Diploma in Fashion Design (Free Online Course)

Gain the skills you need to break into the fashion and design industry with this free online diploma course.

This diploma course explores the history of fashion and explains how past trends influence today’s market. We provide practical design skills and study different textile fibres, yarns and fabrics utilized in clothing production, including where to source them. We also show you how to construct garments to create, finance and market your own clothing label. This course suits anyone intrigued by fashion and opens doors into this exciting industry.

What You Will Learn In This Free Course

• Identify the ‘fashion cycle’ and trends in the fashion industry
• Recognize important fashion influences from the past
• Interpret the elements and principles of fashion design
• Create ‘mood boards’ and understand the sample stages of a garment
• Compare textile fibres, yarns and fabrics and explain how to source them
• Generate patterns, construct garments and develop ‘garment tech packs’
• Develop a business plan, market your clothing line and prepare for Fashion Week

We are Alison, one of the world’s largest free learning platforms for education and skills training. Founded in 2007, we are a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone to study anything, anywhere, at any time - for free and online. Through our mission we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone.

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