Fashion Design and Dress Making



Text Box: Talking about fashion, It is important to have a comprehensive understanding of the industry and be able to apply acquired skills in a theoretical and practical manner. Lifestyle Learning Direct, one of the gold coast’s premier online learning and correspondence course proviers, suggests that in order to be a good fashion designer or dressmaker you need to be able to: 1) Learn, Know how to patterns work- flat patterns, commerial patterns, tracing partterns and pattern blocks- red patterns, choose pattern sizes and have a basic pattern alteration knowledge 2) Understand fashion trends, clothing ranges and colour groups 3) Know how to set up a system, research customers, basic business structure and type of operation 4) Have knowledge on the range and quality of many fibres and fabrics available today- natural and man-made fibres, fashion fabrics, modern developments and special fabrics- which will have a large bearing on your creations 5) Be conversant with inserting zippers and sleeves, buttonholes, waistbands, types of stitching, seam types, stretch sewing, and so on. 6) Be familiar with the tools and equipment necessary for good dressmaking: scissors, tape measures, pins, machine needles, hand needles, stitch ripper, tailor’s chalk, haberdashery, sewing machine, overlocker, iron, ironing board, full-length mirror, flat cutting surface and storage. 7) Present a design collection using fashion drawing and design skills, as well as the competent use of colour and themes. 8) Undersand which design will suit the client’s life and activities, a well as know the basic body shapes, hairstyles, make-up trends and how to plan a wardrobe.            

                                                 HOW CAN YOU BECOME  A BETTER FASHION DESIGNER AND DRESSMAKER?


To gain professional design and dressmaking proficiency, it is best to undertake a speciallised course that teaches you the essential skills. Lifestyle Learning Direct is a leader in the provision of writing distance education courses that aim to give students a broad understanding of the industry competency regarding both the theoretical and practical application of this knowledge.


Apart from understanding the application of various  dressmaking an design skills, by learning elementary drawing techniques to preofessionally define your creative visions, you can uncover clever ways of presenting your design and using various media to lift your work.

Recognise and anticipate fashion trends, develop a design theme, and gain an understanding of the process and workings of the fashion haute couture industry. Also, learn how to identify, select and find fibres that make your clothing stand out from the rest by perfectly balancing style an function
IF YOU DREAM TO BEING YOUR OWN BOSS, AS WELL AS THE THEORY OF FASHION DESIGN AND DRESSMAKING YOU ALSO NEED TO KNOW THE PRACTICAL ASPECT OF HOW TO SET UP IN BUSINESS.
SOURCES: PROFESSIONAL FASHION DESIGNER, IB TECH

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