Fashion Design and Merchandising

FASHN 1, Fashion Trends and Design    3 units

Transfer: CSU • Prerequisite: None.

This course is designed to serve both students of fashion design and fashion merchandising in preparing them to become familiar with the nature of fashion design and its components and to understand how environmental factors influence the style, color, texture, and design of garments. Fashion materials, theories of fashion adoption, sources of design inspiration, and manufacturing a garment will be discussed.

2107   11:15a-12:35p MW   BUS 107   Mobasheri F H

   11:15a-12:35p MW   BUS 107   Mobasheri F H

NEW 3238    3:15p- 4:35p    MW    None    Wong M

Above section 3238 is a part of the Dual Enrollment Program, which meets February 14, 2007 - June 6, 2007 at Venice High School, 13000 Venice Blvd., Los Angeles, 90066.

4246   6:45p-9:50p T   LA 204   Ivas L

4247   6:45p-9:50p Th   LA 204   Ardell J B

FASHN 2, Color Analysis   3 units

Transfer: CSU • Prerequisite: None.

This course is an exploration of color theory and elements of design with emphasis on the expertise of color mixing and creative color combinations. Theory is applied to textile, fashion design, and fashion merchandising.

4248   6:00p-10:05p W   BUS 107   Scholnick J G

FASHN 3, Apparel Construction   3 units

Transfer: CSU • Prerequisite: None.

This course is an introduction to basic sewing techniques of costume and manufacturing apparel and provides familiarization with the tools used in the fashion industry. Development of fundamental skills and terminology of clothing construction. Emphasis is on interrelationship of fabric, fiber, design and construction techniques. This course is required of all Fashion Design and Merchandising majors. *Maximum credit is for two courses from Fashion 3, 6, 10.

2108   7:45a-10:50a MW   BUS 107   Mobasheri F H

2109   3:45p-6:50p TTh   BUS 107   Rain B

FASHN 5, Fashion Buying    3 units

Transfer: CSU • Prerequisite: None.

This is an introductory course in fashion buying to acquaint the students with the life of a buyer that includes considerations and practices of an executive or middle manager. The buyer’s position includes responsibilities such as making evaluations and maintaining standards that are complete and constant. This course will also present an awareness of quality effect of stocking merchandise and knowing and effectively practicing what to buy, when to buy, and how much to buy.

2110   11:00a-12:20p TTh   BUS 107   Mobasheri F H

FASHN 6A, Pattern Analysis and Design (2,2)    2 units

Transfer: CSU • Prerequisite: Fashion 3.

This course is a study of the basic pattern drafting techniques of the apparel industry and the transfer of a design to a flat pattern. Students learn to design and make their own patterns. *Maximum credit is for two courses from Fashion 3, 6, 10.

2111   8:00a-12:05p Sat   BUS 107   Boyadzhyan M

4249   6:00p-10:05p M   BUS 107   Khachmanyan S

FASHN 7, Fabrics for Fashion Design and Merchandising    3 units

Transfer: UC, CSU • Prerequisite: None.

A detailed study of textiles from fiber to finished fabric is covered in this course including identifications of fiber types, construction, printing, dyeing, and finishes of natural/man-made fabrics. Emphasis is on fabric design, principles of patterns, and methods of textile decoration.

2113   12:45p-3:50p MW   BUS 107   Lake R G

FASHN 9A, Fashion Illustration and Advertising (3,3)    3 units

Transfer: CSU • Prerequisite: None.

This course will give students skill in drawing fashion figures and deals with contemporary idealized proportions used for fashion today for both fashion design and fashion merchandising. Students will develop individual style in their presentation, and learn to use their drawing as a means of communicating their ideas and designs.

2114   12:15p-3:20p Sat   A 119   Scholnick J G

4250   6:45p-9:50p Th   A 119   Armstrong J I

FASHN 9B, Advanced Fashion Illustration and Advertising    2 units

Transfer: CSU • Prerequisite: Fashion 2 and 9A.

This course provides the student with advanced techniques used to illustrate fashion and is for students of fashion design or fashion merchandising. Techniques are taught that are used for quick and realistic sketching and rendering with water color to illustrate various designs and textures.

2115   12:45p-4:50p F   A 119   Armstrong J I

FASHN 13, Draping I   3 units

Transfer: CSU • Prerequisite: Fashion 6A.

This course covers the principles of draping and the ability to develop a pattern in three-dimensional form, opening new ways of designing and creating and recognizing the qualities of a well-designed garment.

2116   7:45a-10:50a TTh   BUS 107   Mobasheri F H

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