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Our Fashion Studies program offers hands-on experience in sewing, design, and fashion industry trends. Students learn sewing fundamentals, garment construction, and creative upcycling techniques. The intermediate level explores surface embellishment, fashion merchandising, and costume design, while advanced courses dive into couture fashion, cultural influences, wearable art, and theatrical costuming. Whether you're interested in fashion design, retail, or costume creation, this program provides the skills and inspiration to bring your creative vision to life!
FASHION STUDIES 1A INTRODUCTORY Students will learn about the Fashion industry through study of a variety of the following modules: FAS1030: SEWING FUNDAMENTALS: Students learn how to safely use and care for sewing and pressing equipment and apply these skills during project assembly. FAS1050: REDESIGN, RECYCLE & RESTORE: Students experiment with creative ways to redesign, recycle or restore a project by repairing, customizing, or embellishing. Students use these techniques to update or create something new from something old. Prerequisite: FAS1030: Sewing Fundamentals FAS1130: CONSTRUCTION FUNDAMENTALS 1: Students learn how to determine pattern size, choose a suitable pattern and woven fabric, make pattern alterations, and prepare the fabric and pattern for layout. Students apply these skills to the assembly of a simple garment. Prerequisite: FAS1030: Sewing Fundamentals
FASHION STUDIES 2A INTERMEDIATE FAS2120: SURFACE EMBELLISHMENT: Students practice a variety of embellishment techniques and apply these skills to a finished project. Prerequisite: None FAS2140: FASHION MERCHANDISING: Students learn about policies and techniques used by retail operations in the fashion industry. Prerequisite: None FAS2180: CREATIVE COSTUMING: Students analyze different costuming requirements and construct a costume for personal use. Prerequisite: FAS1030: Sewing Fundamentals
FASHION STUDIES 3A ADVANCED FAS3060: COUTURE: Students study past couturiers and create their own haute couture fashions. Prerequisite: FAS1030: Sewing Fundamentals FAS3070: CREATORS OF FASHION: Students discover the world of fashion designers. Prerequisite: None FAS3080: CULTURAL FASHIONS: Students research and learn about the fashions of other cultures and produce a project related to their research. Prerequisite: FAS1030: Sewing Fundamentals FAS3120: WEARABLE ART: Students will construct an original design using yardage created from textile or nonfibre material. Prerequisite: None FAS3140: FASHION RETAILING: Students analyze fashion retail terms, operations and trends. Prerequisite None FAS3180: THEATRICAL COSTUMING: Students analyze different costuming requirements and construct a costume specific to a theatrical production. Prerequisite: FAS1030: Sewing Fundamentals FAS3200: OUTDOOR CLOTHING Students learn about fabrics suitable for outdoor clothing and construct a garment designed for outerwear.
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