FFD 350 | Course Introduction and Application Information - Department of Textile and Fashion Design

Course Name

Leather Clothing and Accessory Design

Code	Semester	Theory (hour/week)	Application/Lab (hour/week)	Local Credits	ECTS
FFD 350	Fall/Spring	2	2	3	5

Prerequisites	None
Course Language	English
Course Type	Elective
Course Level	First Cycle
Mode of Delivery	-
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course	Problem Solving Critical feedback Jury Field trip / Observation Application: Experiment / Laboratory / Workshop Lecture / Presentation
National Occupation Classification	-
Course Coordinator	-
Course Lecturer(s)	Doç. Dr. Şölen KİPÖZ
Assistant(s)	-

Course Objectives	The aim of this course is to provide the necessary equipment and experience for using leather, a high value-added material in the fashion industry, in both clothing and accessory design. It focuses on the use, production, and design of leather and leather products in the fashion and accessory sectors. It seeks to meet the design needs of the leather clothing and accessory sector within the luxury fashion industry with sustainable design solutions.
Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; Will be able to describe the development of leather material in the fashion and accessory industry. Will be able to explain the manufacturing and processing procedures of leather material and its environmental impacts. Will be able to analyze leather fashion and design trends. Will be able to develop a collection suitable for the luxury fashion market that includes wearable leather products and/or accessories. Will be able to apply the necessary manufacturing methods to bring designs to life. Will be able to present the leather collection through professional presentation and communication skills.
Course Description	The course includes design and presentation of leather clothing and leather goods with the support of experts' seminars and workshops, as well as with the assistance of local manufacturers in the region, aiming to create value and sustainability. The course covers seminars, workshops, and practical sessions in collaboration with the industry, addressing the processing of leather materials, the ecological impacts of production, circular design solutions, and enhancing the value of the leather clothing and accessory market through design.
Related Sustainable Development Goals

Course Category	Core Courses
	Major Area Courses
	Supportive Courses
	Media and Management Skills Courses
	Transferable Skill Courses

Week	Subjects	Related Preparation
1	Introduction –Course structure + Introduction to term Project : Sustainable Luxury	Caroline Evans, Fashion at the Edge, NY: Yale University Press 2003), 65-80; 180-190 Colin Mc Dowell, Fashion Today, (London Phaidon, 2000) 428-458; Barbara Vinken, Fashion Zeitgest (Oxford Berg pub, 2005) 99-119,139-151 Ingrid Loschek, When Clothes Become Fashion (Oxford: Berg, 2009) 182-190
2	Leather products and fashion relationship + Trend research and brand examples. Introduction to Quiz 1	Francesca Sterlacci ,Leather Fashion Design (London: Laurence KİNG , 2010) 12-38 Anne-Laure Quilleret Leather Book ‎ B000I0RRNA(ASSOULINE 2004
3	Leather as a material; Leather types, production and tanning process. Technical trip 1	Francesca Sterlacci ,Leather Fashion Design (London: Laurence KİNG , 2010) 59-71. Hand in quiz 1
4	Leather in terms of sustainable fashion and circular economy: Design and research process .Introduction to Quiz 2	Kate Fletcher and Linda Grose , Sustainable Fashion and Textiles: Design Journeys ( Earthscan , 2008 ) Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu.Leather and Footwear Sustainability: Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Product Level Issues (Textile Science and Clothing Technology) (Springer 2021) 11-23 Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu.Leather and Footwear Sustainability: Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Product Level Issues (Textile Science and Clothing Technology) (Springer 2021) 11-23 Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu.Leather and Footwear Sustainability: Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Product Level Issues (Textile Science and Clothing Technology) (Springer 2021) 11-23 Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu.Leather and Footwear Sustainability: Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Product Level Issues (Textile Science and Clothing Technology) (Springer 2021) 11-23
5	Design and Product Development: Leather processing and manufacturing techniques, leather craft, technical trip 2	Francesca Sterlacci ,Leather Fashion Design (London: Laurence KİNG , 2010) 103-115 Valerie Michael .The Leatherworking Handbook: A Practical Illustrated Sourcebook of Techniques and Projects (Cassell Illustrated 2006) Hans in Quiz 2
6	Collection preparation : design and manufacturing . Preparing a design file ..Introduction to Quiz 3	Francesca Sterlacci ,Leather Fashion Design (London: Laurence KİNG , 2010) 73-88
7	Seminar 1: Innovative leather collection
8	Midterm Week
9	Luxury fashion market and accessories/ Design principles of leather accessories: function, aesthetics and market value. Introduction to Quiz 4	Meredith Etherington-Smith .The Secret History of the Handbag: A Social History( ‎ Double-Barrelled Books 2014 )Hand in Quiz 3/ Caroline Cox .Luxury Fashion: A Global History of Heritage Brands ‎ (Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2013)
10	Seminar and workshop series 1: Development of sustainable luxury in the leather accessories sector	Fashionary .Bag Design: A Handbook for Accessories Designers (Fashionary International Limited ,2016) Hand in Quiz 4
11	Seminar and workshop series 2 : Interpreting leather craft with Technology	Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses van Herpen, Iris; Pitiot, Cloe Lannoo Publishers 2024
12	Design and manufacturing relationship + workshop 1 (Upycling ) Introduction to Assignment	Barrett Williams and ChatGPT . Leather Revived: Sustainable Crafts for Upcycling Worn Leather Goods (Crafting with Leather: Mastering the Art of Leatherwork) Kindle Edition B0CMZ7VTFH 2023
13	Relationship between design and manufacturing + workshop 2 (craft and luxury details)	Otis Ingrams (Author), Simon Brown (Photographer). LeatherWorks: Traditional Craft for Modern Living . (Jacqui Small, 2017) Hand in Quiz 5
14	Design Marathon + Project portfolio presentation	Hand in Assignment
15	Semester Review
16	Semester Review

Course Notes/Textbooks

Francesca Sterlacci ,Leather Fashion Design (London: Laurence KİNG , 2010) 12-38

Anne-Laure Quilleret Leather Book ‎ B000I0RRNA(ASSOULINE 2004

Kate Fletcher and Linda Grose , Sustainable Fashion and Textiles: Design Journeys ( Earthscan , 2008 )

Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu.Leather and Footwear Sustainability: Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Product Level Issues (Textile Science and Clothing Technology) (Springer 2021)

Valerie Michael .The Leatherworking Handbook: A Practical Illustrated Sourcebook of Techniques and Projects (Cassell Illustrated 2006)

Meredith Etherington-Smith .The Secret History of the Handbag: A Social History( ‎ Double-Barrelled Books 2014

Caroline Cox .Luxury Fashion: A Global History of Heritage Brands ‎ (Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2013)

Fashionary .Bag Design: A Handbook for Accessories Designers (Fashionary International Limited ,2016)

Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses. van Herpen, Iris; Pitiot, Cloe Lannoo Publishers 2024

Barrett Williams and ChatGPT . Leather Revived: Sustainable Crafts for Upcycling Worn Leather Goods (Crafting with Leather: Mastering the Art of Leatherwork) Kindle Edition. B0CMZ7VTFH 2023

Otis Ingrams (Author), Simon Brown (Photographer). LeatherWorks: Traditional Craft for Modern Living . (Jacqui Sml, 2017)

Suggested Readings/Materials

Field, Fork, Fashion: Bullock 374 and a Designer’s Journey to Find a Future for Leather by Alice V Robinson Chelsea Green Publishing UK

Vintage Luggage: A Case Study by Helenka Gulshan (28-Nov-1998) Hardcover Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd (2001)

Leathercraft: Traditional Handcrafted Leatherwork Skills and Projects Nigel Armitage Schiffer Craft (2020)

Little Book of Fendi: The story of the iconic fashion brand (Little Books of Fashion, 23 Laia Farran Graves , Welbeck Publishing (2024)

Julia Gaimster, Visual Research Methods in Fashion, 2011, Berg

Simon Seivewright, Research and Design, 2007, AVA Publishing

Robert Leach & Shelley Fox, The Fashion Resource Book: Research for Design, 2012, Thames and Hudson

Semester Activities	Number	Weigthing
Participation	1	10
Laboratory / Application
Field Work	1	10
Quizzes / Studio Critiques	5	25
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments	1	10
Presentation / Jury	2	10
Project	1	25
Seminar / Workshop	1	10
Oral Exams
Midterm
Final Exam
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade	12	100
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	2	32
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)	16	2	32
Study Hours Out of Class	14	1	14
Field Work	2	4	8
Quizzes / Studio Critiques	5	5	25
Portfolio			0
Homework / Assignments	1	5	5
Presentation / Jury	2	5	10
Project	1	16	16
Seminar / Workshop	2	4	8
Oral Exam			0
Midterms			0
Final Exam			0
		Total	150

#	Program Competencies/Outcomes	* Contribution Level
#	Program Competencies/Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	To be able to develop and design a collection independently.	-	-	-	X	-
2	To be able to do maintain a design research individually or as a team.	-	-	X	-	-
3	To be able to develop entrepreneurship- and managerial skills for a future professional practice.	-	-	-	-	-
4	To be able to understand, interpret and apply theoretical knowledge in fashion and textile design.	-	-	-	-	-
5	To be able to analyze and integrate the particular local and regional needs and of their profession.	-	-	-	-	-
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.	-	-	X	-	-
7	To be able to apply industrial requirements, knowledge of material & usage and know-how knowledge in the creation of high quality fashion products.	-	X	-	-	-
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.	-	-	-	-	-
9	To be able to develop an ongoing analytical and professional approach to academic and design research.	-	-	-	-	-
10	To be able to recognize the need and importance of a personal lifelong learning attitude towards their chosen area of interest.	-	-	-	-	-
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).	-	-	-	-	-
12	To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently.	-	-	-	-	-
13	To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise.	-	-	-	-	-