The Fashion Product Development starts by teaching the fashion school fundamentals then moves that understanding beyond the classroom. This program specializes in developing informed fashion start-ups with a concentration on the USA-made perspective.

Module 1: Line Development & Sourcing

Description: Do you have an idea for a clothing line but don’t know where to start? Designing a collection can be intimidating without the proper tools to channel your creativity. This intensive training will introduce students to the process of developing a fashion collection, focusing on inspiration, color, silhouette, and fabrics to form a cohesive group.

Instruction includes:

· Overview of the design and development process

· Overview of choosing a target market, price points, seasons, trends, and silhouettes

· Fabric and trim sourcing

· Inspiration and forecasting resources and the creation of design boards

· Using color to unify the collection

· Editing the collection

· Design boards

· Sketching

Module 2: Tech Pack & Costing

Description: What is a tech pack and why is it so important to the success of a fashion line? Tech packs are integral to the manufacturing process and this workshop will teach students the role they play in the development, costing and production of a garment. We will also learn to create cost sheets using the information in the tech pack.

Instruction includes:

· Overview of the importance of a tech pack in the fashion industry and its role in production

· Introduction to each section of a basic tech pack

· Introduction to seams and stitches

· Introduction to callouts, measurements and grading

· Overview of garment costing

· Demonstration using the tech pack to accurately cost a garment as well as the line

· Demonstration filling a basic tee tech pack with costing sheet

Module 3: Factory Garment Production

Description: This module will take students through the process of manufacturing a line in a factory. We will learn about sourcing, timelines, grading, and marking, and questions to ask a factory when putting your line into production.

Instruction includes:

· Overview of the development and manufacturing process

· In-depth explanations of each step in the manufacturing process—including sourcing fabrics and trims, pattern development, choosing a size line, grading, marking, cutting and cut ratios, PP and TOP samples, send out elements, labeling, sewing, and packaging.

· Tips on choosing a factory and questions to ask to make sure it will be a good fit for your production.

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Materials: Notebook

Location: Online via Zoom

* Included is a Fashion Product Development Manual in this one-day / 3-hour intensive training.

Dates: Coming Soon

NO REFUNDS