Fashion designer – a profession that will always “feed you”! This is a profession in the fashion industry, which is now considered very prestigious, in-demand and highly paid. This specialist deals, more often than not, with a ready-made sketch of a suit or dress, which is created by the designer. The designer determines what fabric is best, works out the necessary templates and patterns, suggests options on how best to stitch, process seams and fabric edges, to create the necessary volume, etc. This is mostly technical work with a touch of creativity, requiring special education and certain skills. Fashion designer can work: in ateliers or salons, textile factories, fashion houses and workshops, at sewing factories or freelance “on your own”.
Training program
Class 1. Introduction. Introduction to the designer’s work (tools and materials required). Anthropology, anthropological points and belts.
Class 2. Types of figures and postures. Types of silhouettes. Measuring (general rules).
Class 3. Pockets. Types of pockets. Belts and their varieties Methods of constructing them.
Class 4 Straight skirt. Types of skirts. Taking measurements. Construction of a base-grid.
Class 5-6. Construction of a skirt with two darts. Practice.
Class 7-8. Skirt modelling. Transferring darts, undercuts, folds, pleats. Practice.
Class 9. Tapered skirts and wedges. Sun, half sun, classic wedge, godet. Methods of constructing them. Class 10. Tapered skirts and wedges. Sun, half sun, classic wedge, gode. The way of constructing them. Exercise.
Class 11. Pants. Types of pants. Taking measurements Construction of a base grid.
Classes 12-13. Construction of trouser construction. Practice.
Classes 14-15. Modeling of pants. Practice.
Class 16. Shoulder garments. Types of shoulder products. Taking measurements. Construction of the base grid of the shoulder products.
Class 17-18. Construction of a basic design of a woman’s dress. Practice.
Classes 19-20. Modeling the shoulder products. Transfer darts, undercuts, tucks, pleats, folds, gathers. Practice.
Classes 21-22. Construction of a single seam sleeve. Construction of double seam sleeves. Practice.
Class 23-24. Modeling of sleeves. Practice. Session 25. Varieties of collars. And ways of constructing them.
Class 26. Varieties of collars. And ways of constructing them. Practical exercise.
Class 27. Linings, their types. Working with underlays.
Class 28. Preparing the fabric for cutting. Cutting. Duplication.
Class 29. Defects of fitting the product. Correcting fitting defects.
Class 30. Making a model. Getting ready for the first fitting. Carrying out the first fitting. Correction of fitting faults.
Class 31. Preparing for the exam. Creation of a model of own design product.
Class 32. Exam “Presentation of my own design product”.