If you are intending to employ someone to make the pattern and sew the sample, then you will need to be able to clearly communicate exactly what you want, using a technical sketch, along with detailed making instructions. For 75 years, Contour Fashion at De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) has had a reputation for blending creativity and innovation with technical brilliance. Come down the travelators, exit Sainsbury's, turn right and follow the pedestrianised walkway to Crown Walk and turn right - and Coles will be right in front of you. In Impish Lee’s Loungewear selection, we provide a Garter Belt, Crop Top, Flutter Top, Taps Shorts, Lounge Pants, a Romper, a Jumper, a Playsuit, a Short Slip, a Long Slip, a Short Robe, and a Long Robe. First off, this is a very thorough, very solid base with attention to details without getting too complicated.

Through supported independent, self-directed study you are expected to demonstrate your technical understanding and the appropriate application of skills and processes in the successful production of your own non-structured intimate apparel outfit design. A professional in lingerie, swimwear, and nightwear design, her career boasts collaborations with leading retailers and a focus on product innovation. If you're new to pattern drafting, it goes into enough detail to teach a beginning or be a reliable guide and reminder for an intermediate. This will further your innate design skills within the context of your awareness of commerciality, being aligned to a possible external client - linked to industry. Innovation and sustainability are embedded throughout the course, alongside live client projects and opportunities to receive industry feedback on your work.Sustainability is at the heart of our curriculum and teaching, empowering our students to be agents of change within the industry.

The incorporation of materials like velour adds a touch of sophistication to the new latest design bra and panty, ensuring that comfort does not compromise style. Share your learning experience with other students in the community who are as passionate about creativity as you are. I love reading it, never tire of the photos and deriving more toiles from another design suggestion.Specially commissioned photographs and diagrams are used to showcase construction techniques specific to lingerie including boning, elastic and lace insertion and how and where to use the myriad of closures available. The course produces highly sought-after graduates, acclaimed for their technical skills and design excellence, who work in senior positions for brands all over the world such as Abercrombie and Fitch, Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein, O'Neil, Superdry, John Lewis, Ted Baker, Boux Avenue, ASOS, Agent Provocateur and New Look. You'll also have access to an exclusive forum where you can interact with the teacher and with other students, as well as share your work and your course project, creating a community around the course. This brief is supported by sessions on advanced pattern cutting for bras and intimates, pattern drafting, garment evaluations, fit evaluations, and the development of product data management information for a range of garments that links directly with their collection. Pamela Powell takes a very practical approach, showing how to design and construct lingerie, sleepwear and foundation garments.

Gucci’s monogram tulle lingerie brings an iconic touch to classic silhouettes, while La Perla slips you into slinky silk camisoles for special nights. Includes interviews from professionals in their area of expertise so you are gaining other insights.You are encouraged to reference key outerwear trends as a means of directional fashion forward solutions and styling, supporting an increased awareness of intimate apparel applications. We are members of the UK Fashion and Textiles Association which ensures our teaching stays up to date with the latest developments in the sector and provides valuable industry links that enhance our courses . Some of my garments needed tweaking during sewing, despite following the pattern to the letter, but altogether an excellent book.

A link between the written assignment and studio projects is encouraged to demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between theory and practice. On the other hand, there are designs that cater to special occasions, providing that extra touch of elegance and sensuality. A multiple award-winning educator, Rachel's diverse fashion background includes significant roles in lingerie design for global brands like Warner’s and Triumph International. Learn how to present and propose your designs just like how designers would send their designs off to the factories. It's already proven popular with our first cohort of undergraduate students, with 93% stating they enjoyed studying one module at a time.The learning within this module encourages both the commercial method of product construction and pattern awareness. The project brief incorporates the design of a range of outfits for a potential International Intimates Company. If you already have a good understanding of how lingerie is made, then this should be straight forward. As a result, you will receive faster feedback through more regular assessment, have a more simplified timetable, and have a better study-life balance.