Fashion illustration is a great tool for fashion designers to express their ideas to their potential customers. As a picture can speak a thousand words, fashion illustration lets a designer to communicate easily. Fashion illustration is taught in every fashion institutions and Department of Textile Fashion and Design of Bangladesh University of Textiles is not an exception. Here are some of the stunning fashion illustrations from different batches of the students and members of Fashionnovation.
1. Fashion Illustration with print repeat designs by Sumaiya Ferdousi Arpa
Sumaiya Ferdousi Arpa’s striking illustrations with seamless print repeat designs are striking. The floral designs with vibrant colors are an expression of femininity.
Fashion illustration by Sumaiya Ferdousi Arpa. Fashionnovation
Fashion illustration by Sumaiya Ferdousi Arpa. Fashionnovation
Fashion illustration by Sumaiya Ferdousi Arpa. Fashionnovation
Fashion illustration by Sumaiya Ferdousi Arpa. Fashionnovation
Fashion illustration by Sumaiya Ferdousi Arpa. Fashionnovation
Fashion illustration by Sumaiya Ferdousi Arpa. Fashionnovation
2. Fashion illustration of Bangladeshi couple by Gulshan Ara Tasnim
Gulshan Ara Tasnim has done some amazing tasks with the dress design of Bangladeshi couple where she has designed saree and punjabi. The vibrant color and the details are noteworthy. She has also produced an anime type character which represents her Otaku feelings.
Fashion illustration by Gulshan Ara Tasnim. Fashionnovation
Fashion illustration by Gulshan Ara Tasnim. Fashionnovation
Fashion illustration by Gulshan Ara Tasnim. Fashionnovation
3. Western Dresses by Jinnat Ara Ferdous
Jinnat ara ferdous has experimented with western dresses and her striking detail works are visible which shows her expertise of focusing on the details. She has done some intricate patterns on her dresses and worked with darker colors. All in all her details her praiseworthy and as a student these works are certainly a sign of excellence!
Illustration by Jinnat Ara Ferdous. Fashionnovation
Illustration by Jinnat Ara Ferdous. Fashionnovation
Illustration by Jinnat Ara Ferdous. Fashionnovation
That’s all for today! Fashionnovation will showcase more of such amazing works in the future. Till then stay tuned and don’t forget to send your works like these to our email address: fashionnovationfd@gmail.com
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As you have read and seen these amazing works of fashion illustration, you might be interested to learn how they are done! Don’t worry! We got you covered here!
To be more creative like these fashion illustrators or to know the relationship between creativity and fashion, you can read this article named Creativity and Fashion Design!
To see how creative our members are, you should read another of our article where they have drawn some basic fashion sketches which will blow your mind!
AMDA (Apparel Merchandising & Design Association) of Auburn University, Alabama and how they are working with the fashion students to shape the fashion world
What is AMDA?
AMDA is a platform available for the students in the merchandising and design majors within the Consumer and Design Sciences Department in the College of Human Sciences. The full form of AMDA is Apparel Merchandising & Design Association. It’s handled by Auburn University. AMDA represents the AMDP (Apparel Merchandising, Design & Production) program on campus and locally through private and public meetings and events. There are group meetings for members throughout the school year along with special events planned by the executive board. AMDA hopes to promote the AMDP students and facility by collaborating with other similar organizations and businesses to put on fashion shows, clothing drives and scholarships. AMDA was created to support and encourage AMDP students in their education and future careers within the apparel industry.
In 2011, the newly-formed AMDA, the professional organization for Auburn apparel students, relied on local connections to arrange the premiere Fashion Event. Accessories were borrowed from a vintage shop, a salon in town provided hair and makeup and even venue space was donated to the effort. Everything down to the music – played then on an iPod – was planned with just a $300 budget and students’ drive to succeed.
But at last, with attendance nearing a thousand, the Fashion Event has become widely known as Auburn’s premier creative showcase of student work, connecting apparel students with the industry’s best internships and job placements
Fashion Event by CADS and AMDA. Source: AMDA
And now whoever wants to see unconventional feats of fashion and fresh apparel design are invited to experience The Fashion Event – Auburn University’s premier fashion showcase featuring creations by the next generation of fashion designers and merchandisers. Actually this fashion event is a fashion showcase featuring creations by the next generation of fashion designers and merchandisers.
Year after year, students have said The Fashion Event is an invaluable experience for aspiring apparel designers and merchandisers, offering them the opportunity to learn the ins and outs of a design show before they even graduate. ty. The purpose of the event is to showcase the work of AMDP students demonstrating their creativity, versatility, and capability as future fashion professionals in multiple career paths.
The AMDP program offers two undergraduate options — Apparel Merchandising (APME) and Apparel Design and Production Management (APDP) – as well as Master’s and PhD level opportunities. Auburn’s nationally ranked apparel programs do a great job of preparing the graduates for careers in today’s global apparel industry. An integrated approach to studying apparel throughout the supply chain provides students with the education and experiences to become a valued member of firms throughout the apparel and related industries.
3. “SWATCH” Magazine:
In the fall 2020 semester, officers in the AMDA, created a magazine named “SWATCH”, a student-driven publication. This magazine features original content and innovative designs from Auburn’s apparel students in the College of Human Sciences.
SWATCH magazine boosted morale, encouraged creativity and provided valuable experience for Auburn students amid the COVID-19 pandemic. This magazine has published many blogs within this recent times.
4. Sustainable Course:
AMDA provides a sustainable course which is actually about fashion & sustainability through which student can understand luxury fashion in a changing world & can be aware about maintaining sustainability.
Auburn University’s Apparel Merchandising & Design Association
Future Goals:
1.AMDA wants to build up student network with professionals in the industry which will help them to enrich their practical knowledge. And thus they can create relationships & obviously will be benefitted to lead internships & jobs.
2. They are focused on advancement throughout the graduates’ career. Lifelong learning and transferable skill sets are emphasized.
3. AMDA wants to make “A Healthier U” & already students of AMDA are committed to using repurposed fabric for handmade, fashionable masks. Their target is to sell every mask for $5 and to place the orders by the end of the day.
As you’re interested in fashion design learning and activities, you might also be curious about how much a fashion designer makes hourly, daily, monthly and yearly. To know that read this article.
On September 26, 2021, Fashionnovation arranged a session with Ms. Umme Hani Barsha, an ex-student of BUTEX batch-38 and also Adjunct faculty of Department of Textile Fashion & Design (TFD) of Bangladesh University of Textiles (BUTEX) who is currently studying MS in Consumer & Design Science, majoring in Design and Applied Arts at Auburn University. She is our first guest in “Fashionnovation Your Mentor Talks.” She is one of the dearest mentor and well-wisher of Fashionnovation and she supported the platform from the beginning of its journey, right from 7 July 2018.
In that session, our discussion areas were higher studies in fashion, building up and honing skills related to fashion and how to enjoy life to the fullest-valuing each and every experience we gather. In the session, BUTEX 43, 44, 45 & 46th batch joined spontaneously and all credits of managing & directing the session goes to the Founder & President Kazi Farhan Hossain Purba.
Our guest- Ms. Barsha started the session by stating the most valuable advices of her Professor which are- Always ask questions! Because in graduation life, whoever is curious to know more, he/she will be more successful in his/her life.
Fashion design higher study guidelines:
Ms. Barsha then guided us about higher studies. If a student wants to pursue his higher education in Europe, then the student must have an excellent portfolio. European Universities demand more practical knowledge in the design sector that can be shown through portfolios. Students who are interested in studying in the U.S.A, mostly need to take GRE. In many institutions, they demand good verbal scores on GRE. A few institutions waived GRE recently also. In the USA, very few universities offer textile engineering degrees directly. One of them is North Carolina State University. Students may look at other departments like dept. of Material Science (students from the dept of Fabric & Yarn engineering), dept. of Chemical engineering (students from the dept of Wet Process Engineers & Dyes and Chemical engineering), dept. of Industrial engineering. Most of the institutions offer graduate degrees in Apparel Merchandising and Apparel Designing or Fashion Designing under the department of Consumer and Design Sciences or Agriculture.
Then if you want to go to Germany, fashion design students may face some challenges. Usually, there are no tuition fees for most of the courses but in fashion design as well as other art-based subjects such as architecture, and photography, students are required to pay tuition fees. Few colleges have no tuition fees but they teach in the German language instead of English. This is the scenario for many other European universities like Italy, France, and the Netherlands. If they know their language, then they can apply for Dutch and French scholarships respectively. Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, and Denmark also have textile-related universities as well as they offer graduate degrees in fashion. ArtEZ from the Netherlands offers a master’s in fashion in English, and they have scholarships. In New Zealand, you can get a government scholarship in the design sector from Auckland University. For applying in Denmark, one must complete the first level of their language. In Japan, there is a great fashion design school named Bunka Fashion College which ranks in the top 20 in the world. In Hong Kong Polytechnic, there are mainly PAD courses but you can also go through your graduate level here.
Then if you want to go with Australia or Canada, it will be suitable if you can go on a fully funded scholarship. Pertinently, it must be included that there is only one university in Canada named Ryerson that offers a graduate degree in fashion design. The University of Toronto, the University of Manitoba, and the University of Alberta offer textile-related subjects like material science and other degrees. In Australia, RMIT offers a graduate degree in fashion design as well as textile engineering. There is a scholarship for women but that requires two years of working experience.
You will be happy to know that there was a special guest in our session whose name is Mr. Asef Amer Priyo who is also our BUTEXian senior from the same batch of Ms. Barsha. And he is now working in Decathlon Sports Bangadesh, having working experience of 4.5 years in the industry. He advised to enrich English communication skill, presentation skill and learn Microsoft Excel & Powerpoint from undergraduate level. He clarified about the job sectors of Textile Fashion Design as well as Textile Engineering. He said actually one will get a job or not it totally depends on the performance at the interview board and how much your CV is enriched. Also you must have a very strong portfolio. And at the interview board, you must know what you say and know what you know.
Then again Ms. Barsha said a fashion designer must have knowledge about the fabric, its drapability, texture, etc besides art and design. Because fabric, stitches, pattern-these all are strongly connected with fashion.
When one of the participants of that session asked about the importance of CGPA in higher studies, Ms. Barsha replied that a high CGPA is not a must for applying for foreign scholarships. But if you want a fully funded scholarship and a good subject as per your choice then you will be much benefited if you have a high CGPA. But don’t be upset if it’s by chance low because you can cover it up with other facts like having a great portfolio as well as achieving high scores in speaking & writing on IELTS and GRE scores.
Mr. Asef Amer Priyo was sharing his vauable experience with the audience.
Is having a published research paper important for higher studies?
Another question came from the participants about the importance of research papers. Madam replied that actually on the master’s level, teachers of foreign universities do not really expect research papers from the students. Students may have a review paper which is helpful also. But one should have a clear knowledge of their research interests. She again mentioned having a strong portfolio always helps. She referred to a YouTube channel named Zoe Hong to enrich your portfolio. She also suggested a site named issuu.com see many kinds of portfolios there.
Ms. Barsha said that during her application for MS, she categorized the ranking of the university where she applied and research interests and if the university provides funds or not. Again another student asked her about what can the student do with fashion degrees. Madam replied there are fashion photography, visual merchandising, fashion merchandising, sourcing sector & designing sectors. Last, of all, she stressed upon especially for fashion design students to learn Adobe software like Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, etc.
At last our special guest Mr. Asef gave us some life hacks. He said,”Forget about being disheartened. No knowledge is small, no knowledge is short! So if you have leisure, it’s better to learn something new. Always use your time efficiently.” Then Barsha madam suggested, “Obviously do work but enjoy your life to the fullest in your undergrad!”
It was really an amazing session! We learnt a lot from Ms. Barsha & Mr. Asef. We are expressing our gratitude to them and the organizer of this session, Mr. Kazi Farhan Hossain Purba. Hope that we will get more sessions like this & will be able to learn a lot!
If you are a fashion designer, you must have sought for free fashion illustration courses at least for once. In a fashion illustration course, you learn to draw your ideas on a paper meticulously with proper guidance packed in a cocktail of experience worth of many years. But sometimes it becomes tough to decide which course to choose as there are so many free Fashion illustration courses! In this particular article, we are going to drive you through 7 most effective fashion illustration or digital fashion illustration online courses for beginners that we have found in the web to smoothen your decision making. Not all of them are free but we have selected two free courses as a surprise for you in the end! So, let’s begin.
It’s a 4 month course with 4.4 ratings to learn the simple techniques of how to draw fashion figures and postures which is created by Wanwisa Rianrungrueng. It costs $29.99.
Basic fashion illustration course by Udemy. Courtesy: Screenshot taken from their official website.
What you will learn:
It is an ideal course for a beginner to an intermediate.
To draw the fashion figures starting from the basic understanding of the 9 head proportion, body elements from head to toe, movement and posture to fashion poses with garments.
You will get feedback on your sketches.
What this course includes:
→ 2.5 hours on-demand video
→ 3 articles and 7 downloadable resources
→ Full lifetime access
→ Certification of completion
Who are eligible for this course:
˃ anyone who is interested in fashion illustration.
It’s a 6 weeks long online course where one will work with a professional illustrator to develop one’s personal style of illustration and created a range of expressive pieces to add to their portfolio. This course costs £500.00. There are 7 different batches for admission and all batches are UK timed.
Fashion illustration online short course by London College of Fashion. Courtesy: Screenshot taken from their official website.
What you will learn:
Create your own personalized drawing style
Combining structured composition into your designs
Good skill at create artwork using multiple medium including ink, markers, watercolors, crayons and pastels, collage, digital and mixed media
Illustrate the human body, and to draw fashion garments and clothes
Enhance your creativity to create original designs by using original concepts and themes
Using your designs to build up your portfolio
Evaluating your work and others within the group
What this course includes:
→live online lessons, lessons recordings
→access to VLE with course content
→2 weeks online access
→support from the forums
→certificate on completion
Who are eligible for this course:
All levels are welcome for this course. Anyone who is looking for to find expression through another medium or who wants to develop his sketching and illustrating skills is welcomed for this course.
You can also read another of our premium article on Fashion in the 21st century here!
This course is designed by Joanna Baker with all of her favorite methods and techniques for rendering fashion illustration. You will also find her on YouTube.
Figure 2: Fashion illustration course by London College of Fashion.
There are several illustration courses come with different cost. The fashion illustration with marker rendering for beginners course costs $349. In this course one will not only learn to draw basic fashion figure but also learn to sketch a basic fashion runway figures.
Joanna Baker’s students’ review about her fashion illustration course. Courtesy: Screenshot taken from the official website.
What you will learn:
To sketch the basic runway figure, different body shape and size, pose variation
Acquainted with different markers techniques, patterns and popular fashion textures
To sketch faces and rendering different skin tones and hair colors
To sketch hand, feet, ankle easily
Watch 3 full illustration demos
Help to create a good portfolio
What this course includes:
→11 modules with 26 HD videos
→downloadable 16 practice worksheet
→downloadable 7 template guides
→copic marker guide
→shoppable art supply list with links
Who are eligible for this course: anyone can enroll it.
Here a glimpse of some feedback
If you want to read one of our premium case studies on Fast Fashion Vs Slow Fashion, you can go here!
This self-paced online course is designed by professional fashion artist Rongrong DeVoe. This course costs only $497 and it gives lifetime access anywhere you go.
Fashion illustration with Rongrong. Courtesy: Screenshot taken from the official website.
What you will learn:
To draw female bodies.
Be able to color your illustration using Copic markers or any other markers.
To draw face in various ethnicities.
Final editing using any Photoshop to add backgrounds and quotes.
Get tips on how to practice and grow your illustration skills.
What this course includes:
→ Template of various body types and angles, face charts, fashion objects and accessories to practice coloring textures and patterns.
→ 4 hours of video teaching content
→ List of tool which will be used
→ Books and online resources
→ Rongrong’s 11 page fashion illustration coloring book and secret list.
Who are eligible for this course:
Whoever been interested in fashion illustration or have some knowledge of drawing, but want to sharpen this skills further are welcome to enroll it. Also if you are a graphic designer or creative who wants to offer fashion illustration as a new service, you should come and join this one.
The art students league of New York designed a complete drawing program to enable the artist as an editorial fashion illustration. It’s an online based course, only on every Tuesday at7.00-8.30pm on zoom which will instruct by Chuck Nitzberg. This course costs only $115.
The art student league of Newyork, fashion illustration course
What you will learn:
Formal art concept or over-all
Basic principles of fashion proportion, line, and shape
Various techniques using materials such as charcoal, graphite, gouache, and markers
What this course includes:
→ One or two weekly zoom meetings
→ A impressive toolbox of concepts
→ A live model will be provided at each session to experiment
Who are eligible for this course:
Any person, beginner or advanced, who wants to draw the human figure with cloths are welcome to enroll it.
Fashion Illustration classes by Art and Design by Miraaz:
This is a YouTube channel of Miraaz who is an Indian fashion designer, tribal artist.
Basic fashion illustration course by Udemy. Courtesy: Screenshot taken from their official website.
Here contents are uploaded in both Hindi and English. You can also buy Fashion Design Course Book online here. You will find the below courses there-
This is India’s largest online design education platform. There you will find free online Fashion Illustration course which includes 36 videos. And also a free online Fashion Design course which includes 49 videos. Both are beginner friendly courses.
Fashion illustration course by Ignite India Education. Courtesy: Screenshot taken from their youtube channel.
So, if you are thinking about learning fashion illustration or improving your skills, it is not too late!
Enroll in any of the above suitable courses and become a fashion illustrator.
Ria Debnath Department of Textile Fashion & Design, Bangladesh University of Textiles (BUTEX)
Fashion Nova, The Fast Fashion Brand, Ready For The Halloween!
Using Psychology at Their Vantage Point
Fashion Nova is a fast fashion retail company, widely celebrated for their exotic and bold dresses in the US and all over the world. To sell their fast fashion products, they are always utilizing practical human psychology and using everything at their advantage, which is really something worth studying. Though Fashionnovation studies sustainable fashion and promotes such brands, it is worth investigating why fast fashion brands are so much popular in customers minds. Recently I visited Fashion Nova’s website to see their collections and what they are doing for the upcoming Halloween and how they are increasing their sales by playing with psychology!
Fashion Nova First Welcomes You With an Innovative Non-Deniable Offer!
Will you take for 10% off or Do you want to pay the full price?
As I visited their website, I was stunned to see their business strategy! Their brains must be on steroid. Can’t believe? Just look at this!
Fashion Nova’s irrefutable offer! Courtesy: Screen shot taken from their website
To receive their offer, they have only given me two options-Take their 10% off or ‘I will pay full price’! Hahaha! No escape from that! A creative offer, I must say!
As I see their home page, they have projected their Halloween outfits prominently. The below screen shot will give you the vibe. They have titled it ‘It’s spooky SZN.’
Fashion Nova, Ready for Halloween. Courtesy: Screen shot taken from their website.
Interestingly they are giving 30-70% off for their products. Very much affordable for everyone. Their yellow letters on the red filtered photos undoubtedly give a great vibe, an attractive calling to buy their stuff.
If you see closely, they have a time ticking clock (a stop watch) to create urgency among the buyers. The buyers also enjoy the urgency and buy like hot cakes.
Fitting You Into A Tribe
Fashion Nova is interestingly selling their Halloween products as ‘squad’ categories. So, they are telling us to choose our beloved squads. A tribal feeling, I can say. In psychological terminology, this feeling gives everyone a shelter, a home which everyone wants to be a part of.
Fashion Nova Women, Halloween product range: Choose your squad! Courtesy: Screen shot taken from their website.
According to their product display, the squads can be Sporty, Cowgirls, Super heroes and Bunnies. The products are beautiful and innovative. Which one is of your kind?
Fall Collections: When You Come for Halloween, You Can Also Pack Some Fall Dresses!
Fashion Nova Fall Debut. Courtesy: Screen shot taken from their website.
For their Fall Debut collection, Fashion Nova is giving 30% off for new arrivals. Again a huge discount! If you go here for a Halloween costume, you can’t return without seeing these fall collections. So, no wonder you can also fill your cart with such beautiful products! Another psychological point triggered!
Fall Dress collections of Fashion Nova, Courtesy: Screen shot taken from their website.
Buy, Buy and Buy
Here Fashion Nova has gone a few steps further. They also have an offer of Buy now, pay later which is a tremendous offer for many. According to their offer, one can pay in 4 installments which are totally interest free which is in no doubt very convenient for many consumers and in the same time it is increasing Fashion Nova’s sales!
Fashion Nova psychological offer. Fashion Nova psychology
Though Fashionnovation preaches sustainable fashion ideas and brands, this is very interesting to study why the fast fashion brands can sell so much. Fashion Nova is no wonder a successful fast fashion brand of its kind and studying its tactics is no wonder worthwhile!
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