Basics of Contemporary Fashion
Not so basic
A course by Gustavo Prado , Design researcher
About the video: Not so basic
Overview
“If you see how you are dressed, all the clothes you bring are 'basic', pieces that are constructed in the simplest way: front, back, one sleeve, the other. It is the simplest idea of pattern making and, although one believes that it dominates, you should always resort to a pattern maker who can take out the mold and give it to us for production. In this lesson, we will see what is a basic and what is a complex pattern, like those of Alexander McQueen.”
In this video lesson Gustavo Prado addresses the topic: Not so basic, which is part of the Domestika online course: Basics of Contemporary Fashion. Learn to conceptualise and convert your creations into a fashion brand.
Partial transcription of the video
“Hello! you came back Now I want you to do something. Look at how he's dressed. Uhhh! If you are dressed. And what you have to see is like your body. Which is always the same then. The clothes we put on him. In fact it is also built. Always the same way. So if you look at the sleeves. They are this piece is the same as this one. And at the bottom it has a seam. The part of the jacket, vest or sweater that you bring. This part will also be the same as this one but inverted. And then it's going to attach to the back. Here by the shoulders. What I'm telling you is called basic patterning. And t...”
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Course summary for: Basics of Contemporary Fashion
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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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