Duffy

Fashion Merchandising is a .50 credit elective course recommended for 10th-12th graders upon completion of Intro to FCS.

 

This course is designed to help young men and women learn the skills needed to become more personally fashionable and consumer-wise. This course will explore all aspects of the apparel scene. 

 

Units covered in this course include clothing styles and trends, apparel industries, textiles, the “science” of apparel, design: the “art” of apparel and the consumers of clothing.

 

Students will complete projects on careers in fashion, fashion designers, sketching, and create their own “line” of clothing. Evaluation and grading in this course and based on several factors. This would include class participation and daily work, test results and projects.  No clothing construction is covered in this class, but is optional as a final project for students willing to take on the responsibility of constructing an item.