Introduction to Fashion Design
A course by Lupe GajardoFashion Designer
A course by Lupe Gajardo, Fashion Designer
Discover the creative process to design a capsule or limited edition collection in your own style
Get started in fashion design and unravel its expressive power alongside fashion designer Lupe Gajardo. Learn how to create a capsule collection from scratch using research and conceptualization. With collections seen on catwalks at fashion weeks in Berlin, Santiago de Chile, London, and New York, Lupe will guide you through the fashion industry, explaining the field from her own perspective and showing you why she considers fashion to be an essential form of expression.
Learn how to conceptualize your ideas using a simple creative process and design a unique capsule collection.
What will you learn in this online course?
15 lessons & 12 downloads
What Will We Do on the Course?
2 minutes, 43 seconds
The conceptualization
15 minutes, 40 seconds
Sketches 1
16 minutes, 6 seconds
Sketches 2
10 minutes, 40 seconds
Assembly and structure of the collection
4 minutes, 45 seconds
Presentation of the collection
9 minutes, 29 seconds
What's included in this course?
Start the course by getting to know Lupe, her career as a clothing designer, and how she founded her clothing brand in Chile. Discover where she finds inspiration and what is covered in the course.
Get a brief introduction on the history of fashion. Go through the elements and basic principles of design to prepare for your project. Understand what a capsule collection entails and its main characteristics.
Learn to give shape to your collection step by step. Lupe shares her research process for mapping out a concept. She shows you how to write your manifesto and create a list of key concepts to use as a guide for your collection.Define your key elements including your colors, target audience, and more.
Begin working on your final project by sketching your ideas. First, begin by making preliminary drawings to accentuate gestures, advancing on your final sketches for your collection. Work on the silhouettes, movements, and textures;the fundamental elements that add life to your collection.
Build your collection, organize your final designs, and ensure there’s a connection between each design to express your vision fully.
Learn how to create a detailed technical file of your collection. Finally, see how to attractively present your collection in a lookbook.
What is this course's project?
Design a capsule or limited edition collection of 8 garments, focusing on the creative process to express your signature style.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
For anyone interested in the creative process behind making a limited edition fashion collection.
Requirements and materials
To take this course, you should have basic drawing skills and a desire to express your ideas through fashion.
As for materials, you need a sketchbook, pencils, an eraser, colored pencils, magazines, pieces of fabric, and a piece of cardboard paper.
Reviews
- 1 month ago
Muy buen curso! Lo estoy haciendo con el objetivo de crear una colección para vestir a mis muñecas y me está resultando super útil.
- 2 months ago
Un curso muy interesante, me encantó!
- 3 months ago
VERY INTRESTING AND FULL OF INFORMATION REGARDING FASHION .
- 3 months ago
Un curso con buenas explicaciones, me gusto mucho.
- 4 months ago
Hermoso el curso y que bien expicado está. Me llevo muchisimas herramientas para mis trabajos. Gracias!
For Lupe, fashion goes further than just the garments; it’s a unique form of expression. She has taken part in some of the most important catwalks across the world, including in New York, London, and Berlin. Her brand has been highlighted by WGSN as a brand to follow.
Content
- U1
Introduction
- Presentation
- Influences
- What Will We Do on the Course?
- U2
Introduction to fashion design
- Milestones in the history of fashion
- Basic design elements
- Design principles
- What is a capsule collection?
- U3
The development of the collection
- The investigation
- The conceptualization
- The manifesto
- Sketches 1
- Sketches 2
- Assembly and structure of the collection
- U4
Final thoughts
- Technical Specifications and Design Details
- Presentation of the collection
- FP
Final project
- Introduction to fashion design
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FAQs
You’ll learn how to conceptualize, design, and present capsule fashion collections—from research and sketching to sewing and visual presentation—blending personal creativity, trends, storytelling, and design principles.
This is an intermediate-level course, perfect for those with basic sewing or fashion design skills who want to deepen their creative and conceptual development of collections.
You’ll need drawing materials like pencils, paper, colors, scissors, fabric, thread, and access to a sewing machine. Having digital tools to document and showcase your work is also helpful.
The course guides you in building a strong brand identity and visual narrative, empowering you to conceptualize and launch your own unique, creative brand or collection.
A capsule collection is a limited series of garments unified by a strong concept and consistent formal elements, unlike broader, more commercial collections.
Yes, you’ll learn how to organize and present a collection through creative lookbooks and runway formats, focusing on visual storytelling and design communication.
The course explores sustainable fashion, urban clothing trends, and how social, cultural, and technological contexts influence design proposals and visual communication.