Creative Fashion Design Experience

You will learn:

1.  To reflect your personal interest in fashion through the construction of your own project.

2. To research and develop ideas from an initial inspiration and translate into colour, mood

     and trend boards.    

3. To construct colour palettes from trend boards

4. To garment sketch ideas and range build.

5. To construct a garment - a toile – a mock-up of a chosen design and garment specification.

Course Aims

1. An enjoyable and fun introduction to the fashion design process.                    

2. Encourage confidence to be creative and interpret an original design.          

3. An introduction to fabric and garment design and construction.                        

4. An insight into how designer trends translate into high street fashion.          

5. To introduce aspects of marketing and publicity for a clothing brand.            

6. Understand Global trend and lifestyle forecasting when designing.            

7. An understanding of the use of colour, shape and styling.

The course is aimed at attracting and encouraging a mixed age range of fashion enthusiasts, from those wishing to study fashion and textiles on a further or higher education course to those who would like to know about the fashion design process and garment making.

No experience necessary. 

You will design and create a toile (a mock-up of your chosen design) that will be supported with the inspiration and research in sketchbooks, colour, mood and trend boards, design sketches and garment specs.

We have a range of other creative short courses available at the college. Or you could consider full time study on our level 3 / 4 Foundation Diploma in Art and Design. 

£285 

This cost covers all materials and equipment. 

For more information, please contact our Creative Industries administrator on 01202 205572, or email bedingfielda@bpc.ac.uk 

Awarding Body:
Bournemouth & Poole College

Curriculum Area:
Creative and Digital Industries - Art and Design