Online Class: Fashion Design 101 — An Introduction

Name: Fashion Design 101: An Introduction
Price: 95.00 USD

This course is ideal for students, seamstresses and anyone interested in the fashion business and design quality. Since a fashion designer wears many hats, you will gain knowledge about everything from haut couture to budget clothing and that design is about performing research, knowledge of fabric, coordinating color and texture and monitoring quality and fit.

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11

Lessons
18

Exams &
Assignments
2,252

Students
have taken this course
6

Hours
average time
0.6

CEUs

Course Description

Fashion Design 101 explains the qualities and skills necessary to become a fashion designer. You'll learn about the many related career opportunities available besides that of fashion design and gain an inside look into today's fashion business.

A fashion career is two-thirds artist and one-third business. Color, pattern making and illustration are all skills a fashion designer must learn in order to put a collection together. You'll learn how becoming a fashion designer involves many core related principles to completely understand the many facets of the fashion business.

This course is ideal for students, seamstresses and anyone interested in the fashion business and design quality. Since a fashion designer wears many hats, you will gain knowledge about everything from haut couture to budget clothing and that design is about performing research, applying knowledge of fabric, coordinating color and texture, and monitoring quality and fit.

People who strive to become fashion stylists have a profound knowledge of fashion, a fierce personal style and a knack for putting together complete outfits for themselves and others. This course provides lots of different information about the fashion world to help you better understand why it is important to learn about fabrics, prints and other technical aspects of fashion in order to jump-start your fashion career.

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Self-Paced
Printable Lessons
Full HD Video
6 Months to Complete
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Accredited CEUs

Universal Class is an IACET Accredited Provider

Course Lessons

Lesson 1: Historical Content and Education

33 Points

Words of caution! If you want to enter a world the likes of Coco Chanel, you must be totally and utterly obsessed with fashion. Additional lesson topics: Coco Chanel

Lesson 1 Video
Lesson discussions: Reasons for Taking this Course
Complete: Lesson 1 Assignment
Assessment: Lesson 1: Historical Content and Education

Lesson 2: Self-Employment or a Top Job

33 Points

For a fashion designer, every season provides an opportunity. Technology alone enables a designer to deliver their message at a much faster rate.

Lesson 2 Video
Complete: Lesson 2 Assignment
Assessment: Lesson 2: Self-employment or a Top Job

Lesson 3: The Many Languages of Fashion

9 Points

This lesson will discuss the different languages of fashion.

Lesson 3 Video
Assessment: Lesson 3: The Many Languages of Fashion

Lesson 4: The Realities of Manufacturing and Product Development

34 Points

This lesson will discuss the realities of manufacturing and product development in the fashion world. Additional lesson topics: Retail Sales Statistics

Lesson 4 Video
Complete: Lesson 4 Assignment
Assessment: Lesson 4: The Realities of Manufacturing and Product Development

Lesson 5: Color and Fabric

9 Points

An interesting fact about color: It extends from the religious, to the political, and the emotional.

Lesson 5 Video
Assessment: Lesson 5: Color and Fabric

Lesson 6: Fabric Production

11 Points

Learning how to make professional garments using machinery helps you adapt to designing commercial quality clothing. You will need a range of cutting and pattern-making tools. Additional lesson topics: How to Drape Fabric on a Dress Form

Lesson 6 Video
Complete: Lesson 6 Assignment
Assessment: Lesson 6: Fabric Production

Lesson 7: Developing Personal Creativity and Style

9 Points

Fashion design is all about creativity, breaking the rules, and setting trends. The role of the fashion designer is to make a person look good in an attractive way.

Lesson 7 Video
Complete: Lesson 7 Assignment
Assessment: Lesson 7: Developing Personal Creativity and Style

Lesson 8: Defining a Project

10 Points

This lesson will discuss some of the projects students of fashion will need to be aware of.

Lesson 8 Video
Assessment: Lesson 8: Defining a Project

Lesson 9: Fashion Business or Fashion Career

10 Points

If you are ambitious enough to start your own business in fashion, kudos to you! It's a tough road; however, it can be traveled successfully.

Lesson 9 Video
Assessment: Lesson 9: Fashion Business or Fashion Career

Lesson 10: Marketing Your Fashions: Defining Your Uniqueness

9 Points

The setting is a creation of fashion marketing. Fashion marketing uses many tools to direct the artistic eye of its audience toward a chosen trend.

Lesson 10 Video
Assessment: Lesson 10: Marketing Your Fashions: Defining Your Uniqueness

Lesson 11: Processing Orders and Accounting

100 Points

One of the most difficult decisions for a new clothing business is establishing price. When setting prices for your clothing designs, be thoughtful, non-biased, and know your market.

Lesson 11 Video
Lesson discussions: Let us know what you think of this course; Program Evaluation Follow-up Survey (End of Course); Course Comments; Reasons for Taking this Course
Complete: Final Assignment
Assessment: Lesson 11: Processing Orders and Accounting
Assessment: The Final Exam

267

Total Course Points

Learning Outcomes

By successfully completing this course, students will be able to:

Describe historical content and education of fashion design.
Determine whether you want self-employment or a top job.
Describe the many languages of fashion.
Describe the realities of manufacturing and product development.
Identify color and fabric.
Summarize fabric production.
Describe developing personal creativity and style.
Describe defining a project.
Summarize fashion business or fashion career.
Summarize marketing your fashions.
Describe processing orders and accounting.
Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.

Additional Course Information

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Course Title: Fashion Design 101: An Introduction

Course Number: 7550471

Languages: English - United States, Canada and other English speaking countries

Availability: Enroll in this course from any U.S. state, including California, Texas, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, and Georgia. The course is also accessible to learners in English-speaking countries such as the UK, Canada, Ireland, Australia, and South Africa.

Last Updated: December 2023

Course Type: Self-Paced, Online Class

CEU Value: 0.6 IACET CEUs (Continuing Education Units)

CE Accreditation: Universal Class, Inc. has been accredited as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET).

Grading Policy: Earn a final grade of 70% or higher to receive an online/downloadable CEU Certification documenting CEUs earned.

Assessment Method: Lesson assignments and review exams

Course Fee: $120.00 U.S. dollars

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Student Testimonials

"Participating in this course accomplished my personal goal, which was to jump-start myself into thinking analytically about fashion and about what I want to accomplish as a person-who-designs-for-myself, rather than staring blankly at the pattern books at Joann." -- Wende F.
"All of it was helpful. This was new information for me." -- Cathy K.
"All lessons were helpful and the instructor was very knowledgeable." -- Shekhar R.