FASHION HISTORY

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BFD 203

FASHION HISTORY

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  COURSE COUTCOMES:

CO1. Understanding the origin and early evolution of clothing from prehistoric to Vedic periods.

CO2. Analysing the development of traditional Indian dresses through historical periods and the role of Khadi in India’s                      independence movement.

CO3.  Evaluating traditional costumes of various Indian regions and communities.

CO4. Apply knowledge of historical costumes by designing or styling garments inspired by ancient civilizations and                            historical   periods.

COURSE CONTENT 

UNIT I
Origin and Evolution of Clothing

  •        Prehistoric Beginnings
  •        Stone Age to Indus Valley
  •        Vedic Period Garments and Drapery

 UNIT II

Evolution of Traditional Indian Dresses: From Ancient Periods to the Mughal Era and the    Influence of the Independence Movement on Khadi

  •        Dresses during Kushan Period
  •        Dresses during Satavahana Period
  •        Dresses during Gupta Period.
  •        Dresses during Mughal period.
  •        Independence movement and its influence in ushering in khadi

 UNIT III

Traditional Costumes of India: Regional Attire and Cultural Diversity

  •        Traditional costumes of the people of India.
  •        Traditional costumes of people of Jammu & Kashmir – Hindu and Muslim men and women.
  •        Traditional costumes of people of Himachal Pradesh-male and female costumes of people of upper and lower             hills (the gaddies and paharies) .
  •       Traditional costumes of people of Punjab, - male and female costumes.
  •       Traditional costumes of people of Rajasthan - male and female costumes.
  •        Traditional costumes of people of Maharashtra - male and female costumes.

 UNIT IV

World History

  •       Study of world costume of the following:-
  •        Egypt
  •        Greek
  •        France (French Revolution)
  •        Roman

SUGGESTED  READINGS

  •      Costume and Fashion: A Concise History – James Laver
  •        Survey of Historic Costume – Phyllis G. Tortora & Sara B. Marcketti
  •        History of Fashion by Manmeet Sodhia Kalyani Publishers.
  •       Brijbhushan, J., The Costumes and Textiles of India, D.B. Taraporewala Sons & Co. Pvt. Ltd., 1958
  •       Mohapatra, Ramesh Prasad, Fashion Styles of Ancient India, B.R. Publishing Corporation, 1992
  •       Chandra Moti, Costumes, Textiles, Cosmetics and Coiffure in Ancient and Medieval India, Delhi

UNDERSTANDING INDIA-II (INDIAN ETHOS AND KNOWLEDGE SYSTEM)

Course Outcomes

  • Recognize the vast corpus of traditional Indian knowledge.
  • Develop an appreciation for Indian ethos and heritage.
  • Acquire research and critical thinking skills in a multidisciplinary context.
  • Summarize and present knowledge in a simplified manner.
  • Apply learnings from Indian traditions and knowledge systems in contemporary contexts.

Unit 1: Introduction to Indian Knowledge System

Philosophy, Ethics & Values

  • Schools of Indian Philosophy:
    • Vaisheshika
    • Nyaya
    • Samkhya
    • Yoga
    • Purva Mimamsa
    • Vedanta
  • Other traditions:
    • Charvaka (Lokayata)
    • Jain Philosophy
    • Buddhist Philosophy
  • Vedantic systems:
    • Advaita
    • Vishishtadvaita
    • Dvaita
  • Ethics and leadership:
    • Ethical dilemmas and self-leadership
    • Relevance in modern times
  • Spirituality:
    • Indian perspective on spirituality
    • Spirituality and social responsibility
    • Importance in a technologically evolving world
  • Practical Vedanta:
    • Mindfulness
    • Interconnectedness
    • Society and self-relationship

Unit 2: Indian Lifestyle

  • Food Culture
    • Regional cuisines
    • Ayurvedic diet
    • Food and festivals
    • Vegetarianism and Jain food practices
    • Food, hospitality, and globalization
  • Clothing
    • Traditional Indian clothing
    • Textile arts
    • Religious costumes
    • Clothing and social status
    • Clothing and gender
    • Globalization in clothing
  • Sports
    • Traditional Indian sports
    • Martial arts
    • Gender in sports
    • Globalization of sports
  • Yoga Lifestyle
    • Ancient lifestyle practices
    • Yoga as a path to longevity

Unit 3: Science & Technology in India

  • Arithmetic and Logic
  • Natural Sciences:
    • Mathematics
    • Physics
    • Metallurgy
    • Chemistry
  • Astronomy:
    • India’s contributions to the world
  • Concepts of Time and Space in India
  • Technology in Economy:
    • Agriculture
    • Transportation
    • Other traditional technologies

Unit 4: Language & Cultural Traditions

  • Linguistic traditions of India
  • History of linguistics in India
  • Evolution of languages
  • Language as culture
  • Language, identity, and society
  • Language and history

Suggested Readings

  • Sri Aurobindo (1997), India’s Rebirth
  • The Bhagavad Gita
  • Bhartrhari – Vakyapadiya
  • Kapil Kapoor (1994), Texts of the Oral Tradition
  • Caraka Samhita (Sutra Sthana, Chapter 1)
  • Local Health Traditions – A.V. & M. Radhika

FUNDAMENTAL OF ILLUSTRATION

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BFD 152

FUNDAMENTAL OF ILLUSTRATION

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4

2

 

COURSE OUTCOME

 

CO1.   Understanding and apply elongation and simplification to develop stylized fashion figures.

CO2.   Analysing garment details to illustrate accurate fit, construction, and fabric representation..

CO3.   Apply rendering techniques using both traditional and digital media.

CO4.   Evaluating and produce professional-quality fashion illustrations for a portfolio.

 

COURSE CONTENT

 

UNIT I                                                                                                             

Dynamic Croquis Poses and Facial Features                      

  • Croquis Focus:
  • Male, Female & Children’s croquis in dynamic action poses        
  • Poses include walking, running, sitting, turning, jumping

UNIT II

Fashion Figure Stylization and Croquis Development.                             

  • Croquis Focus:· Creating croquis templates for:Men: 10-head, 12-head formal & athletic buildo Women: 8-head, 10-head, 12-head elegant & editorial stylizedo Children: Head-to-body proportion (toddler to pre-teen)       
  • Stylization Techniques:· Exaggeration: Shoulders (men), legs/waist (women), head/body (children)      
  • Simplification: Minimalist contour and details      
  • Emphasis: Stylized highlighting of features
  • Unchanged proportion: Controlled elongation, keeping design integrity

UNIT III

 Men, Women & Children                                                                                                                  

Garment Illustration on Croquis Croquis Application:

  • Dress croquis with appropriate silhouettes and garment fit
  • Croquis showing front, side, and back views for draping accuracy
  • Design Focus:
  • Menswear: Shirts, suits, ethnic, casual layers
  • Womenswear: Skirts, sarees, gowns, tops
  • Kids wear: Playwear, layered winterwear, festive dresses
  • Fabric Rendering: Weave, knit, transparency, embroidery, digital print
  • Details: Pleats, frills, zippers, lace, drawstrings, gathers, buttons

 

UNIT IV

Advanced Rendering on Croquis – Manual                                               

  • Croquis Output:
  • Final fully rendered croquis illustrations manual  for all three categories
  • Editorial-style and technical fashion presentation using croquis as the base
  • Illustration Techniques:
  • Advanced colouring: Gradients, skin tones, fabric sheen
  • Trends: Flat, stylized, semi-realistic
  • Final submission: Fashion boards/portfolios with croquis-based full looks

 

  SUGGESTION READING

  • 9 Heads: A Guide to Drawing Fashion – Nancy Riegelman
  • Fashion Design Drawing and Presentation – Patrick John Ireland
  • Illustrating Fashion – Kathryn McKelvey & Janine Munslow
  • Fashion Illustration for Designers – Kathryn Hagen
  • Fashion Sketchbook – Bina Abling
  • Figure Drawing for Fashion Design – Elisabetta Drudi & Tiziana Paci
  • Professional Fashion Illustration – Julian Seaman

INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER GRAPHICS

COURSE CODE

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BFD 156

INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER GRAPHICS

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2

 

COURSE OUTCOME

CO1: Understanding the interface, tools, and core features of Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, including color modes and file formats.

CO2: Analysing the use of toolbars, layers, selections, channels, and text effects to produce visually    structured designs.

CO3:  Evaluating color choices, blending modes, filters, and layer effects to enhance the quality and appeal of digital compositions.

CO4:  Applying basic and advanced tools of Illustrator and Photoshop to create digital layouts, textile patterns and illustrations.

 COURSE CONTENT

UNIT I

Adobe Illustrator Tools                                                                                       

  • Adobe Illustrator Tools and their application Introduction to Adobe Illustrator software (definition and shortcut keys, RGB and CMYK colour modes).
  • Page layout (size, orientation, page formatting, rulers, guidelines, nudge, table formatting, setting up grids etc.).
  • Menu bar, property bar, standard bar options Importing bitmaps and tracing bitmap Exporting.

 UNIT II

Adobe Photoshop Tools                                                                                                                                        

  • Photoshop Tools and their application Introduction to ADOBE PHOTOSHOP soft wear (definition and shortcut keys)
  • Using layers and tools, Textile pattern creation (about Photoshop, bitmap vs. vector graphics, setting up new document, image size, saving files, saving new and existing images, reverting files, export, import, all file formats explained, changing work canvas, rotating, flipping, cropping). Menu bar options.

UNIT III

Tool Bar                                                                                                   

  • Application of each tool. Shortcuts, tool options. Move tool, hand tool, zoom tool. Pencil and pen tool. Selections and channels (making selections with various marquee tools, modifying selection borders, inversing, feathering, using grow and similar, transforming selection, masks and channels, channel options, quick mask mode, crop tool, slice tools, magic wand, lasso and eraser tools). Type tool (editable vs. rasterised type, editing
  • text, creating text on a path, converting type to shapes, special effects with type: painting, stroking, screening, fading, warping).

UNIT IV

Colours, Layers and Filters.                                                                    

  • Background and foreground, Eyedropper-colour sampler. Painting and colouring (painting tools, erasing, blending modes, gradients, working with brushes, creating and managing patterns, Paintbrush, History brushes, Gradient, Paint bucket, Burn-dodge-sponge, Blur-sharpen- smudge). Using layers (naming, creating, duplicating, transforming, deleting, hiding, showing, moving, merging, flattening, locking, layer styles, blending options, using layer effects and styles, setting opacity and blending options, using layer effects and styles, using adjustment, using fills, using layer masks). Applying filters (filters, modifying filter effects, filter techniques).

 

 SUGGESTED READINGS

  • Rajaraman, V., Fundamentals of Computer, PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd., 2010
  • Siprut M., Adobe Photoshop. BPB Pub cations, Ncu, Dclhi, 2001.
  • Khanna, V., Learning Photoshop CS5, Khanna Publications, 2012

FIBRE TO FABRIC STUDIES

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BFD 106

FIBRE TO FABRIC STUDIES

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COURSE OUTCOME

CO1:    Understanding basic weaving terminology and differentiate between various types of weaves and fabric structures.

CO2:    Analysing the structure and functions of shuttle and shuttle-less looms and their roles in fabric production.

CO3:  Evaluating dyeing and printing methods based on their techniques, styles, and fabric suitability.

CO4:  Applying knowledge of weaving to identify and classify different weaves and their characteristics in fabrics.

 

COURSE CONTENT

UNIT I  

Weaving                                                                                                                                       

  •  Introduction to Weaving- warp weft, selvedge, grain line
  • Basic Weaves Fancy Weaves and Types of Weaves and Fabric identification of different weaves
  • Plain Weave
  • Twill Weave
  • Satin Weave
  • Basket Weave
  • Jacquard Weave
  • Pile Weave
  • Leno Weave
  • Sateen Weave
  • Ribbed Weave

UNIT II

Introduction to Looms and Different Types of Fabric Formation                                                                                                                              

  • Shuttle looms- Hand, Paddle/Pit, power, dobby and jacquard looms.
  • Shuttle-less looms- Projectile, Rapier, Air jet and Water Jet Looms.

UNIT III

 Non-Woven and Woven                                                                                                            

  • Introduction
  • Classification of woven and non-woven fabrics
  •  Comparison of properties of woven and non-woven fabrics

UNIT IV

Wet Processing                                                                                                            

  • Dyeing –Introduction, classification and properties of dyes.
  • Printing – Introduction, styles of printing and method of printing.

SUGGESTED READINGS:

  • Weaving- Machines, Mechanisms, Management by Talukdar, Sriramulu and        Ajgoankar.
  • Martindale and Goswami (2011) Textile Yarns, New York: Wiley India.
  •  Sara J Kadolph (2014) Textiles South Asia: Pearson Education.
  •  Corbman Textiles Fiber to Fabric, New York: McGraw-Hill.

SOCIO-PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF CLOTHING

COURSE CODE

COURSE NAME

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BFD 206

SOCIO-PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF CLOTHING

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COURSE OUTCOME

CO1.   Understanding the origin and theories of clothing.

CO2.   Analysing the relationship between clothing and social factors such as identity, class, religion, and gender.

CO3.   Evaluating the role of clothing in expressing individuality and maintaining social norms.

CO4.   Applying sociological theories to real-world clothing scenarios, such as dress codes, uniforms and fashion trends.

 

COURSE CONTENT

UNIT - I Introduction to Clothing and Its Theories 

  •  Origin of Clothing 
  •  Clothing and first impressions 
  •  Theories of clothing - theory of modesty, immodesty, protection, adornment, combined theory. 
  •  Relation between clothing and other disciplines. 

 UNIT II Clothing and the Individual 

  •  Relation between clothing and the wearer 
  •  Personality and self-concept. 
  •  Motivation in clothing choices. 
  •  Individual values, interests and attitudes related to clothing. 
  •  Behaviors and clothing choices, Practices and effect of clothing on the individual 

 UNIT III Clothing and Society 

  •  Clothing and social behavior 
  •  Clothing influenced by religion and culture. 
  •  Clothes and occupation 
  •  Uniforms in schools and college-Role of uniform, occupational clothes 
  •  National clothes 

 UNIT IV Psychological and Sociological Aspects of Clothing 

  •  Psychological aspects of clothing 2 
  •  For toddlers, adolescents, adults and old age: self-respect, human dignity, emotional response, sex desirability, self-expression, individuality. 
  •  Clothes and colour and impact of colour. 
  •  Sex differences in use of colour. 
  •  Colours for different occasions and ceremonies. 
  •  Sociological aspects of clothing- 
  •  Changes in society and culture. 

SUGGESTED READINGS:

  • J.C. Fluger (2000).The Psychology ofclothing, Fontana press, London
  • Avis, M. Dry (I 96 I): The Psychology of Jung, Methuen & Co., London.
  • Honr, Mari) yu J. (I 988): The Second Skin, Hor-rghton Miffin Co., USA.
  • Flugel, J.C. (I 950): The psycho - analytical study of the family, The Hograth press & the Instinrte of Psycho Analysis, London.
  • Susan B. Kaiser (2006). The Social Psychology of Clothing: Symbolic Appearances in Context Fairchild Books & Visuals
  • Vincent Brome (2001), the Psycho-Analytic Study of the Family. House of Stratus