
Design Direction / Trend Design / Classic Design
About the Designer (You)
Art Inspiration / Design Aesthetics / Start a Collection
Design Collection (Illustration and flat sketches)
Inspiration from Designer/ Store / Design 40 pc. Collection in full color
Final collection
Designing a collection / Inspiration / Aesthetics
Editing a Collection
Creating the Look / Cohesive Collection / Opening and Finale
Production and Design
Draping your Collection / Design Sequence
Fashion Construction
Sewing your Collection / Quality Control / Editing of Collection
Styling your Collection
Go-See of Models / Accessories / Photo shoot / Music / Working with the Stylist / Look: Hair and Make-Up
Collection inspection
Preparing Press Launch pieces / Fashion Show