Credit Points: 22.5
Study Time: 225 Hours

This unit allows students the opportunity to consolidate the fashion knowledge and skills gained to date and apply these under a single project brief and or briefs. Students experience the complete fashion process, using the product as the centre of focus taking it from concept through to final promotion.

It is an opportunity for students to experience an holistic approach to the fashion system and allows students to identify potential areas of strengths within the discipline in order to make more informed decisions about choices in their second year of study.

Outline syllabus
An indicative guide to the content covered by this unit.

• Research and development of ideas themes and concepts through experimentation and sampling. 
• Design development and interpretation. 
• Development of illustration. 
• Creative construction.
• Quality control requirements and procedures. 
• Fully styled and presentation finished outcome.

Method of delivery
Technical support, tutorials, demonstrations and critique.

Aims

A1 To realise research and design work and support the development of an individual approach to garment construction, taking into consideration a specific market.
A2 To develop an understanding of fabric handling and its properties in relation to cutting techniques and garment construction methods.
A3 Awareness of quality assurance.
A4 To develop confident communication and presentation skills relevant to the project brief.

Learning outcomes
On completion of this unit you will be able to:

LO1 Realise design ideas and concepts into garment form. 
Demonstrate an ability to exercise and apply a range of techniques to garment construction.
LO2 Source and apply appropriate materials with the relevant characteristics suitable for the product to include the various costings, properties, textures and colours.
LO3 Demonstrate and apply appropriate quality assurance standards and procedures to final outcomes.
LO4 Demonstrate the ability to communicate ideas and concepts within a professional environment.

Reference material

Key
Aldrich, W. (1996). Fabric form and flat pattern cutting. Oxford: Blackwell Science
Aldrich, W. (2004). Metric pattern cutting. 4th ed. Oxford: Blackwell Science
McKelvey, K. Illustrating Fashion. 2nd edition. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
Shoben, M. and Ward, J. (1987). Pattern cutting and making up: the professional approach. Butterworth-Heinemann

Recommended
Aldrich, W. (2006). Metric pattern cutting for menswear. Oxford: Blackwell Science
Campbell, H. (2000). Designing patterns: a fresh approach to pattern cutting. Australia ed, Jacaranda/ John Wiley & Sons; New edition edition (28 Jun 2001)
Centner, M. and Vereker, F. (2007). Fashion designers handbook for Adobe Illustrator. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
Stanley, H. (1991). Flat pattern cutting and modelling for fashion. Cheltenham: Stanley Thornes
Zappaterra, Y. (1998). Illustration - real-world illustration projects from brief to finished solution. Crans- Pres-Celigny: Rotovision.