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Fashion and Textil Design One year 2008


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♥ Approach to design

Determination and classification of all designing stages,
from the creative ideas to the final product,
while highlighting the intellectual process

that encompasses

researches, ideas and

the routes of human

sight.

♥ Twentieth-Century Art

Historical and critical

analysis of the main

modern and

contemporary artistic

movements in

relations to the

evolution of culture

and society.

♥ Costume Story

Where does our fashion

comes from?

How current designers reference and

adapt historical costume.

How tendencies from various ethnic

civilisation scan mix within modern

society.

♥ Colour

The course is developed in three parts :

Small seminars in history of art

emphasising art movements relating to

colour;

New painting techniques developing

modern and special textural effects;

Experimentation in

artisan hand dye-ing

methods.

♥ Drawing

Study of human figure

Drawing model dressed

from life

Drawing clothes from

mannequin

Technical drawing

Fashion drawing

Colour technique in

paint/crayon

Expression of fashion

drawing

Illustration

Presentation

♥ Pattern techniques and

tailoring

Building of a pattern,

detailed analysis of a technical design

for the realisation of a prototype.

♥ Fabrics

The study and research of fabrics, fibres

and yarns, with specific market

research relating to Italian producers.

Visits to the fabric and yarn trade fairs

with special attention towards new

fabric innovations to be developed

throughout the year.

♥ Women's Wear Collection

Menswear Collection

Accessories Collection

Analysis of trends, planning of a clothing

collection including fabrics and

especially targeting the requirements of

women's wear, menswear and

accessories with attention to lines,

volumes and fabrics.

♥ Knitwear

A project offering an introduction into the

knitwear field using design, research

and experimentation. This involves

mixing yarns, inventing hand knitted

stitches to mix with the knowledge of

today's modern knitting machines.

Emphasis on use of colour, texture and

the ability to create new knitwear

forms.

♥ Public Relations and Styling

An insight into the Italian Fashion System:

public relations and styling, editorial

and advertising, fashion product

communication and fashion shows.

♥ Computer

A computer course throughout the year

developing various techniques: digital

acquiring, photo image editing and

processing. Software: Adobe

Photoshop.

♥ Basic Italian Language

A basic course of italian

throughout the year

to enable students

to communicate

and understand

the italian way

of life.

♥ Conclusion

A overwiev

throughout

the year to

develop a

project to include

moods, lifestyle,

fabrics, colours,

lines and volumes

which grows from

students personal

experience in

Milano .

♥ Visits and seminars

Visits, seminars and workshops with

professionals and specialist in the

fashion and textile world sharing their

own design experiences in the most

diverse fields;

Visits to fashion and textile companies;

♥ Guided Tours

One day visits to shows, trade fairs and

exhibitions in Italy;

Visits to cultural assets in Italy relating to

fashion and textile world.