Fashion Design

The Fashion Design Certificate program is designed for students who have a love for fashion and design and feel that they have the talent to pursue a career in design. The course is designed to help students enhance their own design skills; translate concepts onto paper, and eventually into actual garments. It will prepare students to enter the fashion design industry in the capacity as a design assistant or working with a product development team.

The curriculum includes 96 hours of classroom instruction in five core courses plus two electives of your choice. A required final project will be a separate night of presentation of designs and/or fashion show. This course must be completed within 2 years. Attendance at 80% of classes is required.

Core Classes:

• Fashion Design I
• Fashion Design II
• Fashion Illustration
• Basic Garment Construction
• Basic Pattern Making

Electives: (choose 2)

• Photoshop
• Quickbooks
• Starting or Growing Your Own Business (SCORE)
• MS Office or Word
• a drawing or painting class
• Adobe InDesign

Location: Newtown Campus
6:30-9:30 pm

Fashion Design II

A more thorough understanding and practice from Fashion Design I with emphasis upon how to merchandise a clothing collection, presentation techniques and building a portfolio. (Materials list will be mailed prior to the start of class.) (Prerequisite: Fashion Design I & Fashion Illustration) Paula Molino, B.S.

$189 (plus approx. $25 materials and $90 book fee)
WSMCE 3711 C01/ 6 W, 2/17-3/24, 6:30-9:30 pm

Basic Pattern Making

Using flat pattern and draping methods, develop a pattern to sew an original design. (Materials list will be mailed prior to the start of class.) (Prerequisite - Basic Garment Construction or permission of instructor) Sandra R. DePue, B.F.A.

$255 (includes some materials; plus $55 book fee)
WSMCE 3714 C01/ 8 W, 4/7-5/26, 6:30-9:30 pm