On May 17, 2023, Kateryna Chrichlow, a lecturer at the Faculty of Arts, Fashion and Media of Birmingham City University (Great Britain), held an online lecture on the topic "Principles of developing a fashion designer's portfolio (on the example of training specialists in higher education in the United Kingdom)".
The lecture was held as part of the study of the educational components "Complex design-projection" (EP "Fashion design") and "Computer design of products" (EP "Modeling, construction and artistic decoration of light industry products").
Students and teachers of KNUTD at Kateryna Chrichlow's lecture
The lecture was attended by the teachers of KNUTD, as well as students of bachelor's and master's degrees and postgraduate students of the Faculty of Design (educational programs "Fashion Design", "Design (by types)", "Design"), Faculty of Arts and Fashion (educational programs "Modeling, construction and artistic decoration of light industry products", "Garment design and technology", "Fashion industry", "Computer design in the fashion industry"), and others.
Kateryna Chrichlow spoke about the structure of the portfolio and its place in the educational process of training future fashion designers, using the example of the works of students of Birmingham City University.
The episode of Kateryna Chrichlow's online lecture
Parts of the portfolio illustrating the creative development of texture and pattern of materials
A portfolio page dedicated to experiments in finding a new form
Mrs. Kateryna demonstrated with concrete examples how students of Birmingham City University form a portfolio at various stages of work on the collection: contextual research, choice of color scheme, the transformation of the primary source, selection, and creation of textiles, development of prototypes, conducting experiments with the form on a mannequin, etc.
A mandatory element of the portfolio is a reference to the sources used
The episode of accessories portfolio development
During the online lecture, the participants learned about the importance for a fashion designer of conducting market research and analysis of modern fashion trends, acquiring skills not only in the development of a project for fashion industry products but also in the demonstration and implementation of a design product. At the end of the lecture, the students had the opportunity to ask questions and receive thorough answers.
Students of the EP "Modeling, design and artistic decoration of light industry products" are asking questions
We sincerely thank Kateryna Chrichlow for meaningful, interesting information, exchange of experience, and implementation of advanced technologies in the training of specialists in the design of clothing and fashion industry products!
26.05.2023
