FASHION FOUNDATION

Paper Code: 
FSD 131
Credits: 
02
Contact Hours: 
30.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
  1.          To understand the dynamics of fashion
  2.          To comprehend a design vocabulary as an essential tool for practicing as designers

 

6.00
Unit I: 
Fundamentals of Fashion

                                                                                     

  • Fashion Terminology
  • Theories of Fashion
  • Principles of fashion
  • Fashion cycle
  • Factors Favoring and Retarding Fashion
  • Fashion Forecasting

                                                           

6.00
Unit II: 
Introduction to Design

 

  • Sources of design
  • Classification of Design: Structural and Decorative design as related to Textiles & Apparel
  • Introduction to Motif, Design, Pattern, Layout

                                                                        

          

6.00
Unit III: 
Elements and principles of Design

    

  • Elements of Design: Line, Form, Color, Texture and Shape.                                    
  • Principles of Design: Balance, Proportion, Rhythm, Emphasis and Harmony.

 

6.00
Unit IV: 
Designing & selection of clothing according to:

 

  • Age
  • Sex
  • Season
  • Occasion & occupation
  • Complexion and figure

          

6.00
Unit V: 
Designer’s profile

 

  • Indian Fashion Designers: National – Ritu Beri, Raghvendra Rathore,Tarun Tahillani & Sabyasachi Mukherjee
  • Textile Designers : National – Geetanjali Kashyap, Satyapaul, Rohit Bal,Ritu Kumar
Essential Readings: 
  1. Frings, G., Fashion from concept to consumers, Prentice Hall International, New Jersey, 1991
  2. Lyle, Dorothy S., Contemporary Clothing, Benette & Mc night Publishing Co. Peoria Illinois, 1983

 

References: 
  1. Castelino, M., Fashion Kalediscope Rup & Co., Calcutta. 1994
  2. Burn, Leslie Davis., The Business of Fashion, Fairchild Publications, New York, 2006
  3. Waddell Gavin, How Fashion Works , Black Well Science Publishing ,India, 2005
Academic Year: 
2018-19
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