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FD 451
Advanced Apparel Design
3 credits (CS)
In this course students undertake
advanced work in patternmaking as it
pertains to developing a collection.
Students will use drafting and
grading to create slopers for different
size figures. Using those slopers,
students will learn how to fit
garments to a person versus a dress
form. The course allows students to
strengthen existing skill levels and
take their design abilities to the next
level, as well as explore techniques
they want to use in their senior
collection. Students will also learn
more about what it takes to create a
collection and consider the different
target markets that might be included
in such an endeavor. This course
helps to create a connection between
the research and writing in FD 498
and the development of the senior
collection to be completed in FD 499
in the spring.
Prerequisites: FD 221 Patternmaking:
Flat Pattern and FD 212 Patternmaking:
Draping
FD 493
Professional Practices and
Portfolio
3 credits (CS)
Students are exposed to the process of
portfolio development, as required for
the fashion industry. They will
document their mastery of the
knowledge and technical skills gained as
fashion students through illustrations,
photographs, and digital images and
other material. They will develop the
components of their portfolio along
with the knowledge and skills necessary
to begin a professional job search,
including resumes and other business
documents, cover letters, interviews,
and networking. A variety of sources
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used to locate jobs in the fashion
industry will be investigated along with
discussions of career paths open to
graduates with fashion degrees.
Prerequisites: FD 255 Digital Techniques in
Fashion Illustration
FD 498
Senior Project: Research and
Development
3 credits (CS)
This course is the first of a two-class
sequence that constitutes the Senior
Capstone experience, an academic
requirement for all students at
Cazenovia College. The research paper
and design line planning will allow the
student to reflect upon the experiences
gained in their academic career,
demonstrate their mastery of the skills
and knowledge they have acquired as
fashion students while preparing for
their future profession. The focus of
the class will be on the research
methods and processes required for the
development of a capstone research
paper and project. The research process
will include a study of research
methods, concept proposal and
definition, and a final written and
documented research paper. Research
will also be required for reflective and
analytic papers, trend reporting/
forecasting, color story, story board
and sketches which are part of the
process of creating a line of garments.
FD 499
Senior Project: Apparel Collection
3 credits (CS)
This course is a continuation of the
Senior Project: Research and
Development course, in which students
will create patterns, first samples, story
boards; and conduct fittings and
construct final garments for their senior
collections. They will also plan and
present lines as part of the annual