What Is Fashion in the 21st Century?
Learn about fashion’s connection to top issues of our time — sustainability, cross-cultural collaboration, diversity, identity, heritage preservation, and craftsmanship.
Use research to spark ideas.
Discover research methods that will help you develop a design direction by identifying your audience, market, and opportunity.
Learn techniques for communicating your ideas.
Practice drawing methods and collage creation. Work with mood boards and videos. Learn how to use different materials and textiles to illustrate your concepts.
Discover how to choose the best fabrics for your designs.
Do you use natural or synthetic fabrics or a combination of the two? How can you make environmentally friendly choices? Is there a particular fabric that fits your concept better than others? Find out how to decide.
Bring your design to life through construction.
Learn the craft — pattern cutting, draping, sewing, assembly — that goes into the physical creation of a garment. Gain familiarity with the Paris atelier (design studio) approach to fashion.
Design your own signature collection.
Develop a design concept for a ten-piece collection (garments and/or accessories) through drawing and illustration. Consider proportion, colors, editing, and silhouette, using a systematic design process.
Prepare for a future in a fashion-related field.
Topics covered in this course offer a foundation for a career path in a field such as art direction; print, technical, graphic, or textile design; development and research; fashion design; product development; styling; pattern making; fabric coordination;
or consulting.
Test your knowledge.
Develop your collection through research and choice of design details such as colors and materials, and use your creativity to present your collection through storytelling or video.
See a Paris designer create a garment, from idea to finished product.
Throughout this course, you’ll witness Paris designer Eros Antoniadis bringing a garment to life step by step, from research and inspiration to sketches, fabric choices to final reveal. You’ll learn about his thought process and design decisions, a truly behind-the-scenes experience.