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FASHION &
TECHNOLOGY
Adapting to the new
technology has always
been the trend at IAM.
And this time too it
has been included in
the selection process
for admissions.
The candidates
who applied for the
admission for the
academic year
2014-15, appeared for
the Skype interview
with the faculty
members and the
management at
IAM. This boosts the
confidence in students
to open up before the
group of interviewers.
It also provides an
opportunity for the
panel of judges
including the
faculty members to
understand the ‘real’
background of these
students. It saves
huge time, money and
energy on behalf of
students and parents,
says Somesh Singh,
Director, IAM.
The concept of Fashion Innovation Lab
(FIL) was mooted at the Institute of Apparel
Management (IAM) after a delebrate
thought process of delivering
technology updates to the students and
professionals in the field. The major benefit
observed by professionals after learning
technology is in saving lead time, cost
of sampling, transportation cost, no more
manual pattern making, user friendliness
of the softwares and freedom from
miscommunication with their customers.
We began with “Designer’s Graphics
Toolkit”, a new program to upgrade
skills of the learners in computer graphics
technology. This program helped students
to explore the usage of computer
graphics in Fashion industry. The course
dealt with the concepts of vector and bitmap
graphics.
FIL conducted short term programs
throughout the year which included
modules on creating digital mood boards,
theme boards, garment sketches and illustrations,
manual pattern making,
digital pattern making, testing the garment
on the required size of the 3D fit
model, virtual fit sessions and creating
virtual shows. “The 2D pattern obtained
from the software is transformed into 3D
virtual garment through simple clicks
and steps and the output is obtained in
no time. Furthermore, the 2D patterns
can be graded to multiple sizes, printed
through a high end plotter and also can
be saved in computer and reused later”
says Manka Vasti, Coordinator Fashion
Innovation Lab.
Digital Pattern Making and Virtual
Prototyping together provides a complete
solution in apparel designing and manufacturing.
FIL has successfully trained
more than 1000+ learners through such
customised workshops/term programs.