FdA - Fashion Design, Pattern Cutting and Construction

The FdA Fashion Design, Pattern Cutting and Construction course celebrates the art of creative pattern cutting. Encouraging originality and innovation through design development and garment construction, culminating in a final catwalk collection.

The course aims to develop capable and confident practitioners through a focus on key skillsets in pattern cutting and construction, design trend forecasting, computer aided design (CAD), fabric awareness, fashion illustration, and computer aided manufacture (CAM).

In addition, the course nurtures conceptual and innovative approaches to design through the delivery of a curriculum that embodies current practice in relation to theoretical, cultural, and contextual concepts. A consideration of sustainable design will be integral to your thinking as they promote directional fashion to key markets within the global industry. Live projects, collaborations, and opportunities for internships provide you with solid business and professional practices. In turn, this enhances networking opportunities, demonstrated by students and graduates having been successful in securing employment at high-end fashion brands such as Victoria Beckham, Erdem and Katherine Walker.

Course structure:

Year 1

• The Fundamentals of Fashion Design and Illustration
• The Fundamentals of Fashion Design Industry
• The Fundamentals of Pattern Cutting and Production
• Fashion Contextual Studies
• Design and Drape Project
• Streetwear and Trends

Year 2

• Textiles for Fashion
• Creative Pattern Cutting and Construction
• Professional Practice for Work Placement
• Fashion Contextual Studies
• Responsible Design
• Gerber Technology
• Final Collection