The Fashion area includes the broad components of the visual arts and business applications in the fashion industry. Stresses personal fitting and custom dressmaking utilizing today's shortcut sewing techniques. This course is designed to introduce the basic concepts of visual merchandising. Utilizing basic techniques, the students create miniature displays, interior displays and full-scale window productions.
Students study current trends and analyze local retail displays.
Students design and develop patterns and test fit garments for a basic wardrobe. Includes the principles and practical application of the unique role of the fashion buyer and the techniques of handling the complete buying-selling cycle. Field trip to San Francisco Mart is required. The study of how fashion and retail productions sell merchandise. Students will learn how to plan various aspects of the promotion including the staging, lighting, music, models, modeling, writing commentary and rehearsals.