Fashion Design

Course description:

At LA Make-Up Academy we are delighted to introduce our new Fashion Design Course. This course is highly intensive, taught by a host of internationally acclaimed fashion designers, who have the best knowledge and know how in order to teach you how succeed as a fantastic designer. This amazing course in fashion designing and pattern cutting will also show you how to develop your ideas into individual, inspiring creations.

You will enjoy ‘LA Tea & Cake’ seminars throughout the course, where we invite a leading light in the industry to tell their story and how it can help you. These are the people that may employ you on your path as a fashion designer! They offer the latest in industry techniques and also advice on how to get your career as a fashion designer off the ground. Your final piece creations will be presented on graduation day that will include a photoshoot for your essential portfolio.

Topics covered:

Throughout the course students will:

-Design, cut patterns and make up to two of their own pieces.

-Develop mood boards

-Experiment with fabric

-Understand and Research the Design Process

-Learn fashion Illustration

-Design using model and draping techniques on the stand

-Select appropriate fabrics for design development

-Learn about pattern cutting, laying & sizing

-Discover how to build a fashion collection that is well balanced and innovative

-Gain an essential guide to the fashion business and the possibility of an Internship on completion of the course (by LA approval only)

What do I need to bring for the course?

-A camera (digital if possible)

-dressmaking pins

-fabric scissors

-A3 layout pad x 2

-fine black fiber tip pens

-magic marker

-?glue stick

Graduate with:

An La Make-Up Certificate in Fashion Design

Course duration:

Full Time - 8 Weeks, Monday – Friday, 10am – 4pm

Part time - 24 weeks (6 Months plus additional weekend workshops/work experience)

Course cost:

Full cost is €2,500, however there is an interview application for this course. After your successful interview a deposit of €1,000 is required to secure your place on the course and the remainder can be paid in installments during the duration of the course. You will be required to bring a mood board to the interview and also have knowledge of colour.

Next date: Coming Soon!