Coco Fashion Design Institute, Toronto:
Located in the spacious Downsview Park complex in midtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the Coco Fashion Design Centre is a unique institution unlike other fashion schools. There is currently no other Private Career College that covers this type of education streams within the region. By developing the programs to be practical and intensive, this will help students to enter in the industry in shorter span of time as compared to other colleges.
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Patternmaking and Garment Construction Basic Program:
Sewing Techniques for Beginners:
- Textile identification - students will gain the understanding they need of textile fibers, yarns, fabrications, dyes, prints, and finishes.
- Introductory to fashion figure drawing, master machine familiarity and sewing techniques
- Patternmaking and construction - Course objective is to offer its individuals practical knowledge of pattern making in order to make them able to develop different kind of patterns, maintaining the concept of fashion and overall guaranteeing wear-ability of the garment.
Introduction to Apprael Design:
- Techniques that will give the students an understanding of pattern making and design
- Freedom to create, fit and develop their garments.
- Students work through a detailed step-by-step process to develop patterns for shape, and styling details.
- Students have the chance to fill up their training choosing among a wide choice of optional subjects. It can be based on: woman’s wear, man’s wear
- Discussion and experimentation is encouraged with patterns, fittings, and test garments.
Applied Apperal Design:
This course builds upon demonstrated skills in flat pattern as learned in unit 1 and 2 methods for designing basic apparel. Students create original designs for jacket and pant variations based on a target market. An original ensemble, drafted and then constructed in fashion fabric, is required.
Pattern Development for Fashion Design - 6-month Diploma Program:
This program builds upon skills and knowledge gained in the Patternmaking and Garment Construction certificate program which is a prerequisite for this program. The program is aimed at students developing a specific range of fashion line. The student will learn the practice involved in specific range plan for the market and category. This will involve developing patterns, construction of garments, grading for sizes, portfolio, research and range presentation.
Unit 1 – AFDC004
Fashion Design and Construction:
Module 1- Review of basic concepts and skills
1. Applications of Pattern Making and Garment Construction
2. Proper use of terminology and it’s application to garment construction
3. Industrial sewing machine Swatch project
Learning outcome:
To be prepared for the applications in the area of fashion design as relevant to modules being covered later
Module 2 - Flat Pattern Making III:
1. Create block from working sketch
2. Measurement and specifications
Module 3- Introduction to Grading:
1. Principles of grading for custom and standard blocks
2. Grading for Pants, Skirts, tops, and sleeves
Learning outcomes:
Student will be able to:
• Develop patterns from sketch
• Understand principles of grading and apply on selected patterns
• Develop garments using patternmaking and grading skills
Unit 2– AFDC005
Applied Fashion Design and Construction:
Module 4 - Introduction to Portfolio Development-Fashion Boards:
1. Research fabrics suitable for budget and pattern and styling
2. Research Fabric selection to prepare design boards and use them to illustrate line development
3. Research whole-garment forms and understanding of appropriate end uses
4. Find Major esthetic issues important to designing and developing garment line.
Learning outcome:
Students will be able to develop knowledge /skills required to prepare fashion boards
Module 5: Applied Fashion Design and Construction - Portfolio Development
1. Apparel products by using skills developed in Pattern making and Garment Construction Basic program and relationships to previous research and portfolio
2. Compilation of Fabric selection to prepare design boards and use them to illustrate line development
3. Assemble the line board, using flats, swatches, labeling, etc, to graphically present original garments design in detail for a portfolio
4. Develop and analyze fashion portfolio of selected category/styling as per brief discussed in class
Learning outcome:
Student will be able to develop a professional portfolio.
Module 6: Draping II:
1. To further develop their draping skills for the selected garment styles
2. Draping for the selected styles in portfolio
Learning outcome:
Students will acquire skills in pattern making / draping and garment construction techniques to support their designs
Module 7 - Fashion Line:
1. Execute a collection of 10 outfits in any number of major apparel categories
2. Summarize major esthetic issues important to designing and developing garment line
3. Execute a collection in a number of major apparel categories
Learning outcomes: Student should be able to develop
1. Portfolio of designs
2. Creative designs transformed into actual full scale for a cohesive fashion line.
3. Communicate meaningfully in writing with an audience while implementing critical thought
4. Build on pattern making skills to create a fashion line
