4/20/2024 12:29:12 AM	FASH 60 Course Outline as of Fall 2013	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  FASH 60	Title:  DRAPED DESIGN
Full Title:  Draped Design
Last Reviewed:9/26/2022

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	2.00	Lecture Scheduled	1.50		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	26.25
Minimum	2.00	Lab Scheduled	1.50		6 min.	Lab Scheduled	26.25
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	3.00			Contact Total	52.50
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  52.50

Total Student Learning Hours: 105.00

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
Formerly:  CLTX 60

Catalog Description:

Use of a dress form and draping techniques to create original designs without patterns.  Students may use industry dress forms or create a personal, custom-fitted form in class.  Resources for dress forms will be discussed in class. Construction of garment from an original draped design required. Basic sewing knowledge recommended.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100 and Course Completion or Concurrent Enrollment in FASH 70A

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Use of a dress form and draping techniques to create original designs without patterns.  Students may use industry dress forms or create a personal, custom-fitted form in class.  Resources for dress forms will be discussed in class. Construction of garment from an original draped design required. Basic sewing knowledge recommended.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100 and Course Completion or Concurrent Enrollment in FASH 70A
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Spring 1988	Inactive:
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Both Certificate and Major Applicable

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:

1.  Create an original garment design in fabric without the use of a paper pattern, by draping the fabric directly on the dress form.

2.  Construct or adapt a dress form to conform to an individual's specific measurements.

3.  Utilize the dress form to create designs directly from fabric, including, but not limited to, the following categories:  bodices, skirts, dresses, collars, sleeves.

4.  Discern which designs are most appropriate for draping techniques vs. flat pattern techniques.

5.  Compare the differences between draping with woven and knitted fabrics.

6.  Demonstrate the use of draping techniques by completion of an original design draped on the dress form.

7.  A student repeating this course will:

       - Work with design variations

       - Create more complex original designs

Topics and Scope

I. The Art of Draped Design

       A. History

       B. Draping methods

       C. Design analysis

II. Dress Form

       A. Adapting dress form to specified measurements

       B. Locating key marking points to begin a draped design

       C. Utilizing the dress form to create designs directly from fabric

III. Elements of Fabric

       A. Woven

       B. Knitted

IV. Basic Bodice and Design Variations

       A. Basic bodice

       B. Variations

       C. Truing the fabric drape (grain)

V. Bodice Shapes

       A. Princess

       B. Dartless

       C. Truing the fabric drape (grain)

VI. Skirts

       A. Basic straight skirt

       B. Design variations

       C. Truing the fabric drape (grain)

VII. Pants

       A. Basic pants

       B. Design variations

       C. Truing the fabric drape (grain)

VIII. Sleeves

       A. Basic sleeves

       B. Design variations

IX. Dresses

X. Other Garment Components

       A. Collars

       B. Yokes and midriffs

       C. Cowls

       D. Flounces, ruffles, and peplums

XI. Knits

       A. Knit bodice

       B. Design variations

       C. Truing the fabric drape (grain)

XII. Notching Theory

XIII. Creating an Original Design

XIV. Repeating students will be presented with advanced topics

Assignments:

1.  Completion of a fitted dress form

2.  Practice designs: a basic fitting shell, princess seam bodice, flared and pleated skirts, standard sleeve and collar styles, and designs with knit fabric

3.  Weekly reading from text, 5  to 15 pages per week

4.  Completion of 2 full-scale original designs in fabric

5.  Midterm and final

6.  Students repeating the course

     A.  Completion of 2 full-scale, more complex original designs in fabric

     B.  Additional design variation 3 to 5

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 0 - 0%
None
This is a degree applicable course but assessment tools based on writing are not included because problem solving assessments and skill demonstrations are more appropriate for this course.
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 15 - 25%
Homework problems: practice design activities
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 60 - 70%
Full scale original designs, completion of a fitted dress form
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 5 - 10%
Midterm and final
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 5 - 15%
Participation and attendance

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

The Art of Fashion Draping, by Connie Amaden-Crawford, Fairchild Pub., 2005.

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