HSX086 - Designing a Menswear Mini-Collection: Sportswear
Course Description
Learn how fashion designers take inspiration from anything and everything in the world around them. You'll get a glimpse of the world of menswear while developing a sportswear mini-collection. Mix-and-match garments, fabrics, and colors to provide a variety of outfits using a limited number of pieces. You will develop your own croquis, learn how to translate your ideas and inspirations to paper and mood boards, and how to effectively communicate your designs through illustrations and presentation. Great for students working on fashion portfolio projects!Notes
ELIGIBLE GRADES: High School students entering grades 9 through 12 as of the upcoming Fall semester.
See below for the required supplies for this class.
- Current month issue of your favorite fashion magazine(s)
- Tracing pad (11”x 14”)
- Marker pad (11”x 14”) (preferably Translucent) Recommended Brand: Borden & Riley #37 Boris Marker Layout
- Assorted art supplies for rendering of your choice. (Markers, colored pencils)
- Fine-line black markers in different thicknesses.
- White pencil for rendering dark colors. (Will explain in class)
- Artists pencils (HB,& 2B)
- Kneaded eraser
- C-thru plastic ruler 12”
- Double stick tape
Some Recommended Skin Tone Markers: You could purchase one or two different skin tones.
- Light skin tones: Chartpak brand (pale flesh P147). Copic brand (E00). Barley beige (E11)
- Medium skin tones: Chartpak brand (buff color P139)
- Medium-dark skin tones: Copic brand (E13 light suntan). Chartpak brand (sand P142)