Fashion Mix Short Course
Course description
Course overview
The Fashion Mix Short Course explores the mix of skills needed to develop a fashion collection with a series of daily workshops. The tutor will guide you from inspiration and ideation, right through to the fruition of catwalk collections.
You'll explore ways to tap into your own creativity and how to express these for any fashion project. Each daily workshop leads you step-by-step through the fashion design process to create your your own original concepts while experimenting in 2D and 3D.
You'll learn how to experiment, communicate, expand on your skills, and most importantly, use your individuality to innovate original fashion ideas. Developments from your course project will make a helpful addition to a fashion portfolio.
This course is available both on campus or online.
Who this course is for
The course will suit beginners who have not designed before or those with more experience who want to learn and experience the design process at Central Saint Martins. It would be an excellent fit for beginners as well as intermediate students.
Key information
Topics covered
- Learning to research for a fashion collection in the library at Central Saint Martins (CSM)
- Draping - translating your ideas into 3 dimensional work
- Fashion figure drawing
- Creating colour ways for fashion
- Designing your own fashion collection
Learning outcomes
- Developed fashion design ideas that will assist you in the high fashion industry or develop your own brand
- Understand the various skills to assist with the unique process given at CSM for fashion design collections
- Going through a process of guided fashion workshops to develop your own unique fashion collection. Ideal for your sketch book/ portfolio
- Developed confidence when expressing your individuality and vision - having learnt the skills to apply these in fashion design
- Discover how you work and your strengths through experiencing the mix of fashion workshops taught on the course (experimental designing, fashion researching and talks, drape, trends, colour, textiles, print, illustration, etc)
- Digital badge and certificate of attendance
Materials
On campus
You will not need to bring any materials with you for this course as materials will be supplied
Online
- A4 white copy paper
- 1 x A1 sheet of paper (optional)
- 1 x layout / marker paper pad
- Mixed drawing materials; colour pencils, oil pastels, colour markers, pencils and whatever else you like to draw with
- Materials to collage with; various paper and foil, old magazines to cut up
- Some pieces of simple fabric / calico (to be confirmed when on course)
- Scissors / standing knife and cutting mat
- Glue / pritt stick
- Masking tape / sellotape
- Fabric pins
Optional materials
- Dressing stand / dummy (male, female, size does not matter) or a sibling/friend who is willing to model for a while
- Printing facilities
If you are taking this course online, please see our Guide to taking online short courses.
Tutor
Audrey Ang
Audrey Ang has enjoyed a long fashion career designing womenswear for Yohji Yamamoto in London, Paris and Tokyo. Her own accessories labels sold worldwide in high fashion stores such as Selfridges, Harrods, Harvey Nichols, Printemps, Saks 5th Avenue and Neiman Marcus with clients such as Kate Moss, Christy Turlington and Neneh Cherry. A diverse and creative freelancer, she works sometimes for film, editorial shoots, accessory projects (including for Louis Vuitton) and in recent years for some of the UK's top florists for high profile weddings, editorial and events. She has tutored for several years at Central Saint Martins teaching various levels in fashion design, accessory and costume jewellery design and fashion styling. her own work has featured frequently in Vogue UK, Vogue Paris, W magazine, V magazine, Harper's Bazaar, Spur, Glamour, Elle, Elle Deco, Time Out, The Sunday Times, The Telegraph, In Style, Marie Claire and i-D.Book a course
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