Fashion Design

Learn to design an original collection that meets criteria tailored to industry needs and to participate in all stages of production in LaSalle College Montréal's Fashion Design program (ACS).

Acquire the skills to create clothes for different target markets, to choose from fabrics, textures, and colors, to research styles and materials, and to develop marketing strategies.

Experiment with materials, patterns, and designs using cutting-edge, industry-standard equipment, software, and technology in our advanced facilities, including:

• Clothing technology laboratory, equipped with: Sublimation printing equipment, Specialized machines for shoes and leather accessories (skiver, walking foot, swivel arm, post bed), Seam sealer (for waterproof seams), Flatlock (for seams on stretch fabrics),
• Patronage, drawing and cutting room (open to students outside class hours),
• A fully-equipped photo studio,
• FLEX classrooms,
• Active learning classrooms,
• Adobe Creative Suite (AI), CLO 3D, Future Snoops, Newarc, Claude,
• And many others!

Actively participate and collaborate with teachers using these specialized facilities, boosting your motivation and confidence.

ACS programs are based on DCS program curricula, but do not have general education courses like French, English, or Philosophy.

Concentration Courses

Semester 1

• Composition of Simple Garments (90 h)
• Assembling Principles of Simple Garments (45 h)
• Designer Profession (45 h)
• Graphic Process Application and Visual Presentation (90 h)
• Study and Utilization of Raw Materials (45 h)

Semester 2

• Composition of Various Garments (105 h)
• Assembling Principles of Various Garments (45 h)
• Style Research by Draping (45 h)
• Fashion Concepts (75 h)
• Fashion Phenomena (45 h)
• Research of Raw Materials for the Production of Garments (45 h)

Semester 3

• Composition of Elaborated Garment (60h)
• Garment Construction and Computer (45 h)
• Garment Feasibility (60 h)
• Fashion and Society (45 h)
• Research of Distinct Fashion Concepts (75 h)
• Fashion Products Development (60 h)

Semester 4

• Garments Production (45 h)
• Technical Files Elaboration (60 h)
• Defining Characteristics of a Collection (90 h)
• Detailed Planning and Prototypes (105 h)
• Trend Analysis and Presentation (45 h)

Semester 5

• Production of the Collection Plan (75 h)
• Collection Elaboration and Prototypes (105 h)
• Garment Evaluation (75 h)
• Planning and Production (45h)
• Buying and Selling of Products and Services (45 h)

Semester 6

• Collection for Target Markets (90 h)
• Presentation and Evaluation of Collections (75 h)
• Elaboration of the Portfolio (60 h)
• Fashion Promotion (60 h)
• Fashion Design – Integration or Fashion Design Profile (120 h)

* The College reserves the right to substitute some courses.