Advanced Fashion Design

Stimola la tua predisposizione alla ricerca creativa ed alle tecniche di progettazione nel processo di fashion design professionale. Pensato per coloro che desiderano affinare ulteriormente competenze già acquisite, mutare la direzione della propria carriera o intraprendere un’esperienza di formazione professionale all’estero in tempi ridotti, questo corso intensivo in advanced fashion design offre una conoscenza dettagliata sulle tecniche di ricerca creativa nel fashion design e sul ruolo del designer professionale nell’esigente settore della moda contemporanea. Il fashion designer moderno è costantemente alla ricerca di nuove idee di design, esamina le nuove tendenze, valuta lo sviluppo del brand e ricerca materiali e tessuti riflettendo al contempo sulle numerose influenze esterne, come l’esperienza personale, la cultura, l’arte ed il design.

Questo corso intensivo in advanced fashion design della durati di cinque mesi incoraggerà i partecipanti a sviluppare un ‘linguaggio visivo’ personale e uno stile creativo facilmente riconoscibile. Il corso stimolerà l’analisi critica dei progetti, rinegoziando e mettendo in discussione stili, metodi e scelte di tessuti per incoraggiare nuove prospettive di pensiero.

I partecipanti concretizzeranno queste influenze creative attraverso tecniche di disegno a mano libera, sfidando anche gli aspetti più tecnici del fashion design, inclusi l’illustrazione e gli approcci alla produzione e alla struttura dei capi d’abbigliamento, completando il corso con la produzione di una innovativa collezione personale presentata in formato portfolio. Al fine di condurre una ricerca creativa personale efficace ed in modo autonomo, i partecipanti osserveranno come la ricerca di mercato sia d’aiuto nella creazione di idee originali a seconda di diversi contesti, mercati e culture. Apprenderanno tecniche avanzate di comunicazione progettuale, coadiuvati dall’analisi dei trend e da strumenti di forecasting, i quali permetteranno loro di stare sempre al passo con evoluzioni ed influenze della moda contemporanea, sviluppando il proprio potenziale in qualità di designer all’avanguardia.

• Fashion Illustration e Collection Design
• Realizzazione del capo
• Design e Comunicazione
• Design Vision
• Graphic Design
• Trend e forecasting nel settore Moda
• Analisi del brand e della collezione
• Tecniche di ricerca creativa
• Collection Portfolio

Learning and Teaching Methods:
This Network of courses is mainly based around formal lectures, workshops, seminars and self-directed study and within this structure a range of approaches to learning and teaching is employed as appropriate to the situation. Industry experienced specialists and visiting specialist Lecturers (industry professionals) make valuable contributions and facilitate important links to professional practice.
Self-Directed Study > plays a major role in this programme, where participants are expected to spend time researching and analysing subject matter independently to support and substantiate taught material.
Formal Lectures > form an integral part of the programme and with formal delivery of key information to the whole cohort. At this level it is expected that participants will use the lectures as a stimulus for further study/reading.
Seminars > are used to build on themes taken from the lecture programme. Participants are encouraged to make an active contribution by sharing in the argument and debate.
Visiting Lecturers > are invited to deliver specialist lectures to enhance the delivery of the units.
Individual Tutorials > are used when individual participant work is being discussed or the guidance required is specific to one particular participant. It is especially important in the dissertation phase and may be face to face, over the telephone, via e-mail or Skype.
Small Group Tutorials > enable participants to discuss and plan their work in greater detail than is possible with larger groups.
It encourages quieter participants to develop their interpersonal and communication skills and helps consolidate leadership skills in others.
Video Presentations > are used to give a more in-depth understanding of a specific issue.
Case Studies > are used for detailed discussion of real-life situations.
Demonstrations > are normally of a technical nature and are necessary in certain subject areas.
Studio / Workshop / Laboratory / Practical Sessions > may be used to enable the creative and practical skill development of the participant in an environment which simulates that of industry.
Group and Team Work > requires participants to operate as a member of a group or team and they usually have clearly identified roles. The emphasis is on collective responsibility, individual responsibility to the group and joint decision-making.
Study Trips > give participants the opportunity to go outside the institute’s environment to enhance their understanding of specific subject material. If assessment is dependent on information collected whilst undertaking the study trip, the trip would be considered mandatory. The cost of study trips can be either the responsibility of the participant or on occasion included in the annual study fee. If the visit is within the city participants pay for public transport. This will be outlined at the beginning of any unit where such a trip is foreseen.

Assessment:
The assessment strategy for the programme has been designed to incorporate a variety of assessment methods to enable all participants to demonstrate their learning in a fair and comprehensive manner.
Assessment Methods:
Formative assessment > is used as an interim review of participant work undertaken at key points during particular units. It provides an indicative measure of progress, allows participants to consider their work in relation to that of their peers, allowing participants to agree with staff any adjustments that are necessary to make in order to satisfy course requirements. It is designed to help improve participant performance. It does not contribute to the final unit mark. Formative assessment always makes reference to the learning outcomes and or assessment criteria of that unit.
Summative assessment > Provides an evaluation of participant progress and learning during an entire unit, generates a unit mark, constructive feedback and confirms the conditions for referral and retake.
Peer and Self-assessment > requires participants to assess their own work and that of fellow participants. It encourages:
• a sense of ownership of the process of assessment;
• assists the participant to become an autonomous learner;
• helps to develop a range of transferable skills;
• makes assessment part of the learning process rather than an adjunct to it.
Portfolio Assessment > is used to assess a variety of projects that have been developed throughout the unit.
Practical and Class Based Projects > allow the participants to demonstrate their understanding of a specific subject area and application of practical areas of the programme.
Written Reports > are required in some study areas, where a clear and structured brief is provided and the participants are asked to submit work to be marked independently and anonymously by staff.
Formal Examinations > will be used in some subjects to permit participants to demonstrate their understanding of a subject within a constrained timeframe.
Presentations > are used in some subjects to allow the participant to develop their professional communication, presentation skills and to argue critical reflection and interpret findings.

Class Mark Range Criteria
Fail 0-44 The participant will not have demonstrated proficiency in intellectual thought. The learning
outcomes of the unit will not have been achieved. The content will be descriptive rather than analytical.
Marginal Fail 45-49 The participant will have demonstrated a basic proficiency in intellectual understanding
in most but not all elements. Some of the learning outcomes of the unit will have been achieved at threshold level. The content will be descriptive rather than analytical.
Pass 50-59 The participant will have demonstrated evidence of critical thinking. All the learning outcomes
of the unit will have been competently achieved. There will be some substantive and developed evidence of understanding.
Merit 60-69 The participant will have demonstrated intellectual thought that includes critical thinking,
analysis and the ability to draw conclusions and make recommendations. All the learning outcomes of the unit will have been achieved at a good level.
Distinction 70 -100 The participant will have achieved all the learning outcomes of the unit at an excellent or outstanding level showing clarity of understanding, analysis and evaluation

ADMISSION REGULATIONS
Admission is based on the reasonable expectation that the participant will be able to fulfil the objectives of the programme and achieve the standard required for the award.
Admission requirements are listed below.
Candidates must have a sufficient command of the English or the chosen language of the course to be able to meet the requirements of the programme in every respect.
When considering the suitability of an applicant for a place on the programme the Admissions team will usually take the following factors into account:
• the applicant’s qualifications (High School Diploma or equivalent school certificate);
• the applicant’s personal statement;
• a portfolio of work (if appropriate to the subject).
The Admissions Manager coordinates and supports the subject specific Programme Leader and the Director of Education in dealing with interviews and portfolio assessments (where appropriate).
(Admission requirements are subject to change in order to comply with entry requirement regulations).

• Fashion Designer
• Textile Designer
• Fashion Illustrator
• Fashion Colourist
• Pattern Maker
• Creative Director

Fashion Collection
Fashion Illustration
Construction
Graphic Design
Innovative Fabrics and Materials
Experimental Cutting and Draping
Marketing and Product Management
Research Methods