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FS 3150 - High Fashion Construction Techniques

Credits: 3

This advanced-level course introduces special tailoring techniques and garment construction associated with high end apparel drape and design. Students will examine high fashion construction and practice various duplicating methods to develop a sophisticated sample library of design structure and creation. Upon successful completion of this course, students will understand the complexity of high-end construction and the special handling of one of a kind production.

Prerequisites: FS 2310 - Construction III: Flat Pattern Techniques  

Notes: (Formerly FS 2170 Couture Construction)(Formerly FS 3170 Couture Construction)

The textbooks Patternmaking for Fashion Design, Sewing for the Apparel Industry and Draping for Fashion Design from FS1310, FS1350, and FS2310 will also be used in this course.

 



Course Learning Outcomes:
  • Discuss special tailoring techniques and garment construction associated with individual drape and design.
  • Demonstrate high fashion construction techniques and duplicating methods.
  • Develop a sophisticated sample library of design structure and creation.
  • Examine the complexity of one of a kind design construction.

FS 3150 Course Learning Outcome Rubric  

Required Textbooks:
The Art of Couture Sewing, 2nd Edition, Zoya Nudelman  ISBN-13: 978-1609018313 

Fitting and Pattern Alteration: A Multi-Method Approach to the Art of Style, Selection, Fitting and Alteration, 3rd Edition, Elizabeth Liechty ISBN-13: 978-1628929720 

The Sewing Book, Alison Smith, DK publishers  ISBN-13: 978-1465468536 

Tailoring: The Classic Guide to Sewing the Perfect Jacket, Editors of Creative Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1589236097

 

Patternmaking for Fashion Design, 5th Edition, Sewing for the Apparel Industry and Draping for Fashion Design used in FS1310, FS1350, and FS2310 will also be used in this course
Required Course Materials:

  • https://www.ids-la.com/rmcadkit.html *students should have this kit from Construction I, may need to replenish some items.
  • https://www.ids-la.com/rmcadonl.html *students will need this
  • Microsoft Office
  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe InDesign


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