Basics of Contemporary Fashion
Course final project
A course by Gustavo Prado , Design researcher
About the final project for: Basics of Contemporary Fashion
Creators creating fashion
“Thank you for having come this far! I hope all the tips and data that we saw throughout the course on the ideal way to create a brand will be very useful. Remember that the secret lies in thinking big but for a very specific, real audience. It's time to get down to work! Conceptualize your brand and share your result in the forum, I am eager to see the results. Any questions you have, I will be pending in the forums of the course. See you soon!”
Partial transcription of the video
“We reach the end. We will summarize everything we saw. First we saw: "Forget the Mood Board and drawing." We must have advanced design strategies. With that, through mixing, we generate new silhouettes. We understood how the basics exist as the easiest way to wrap the body, but it is neither the only nor the best. We pass through Julian Roberts. We saw Bunka's pattern design and talked about Shingo Sato. Pattern transformations do not necessarily create possible clothing; you must take it into account. Being able to do this in the design processes we add images to create a new silhouette is...”
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Course summary for: Basics of Contemporary Fashion
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Category
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Areas
Costume Design, Fashion Design

Gustavo Prado
A course by Gustavo Prado
After decades dedicated to research trends in fashion and design, it could be said that Gustavo Prado is one of the greatest experts in contemporary fashion. During the last 20 years he has taught at universities such as La Esmeralda, Academia de San Carlos, CEDIM and Centro Diseño-Cine-Television. He has also curated several museums such as the Cuatro Caminos Museum Photo and Centro de la Imagen.
He directed Mextilo , the first feature film focused on Mexican fashion and his is also the book with the same name. Today he is dedicated to giving lectures about the power of design, creativity and the need for innovation.
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