Summer_CE-Catalog-2016

Fashion Design and
Fashion Business
Fashion design merges sketching and general visual skills with the power
of the imagination. Courses range from the general, like design sketching,
to the specialized, like costume design. Fashion business courses, which
teach basic business practices in the context of fashion and design,
prepare students to work in a variety of fields in the fashion industry,
including marketing, retailing, and merchandising.
Find more courses on Management, Leadership, and Entrepreneurship on page 36.
Design Sketching I
Anna Kiper
A | 12 sessions | beg. June 6 | M, W 7–9:30 pm
In the fashion world, new clothing designs are
presented in the form of hand-drawn sketches
before being chosen to go into production.
Designers start with a croquis, a quick sketch of
the traditional fashion figure that serves as the
base for the design of clothing and accessories,
then add color and details to the garments. This
is a basic course in making a designer’s sketch,
working from live models to learn drawing skills,
fundamental anatomy, and the dynamics of
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illustrations. Attention is given to both the
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fashion figure and human proportions.
Fashion Design
Certificate
Fashion Business
Certificate
2 CREDITS
PCFD 1001 $699
MAJOR CODE: FASH
Required Courses:
◊ Color Theory, Design Sketching I,
Construction Techniques I,
OR Fashion Design Basic Core
plus
◊ Construction Techniques II
◊ Fashion Flats
◊ Fashion History elective
plus
◊ Two (2) elective courses
Learn more and get started at
newschool.edu/parsons-certificates.
Can be completed online, on campus, or through
a combination of online and on-campus study
MAJOR CODE: FSHB
Required Courses:
◊ Consumer Behavior, Fashion Merchandising,
The Medium of Fashion: Textiles, Worth
to Westwood: Fashion from the 19th to
the 21st Century, Retail Buying, and Fashion
Marketing in a Global Environment
plus
◊ Two (2) fashion elective courses
Learn more and get started at
newschool.edu/parsons-certificates.
Fashion Flats
John Jay Cabuay
A | 12 sessions | beg. June 6 | M, W 7–9:30 pm
X1 | 9 weeks | June 6–Aug. 5
Flat sketching is an essential part of garment
production. It communicates details in the
design and construction of a garment, from
concept to marketing. This course introduces the
professional techniques used to create fashion
flats, ranging from traditional hand sketching to
the use of Adobe Illustrator to produce sketches
digitally in a vector format. Prerequisite: Mac
Basics or equivalent; experience with Adobe
Illustrator or Photoshop is a plus. 2 CREDITS
MANNES
PCFD 2903 $699
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Construction
Techniques I
Phyllis De Verteuil
A | 12 sessions | beg. June 6 | M, W 7–9:30 pm
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Learn basic sewing, patternmaking, and draping
techniques, along with basic principles of design.
Topics covered include machine and hand sewing;
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