Fashion Design Practice Exam

About Fashion Design
Fashion design is the art of applying design, aesthetics, clothing construction and natural beauty to clothing and its accessories. It is influenced by cultural and social attitudes, and has varied over time and place.

Modern fashion designing can be further divided into two broad categories: ready to wear and haute couture.
•    The haute couture collections are dedicated to a set of privileged customers and are custom sized so that they can fit only those customers.
•    In order for a place to qualify as a house that deals in haute couture, the designer needs to be a part of the Syndical Chamber of Haute Couture and must show a fresh collection two times in a year by presenting at least thirty-five different kinds of outfits every time.
•    The ready to wear kind of collections are sized as per standard, are not custom made, so these are more suitable towards larger production runs.

These are also divided into two separate categories: designer and the confection collections. The designer collections tend to have a higher quality and a finer finish as well as a unique design. They very often are representatives of a certain kind of a philosophy and are typically created for making a statement rather than just be put out for sale. Both haute-couture and ready-to-wear collections are put on presentation when international catwalks take place.

Fashion Design has gained immense popularity across the globe resulting in huge demand for certified professionals.

Why is Fashion Design important?
Fashion is a word, which is perceived by all individuals of the general public. India being a nation of different culture and custom has additionally acknowledged fashion in its own particular manner. Fashion designers endeavor to satisfy the desire surprisingly from different foundations. Following are a portion of the focuses which can feature on the fashion and its acknowledgment:

Fashion turns out to be imperative in the event that you are a working lady or man. Following the most recent blooms fashion incline features your identity and gives tasteful looks. Along these lines, fashion is essential in our life. Consequently, many fashion designers endeavor to make new designs, which can pull in individuals and acknowledge them.

Fashion Design certified professionals, executives and managers are in high demand in companies across the globe.

Important Concepts for Fashion Design Practice Exam

• Textile Design
• Design Principles and Elements
• Color Theory
• Fashion Designing
• Apparel Production

Who should take the Fashion Design Exam?
•    Design  professionals
•    Business owners or Entrepreneurs
•    Innovators
•    Anyone who wants to assess their fashion design skills
•    Merchandisers, fashion design managers and senior executives
•    fashion designers
•    Professionals working in outsourced companies responsible for fashion design

Fashion Design Practice Exam Objectives

Fashion Design exam focuses on assessing your skills and knowledge in concepts and application of designing textile for new trends.

Fashion Design Practice Exam Pre-requisite

There are no prerequisites for the Fashion Design exam. Candidate should be well versed  in design basics and textile design to clear the exam.

Fashion Design Certification Course Outline
1. Textile Design Introduction
1.1 Basics
1.2 Historic Figures
1.3 Textile Designer Role
1.4 Functions of Textile Designer
1.5 The Design Process

2. Design Principles and Elements
2.1 Design Elements
2.2 Principles of Design

3. Color Theory
3.1 Historical Background
3.2 Color Abstractions
3.3 Complementary Colors
3.4 Warm vs. cool colors
3.5 Achromatic Colors
3.6 Tints and shades
3.7 Split Primary Colors
3.8 Color Harmony
3.9 Current Status
3.10 Basic Techniques for Creating Color Schemes

4. Fashion Designing
4.1 What is Fashion
4.2 Apparel Design
4.3 The Apparel Design Elements
4.4 Apparel Fashion Terms
4.5 Fashion Design
4.6 Fashion Cycle
4.7 Dress Design

5. Stitching
5.1 Common Stitches
5.2 Embroidery Stitches
5.3 Straight Stitches
5.4 Back stitches
5.5 Chain stitches
5.6 Feather Stitches
5.7 Cross Stitches
5.8 Knotted Stitches

6. Seam
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Types
6.3 Finishes
6.4 Position

7. Dart
7.1 Dart Styles
7.2 Dart Example

8. Pleats
8.1 Fullness
8.2 Types
8.3 Pleat Application

9. Tucks
9.1 Tuck Basics
9.2 Tuck Types
9.3 Spaced Tucks
9.4 Pin Tucks
9.5 Blind Tucks

10. Fasteners
10.1 Fastener Basics
10.2 Fastener Physics
10.3 History of Clothing Fasteners
10.4 Button
10.5 Buckle
10.6 Hook & Eye
10.7 Snap
10.8 Zipper
10.9 Hook & Loop (or VELCRO®)

11. Darning
11.1 What is Darning
11.2 Darning Cloth
11.3 Darning Tools
11.4 Pattern Darning

12. Apparel Production
12.1 Apparel Production Process
12.2 Garment Production Systems
12.3 Costing
12.4 Garment Cutting
12.5 Sewing Machine
12.6 Fusing Machine
12.7 Material Safety Data Sheet
12.8 GPT and FPT
12.9 EPI and PPI

Exam Format and Information
Certification name – Fashion Design Certification
Exam duration – 60 minutes
Exam type - Multiple Choice Questions
Eligibility / pre-requisite - None
Exam language - English
Exam format - Online
Passing score - 25
Exam Fees  - INR 1199