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Fashion Design Fundamentals
This course covers the fundamentals of fashion design through lessons like The Power of Silhouette, The Language of Fabric, Draw What You See, and Collection Planning & Narrative. Students will explore design concepts, fabric understanding,…
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Lectures
27
Language
English
Level
beginner
Course Curriculum
Lessons
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Lesson 1: The Power of Silhouette
Why Silhouette is the Designer’s First Decision: The Architecture of Fashion In the world of creative fashion…
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Lesson 2: The Five Fundamental Silhouettes
The Five Fundamental Silhouettes 1. The A-Line Silhouette: The Architecture of Balance and Fluidity The A-Lin…
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Lesson 3: How Silhouette Shapes Perception
Visual Weight, Balance, Proportion & Scale: The Mathematical Art of Silhouette In fashion design, a silho…
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Lesson 4: Reference Summary Table
Silhouette Body Relationship Structural Anatomy Emotional Tone Context & Use Historical Anchor A-Line Ski…
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Studio Challenge: Design Your First Silhouette
Overview Apply silhouette theory by creating a fictional client, selecting a silhouette, and describing your…
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Module Overview
Textile Science: Why Fabric Is Not Interchangeable A garment is only as intelligent as the material it is mad…
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Lesson 1: The Six Essential Fabrics
1.Silk: The Sovereign of Natural Protein Fibers Silk is a masterpiece of natural engineering—a luxurious, pro…
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Lesson 2: Weave Structures & Their Surfaces
1. Plain Weave: The Foundational Grid of Material Stability The Plain Weave is the absolute cornerstone of wo…
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Lesson 3: Understanding Drape
This lesson explores the concept of drape — the way fabric responds to gravity and the human body. Drape dete…
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Lesson 4: Fabric Weight
This lesson introduces GSM (grams per square metre) as a key technical measurement used in textile selection.…
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Lesson 5: The Fabric Selection Matrix
This lesson introduces a practical decision-making framework for fabric selection. Instead of choosing materi…
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Studio Challenge
Overview In this challenge, you will apply textile knowledge to real design thinking by selecting an appropri…
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Two Languages, One Designer
This lesson introduces the dual language of fashion illustration: croquis drawing and technical flats. Studen…
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Lesson 1: The Croquis Figure
The croquis is the fashion industry’s idealized drawing figure used to communicate garment design. It is an e…
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Lesson 2: Technical Flat Sketches
Technical flat sketches are precise, two-dimensional garment drawings that communicate construction details w…
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Lesson 3: The Proportion Rules Every Croquis Needs
This lesson defines the fundamental proportion rules used in fashion croquis construction. These rules are no…
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Lesson 4: Technical Line Language
This lesson introduces the technical line system used in fashion flat sketches. Each line type has a specific…
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Lesson 5: Annotating Your Flats
This lesson explains how to properly annotate technical flat sketches to create complete production-ready des…
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Studio Challenge
Overview This assignment bridges creative design and technical communication. You will translate your previou…
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From Garment to Universe
This lesson introduces the foundation of fashion collection development. A collection is not a random set of…
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Lesson 1: The Mood Board
The mood board is the foundation of every fashion collection. It is a curated visual and emotional research t…
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Lesson 2: Building the Color Story
This lesson focuses on developing a cohesive color story for a fashion collection. The color palette defines…
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Lesson 3: The Collection's Narrative Arc
This lesson explains how to structure a fashion collection as a narrative journey. A runway show is not a ran…
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Lesson 4: Cohesion Without Uniformity
This lesson explains how to create cohesion in a fashion collection without making garments look identical. T…
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Lesson 5: The Line Sheet
This lesson introduces the line sheet as the commercial translation of a fashion collection. While previous s…
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Capstone Challenge
Overview This is the final assignment of FD-101. It brings together all skills developed across the course: s…
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Full Course Description and Learning Context
This course covers the fundamentals of fashion design through lessons like The Power of Silhouette, The Language of Fabric, Draw What You See, and Collection Planning & Narrative. Students will explore design concepts, fabric understanding, fashion illustration, and creative collection development through practical learning and creative exercises. A final quiz is also included to test understanding and design knowledge.
What You’ll Learn
Identify how textile properties like GSM, fiber origin, and weave structures impact garment selection and manufacturing outcomes.
Master fashion illustration proportions by utilizing a technical 9-head croquis system to maximize lower-body detailing.
Interpret technical flat sketch notations, focusing on seam lines, hidden infrastructure, and topstitching specifications.
Implement advanced collection orchestration principles, including colorway logic, structural cohesion balance, and the narrative "rule and its break" technique.
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