DOCUMENT RESUME ED 102 432 95 CB 003 621 TITLE Apparel Design and Production: A SuggestedProgram Guide. Fashion Industry Series No. 2. INSTITUTION Fashion Inst. of Tech., New York, N.Y. SPONS AGENCY Bureau of Adult, Vocational, and TechnicalEducation (DREW /0E), Washington, D.C. MB DATE 73 NOTE 121p.; For other documents in Fashion Industry Series, see CE 003 139-142 AVAILABLE FROM Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402 ($1.40) EDRS PRICE MF-$0.76 BC-$5.70 PLUS POSTAGE DESCRIPTORS Adult Vocational Education; Behavioral Objectives; Career Ladders; *Clothing Design; Clothing Instruction; *Curriculum Guides; Distributive Education; Educational Equipment; Employment Opportunities; Instructional Materials; *Job Training; Needle Trades; *Occupational Home Economics; *Occupational Information; Patternmaking; Program Development; Resource Guides; Resource Units; Secondary Education; Sewing Machine Operators IDENTIFIERS *Fashion Industry ABSTRACT The apparel design and production guide is the second of a series of five interrelated program resource guides encompassing the various dimensions of the fashion industry. Designed to provide youths and adults with intensive preparation for initial entry employment and also with career advancement opportunities within specific categories of jobs, the guide provides an overview of the apparel industry, occupational opportunities, and competencies required of workers. It contains outlines of areas of instruction which include: behavioral objectives, teaching content and suggestions for learning experiences, evaluation, teaching resources, and instructional supplies. Areas of instruction range from basic textile and fashion marketing to industrial sewing, designing, and garment construction. Career advancement skills include fabric utilization, quality control, pattern making, and advanced design. Suggested equipment and approximate costs are included as well asa bibliography and a list of representative trade associations. Other program considerations and services judged to be important to this job-preparatory program are also presented. 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Therefore, the Vocational Education program, like every program or activity receiving financial as sistance from the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, must be operated in compliance with this law. 1E0co AVAILABLE FASHION MUM SEM NO. 2 Appall Design and -row.._.;Ion a auglialtad Program Wide For Sale by the Superintendent of aocuments, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402 Price $1.40 Developed pursuant to a grant . from the U.S. Office of Education to The Fashion Institute of Technology New York, New York 1973 "The project presented or reported herein was performed pursuant to a Grant from the U.S. Office of Education, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. However, the opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of the U.S. Office of Education, and no official endorsement by the U.S. Office of Education should be inferred." 5 FOREWORD ThisApparel Design and Productionguide is one of a series of interrelated program resource guides encompassing the various dimensions of the Fashion Industry. The purpose of the series is to provide school administrators and teachers with a source of information which can be used to establish, expand, or evaluate instructionalprograms related to the broad field of fashion. The Fashion Industry Program Series includes five separate guides.Career Explora- tion In the Industry Series No. 1 presents an introduction to the different segments ofof the fashion field and suggestions for a career exploration program.Apparel Design and Production Series No. 2,Textile Design Series No. 3,Fashion Merchan- dising Series No. 4, and Dry Cleaning and LaunderingSeriesNo.6 are suggested jobpreparatory (skill development) program guides. These job-preparatory guides are conceived to provide youth and adults with intensive preparation for initial entry employment and career advancement opportunities within specific categories of jobs in the fashion industry. In developing the jobpreparatory guides, consideration was given to the structuring of objectives, content and learning experiences in terms of the varying competencies considered essential for different levels of employment responsibility, thereby facilitating the adoption of performancebased instruction within a variety of institutional settings. The outcomes of such instruction are identified with immediate employmentor con- tinuing education, including higher education. TheApparel Design and Productionguide provides an overview of the apparel industry, occupational opportunities, and competencies required of workers. It contains outlines of areas of instruction which include objectives to be achieved, teaching content and suggestions for learning experiences, evaluation, teaching resources, and instructional supplies. Suggested equipment and approximate costs are included as wellas a bibli- ography and a list of representative trade associations. Other program considerations and services judged to be important to this job-preparatory program are also presented. All of the guides were developed by faculty specialists of the Fashion Institute of Technology pursuant to a grant from the U.S. Office of Educationto the Institute. This guide was prepared by Hilde Jaffe, Associate Professor of Fashion Design; Irwin Kahn, Associate Professor and Chairman of Management Engineering Technology; and Morton Silverstein, Associate Professor of Management Engineering Technology. Jeanne Price, Associate Professor of Fashion Design, prepared the instructionalarea in Grading and Elite Weber, Assistant Professor of Fashion Design, assisted with the preparation of the Fashion Drawing :nstructional area; Toward Essig, Assistant Professor of Textiles,con- tributed the area of instruction in Basic Textiles. The development of the SJ i des was under the direction of William Berndt, Project Officer, and Mary Lee Hurt and Edwin L. Nelson, Education Program Specialists in the U.S. Office of Education. Many useful suggestions were received from industry and educational consultants, and from administrators and teachers of existing programs. Although all suggestions could not be incorporated, each was carefully considered in terms of the publication's intended use. !n view of this, it should not be inferred that the program suggestions are completely endorsed by any one institution, agency, or person. The program suggestions contained in this guide should be viewedas resource information which can be modified and adapted by administrators and teachers to meet local, State, and regional needs. Jeannette Jarrow Edwin Goodman Professor, Fashion institute of Technology; Project Director, Program Guides for the Fashion industry III ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Grateful acknowledgmentis due many teachers, school administrators, and individuals in the fashion industry for their aid, counsel and cooperation in the preparation of this publication. In particular, the project team of the Fashion Institute of Technology wishes to thank and recognize the valuable contributions made in the preparation and detailed review of this publication by the following individuals: Maurice Bethiaume, General Manager, Industrial Relations, Arrow Co., Troy, N.Y. Helen Brockman, Professor, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas Tom Drew, Designer, Toby Tanner, Inc., New York Manuel Gaetan, EditorialDirector, Bobbin Magazine, Columbia, South Carolina Gen Olson, Director of Secondary Vocational Education, Anoka-Hennepin, Anoka, Minnesota Water L. Phillips,Jr.,Director of Manpower Development, Manhattan Industries, Salisbury, Md. Audrey Smith, Teacher, Board of Cooperative Educational Services, Nassau Center, Jericho, Long Island Audrey Thomas, Chairman, Fashion Trades, Jane Addams High School, Cleveland, Ohio The Information and cooperation provided by administrators and staff of the following agencies and institutions during the development of this publication are also acknowledged with appreciation: American Apparel Manufacturers Association, Arlington, Va. Board of Cooperative Educational Services, Westbury, Long Island, New York Cleveland Public Schools, Technical-Vocational Education, Cleveland, Ohio High School of Fashion Industries, New York, New York Jane Addams Vocational High School, Cleve lam Ohio Madison Area Technical College, Madison, WiscoLain Research Department, International Ladies Garment Workers Union, New York, New York Wisconsin Board of Vocational, Technical and Adult Education, Madison, Wisconsin V TABLE OF CONTENTS Page FOREWORD III ACKNOWLEDGMENTS v THE IMPORTANCE OF THE FASHION INDUSTRY ix The Impact