Fashion Strategies 

Course Calendar

Unit 1: Careers

• Trends of professional organizations

• Explore Fashion Careers

  1. Analyze fashion jobs

  2. analyze outlook of future employment

  3. Research educational programs for career pathways

  4. Differentiate between local, state, national, and global

• Develop personal professional goals

  1. Organize the start of a portfolio

Unit 2: Design

• Elements & Principles of design

• (Nagy Presentation)

• Describe the impact of color and identify color schemes

  1. Choose colors that are flattering for people

  2. Demonstrate the use of elements and principles in choosing and creating fashion

  3. Demonstrate different color application techniques used in fabrics

• Proper Illustration techniques

• Fashion History

  1. Aesthetics & Point of View

     • Style a product

Unit 3: Textiles & Construction

• Explain how fibers are classified and describe their use

  1. Compare & Contrast

• Describe the four distinguishing characteristics of fabrics

• Demonstrate different weaves

  1. Weaving Activity

• How to care for products/fibers

• How to use a pattern

• Safety

• Hand Sewing

• Pressing & Steaming

• Embroidery

Unit 4: Product Development

• Understanding your Market

• How do different apparel brands do sizing?

• Compare & Contrast factory practices in U.S to other Countries

Unit 5: Merchandising, Marketing & Promotion

• Research Fashion Cycles

• Trend vs. Fad

• Implement Visual Merchandising

  1. What influences merchandising

• Knowledge & skills in retail Industry

  1. Retail and wholesale practices

  2. Components of customer services