Fashion design is the applied art dedicated to the design of clothing and lifestyle accessories created within the cultural and social influences of a specific time. Fashion design differs from costume design due to its core product having a built in obsolescence usually of one to two seasons.

The first fashion designer, who was not simply a dressmaker, was Charles Fredrick Worth (1826 – 1895). Before the former draper set up his maison couture (fashion house) in Paris, clothing design and creation was largely handled by anonymous seamstresses and high fashion descended from worn at royal courts.

The Indian fashion market has become more pronounced and energized with global players. The fashion industry’s prospects are extremely encouraging and provide attractive openings at various levels not only to professionals but also to talented and skilled graduates.

This course offers a creative, inspirational and yet realistic education for creating the successful fashion design professional. The emphasis is on personal design philosophy. Whether negotiating the design elements appropriate for commercial fashion retailing or exploring the individual conceptual practice of the designer, you are critically challenged to extend your creativity.

Fashion Industry is not only the fourth largest in the world; it has grown increasingly over the last decade. The industry offers a whole lot of new careers and is not limited to designing clothes as believed. There is dearth of opportunities as this industry is growing constantly and integrates creativity, design, business and technology in the areas of art, design, communication and presentation. Under the WTO agreement, all quota restrictions on garments and textiles have been abolished with effect from January 1, 2005. It has opened tremendous opportunities for Indian garments and textlie exporters.

Fashion Design is a highly specialized field and the types of jobs available are diverse. Today, fashion houses, manufacturers and retailers are expanding, diversifying and taking advantage of new technology thereby creating bright prospects for the new entrants who wish to make a career in the creative industry.

• Fashion Designer in Apparel Industry and related lifestyle sectors
• Fashion Illustrator
• Accessory Designer
• Freelancer
• Merchandiser
• CAD Specialist
• Visual Merchandisers/ Display Artist in Retail Stores
• Documentation Incharges
• Fashion Show Organizers
• Quality Controller
• Production Managers
• Academicians and Researchers
• Costume Designers for Fashion Publishers and Films

Semester-I Semester-III Semester-V
Introduction to Fashion Costume through the Ages Design Traditions in Indian Textiles
Introduction to Textiles Fashion Illustration - II Fashion Merchandising & Marketing
Foundation Drawing Pattern Making - II Home Textiles & Life Style Products
Pattern Making - I Garment Construction - I Communication Techniques
Sewing Technologies - I Yarn to Fabrics Pattern Making - IV
Computer Fundamentals & its Applications Surface Development Techniques Garment Construction - III
Yarn Craft CAD Fashion Illustration - IV

Semester-II Semester-IV Semester-VI
Advance Multimedia Advance CAD & Product Development Quality Control
Principles & Elements of Design Import & Export Production Management
Materials Exploration Fabric Preparation For Consumers Consumer Information
Fashion Illustration - I Pattern Making - III Design Studio
Design Ideas Garment Construction - II Tuka Tech
Sewing Technologies - II Fashion Illustration - II Pattern Making - V