FASHION 054 Collection Design and Production I

Units: 4
Prerequisites: FASHION 031 Intermediate Industry Sewing, and FASHION 036 Flat Pattern I, and FASHION 051 Beginning Fashion Illustration, each with a grade of “C” or better.
This course provides students with the skills to produce a grouping of original apparel garments that would be showcased in an apparel collection. Students apply the skills obtained in previous design and pattern making classes in creating a collection of original garments aimed at a specific target market. Topics include designing a small collection, creating and modifying patterns, constructing original garments, and identifying target consumer markets. Finished collections are showcased on the runway in a fashion show. (CSU)