Fashion Design Practice & Skills 1a (Dalian)

Learning Outcomes

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• evaluate research on debates in contemporary fashion practice;
• apply critical thinking and to a range of different techniques and processes relevant to fashion design
• Critically select ideas through enquiry and analysis of sources

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• make effective use of learning resources
• communicate ideas effectively in a variety of formats including digital media
• solve creative problems increasingly independently
• manage your time and produce work to set deadlines

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• contemporary concepts and practices associated with fashion design.
• your developing range in applying fashion methods, materials, techniques and skills;
• how to creatively integrate and explore a variety of media, techniques, technologies and materials supporting your creative development as a fashion practitioner;

Subject Specific Practical Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Apply practical skills effectively in the development of your studio work
• use machines and equipment competently and safely in the studios and workshops
• select fashion design techniques, materials and processes, appropriate to your project

This module continues the work of the Part 0 Fashion Design modules, Introduction to Fashion Studio 1a and Introduction to Fashion Studio 1b. It is similarly contextualised by themes and you will be set discipline-specific projects, which will help you produce more focused work.

An important feature of this module is the way in which your involvement with your Fashion Design studies can begin to direct and focus your thinking towards a more individual understanding of specialist practice in fashion design and fashion production. To support this process, academic staff will introduce you to some of the background and current thinking particular to contemporary fashion. Specialist workshops will increase your skills and competency in diverse areas of fashion practice and enable you to explore your ideas through experimentation.

Teaching and learning methods

Teaching methods include

• project briefings
• tutorials
• seminars
• group and individual critiques
• practical workshop inductions

Learning activities include

• project briefings
• seminars
• group critiques
• practical workshops
• tutorials
• peer group learning
• self-assessment

Relationship between the teaching, learning and assessment methods and the planned learning outcomes

In this module learning and teaching activities focus on helping you to explore contemporary perceptions relevant to your study of fashion design. Specific attention will be given to developing an understanding of particular issues, methodologies and practices in contemporary fashion. You will explore one or more projects through tutor-led and independent practice in the studio/specialist area and use the workshops to advance your ideas and personalise your work. This level is about establishing a foundation of relevant skills and working methods and you will be expected to explore your creativity and imagination to produce creative and informed responses to your project briefs.

Formative feedback in a studio setting will provide opportunities for peer group learning and self-evaluation. Group and individual critiques will help you develop an understanding of your own work and that of your peer group. You will have tutorials which will help you review your progress.

Resources & Reading list

Internet Resources

Academic Integrity support.

Blackboard.

Study Skills Workshops.

Harvard citing and referencing support including citethemright online resource.

The Academic Skills Library page for study skills support.

Textbooks

Jones, T. (2012). Vivienne Westwood. Cologne: Taschen.

Coles, S. (2013). The Geometry of Type: The anatomy of 100 essential typefaces. London: Thames & Hudson.

Woodward, S. (2007). Why women wear what they wear. Oxford: Berg Publishers.

Muggleton, D. (2000). Inside subculture: the postmodern meaning of style. Oxford: Berg Publishers.

Hopkins, J. (2012). Fashion design: the complete guide. London: AVA Academia.

Briggs-Goode, A. ((2013)). Printed Textile Design.. London:: Laurence King.

Friedrichs, H. A. (2012). Cycle Style. London: Prestel.

Frings, G. S. (2008). Fashion: from concept to consumer. New Jersey: Pearson Prentice.

Entwistle, J. (2000). The fashioned body: fashion, dress, and modern social theory. Cambridge: Polity Press.

Aldrich, W. ( (2013)). Fabrics and Pattern Cutting.. London:: John Wiley & Sons.

Assessment strategy

The summative assessment of this module will be assessed through a portfolio of work. A portfolio of work is a collection of developmental work appropriate to your subject, e.g. evidence of technical work, sketchbooks, drawings, photographic references, digital media, samples, material manipulations, visual experiments and where appropriate, finished work.

For the duration of this module you will be timetabled to take workshops and when taught time is not scheduled to take place you are expected to work independently in the studio and complete research to support your project. Independent study is crucial to your development and positive achievement in this module. The work and outcomes of your independent study will be discussed in tutorials and group critiques.

Formative

This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.

Repeat Information

Repeat type: Internal