Advanced Diploma in Fashion Designing - 1 Year Course

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1 year
Advanced Diploma Course
Offline Course (Study Centre)
Easy Installment Payments
Female only
No Age Limits
SSLC or Plus 2
No Uniforms
Batch 1: 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Batch 2: 01:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Batch 3: 09:15 AM - 03:15 PM
Batch 2: 01:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Batch 3: 09:15 AM - 03:15 PM
Mon - Fri (5 days / week)
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Scope of Advanced Diploma Course in Fashion Designing
Fashion Design is a blend of creativity, ideas and techniques which include analysis, research and experiments with great technical knowledge. The career opportunities after 1 year Fashion Designing Advanced Diploma course are very vast. As a Fashion Designer you can begin your career in various areas according to your interest and capability, such as:- Professional Designer
- Fashion Coordinator / Stylist
- Creative Pattern Maker
- Sketching Assistant
- Bridal Designer
- Fashion Merchandiser
- Fashion Illustrator
- Fashion Consultant
- Quality Controller
- Visual Merchandiser
- Production Manager
- Fashion Entrepreneur
- Assistant Designer
- Dress & Costume Designer in Film Industry
- Establish own Boutique
Be a Fashion Designer - The Innovative Way
Waves Institute of Fashion Designing focuses on the trendy and most innovative way to learn about Fashion Designing. This Advanced Diploma course provides you unique opportunities to take your creativity to the next level. A wide range of learning strategies are applied in this course which helps students to grab potential skills and enhance their learning ability. To make learning experience very interesting, activities such as Seminars, Guided Independent Study, Individual and Group Activities, Brainstorming and Logical thinking sessions, Industrial Visits, Projects, Practical Workshops are carried out from time to time. The class for Advanced Diploma in Fashion Designing program is very interesting, in which learning occurs both inside and outside the institutional premises.











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Top Reasons to choose Fashion Designing Course at WIFD
- Waves Institute of Fashion Designing has been awarded 'Global Education Achievement Awards 2022' by TopNotch Foundation, Noida for the category 'Most Innovative Fashion Designing Institute of the Year'.
- Waves Institute of Fashion Designing has been awarded 'International Pride Awards 2021' by Top Gallant Media for the category 'Best Fashion Designing Institute for Women of the Year'.
- 14 years of Outstanding Academic Excellence.
- Get mentored by highly experienced faculty with years of experience in the fashion industry.
- Latest syllabus and updates with respect to the changes in the world of fashion.
- Practical session begins from 2nd month onwards.
- Explore rewarding Career Opportunities with Job Placements
- Placement Assistance with an excellent job placement track record of 94.5 % in the year 2022.
- Student-friendly campus, College Canteen & Transportation, Students' Bus Concession at our Malaparamba Branch.
- Practice-based learning with Individual Machines.
- Activities such as Brainstorming, Logical thinking sessions to enhance knowledge about Fashion & Trend.
- Hostel facility with Vegetarian / Non-Vegetarian food.
- Safe, Secure and Eco-friendly Campus with enormous Bike / Car parking facility.
- Google's most rated Fashion Design Institute in Kozhikode.
- Study centre at the heart of the city with convenient timings for House-wifes, Working Professionals, etc...
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Curriculum / Syllabus for Advanced Diploma in Fashion Designing
Advanced Diploma Course in Fashion Designing consists of 8 subjects which include Art & Design Research, Fashion Sketching & Illustration, Surface Embellishments, Advanced Garment Construction, Merchandising & Apparel Industry, Pattern Drafting & Manipulation, History of World Fashion & Costumes and Fabric Science & Textile Processing.Subjects in Advanced Diploma in Fashion Designing
Art & Design Research
- Introduction of Fashion
- Art medium and Application
- Pencils, Colour Pencils, Pastels
- Water Colour, Acrylic Colour, Fabric Colour
- Origin of Fashion
- Evolution
- Fashion Cycles
- Fashion Theories
- Fashion Terminologies
- Colours & Colour Theory
- Different Types of Wear
- Men’s
- Women’s
- Kids
- Fashion Details
- Skirts
- Sleeves
- Collars
- Necklines
- Elements of Design
- Line Illustration
- Vertical, Horizontal, Diagonal Lines
- Line, Shape, Colour, Size, Texture
- Colours
- Prank’s Colour Wheel
- Tint, Tone, Shade
- Warm and Cool Colours
- Silhouettes & Figures
- Psychology of Colours
- Principles of Design
- Proportion, Balance
- Unity or Harmony
- Rhythm, Emphasis
- Corrective Designs
- Bust larger than Hip
- Hip larger than Bust
- Classification of Skirts
- Own Creative Designs
- Festival, Red Carpet, Street Fashion
- Valentine, Black & White
- Fusion, Designer Saree
- Frocks, Salwar Kameez
Fashion Sketching & Illustration
- Free hand sketching
- Pencil Shading
- Ruffles & Frills
- Textures
- Draw head and hairstyles
- Stick & Block figure
- Fleshing the Fashion Figure (Male, Female, Child)
- Poses of Fashion Figures
- Straight pose
- Side pose
- Back pose
- Developing block figures in different body actions
- Weight Distribution
- Dress Draping, Stylization
- Colouring & Accessories
- Basic Garment Shapes
Surface Embellishments
- Basic Embroidery Stitches (50 numbers)
- Traditional Handwork & Embroidery of different states of India
- Metal Embroidery
- Fabric Painting (10 variants)
- Warli Painting
- Tie & Dye
- Batik Painting
Advanced Garment Construction
- Sewing Machine
- Classification
- Basic Parts of a Sewing Machine
- Presser Foot Types
- Upper and Lower Threading
- Bobbin Winding
- Faults and Rectifications in a Sewing Machine
- Sewing Equipment / Stitching Auxiliaries
- Sewing Mechanism
- Needle Types
- Bobbin and Bobbin Case Functions
- Basic Hand Stitches
- Stitching Practice on Paper - Geometrical patterns
- Stitching Practice on Muslin- Geometrical patterns
- Different Types of Seams, Pleats, Tucks, Plackets, Pockets, Necklines
- Garment Stitching of Saree Petticoat / Garment Stitching of Frock / Skirt & Top / Salwar & Kameez / Saree Blouse - (Selected)
Merchandising & Apparel Industry
- Introduction to Garment Industry
- Levels of Fashion Industry
- Marker planning and its benefits
- Introduction to Merchandising
- Types of Merchandising
- Definition, Role, Scope of a Merchandiser
- Market Segmentation and its benefits
- Visual Merchandising and its types
- Quality Controlling
- Marketing
Pattern Drafting & Manipulation
- Standard Measurements
- Technical terms in Tailoring
- How to take Body Measurements
- Drafting the Basic Pattern Set – Child’s Bodice (Front & Back)
- Different Types of Child's Sleeves & Collars
- Jumpsuit
- Layout of Frock
- Petticoat
- Slash and Spread Technique
- Different Types of Skirts
- Adult's Bodice Block
- Gent's Shirt & Pants
- Different Types of
- Sleeves & Collars
- Salwar & Kameez
- Nighty
- Gown
- Kurtas, Pyjama
- Saree Blouse
History of World Costumes
- History of Indian Costume
- Saree, Ghagha
- Orhna, Sarong
- Costume in Different States of India
- History of American Costume
- History of French Costume
- History of Greek Costume
- History of Egyptian Costume
- Traditional Jewellery of India
- Sarpech, Kada
- Nath or Nathini
- Oodiyanam
- Karamphool Jumka
- Hath Phool Jhumka
- Jada Nagam, Pazeb
- Linga Patanka Muthu Mala
- Chandrahar
- Vanki, Shinka
Fabric Science & Textile Process
- Introduction to Textile Fibres
- Definition and Sources of Textile Fibres
- Classification of Textile Fibres
- Properties of Textile Fibres
- Different Types of Fibres
- Natural Fibres
- Manmade Fibres
- Cotton, Silk, Wool
- Rayon, Polyester
- Yarn, Fabric
- Fabric Finishing
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Recruiters & Placements
French Curve by Anjali Sharma, Kitex Garments Ltd, Louis Philippe, Klum - The Kalamkari Store, Silky Weddings, Teekay - The Bridal Heritage, Kalyan Kendra - Silks & Sarees, Ferra - International Boutique, Johra Bridal Studio are few of the top companies where our students have proved their excellence...
About Waves Institute of Fashion Designing
Waves Institute is a leading Design College in Kerala which was established in 2009 as an independent Design Institute in Kozhikode. WIFD has been offering creative education for the past 14 years. Waves Institute of Fashion Designing has been awarded Global Education Achievement Awards 2022' by TopNotch Foundation, Noida for the category 'Most Innovative Fashion Designing Institute of the Year & International Education Pride Awards 2021 by Top Gallant Media, New Delhi for the category - "Best Fashion Designing Institute for Women of the Year". We started our institute with the aim to fill the gap between industry and design by providing excellent learning atmosphere to our students. Here at our institute, we motivate every individual to fulfill her unique and beautiful dreams and also mould her to be a fashion professional. We conduct Advanced Diploma in Fashion Designing, Certificate in Costume & Dress Designing, Certificate in Fashion Merchandising & Boutique Management courses.View Photos & Videos
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Study Centres for Fashion Designing Course

Chavara Cultural Centre (Head Office), Amalapuri, Kozhikode
Following the footsteps of the founder Fr. St. Chavara, the group of CMI people has been leading educational initiatives with the aim of aiding in social empowerment for several decades. Chavara Cultural Centre is devoted to the synthesis and development of art and culture. This organization has always been in the forefront, organizing programs to prepare the youth to face the challenges of life boldly. Waves Institute of Fashion Designing has been conducting Fashion and Costume Designing, Art & Craft and Painting courses, since 2009 at its Head Office, Chavara Cultural Centre, Kozhikode.
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Providence Women's College, Malaparamba, Calicut
Providence Women's College is the oldest and the first Women's Arts and Science College in the Malabar region of Kerala, South India. Nestled atop the scenic Florican Hill, provides the ideal ambience for pursuits in education. Providence Women’s College, Calicut, Kerala, founded by the sisters of Apostolic Carmel came into being on 1st July, 1952. It was the sacred mission of Mother Veronica, to train young women who had embraced religious life and send them far and wide on vocations of service to the community. Waves Institute of Fashion Designing has been conducting courses in Fashion and Costume Designing, since 2009 at Providence Women's College, Malaparamba, Calicut.
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