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Introduction to Fashion Design
TOYAZAKI Mitsuo, KAWAI Hiroyuki
1st yr. 1st sem. Lec. 2-u. Com.
What is fashion? This class will focus on the meaning of fashion design, studying two key words in each session.

Fashion Creativity
ODA Junko
1st yr. 1st sem. Lec. 2-u. Sel.
When you wish to produce excellent designs, it is essential to be expressive, for new concepts create new designs. In this course we aim to study the basics of apparel design, which is the starting point of new concepts, and to create an abundance of designs.

Clothing Construction Theory
YASUDA Masako
2nd yr. 2nd sem. Lec. 2-u. Sel.
"Clothing" is the concept involving the dress formed when people wear garments, accessories, etc., and is materialized in relation to the social environment and other human beings. In this course, we will study various elements involved in the making of clothing, including the purpose of dress, consciousness, form and size, as well as the factors that constitute dress, the processes of clothing production, and the positioning of ready-made apparel in the present age, etc.

Apparel Material Science
YAMAGUCHI Keiko
2nd yr. 1st sem. Lec. 2-u. Com.
This course focuses on the role of marketing ideas in transitions from product planning to production. The main theme is to discuss the functions of clothing and the properties of apparel materials in the man/clothing/
environment system, and to consider the reasons why fiber products are widely used in general clothing.

Costume Aesthetics
ISSIN Tomohide, ODA Junko
1st yr. 1st sem. Lec. 2-u. Sel.
The focus of this class is to enhance student consciousness regarding beauty, dress design and the relationship with aesthetics.
(ISSIN)
In the prologue of costume aesthetics, comments will be given on important terms connected with the notion of beauty that contain the Chinese character "Bi,"including: aesthetic consciousness, aesthetic feeling, the experience of beauty, natural beauty, artistic beauty, the categorization of beauty, etc.
(ODA)
The focus here is to enhance student consciousness regarding beauty and dress design through the study of concrete designs and writings which express the relationship between dress beauty and aesthetics.

Theory of Lifestyles
SASAKI Hiromu, MITERA Sadako
2nd yr. 2nd sem. Lec. 2-u. Sel.
If the human life-style and human patterns of behavior, themes of sociological and cultural anthropological research, are examined from a marketing viewpoint, then modern culture, the fashion phenomenon, the information boom, and individual self-awareness are seen to have had a profound influence on people's life-styles. In deciding a plan for a life style design concept, it is necessary to conduct an analytical examination of changes in fashion and the diversification of people's aesthetic sense and life-style requirements. The above is lectured in this course.

Social Psychology of Costume
SAITO Eiko
2nd yr. 2nd sem. Lec. 2-u. Sel.
This course focuses on the social and psychological study of human behavior related to clothing and the self-expression of one's awareness or social situation. Particularly we will study theory and examination methods that are useful for designing clothing.

History of Japanese Costume
YOSHII Takao
1st yr. 2nd sem. Lec. 2-u. Sel.
This course covers various aspects of the culture of costume in different ages, especially in Japan.

History of European Costume
IWASAKI Masami
2nd yr. 1st sem. Lec. 2-u. Sel.
This course recounts the history of European costume from the appearance of primitive clothing through the production of modern functional clothes.

Fashion Marketing
SASAKI Hiromu
3rd yr. 1st sem. Lec. 2-u. Com.
It is important to conduct an analytical examination of trends and economic effects in the production process (from merchandising to promotion development) based on many theories and suggestive strategies of marketing, applying them to the genre of fashion.

Fashion Merchandizing Theory
MITERA Sadako, SENOU Toru, MIYATAKE Keiko
3rd yr. 2nd sem. Lec. 2-u. Sel.
Modern style and fashion needs will be analyzed based on fashion marketing theory from the view of merchandising design.
(MIYATAKE)
Fashion needs will be analyzed from the view of creating design plans for products. Lifestyle analysis methods, brand concepts, and the planning and composition of products will be studied.
(SENOU)
From the view of visual merchandising, students will acquire concrete planning ability regarding development plans for fashion brand products, including location and environment, store layout and store development.

Apparel Design
MITERA Sadako
2nd yr. 1st sem. Lec. 2-u. Com.
Apparel design keeps changing over the backdrops of time and society. Even though color, materials and designs are always combined freely for various purposes, these basic elements do not change. This class will concretely examine several roots of apparel design and also diachronically verify how fashion in the 20th Century has drawn attention as a medium of social communication, as well as show the continuing influence of fashion design today.

Textile Design
MATSUMOTO Mihoko
3rd yr. 1st sem. Lec. 2-u. Sel.
Slides are used to explain the basic effects of materials and processing and finishing techniques on dyeing, weaving, and knitwear design. The contents are transitions from patterns to textile designs, textile design and color coordination, knowledge of materials, etc.

Knitwear Design Project
HIRATA Kozo, SHIGEMOTO Masatoshi
1st yr. 2nd sem. Lec. 2-u. Sel.
(HIRATA)
The purpose of this class is to learn fundamental knowledge regarding the relationship between clothing, including sportswear, and human physiological functions, particularly thermoregulatory responses such as sweating etc.
(SHIGEMOTO)
The purposes of this class are to learn about knitwear products and to gain fundamental knowledge regarding knitwear design. Students will investigate what kind of knitwear products are actually sold and make design sketches for original knitwear products. Students will acquire the skills to make a knitwear project document.

Color Design
TOYAZAKI Mitsuo
2nd yr. 2nd sem. Lec. 2-u. Sel.
While it is possible to widen one's knowledge of colors, how can one cultivate color sensation?
In this course students will examine countless photographs in order to promote better understanding of colors. They will also gain practical experience in techniques of color design.

Apparel CAD
NOGUCHI Masataka
3rd yr. 2nd sem. Sem. 2-u. Sel.
At present, CAD is an important tool in designing clothes. Though CAD has thus far had only industrial usage, it is beginning to be applied to pattern-making. In this class, students will first learn the basic operation of CAD, then the applied technology of using CAD in pattern making. Furthermore, techniques in pattern-making learned so far will be enhanced by CAD.

Textile CAD
MATSUMOTO Mihoko
3rd yr. 2nd sem. Sem. 2-u. Sel.
Warp and weft of cloth are expressed as dots on a textile structure graph, which are very similar to computer language. Through CAD simulations, students study materials, patterns and color coordination in textile structure and textile planning, from the basics onward to applications.

Fashion Communication
KAWAI Hiroyuki
2nd yr. 2rd sem. Lec. 2-u. Sel.
Now fashion has various meanings & expressions in our life. In wide-ranging discussion, this class will consider how to create new fashion.

Digital Design Expression
MURAKAMI Sanjiro, SAKATA Takehiko
2nd yr. 1st sem. Sem. 2-u. Sel.
(MURAKAMI)
Color is an important element of fashion design. This course focuses on color measurement. The main thrust of the class will include discussion of color communication, color differences and color reproduction. Students will practice using a Minolta CM-1000 spectrophotometer.
(SAKATA)
In this class, students will learn basic operation of Photoshop (a graphics software) and Illustrator (a drawing software) through hands-on usage and production.

Fashion Information Analysis
YAMAGUCHI Keiko
3rd yr. 2nd sem. Sem. 2-u. Sel.
We consumers receive large quantities of information about fashion from the media, including, for example, information about the latest fashions, designers, materials, brands, and so on. In this class, students will learn ways of investigating and analyzing this information through statistics and observation. Also studied will be the relationship between human sensitivity and behavior in regard to fashion.

Textile Commodity Production Process
NAKAYASU Haruo
2nd yr. 2nd sem. Lec. 2-u. Sel.
This course covers the history, apparatus and technology of the production, varieties and use of fiber products. Many class topics will be related to textiles used for apparel applications. In addition, fibers for home and industrial use will also be explained, including their various applications. Newly developed fiber products will be explained as well.

Clothing Ergonomics
FUKUI Yayoi
3rd yr. 1st sem. Lec. 2-u. Sel.
Ergonomics is a science concerned with the morphological, psychological and physiological characteristics of people that must be considered in designing and arranging machines and the human environment in order to achieve a comfortable life. This course outlines the basic theory of the aim of apparel planning -to produce clothes that are pleasant, easy and comfortable to wear and beautiful.

Kansei Engineering
KOGA Shunsaku
3rd yr. 1st sem. Lec. 2-u. Sel.
Basic anatomy and functions of the human body are studied from the standpoints of physiology and engineering. Emphasis is placed on measurement of the human body as the basis of ergonomics and design, and on evaluating physiological strain, work capacity and the senses.

Introduction to Dyeing and Finishing
KOBAYASHI Masashi
1st yr. 2nd sem. Lec. 2-u. Sel.
Colorless textiles are of no commercial use. Therefore, one of the most important characteristics of fibers used for textiles is dyeability. In addition, many new treatments for textiles have been developed to satisfy the various demands of consumers. In this class, students will learn about the technology involved with the dyeing and finishing of textiles.

Practice in Fashion Design A
All faculty
1st yr. 1st sem. Prac. 3-u. Com.
This course is to understand the basic elements of fashion design. We first study the structure of clothing, the relationships between people and clothes, and then the characteristics of various textile fibers to know the relationships between material and shaping. Basing on the knowledge and using draping technique, we create clothing and develop our basic fashion design ability.

Practice in Fashion Design B
All faculty, HONDA Masashi
1st yr. 2nd sem. Prac. 3-u. Com.
This course is to understand the basics of textile patterns. We work on basic pattern drawing, pattern development and application, and color planning and scheme to develop the potentiality, flexibility and individuality of each of us.

Fashion Design Seminar A
All faculty
2nd yr. 1st sem. Sem. 6-u. Com.
This course is to understand the consecutive process of apparel making from its planning to production, and to experience and develop a deeper understanding of the various areas of apparel making. Working in a group of 5 - 6 people, each of us study the techniques of investigating/
planning, designing and textile processing for merchandizing.

Fashion Design Seminar B
All faculty
2nd yr. 2nd sem. Sem. 6-u. Com.
This course is to study the silhouettes and more detailed and advanced technique of draping, and to acquire model shaping ability with expertise. We drape a textile to learn its characteristics and shaping. Also through our experience of studying this 'fashion information society', each of us create 'own current fashion' and grope for communication between people through fashion.

Fashion Illustration Seminar
TEI Sadako
2nd yr. 1st sem. Sem. 2-u. Sel.
Fashion illustration is an original method of expressing fashion design. In this class, in order to enhance student capability to depict clothing designs developed from image
designs, the structure and the function of clothing and the human body will be grasped first. Based on this, the class will focus on depiction technology which can be employed in concrete design drawings, involving the use of form, color, and materials. Students will also learn the features and quality of various drawing materials, original lines and details, color, and expression techniques with different materials. In addition students will increase their capability of developing images.

Pattern-making Practice
NOGUCHI Masataka
2nd yr. 1st sem. Sem. 2-u. Sel.
Clothes are a kind of one-sheet wrapping for human beings. Pattern-making is a method of drawing clothes rationally and theoretically. In this course, pattern-making prototypes (of skirt, shorts, bodies and sleeves) will be drawn based on human engineering. The course aims at helping students learn the applications of pattern-making and raising their technical abilities in making clothes.

Apparel Sewing Seminar
YASUDA Masako
3rd yr. 1st sem. Sem. 2-u. Sel.
In this course, sewing techniques will be mastered to boost creativity and functionality in design. The main target will be to improve powers of molding and concentration, which will produce a synergistic effect that will contribute to the creation of higher quality apparel.

Planning on Fashion Design Seminar A
SASAKI Hiromu, YASUDA Masako, NOGUCHI Masataka, MITERA Sadako, SENOU Toru
3rd yr. 1st sem. Sem. 6-u. Com.
This course is to practice and acquire comprehensive processes from planning, designing, manufacturing to production focusing mainly on apparel.

Planning on Fashion Design Seminar B
SASAKI Hiromu, YASUDA Masako, NOGUCHI Masataka, MITERA Sadako, SENOU Toru
3rd yr. 2rd sem. Sem. 6-u. Com.
This course is to acquire further professional skills in one of the two group areas. In model production group, we study technique to realize a highly creative quality finished product relative to fashion design; and in merchandizing group, we study comprehensively necessary processes from planning to development by practical simulation.

Textile Design Seminar A
MATSUMOTO Mihoko, TOYAZAKI Mitsuo,
SHIGEMOTO Masatoshi
3rd yr. 1st sem. Sem. 6-u. Com.
This course is to study basic textile design techniques such as weaving, knitting and printing techniques including its planning and the method of expression. In the area of weaving, we study the complete process of a work from designing to finishing. In knitting, from the principles of a computer jacquard machine to the production of a finished work. In printing, from the preparation of an original drawing by copy work to the production of a finished work.

Textile Design Seminar B
MATSUMOTO Mihoko, TOYAZAKI Mitsuo,
SHIGEMOTO Masatoshi
3rd yr. 2rd sem. Sem. 6-u. Com.
This course is to experience practical simulation through the design of an item (a product or work) and of a matter (planning and managing technique of processes). We study how to make a concept-oriented approach in making things and how to make suggestion. We focus on each process - investigation, planning, designing, production of a work, board preparation, report preparation, presentation - along a theme given.

Information Planning Seminar A
YAMAGUCHI Keiko, KAWAI Hiroyuki
3rd yr. 1st sem. Sem. 6-u. Com.
This course is to study how we can extract 'ourselves' for expression. First we focus on our body measurements and body cross sectional or surface shapes to analyze own sizes
and shapes objectively. Then 'self image' extracted by oneself and by others is expressed on a plane in a visual form.

Information Planning Seminar B
YAMAGUCHI Keiko, KAWAI Hiroyuki
3rd yr. 2rd sem. Sem. 6-u. Com.
This course is to practice information analysis and information dispatch scientifically, as in today's information-oriented society, it is important to develop the skill to select what is truly necessary. After the orientation of 'existing brands', we each find or sample our own theme. Basing on the theme, we collect and analyze information to plan brand development.

Off Campus Design Seminar
All fuculty
1st yr. 1st sem. Sem. 2-u. Sel.
This course is to think about fashion design in a natural environment together with instructors through fashion design planning and primitive experience.

Interdepartmental Project
All faculty
1st yr. 1st sem. 2nd sem. Prac. 2-u. Sel.
Students work on joint projects under assigned themes with students of other departments.

Graduation Research
All faculty
4th yr. 1-yr. Prac. 12-u. Com.
Study in the first semester is directed at specifying themes and generating concepts. In the second semester, practical work is done according to the concepts established in the first semester. -Detailed planning, overall planning, production and finishing.