Fashion Design

 

Fashion has emerged, globally as a lucrative market and the fastest growing Industry. Indian designers today, have made inroads into the international fashion market, with aplomb. There is a constant demand for young professionals, who qualify in this Vocation.    Decades ago, the Polytechnic opened its doors to this field, as an original answer to the Apparel Industry. It can take the credit of being the first or pioneers, in starting the Fashion Design course, in the capital of India.    Our Fashion Design programme, grooms students to be creative and competent professionals. It inculcates in them, ability to develop and channelise creativity. The course covers a wide range of activities from conceptulization to execution. We help the students to acquire able skills for the Industry.     We ensure students receive quality education, through qualified staff and professional visits, from the Industry. The curriculum is planned and updated, to meet the changing global trends.     There is also an Internship Programme, for Industrial Exposure. The Final Year Students are given an opportunity to displaying their innovative creation for the annual 'Ramp Presentation'. It has infact become, a much awaited campus and media event, every year!     The fact that the number of students in Fashion Design is on the increase every year, is a strong indicator that there are successful Placements Opportunities. Needless to say, it has become the most popular and glamorous course, at our Polytechnic.

JOB OPPORTUNITIES • Fashion Designer • Pattern Maker • Fashion Merchandiser • Fashion Coordinator • Fabric Designer • Self-Entrepreneur • Quality Controller • Fashion Consultant

Curriculum

ONE YEAR	FIRST YEAR	SECOND YEAR	THIRD YEAR
Apparel Design	Apparel Design	Apparel Design-II	Apparel Design-III
Fashion Art	Fashion Illustration-I	Fashion Illustration-II	Fashion Illustration-III
Basic Design	Basic Design	Commercial Pattern Development	Grading & Draping
Pattern Making	Pattern Making-I	Pattern Making-II	Pattern Making-III
Garment Construction	Garment Construction-I	Garment Construction-II	Garment Construction-III
Fashionn Fundamentals	Textile	Fashion Merchandising	Apparel Marketing
	History of Costumes-I	History of Costumes-II	Fashion Presentation

Subject Details

BASIC DESIGN : A know-how to various Art materials, colours and their application. Students are made to understand the elements and principles of Design.

APPAREL DESIGN: It inculcates in Students the free expression of ideas, for designing apparel. Students are able to apply elements & principles of Design.

FASHION ILLUSTRATION: This Subject helps to develop the skills of drawing Fashion Figures and Accessories. The Students learn rendering techniques, through various Art mediums.

PATTERN MAKING: The Subject teaches the system of drawing patterns with mechanical precision and varied body measurements.

GARMENT CONSTRUCTION: The Students are trained in various construction skills, to execute their garment Designs.

COMMERCIAL PATTERN DEVELOPMENT: This Subject acquaints the Students with commercial patterns, for consumer use. The manipulation of darts and other Design details are taught.

GRADING & DRAPING: Draping is a skill of pattern making upon three-dimensional forms. Students try various Designs on mannequins to express their ideas visually. Students learn to grade patterns in various sizes.

TEXTILE SCIENCE: To give awareness and technical know-how of Textiles. i.e. the Fabrics. This is the backbone of the apparel Industry.

HISTORY OF COSTUMES: The Subject provides a fundamental knowledge of Fashion, through historic times. The past trends influence upon present Fashions giving inspiration to Future Designers.

FASHION MERCHANDISING: The Subject focuses attention on the working of a Fashion Industry. It imparts knowledge about renowned Designers and Fashion centers of the world.

APPAREL MARKETING: The subject incorporates understanding of vital processes like retailing, distribution and promotion of the merchandise.

COMPUTER APPLICATION: The fundamentals of computer graphics - Corel draw and Photoshop are included for fashion design students.

FASHION PRESENTATION: The Final Year Students are given an opportunity to create a garment collection. Their line is presented on the ramp and they are introduced to the Industry and Media.

INDUSTRY TRAINING: A one-month exposure in the Fashion Industry, prepares Students for careers in both domestic and International Markets.