PROGRAM OUTLINE FASHION DESIGN AND CREATIVE ARTS DIPLOMA - learn how to create fashion illustrations, flats, tech pack PROGRAM OBJECTIVES components and portfolio layout using Adobe Illustrator®. Our Fashion Design Diploma Program is designed to provide - analyze and present current fashion trends, style head-to- students with the creative tools, technical proficiency and toe looks for specific body types, select appropriate footwear industry knowledge they need to pursue a career in todays and accessories, develop creative styling concepts, and learn growing, global apparel business. Courses are workshop- how to work with photographers, models, makeup artists and based, taught by working professionals with expertise in other creative professionals. visual design, garment construction, business management, - implement the practical steps required to: secure financing, apparel supply chain management, merchandising, establish strategic distribution and sales channels, develop marketing, and the fashion media. merchandising and marketing materials; produce a fashion show; and build a brand identity. Upon completion of this program the successful student will - execute a 6-piececapsule collection; produce a tech pack for have reliably demonstrated the ability to: the collection; create a look book for the collection; and - develop concepts for a fashion collection, and create mood prepare a professional presentation for potential investors, boards and story boards to buyers, and other stakeholders. - present their concepts. You will explore colour theory, define basic design principles, become familiar with fashion terminology, identify sources of inspiration, and examine the relationship between fashion, the visual CAREER OPPORTUNITIES arts and other design disciplines. The Fashion Design Diploma focuses on preparing students to - learn about historical design movements and apparel trends work in a variety of settings in the fashion design, fashion from the Industrial Revolution to modern times and define business and production sector. Career opportunities include their relevance to contemporary fashion design as they fashion design, pattern making, assistant designer, develop a fashion vocabulary, build their knowledge of production assistant, product development, technical fashion’s relationship to historical events, and apply this designer, and fashion retail. knowledge to the identification of modern trends and their own creations. - learn sewing, construction, and seam-finishing techniques PROGRAM DURATION & ORGANIZATION - basic business management through coursework, you will Total Program hours 1,680 develop an understanding of: legal business structures; basic Term duration 14 weeks (280 or 560 hrs) financial management; regulatory standards; taxation; Total Program length 6 Terms: (20 hrs a week) 84 weeks or importing and exporting; licencing, franchising, copyrights, 3 Terms: (40 hrs a week) 42 weeks trademarks, and patents; traditional and digital fashion retailing and sales management; record-keeping; business analytics; business plans; and business documentation using MS Word and Excel. - sketch silhouettes, render fabrics, colour, shade, and skin ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS tone, illustrate their fashion design ideas by hand, and • Highschool graduation or equivalent or mature execute inspiration boards. student status (19+) - You will learn about supply chain management from an • Admissions interview: in person or by Skype with the ethical, sustainable perspective, as they examine: how to Dean or Director of Admissions define a target market and USP; source and work with • reliable suppliers of materials an labour; develop the contents Letter of Intent: describing your career goals for a professional technical specifications package; produce (Minimum 250 words) costing sheets; determine CPU, markup, and pricing; and • English Proficiency: B2 Level (IELTS 5.5 - TOEFL 57 identify effective distribution and sales channels. internet-based - 1 63 computer-based - FCE Exam) or - develop basic digital patternmaking skills using Gerber equivalent (if English is not First Language and/or has AccuMark® technology. no formal previous education in English) - Become proficient in pattermaking • Portfolio: 8-12 art pieces created by applicant. - Develop sewing and fit construction techniques (Should be submitted digitally) 1 PROGRAM OUTLINE FASHION DESIGN AND CREATIVE ARTS DIPLOMA The Cut Academy will use the following grade scale to TEACHING METHODS determine each student’s grade through their work. Lecture and Lab format EVALUATION Grade Scale US Grade Notes Courses are broken up into small projects that come together to make a cohesive visual understanding of Fashion Design. A+ 90.00 - 100.00 A+ Presentation format and style is determined by each student. Students will receive a written evaluation on a regular basis A 85.00 - 89.99 A and at least once before 30% of the hours of instruction of the program have been provided. A- 80.00 - 84.99 A- GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS B+ 76.00 - 79.99 B+ • Students must receive 50% or above to pass their assignments: B 72.00 - 75.99 B Assignments will be graded on selected criteria per assignment: Mood Boards B- 68.00 - 71.99 B- Research Report Seam Finish Sample Book C+ 64.00 - 67.99 C+ Sewen Simple Garment Mock Finical Report C 60.00 - 63.99 C Completed Pattern of Personal Design 6-8 Completed Fashion Illustrations Shopping Report C- 55.00 - 59.99 C- Draped Project E-Commerce Website D 50.00 - 54.99 D Sewing Project Fashion Digital Project Style Shoot Project I 0.00 - 49.99 F Temporary Corset Fashion PR Project F 0.00 - 49.99 F Permanent Gerber 6-8 Piece Final Collection Portfolio • Students must receive an average of 75% from all the assignments in order to pass the course. 2 PROGRAM OUTLINE FASHION DESIGN AND CREATIVE ARTS DIPLOMA COURSE BREAKDOWN TECHNICAL PATTERN MAKING: ADVANCED OUTER WEAR / Detailed course descriptions follow. ACTIVEWEAR Performance Textiles, Fit & Features Layers Technical Pant TERM 1 – FASHION DESIGN, ILLUSTRATION, CREATIVE DIRECTION Outerwear Seeing the figure as Familiar Shapes/Proportion Technical Pattern Making Presentation Illustrate a variety of elements Rendering Principles of Design TERM 6 – FINAL PROJECTS Fashion Elements Capsule Collection Inspiration/Research Professional Development Fabric Research and Fabricating a Line Technical Spec Drawing Collection Development & Presentation TERM 2 – PATTERN MAKING & ASSEMBLING TECHNIQUES Introduction to Pattern Making Fit and Measurement Drafting Garment Assembly & Textiles Pattern Making Presentation TERM 3 – PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTION & SOURCING Industry Introduction Building a Technical Specification Package Construction Textile Science Prototype Building Sourcing Production & Planning Product Development Presentation TERM 4 – FASHION MARKETING & BRANDING Intro to Fashion Marketing & Industry Consumer Behavior Writing for the Industry Public Relations TERM 5 – ELECTIVE COURSES: Students pick among 3 specializations GERBER PATTERN MAKING & GRADING Introduction to Gerber Creating Saving, Digitizing & Backing up Manipulating Blocks Gerber Pattern Making Presentation COUTURE PATTERN MAKING: EVENINGWEAR, SPECIAL OCCASION Introduction to Couture Pattern Making Hand Sewing Techniques Textiles Pattern, Construction & Fit Couture Capsule Collection & Presentation 3 PROGRAM OUTLINE FASHION DESIGN AND CREATIVE ARTS DIPLOMA TERM 1- FASHION DESIGN, ILLUSTRATION, CREATIVE DIRECTION COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT & PRESENTATION SEEING THE FIGURE AS FAMILIAR SHAPES/PROPORTION • Learn how to bring all the elements of the fashion cycle • Breaking the figure down into simple shapes together and create and draw a 40-piece cohesive • Learning about gesture drawing and proportion collection specific to your own designer niche • Fleshing out the figure • Students will create professional fashion drawings and learn • Illustrating elements such as, faces, hands and feet how to create a professional layout of a 40-piece • Exaggerating the figure and creating stylization drawings collection with technical drawings and fabrications, as well as • Students will learn how to render the figure in color and a collection and designer statement. apply a light source (shadow). Skin tones and hair rendering • Students will present their project to peers, the Dean of The will be studied and executed in both realism and stylization. Cut Fashion Design Academy and the • Live model drawing course instructor. ILLUSTRATE A VARIETY OF ELEMENTS • Learning to illustrate products such as skirts, blouses/shirt, TERM 2- PATTERN MAKING & ASSEMBLING TECHNIQUES pants and jackets INTRODUCTION TO PATTERN MAKING • Developing techniques to illustrate details such as lapels, • Introduction to flat pattern-making methods and concepts collars, closures, rushing, ruffles, drape and fabric texture • Drafting basic pattern blocks – front and back bodice, RENDERING waistbands, hems • Utilizing gouache, markers and colored pencils, students will • Creating dart manipulations learn to render fabrics accurately, including prints in actual • Understanding components of a garment – fly zipper, kick scale. pleats, vents, pockets • Rendering details on textiles such as linen, wool, satin, • Terminology of garment and pattern parts leather, vinyl, sequin, lace, eyelet and fur. • Pattern marking, labeling, and pattern sequence • Illustrating patterns such as houndstooth, tweed, pinstripes FIT AND MEASUREMENT prints, both geometric and floral • Learn how to take personal measurements