Introduction to Fashion Design

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Course overview

Provider
Domestika
Course type
Paid course
Level
Beginner
Deadline
Flexible
Duration
2 hours
Lessons
15 lessons
Certificate
Available on completion
Course author
Lupe Gajardo

Get started in fashion design and unravel its expressive power alongside fashion designer Lupe Gajardo. Learn how to create a capsule collection from scratch using research and conceptualization. With collections seen on catwalks at fashion weeks in Berlin, Santiago de Chile, London, and New York, Lupe will guide you through the fashion industry, explaining the field from her own perspective and showing you why she considers fashion to be an essential form of expression.

Learn how to conceptualize your ideas using a simple creative process and design a unique capsule collection.

Description

Discover the creative process to design a capsule or limited edition collection in your own style

Start the course by getting to know Lupe, her career as a clothing designer, and how she founded her clothing brand in Chile. Discover where she finds inspiration and what is covered in the course.

Get a brief introduction on the history of fashion. Go through the elements and basic principles of design to prepare for your project. Understand what a capsule collection entails and its main characteristics.

Learn to give shape to your collection step by step. Lupe shares her research process for mapping out a concept. She shows you how to write your manifesto and create a list of key concepts to use as a guide for your collection.Define your key elements including your colors, target audience, and more.

Begin working on your final project by sketching your ideas. First, begin by making preliminary drawings to accentuate gestures, advancing on your final sketches for your collection. Work on the silhouettes, movements, and textures;the fundamental elements that add life to your collection.

Build your collection, organize your final designs, and ensure there’s a connection between each design to express your vision fully.

Learn how to create a detailed technical file of your collection. Finally, see how to attractively present your collection in a lookbook.

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