Fashion Foundation

Paper Code: 
FSD 131
Contact Hours: 
30.00
Max. Marks: 
50.00
6.00
Unit I: 

• Fashion terminology
• Introduction to Design: Definition and Sources of design
• Classification of Design: Structural and Decorative design
• Design process : Concept, Research, Design Exploration, Conceptualization

6.00
Unit II: 

• Elements of design: Line, form, color, texture and shape.
• Principles of design: Balance, proportion, rhythm, emphasis and harmony.
• Appreciation of dress design in terms of principles of design.

6.00
Unit III: 

• Designing & selection of clothing according to age, sex, season, occasion, personality, complexion and figure.
• Design Development and Design Work Sheet

6.00
Unit IV: 

• Introduction to Fashion, Theories, Principles of fashion and Fashion cycle.
• Fashion Research Analysis, Fashion forecasting and factors favoring and retarding fashion

6.00
Unit V: 

• Contemporary Indian Fashion
• Fashion Designers –
o National – Ritu Beri, Raghvendra Rathore, Tarun Tahillani & Sabyasachi Mukherjee
• Textile Designers –
o 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: 

Books Recommended:
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

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