Fashion Design Faculty FD356 FASHION DESIGN: TAILORING Covers the specialized methods used in the tailoring of fine suits and garments for custom and industrial purposes. Includes the use of advanced techniques such as linings, underlinings, pad-stitching, and felt undercollars. Each student constructs one tailored garment. Incorporates extensive coverage of interfacings and fabrics and develops students’ construction skills for future projects.
FD360 FASHION COMPUTER TECHNOLOGIES Covers two computer software systems that are essential for today’s fashion professional: Gerber Web PDM, a software program that is used for the production of garments, and the Lectra CAD system, which is used to design prints. Students will create a finished technical design and a finished print design.
FD361 RETAIL CONCEPTS Explore the retail fashion industry. Students gain knowledge of the retail industry through weekly lectures and field trips that explore subjects such as store branding, visual merchandising, and store concept work. Students will create their own brand and design a store concept book.
CCCAD’s faculty consists of more than 200 practicing artists, designers and scholars with broad teaching experience and appropriate degrees in art, design, and liberal arts. CCAD’s student-to-faculty ratio is 12:1. Full-time Fashion Design faculty and their credentials are listed below; for biographical information on all faculty (full-time, part-time, adjunct, and emeritus), visit ccad.edu/programs-of-study/faculty-bios.
COTTON, SUZANNE Assistant Professor, Chair, Fashion Design; BFA in Fashion Design, Parsons School of Design, 1990; MS in Marketing and Communication, Franklin University, 2011
ROBINSON, REBECCA Instructor, Fashion Design; BS in Family and
Consumer Science Education, Ohio State University, 1987; CE Certificate in Family and Consumer Science Education, Miami University, Ohio, 1999; MD in Product Development with a concentration in Fashion Design, University of Cincinnati, 2003
FD401, FD402 FASHION DESIGN: COLLECTION Students design and make an original seven-garment collection of clothing to be presented at a fashion show at the end of the second semester. Requires conceptualization of a coherent clothing line, selection of models, and custom fitting garments. Work from this course is appropriate for submission in students’ professional portfolios.
FD440 FASHION DESIGN: ADVANCED DRAPING Expands draping skills through several garment projects. Skills acquired in Draping I enable students to focus on greater challenges and designing both traditional garments and abstract designs. Students design and drape from a defined “item” shape such as a parachute, umbrella top, etc. Discusses additional skills such as twists, various cowls, jackets, and pants, with the focus on hands-on draping and design.
FD474, FD475 FASHION DESIGN: PORTFOLIO Students produce artwork to comprise a portfolio appropriate for submission to prospective employers in the fashion design and fashion illustration fields. Discusses current trends, presentation, and interview techniques. Requires completed projects from previous coursework and the illustration and layout skills from earlier fashion illustration classes.
FD485 FASHION DESIGN INTERNSHIP Provides apprentice-like experience with professional partners.
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