Advanced Diploma in Fashion Design & Technology

• Gain in-depth knowledge of the History of Fashion
• Fashion evolution and its significance
• Study of world costumes in detail (western and traditional)
• History of Indian Costume
• History of Costume II: The 19th Century
• History of Costume III: The 20th Century
• History of Costume IV: Contemporary Dress
• Introduction to the world of art and appreciation and its importance
• Art and Fashion- mutual appreciation

• Fundamentals of design, composition, styling and communication
• Research and develop original concepts
• Combine garments to create complementing looks to the clients
• Design the visual aesthetic with the fashion product from choosing props, accessories, location, model, photographic style, make-up and hairdo
• Fundamentals of Fashion display
• Fundamental of Fashion styles with body types
• Fashion stylish background presentation.

• Draping of basic bodice and basic skirt on the dress form
• Draping of bias dress, blouse and skirt
• Different draping techniques pleating, ruching and different draping manipulations
• Draping of different types of cowl dress and Bamboo Drape.

• Construction of different samples for men’s shirt plackets and pockets
• Pattern making and construction of shirts
• Construction of different samples for men’s pants pockets, zipper placement, jet piece preparations
• Pattern making and construction of men’s shirts
• Introduction of Indian menswear
• Mens-coat, Jacket, kurtas.

• Introduction to Illustrator and its tools, Basics of Illustrator
• Garments flat designing (Men & Women)
• Basic croquis- features, hairstyles, different poses

• Basics of marketing
• Fundamentals of marketing and its principles
• Branding and retailing
• Advertising & promotion
• Selling Task
• Fashion life of Market

• Men’s Fashion drawing croquis making
• Freehand sketching, stick figures, Block figure, fleshing the figure
• Men’s Fashion Illustrations by hand and computer
• Rendering of Men’s fashion illustration

• Study any Indian craft and do detail research about the craft, visit the place where craft is taking place, learn detailed process of the craft, click a lot of pictures
• Make any 3 products could be garments, home furnishings or accessories
• Compile the process and make a coffee table book

• Mens wear design collection (4-5 garments)

• Introduction to Entrepreneurship
• Introduction to Business Law
• Identifying the Product and the Business Concept
• Planning a Strategy to Open a Business
• Finding the Right Location for the Business
• Management, and market segmentation

• Basics of Photography
• Fundamentals of Fashion photography
• Garments/Collection shoot

• Professional portfolio compilation and its process
• Resume development
• Personal presentation: the right approach
• Industry process and knowledge

• Kids Fashion drawing croquis making
• Freehand sketching, stick figures, Block figure, fleshing the figure
• Kids Fashion Illustrations by hand and computer
• Rendering of Kids fashion illustration

Development of Final COUTURE design collection (4-5 garments)