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Knitwear Design

DOT Content Team
August 10, 2020
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Knitwear design program trains design professionals, who stick to knitted apparel, an exclusive and different fashion segment. It focuses to give the student creative thinking, strong technical skills, and dynamic market orientation. Profiles such as designers, product developers, fashion stylists, fashion forecasters, creative managers, merchandisers, product developers, fashion stylists, fashion forecasters, creative managers, merchandisers, and product managers can be pursued after completion of the course.

An aspirant of knitwear design must have following skills,

  • Attention of detail
  • Creative flair and artistic ability
  • An interest in fashion and textiles
  • An understanding of trends and materials
  • 5.A good eye for color, texture, fabrics, and patterns.

The students are educated to take care of the challenges of circular and flat-bed knitting in domestic and export fields. They get knowledge about topics related to the knitted apparel comprising some basic pattern making, flat knitting, garment construction, design application for fashion, history of world costumes, and more. Slowly, they will be given training in the key areas of knitwear, they include digital fashion illustration, circular knitting, pattern making for knits, and garment construction for knits.

Cloth knitting

Knitwear learning students also grasp presentation skills with portfolio development, and the intricacies of category-wise planning for knitwear with menswear, sportswear, and fashion merchandising. The knitwear design department at our design college in Chennai addresses the need of specialized professionals for the knitwear domain of the fashion apparel and accessories industry. The students develop executing knitwear fashion garments and products. Some of the famous influential knitwear designers are Nicky Epstein, Meg Swansen, Arne Nerjordet, Carlos Zachrison, etc. top knitwear designing companies so far are John Smedley, Loro Piana, Brioni, etc.

Knitwear design graduates are exposed to a huge category of subjects that include fashion art and illustration, garments construction, pattern making for knits, flat knitting, trends and forecasting, design process, knitwear production, and planning, merchandising marketing, etc. The curriculum has multiple aspects with computerized flat knitting, trends and forecasting, design process, knitwear production, and planning, merchandising, marketing, and more.

Once the knitwear design program is completed, the student emerges with a blend of creative thinking, strong technical skills, and a dynamic market orientation with respect to heavy knits and circular knits. He/she is capable of designing kids wear, active\sportswear, casual apparel, winter wear, lingerie, intimate apparel, and much more.

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