FACULTY OF FINE ARTS AND DESIGN
Department of Textile and Fashion Design| Course Name |
Fashion Design Studio: Collection IV
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Code
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Semester
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Theory
(hour/week) |
Application/Lab
(hour/week) |
Local Credits
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ECTS
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FD 401
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Fall
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2
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6
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5
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9
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| Prerequisites |
None
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| Course Language |
English
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| Course Type |
Required
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| Course Level |
First Cycle
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| Mode of Delivery | face to face | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | Critical feedbackJuryApplication: Experiment / Laboratory / WorkshopLecture / Presentation | |||||
| National Occupation Classification | - | |||||
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| Course Objectives | The aim of this course is to expand the technical knowledge in order to de-velop an autonomous fashion collection and to develop a full sketch book for the design process documentation in accordance with the industrial re-quirements. |
| Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | This course prepares design students to the professional design environment. It is organized to develop an industrial understanding. |
| Related Sustainable Development Goals |
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Core Courses | |
| Major Area Courses |
X
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| Supportive Courses | ||
| Media and Management Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
| Week | Subjects | Related Preparation |
| 1 | Introduction / Brief / Contemporary Fashion Trends + Students’ Preliminary Inspiration Boards | |
| 2 | Research + Archive / Design Ideas | Draping for Apparel Design, Helen JosephArmstrong The Art of Fashion Draping ISBN-10: 1609012402 |
| 3 | Sketchbook Opens / Prototype Look 1 / JURY 1 | Draping for Apparel Design, Helen JosephArmstrong The Art of Fashion Draping |
| 4 | Visual Transformation / Abstraction / Fragmentation | Valerie Steele Shirtmaking: developing skills for fine sewing |
| 5 | Digital + AI Transformation / Draping + Sewing / Look Refinement / JURY 2 | |
| 6 | Digital → Material / Textile + Material Experimentation | Digital Design Tools, Sewing machine, Dummy, Fabric |
| 7 | Material-to-Body Translation / Draping / Silhouette / Construction / Collection Development | Digital Design Tools, Sewing machine, Dummy, Fabric |
| 8 | MIDTERM WEEK | |
| 9 | Fashion Design Language / 4-Look Collection / Prototypes / Fittings / JURY 3 | Digital Design Tools, Sewing machine, Dummy, Fabric |
| 10 | Making + Refinement / Pattern + Construction / Textile Applications | |
| 11 | Collection Building / Garment Development / Fittings | Digital Design Tools, Sewing machine, Dummy, Fabric |
| 12 | Refinement / Finishing / Styling Trials / Collection Review | Digital Design Tools, Sewing machine, Dummy, Fabric |
| 13 | Final Collection + Communication / JURY 4 | |
| 14 | Final Presentation: Exhibition + Fashion Show | |
| 15 | Semester Review | |
| 16 | Semester Review |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Vogue Runway – Current and Archival Fashion Collections Concept 4 – Key Trends from A/W 2026 Runways Concept 4 – 6 Beauty & Fashion Macro Trends Shaping 2026 Anarchy Daily – Cultural Trends 2026: Clarity After Chaos Vogue Arabia – Fashion After AI: Craft, Copying, and the Crisis of Originality Harper’s Bazaar – 15 Trends from the Fall 2026 Runways Who What Wear – 17 Key Trends to Know for Autumn/Winter 2026 |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | Fashion Design, Sue Jenkyn Jones, WatsonGuptill Publications, 9 Heads : a guide to fashion drawing, Draping for Apparel Design, Helen JosephArmstrong The Art of Fashion Draping, Connie Amaden Crawford Keystone Jacket and Dress Cutter, Chas. Hecklinger Couture Sewing Techniques, Claire B. Shaeffer High Fashion Sewing Secrets, Claire B. Shaeffer Patternmaking for Fashion design, Helen Joseph Armstrong Corset, Valerie Steele Shirtmaking: developing skills for fine sewing, David Page Coffin Zoom on Fashion Trends, Textile View Magazine, Collezioni Trends Rundschau Damen, Magazine Rundschau Herren, Magazine |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation |
1
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10
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| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | ||
| Presentation / Jury |
4
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60
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| Project |
1
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30
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| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exams | ||
| Midterm | ||
| Final Exam | ||
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
6
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100
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| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | ||
| Total |
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) |
16
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2
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32
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| Laboratory / Application Hours |
16
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6
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96
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| Study Hours Out of Class |
14
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6
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84
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| Field Work |
0
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| Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
0
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| Portfolio |
0
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| Homework / Assignments |
0
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| Presentation / Jury |
4
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10
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40
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| Project |
1
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18
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18
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| Seminar / Workshop |
0
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| Oral Exam |
0
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| Midterms |
0
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| Final Exam |
0
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| Total |
270
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Program Competencies/Outcomes |
* Contribution Level
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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| 1 |
To be able to develop and design a collection independently. |
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-
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-
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X
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| 2 |
To be able to do maintain a design research individually or as a team. |
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-
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X
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-
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-
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| 3 |
To be able to develop entrepreneurship- and managerial skills for a future professional practice. |
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-
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-
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X
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-
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| 4 |
To be able to understand, interpret and apply theoretical knowledge in fashion and textile design. |
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-
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-
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| 5 |
To be able to analyze and integrate the particular local and regional needs and of their profession. |
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X
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-
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-
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-
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| 6 |
To be able to obtain a multidisciplinary point of view, follow and analyze the new issues, changes and trends in contemporary design and art in such a way that they can be integrated into design practice. |
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X
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-
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| 7 |
To be able to apply industrial requirements, knowledge of material & usage and know-how knowledge in the creation of high quality fashion products. |
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X
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| 8 |
To be able to use digital information and communication technologies at a level that is adequate to the discipline of fashion and textile design. |
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| 9 |
To be able to develop an ongoing analytical and professional approach to academic and design research. |
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| 10 |
To be able to recognize the need and importance of a personal lifelong learning attitude towards their chosen area of interest. |
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X
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-
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| 11 |
To be able to collect data in the areas of fashion and textile design and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1). |
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| 12 |
To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently. |
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| 13 |
To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise. |
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*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest
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