What fashion careers are different types of fashion industries, e.g. haute available through this couture, ready to wear, tailoring elective context? different roles in fashion, e.g. designer, cutter, What fashion vocations embroiderer, fitter, pattern maker currently exist in the market different conditions apply to roles, e.g. other than designer and permanent, casual, seasonal work; length of producer? working day (set or flexible hours) and working Fashion careers week (five, seven, ten days); physical health and Careers in fitness requirements fashion are some roles require specific qualifications, training diverse with and/or experience, e.g. designers many of the skills transferable to What are the transferrable knowledge, understanding and skills developed in other vocations. skills of fashion? fashion can be transferred to other fields, e.g. working in teams, communication skills, merchandising skills, project management skills How can projects be project management skills, e.g. planning, managed effectively? establishing timelines, managing resources, modifying expectations Core topic 2: Fashion technologies Concepts and Knowledge, understanding and skills ideas Inquiry questions Subject matter How will the design choice textile and material characteristics, e.g. affect material selection and material properties including strength, drape, vice versa? wearability Textiles and Are other textiles or enhancing textiles and materials, e.g. fabric materials better suited to my printing, blending textiles and materials materials design ideas and solution? The characteristics of textiles and How does the selection of design choices, e.g. textile and material materials influence textiles and materials selection, personal aesthetic vs client/brief design solutions and aesthetic enhance the overall fashion products. aesthetic of the design solution? Should I buy, make or textile/material costs vs design outcomes, e.g. calculating cost benefits, effective use of enhance the textile/material? materials How can I construct a 2D 2D and 3D modelling, e.g. pattern making (drafting skills) and/or adaptation, cutting How can I manipulate a 2D skills, fitting skills model to create a 3D form?
Fashion careers Careers in fashion are diverse with many of the skills transferable to other vocations. What fashion careers are available through this elective context? What fashion vocations currently exist in the market other than designer and producer? different types of fashion industries, e.g. haute couture, ready to wear, tailoring different roles in fashion, e.g. designer, cutter, embroiderer, fitter, pattern maker different conditions apply to roles, e.g. permanent, casual, seasonal work; length of working day (set or flexible hours) and working week (five, seven, ten days); physical health and fitness requirements some roles require specific qualifications, training and/or experience, e.g. designers What are the transferrable skills of fashion? knowledge, understanding and skills developed in fashion can be transferred to other fields, e.g. working in teams, communication skills, merchandising skills, project management skills How can projects be managed effectively? project management skills, e.g. planning, establishing timelines, managing resources, modifying expectations Core topic 2: Fashion technologies Concepts and ideas Knowledge, understanding and skills Textiles and materials The characteristics of textiles and materials influence design solutions and fashion products. Inquiry questions Subject matter How will the design choice affect material selection and vice versa? Are other textiles or materials better suited to my design ideas and solution? textile and material characteristics, e.g. material properties including strength, drape, wearability enhancing textiles and materials, e.g. fabric printing, blending textiles and materials How does the selection of textiles and materials enhance the overall aesthetic of the design solution? design choices, e.g. textile and material selection, personal aesthetic vs client/brief aesthetic Should I buy, make or enhance the textile/material? textile/material costs vs design outcomes, e.g. calculating cost benefits, effective use of materials How can I construct a 2D How can I manipulate a 2D model to create a 3D form? 2D and 3D modelling, e.g. pattern making (drafting skills) and/or adaptation, cutting skills, fitting skills