Welcome to London Centre For Fashion Studies (Hanoi)

The London Centre for Fashion Studies (Hanoi)

Offers courses for students with an ambition to become a designer, a pattern cutter, a designer merchandiser or a production manager or to eventually run their own business. In cooperation with London and based on the British Education System, the Centre will offer a One year fulltime programme with a Second Advanced Year option.

Part-time modules from the full time programme as well as short specially designed programmes of one week to one month duration will also be offered. All courses will be taught in English with interpreters to provide assistance where necessary.

The Fashion Courses

* Full-time Courses - Starting date: September 2008

* Part-time Courses

* Short Courses:

. Making Corset Master Class - 27 October 2007

. Vinatex Pattern Technolgoy: 23th October, 2006

* Evening Courses

Trends into Designs: 15th November, 2006

Full-time courses

* Year One: Professional Diploma: Fashion Design, Technology and Apparel Product Management.

Core Studies has been designed to contain all the subject areas needed whatever the final career specialism e.g. Fashion Designing, Illustration, Manufacture, Pattern Cutting.

* Year two: Advanced Diploma: Fashion Products Management

Advanced studies will offer initially two occupational streams: Designer & Creative Merchandiser or Apparel Product Technology.

Year One

Year One is divided into three terms of 12 weeks duration.

Using the teaching methods used in London, students are able to understand and develop skills very quickly. All skills are learned within a practical context as well as providing the theoretical linkage to the domestic and global fashion industry.

Each term has a product focus and comprises practical projects of design, pattern cutting and sample making. At the end of each study period the student will end up with a small collection based firmly on market research and led by a Professional Brief set by a Designer. As the course progresses the projects will develop in complexity and introduce various garment categories and fabrics e.g.

Term 1. Shirt/blouse, skirts and dresses
Term 2. Sportswear
Term 3. Jackets and trousers

Each term also includes merchandising, marketing and cultural studies. These three areas are linked as they depend on an understanding of people and market behaviour.

At the end of the first year successful students will be awarded the London Centre for Fashion Studies Professional Diploma and will be eligible to progress to the second year for the Advanced Diploma.

Year One Course Content

Pattern Cutting, Draping
Sewing Skills
Sizing
Design & Illustration
Fashion Industry organization
Cultural Studies
Range Planning
Garment Construction Analysis
Marketing
Merchandising, Range Planning

Year Two:

This advanced year is offered in two options:

Option 1: Designer Creative Merchandiser
Option 2: Apparel Product Management

Both options will be based on a thorough understanding of clothing as a product and further develop the skills learned in the first year.

Option 1: Designer Creative Merchandiser.
The Designer Creative Merchandiser is a key figure in the fashion industry. The position needs a person who can understand the needs of the retail buyer as well as the clothing manufacturer. The Designer merchandiser must have strong design ability and understand production and product pricing as well as retail considerations.

Course Content:

Design and illustration
Sample making and sizing
Buying and Merchandising
Fashion accountancy
Fashion cultural studies
Marketing
Practical projects
Fashion show
Global supply chain

Option 2: Apparel Product Manager
The apparel product manager needs to understand all the stages of product development from the design concept through to the finished product leaving the garment factory. Product wholesale pricing and negotiating with suppliers is of extreme importance to the success of the range as well as having a keen eye to what is selling in the market.

Course content:

Design and illustration
Sample making and sizing
Garment technology and quality control
Product management
Fashion accountancy
Fashion cultural studies
Marketing
Practical projects
Global supply chain
Final presentation

Both options will be assessed by a final project that will illustrate the students intended occupation.
Progression to the London Branch for university studies is possible for BA Hons degree.

Part-time Courses: Single subjects can be choosen from full-time course.

Starting Date: 2007

Short Courses:

Vinatex Pattern Technology

Starting date: 23 October, 2006
By Garth Armitage

The course has been specifically designed for Vietnam Garment - Textile Corporation (Vinatex) to improve employees' Pattern Cutting Technology skills amongst local manufacturers of the corporation located in Ho Chi Minh City.

1. Pattern Cutting methods. Processes from modeling to production pattern

2. Bodice Block - 3 dimensional development

             Modelling a Bodice Block Pattern
             Using a Block Pattern and introducing ease for fit
             Style development by manipulating Darts, Seams, Gathers
             Develop the Bodice to a Basic Jacket block
             Garment Balance & Neck Point

3. Skirt

Developing a Skirt Block
Introducing flare, panels, and gores. Circular skirt formula

4. Trouser

             Trouser cutting principles
             Balance and crease positioning
             Men's Trouser draft.
             Women's Trouser draft.

5. Sleeves

             Sleeve development
             Sleeve styles

   Set-in
   Raglan
   Kimono

6. Collars

             Stand collars
             Flat collars
             Shirt collars
             Jacket collars

7. Principles of Grading

             Body proportions and increments
             The importance of a Grade Plan
             Creating a Grade Plan for a Bodice Block
             Practical Grading. Grade the Bodice Block, set-in sleeve

             Trouser, Raglan body and       Sleeve Block

8. Introduction to Jacket engineering

Jacket engineering principles
Lining cutting, interlinings and chest pieces.

Corset Making Master Class

Date: Saturday, Sunday 27,28 October 2007

Saturday, Sunday 3,4 November 2007

Time: 9.00 - 12.00 13.30 - 16.30

Lecturer: Valerie Margaret Bannister B.Ed

Course's content

1. Introduction and brief history of corset

2. Card patterns, marker making and cutting corset foundations

3. Sewing room safety

4. Fabric supports and boning methods

5. Making up corset for first fitting

6. First fitting, pattern alterations as required

7. Cutting silk and lining

8. Boning the corset

9. Making up for second fitting

10. Decoration and embellishment

11. Edge finishes and fastenings

12. Making up lining

13. Lining insertion

14. Hem finishing

15. Lacing, ribbons and ties

Evening Courses:

Trends into Design

Starting Date: 15 November, 2006
By Victoria Roe, an English Creative Designer.

The concept and techniques will introduce you to "Fashion", with emphasis on design and presentation. All of these will be delivered through lectures, workshop, demonstration, discussion and practical work.