Technical Design and Pattern Making: Men’s Clothing (5 ECTS)

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, the students are able to:
• identify male body dimensions and measures.
• identify the sizes and body types from a sizing chart.
• design men's clothing using tabulated body measurements.
• shape and do fittings on men's clothing and amend the fit of a garment through pattern making
• identify high-quality, well-fitting men's clothing.
• make technical instructions for industrial manufacturing.
• place measures for sample size according to samples and patterns.

Content

Industrial working practices for men's casual clothing. Men's body dimensions, measurements, and standardized tables. Patterns and sizing of men's casual clothing. Searching for a good fit through fittings and making changes in the patterns. Relevant measurement points for pattern making are set for the garment description. The basic size is determined according ready-to-wear garments and patterns.

Prerequisites

Competencies corresponding to the goals of the following courses:
Technical Design and Pattern Making: Women's Clothing 1 and 2.

Teaching methods

Lecture
Individual Tutorials
Small group tutorial

Location and time

Arabia, Helsinki

Learning materials and recommended literature

Fashion Patternmaking Techniques,How to Make Skirts, Trousers and Shirts. Women/Men. Antonio Donnamo
Supplementary material given by the lecturer and literature.

Alternative completion methods of implementation

N/A

Internship and working life connections

N/A

Exam dates and retake possibilities

N/A

International connections

N/A

Student workload

1 credit = 27 hours of student work

Content scheduling

N/A

Further information for students

N/A

Assessment methods and criteria

Jatkuva arviointi 30 %
Oppimistehtävät 70 %

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The students have partly reached the goals of the course. They have adequately completed the set assignments.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The students have successfully reached the goals of the course. They have successfully completed the set assignments applying learned information.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The students have reached the goals of the course to an excellent degree. They have completed the set assignments applying learned information with distinction.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Pass:
The students have partly reached the goals of the course. They have adequately completed the set assignments.