Diploma in Fashion Design

Diploma in Fashion Design

The course prepares students to carve out highly lucrative careers as fashion designers, managers, stylists, costume designers, visual merchandisers, pattern makers, fashion trend forecasters, teachers and entrepreneurs.

It has been designed to create well rounded professionals agile enough to be able to react swiftly to changes in the field of fashion design and accessory design.

Duration- 1 Year
Eligibility- 12th  Std. pass (from any field)

Students Activities

Button making workshop
Button making workshop
Madhubani painting workshop
Madhubani painting workshop
Lakme fashion week
Lakme fashion week

To get students acquainted with material selection, apparel design, fashion trends, production processes, fabric styling, consumer behaviour, trend forecasting, project management, and marketing techniques to fit current industrial and commercial needs. Those with creative talent in specific areas can hone their skills to a higher level of perfection as required by the apparel and fashion industry.

This course is well suited for the people who intend to start their own boutique/fashion business or a fashion studio. It will equip students with the special skills required to break into the field of fashion design. The advanced level course content is particularly structured to enhance the knowledge and sharpen skills in fashion design. It will add value to college degrees across the board, and help give clear direction to one’s career aspirations. By making students upwardly mobile on a career path, the course will provide a competitive advantage on job assignments.

  • The course prepares students for position in the fashion industry. It has been designed to create a pool of exceptionally qualified professionals capable of handling new challenges in the fashion and apparel industry.
  • It prepare students to pursue careers as fashion designers, fashion stylists, fashion coordinators, pattern makers, costume designers, fashion illustrators, merchandisers, visual merchandisers, digital fashion designers, fashion forecasters, teachers and entrepreneurs.
  • The strong technological and design based practical skill coupled with in-depth understanding of the elements of fashion design and modern trends gives the students excellent career prospects in both export oriented and domestic organizations.
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Fashion design
  • Educational opportunities abroad

Faculty

  • Meet
    Dr.
    Dr. Sabita Baruah
    Guest Faculty
    Dr. Sabita Baruah
    Guest Faculty

    Contact Info: sabita_baruah@rediffmail.com
    Qualifications: M.H.Sc., Textiles & Clothing, Ph.D.(Medical Nonwoven),Textiles & Clothing
    Years of experience: 30 years

    Areas of Specialization: Fashion Design, Advance Pattern making, Creative Draping, Stylized Fashion Illustration,
    Other Positions Held:

    • Member of Board of Studies, SVT College of Home Science (autonomous)
    • Member of Board of Studies,Dr. BMN College of Home Science, Mumbai
    • Life Member of Textile Association
    • Life Member of Indian Fibre Society, Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology (CIRCOT), Mumbai.
    • Member of Review Committee, Textile Bioengineering and Informatics Society (TBIS)ISSN: 19423438

    Other Positions Held Earlier:

    • Faculty for Department of Textile and Apparel Design, SVT College of Home Science
      In-Charge Head of the Depart of B. Design (Fashion), PVP Polytechnic, Juhu Campus, Mumbai
    • Assistant professor, National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Department of Fashion Design, Mumbai.
    • Executive Member of Home Science Association of India
    • Member of Governing Body, Indian Fibre Society, Mumbai

    Areas of Interest: Reviving of Indian Art & Craft, Advance Pattern making, Creative Draping, and Stylized Fashion Illustration,

  • Meet
    Mrs.
    Mrs. Priti Shah
    Guest Faculty
    Mrs. Priti Shah
    Guest Faculty

    Department: Diploma in Fashion Design

    Contact Info: pritipansare@gmail.com

    Qualifications: B.A,Sociology, Diploma in Fashion Design

    Years of experience:  12 years

    Areas of Specialization: Fashion Craft, Tie & Dye, Draping, Traditional Embroideries of India, Recycling of Textiles and Surface Ornamentation

    Other Positions Held: Guest Lecturer at PVP Polytechnic, Juhu campus, Mumbai

    Areas of Interest: Fashion Craft, Draping, Garment Styling with Tie & Dye technique, Draping, Creative Embroidery , Surface Ornamentation  and Recycling of Textiles.

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