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BUSINESS, ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES
Fashion Apparel Design (FAB)
Departmental Policy Syllabus
FAB-213 Draping II
Course & Section:
Instructor:
Credits: 3 | Lecture [2.00], Laboratory [2.00] Email:
Office Hours:
Prerequisites: FAB-113 Classroom:
Co-requisites: FAB-212
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course builds on FAB-113, providing students with more advanced draping techniques.
Students develop design variations including the two -piece sleeve, jacket and pleated pants
designs.
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
After successfully completing all course activities, the student will be able to:
1) Develop basic jacket design with sleeves, and a basic sleeveless dress.
2) Develop complex sleeve variations including kimono, dolman sleeves and fitted dropped
shoulder sleeve.
3) Drape pleated pants and jean.
4) Demonstrate how to incorporate stretch and knits into draping on the dress form.
5) Drape bias dress.
MEANS OF ASSESSMENT
Students will be assessed through a variety of methods, including:
1) Tests
2) Assignments
3) Journal
4) Final Project & Presentation
REQUIRED TEXTBOOK & RESOURCES
Jaffe, Hilde, Relis, Narie; Draping for Fashion Designers, 5 Ed, Fairchild Publications, New York,
2011. ISBN-13: 978-0132447270
Duburg, Annette & Rixt Van Der Tol; Draping Art and Craftsmanship in Fashion Design by
Annette Duburg, 2 Ed, De Jonge Hond, 2010. ISBN-13: 978-9089100870
STUDENT SUPPLIES
Carbon Paper
Muslin in Variety of Weights as Required
Hip Curve
Armhole Curve
L Ruler
Clear Plastic Ruler
Measuring Tape
Tailors Chalk
Paper Scissors
Fabric Scissors
Hand Sewing Needles
Straight Pins
Soft and Hard Drawing Pencils
Pencil Sharpener
Narrow Black Twill Tape
Narrow Sharpies in Red, Black and Blue
Selection of basic colored pencils in black, blue & red
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
UniversityOfFashion.com
WGSN.com
Reader’s Digest, Complete Guide to Sewing, 8 Ed, The Reader’s Digest Association, Inc., 1997.
Amaden-Crawford, Connie; The Art of Fashion Draping, 4 Ed, Fairchild Books, 2012.
Joseph-Armstrong, Helen; Draping For Apparel Design, 3 Ed, Fairchild, 2013.
Wolf, Colette; The Art of Manipulating Fabric, Krause, 1996.
Cabrera, Roberto & Meyers, Patricia F; Classic Tailoring Techniques: A Construction Guide for
Women’s Wear, Fairchild Books, 1991.
Tutoring Center
The tutoring center is located in L-125. Telephone: (201) 447-7489 and online at:
http://www.bergen.edu/tutoring/
Writing Center
Available in person room L-125 and online: http://www.bergen.edu/library/learning/write/
Library
The library has a number of textbooks, databases, multimedia and aids in its regular and
reserve holdings, which may be used as a reference. In addition to the resources mentioned
above students should be encouraged to make full use of the Sidney Silverman Library (in
person and online at http://www.bergen.edu/library/.
RESEARCH, WRITING & EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS
Tests
Students will be tested on the information an d skills learned in each unit of study.
Assignments
Students will be given assignments related to draping skills learned in the course.
Journal
Students will keep a personal journal that categorizes their design ideas and inspiration.
Final Project
Students will create a women’s garment of their choosing using the advanced draping
techniques learned throughout the course.
COURSE CONTENT
This course will cover the following units of study:
UNIT 1: Students will learn to utilize more advanced drap ing and tailoring techniques to
develop more complex garments ranging from soft to structured silhouettes.
UNIT 2: Students will learn how to drape various sleeves, including kimono, dolman and fitted
drop shoulder, in addition to collars, including the notch collar, roll collar, shawl collar and cowl
neckline.
UNIT 3: Students will learn how to drape pleated skirt variations, including kick pleats, inverted,
box pleat, and knife pleats. In addition students will learn how to drape a jean style pants, and
address techniques used to work with stretch fabrics.
UNIT 4: Students will construct a full women’s outfit using the draping techniques learned in
class.
GRADING POLICY
Tests 20%
Assignments 30%
Journal 20%
Final Project 30%
GRADING SCALE
90-100% A 70-75% C
86-89% B+ 60-69% D
80-85% B 0-59% F
76-79% C+
BCC ATTENDANCE POLICY
All students are expected to attend punctually every scheduled meeting of each course in which
they are registered. Attendance and lateness pol icies and sanctions are to be determined by
the instructor for each section of each course. These will be established in writing on the
individual course outline. Attendance will be kept by the instructor for administrative and
counseling purposes.
FAB ATTENDANCE POLICY
Class participation and in -class work are key to succeeding in fashion apparel design. Three or
more absences will result in a full letter grade drop for this course. Six or more absences will
result in an automatic failing grade.
COURSE OUTLINE
Week 1:
Class Introduction. Review basic draping techniques and skills. Review and discuss designers
famous for draping, such as Vionnet and Madame Gres.
Week 2:
Demo, review and practice draping a basic jacket body. Review various jacket styles including
single breasted, double breasted, boxy, fitted etc.
Week 3:
Demo, review and practice draping the jacket and two -piece sleeve. Correct and true all drapes
on the flat.
Week 4:
Demo, review and practice draping the kimono sleeve. Correct and true all drapes on the flat.
Week 5:
Demo, review and practice draping the dolman and batwing sleeves. Showing historic and
contemporary examples of its use.
Week 6:
Demo, review and practice draping fitted dropped shoulder sleeve. Correct and true all drapes
on the flat.
Week 7:
Demo, review and practice draping complex jacket collars, including the notch collar, roll collar,
shawl collar and cowl necklines. Showing historic and contemporary examples of its use.
Week 8:
Demo, review and practice draping stretch fabrics. Drape a basic bias dress.
Week 9:
Continue with bias dress variations, including adding on fabric fro length, style lines, and cowls
on the neckline, the hip and back bodice. Review appropriate finishing te chniques, as well as
how to match stripes, checks etc.
Week 10:
Demo, review and practice draping pleats, basic knife, inverted, kick and box pleats etc.
Week 11:
Demo, review and practice the basic pleated pants and jeans. Showing historic and
contemporary examples of its use.
Week 12:
Students choose their own jacket style that must include one of the learned sleeve and collar
types, as well as one skirt or pantss style to cut and pin in muslin. If students choose to drape a
pants, then they must draft a pants in the patternmaking class, if they choose a roll collar and a
raglan sleeve to drape, then they must choose diff erent options for their pattern making final
project.
Week 13:
Work on final project.
Week 14:
Work on final project
Week 15:
Compete Final Project. Presentations.
Note to Students: This Course Outline and Calendar is tentative and subject to change,
depending upon the progress of the class.