HND Fashion Design Course

Course details

IN THIS PROGRAMME YOU WILL STUDY:

All Modules will Include the fundamentals to a professional level in:

• Art - developing colour and texture skills
• Garment design - developing design processes
• Illustration techniques with basics in photoshop and life drawing,
• Working drawings - industry requirements and technical sheets
• Market and trend research
• Pattern drafting
• Garment cutting and assembly - developing cutting & sewing skills
• Fashion history - understanding fashion from 1900’s to present day
• Fashion industry appreciation
• Presentation techniques - at the end of each module each student will present their finished garment and their portfolio of work

Year 1:

• Communication & Problem Solving Skills
• Commerical Design
• Design & Production with Retail
• Advance designing & producing fashion garments
• Fashion merchandising
• Clothing: production, trimming & finishing techniques
• Textile technology
• Garment pattern: blocks manipulation and production
• Advance complex pattern development & customisation

Industry practice for first year will cover:

• Element of style & colour
• Designers style
• Global fashion/global trends
• Fashion Event Management

Year 2:

• Fashion Design & Production with Retail
• Design & Manufacture of Bridal or Eveningwear garment
• C.A.D. Pattern Development
• Arts Event Management
• Store Design & Layout
• An introduction to Corset production
• Drape & flat patterm making
• Fashion technology
• Millinery

Industry practice for second year will cover:

• Branding, Fashion Event Management,
• Setting up your own design business/label
• Fashion marketing & PR
• Production manufacturing

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES:

Fashion designer, fashion stylist, milliner, alternations specialist, design room assistant, freelance designer, production assistant, garment technologist, fashion allocator, merchandiser, buyer or retail manager, pattern technologist, visual merchandiser.

COURSE OVERVIEW:

2 Year Higher National Course

in Fashion Design with Production & Retail

If you are a burgeoning fashion stylist aiming to make a mark on the industry or a fashion designer passionate about influencing what the world wears next, then this is the fashion designers course for you. The team of tutors at the LA College of Creative Arts will provide intense knowledge and skill set training equipping students with the planning, analysing, synthesising, study and research skills needed to make their ambitions within this sector a reality.

On completion of this fashion designers training course graduates may gain employment as a design room assistant, freelance fashion designer, production assistant, garment technologist, fashion stylist, visual merchandiser, buyer, fashion allocator or retail manager.

The college is located in the heart of the city in the Creative Quarter, the hub of innovation for budding fashion designers.

Fashion Design Course

Students on this two year fashion design course will enjoy on-site and off-site educational implements to assist in their learning and development. As well as attending key module lectures, students will have access to the LA College of Creative Arts studios where they may collaborate with a variety of professional make-up artists, hair stylists and photographers to present their work in a professional manner. These invaluable resources will ensure that all participants produce a high standard of images to showcase their designs to future employers.

Students in year 2 are encouraged to enter national fashion design competitions and will be presented with an opportunity to travel abroad for Premier Vision in Paris or conduct valuable market research in London.

Fashion Designers Training Course: Guest Speakers

A panel of guest speakers are scheduled to visit the college throughout the duration of this fashion design training course offering additional insight into the fashion design course content and reality of working within the industry. These individuals include fashion designers, magazine editors, film and theatre costume designers, fashion stylists and buyers.

As part of the LA College of Creative Arts Career Placement Programme, all students will be given the opportunity to avail of internship opportunities with leading fashion designers and design houses within the UK and Ireland. To gain further insight into the multi-faceted world of fashion, students will also take part in field trips to museums, galleries, fashion design studios, trade shows and factory manufacturers. What better way to understand the industry than to immerse yourself in it.