Create a Haute-Couture dress & a Wedding dress for women and an Avant-garde & a stage outfit for men.

The specialisation course presents the old French craft of Haute-Couture, today evolved to Avant-garde, which views fashion as a form of art. Every design is unique and will never be repeated, like a painting each outfit starts with a concept- fashion illustration and evolves throughout the creation process / technical drawing, creative patterning and sewing.

The students produce all of the above listed outfits and create a storyboard for each one defining the theme, main and supporting features, fabrics & colours, according to their vision and aspirations as fashion designers.

Course Duration:

Full-time: 20 hours per week over 1 month

Part-time: 10 hours per week over 2 months

Additional research time of 10 hours is also required.

Couture garments constructed by students from CRE - click image to enlarge

Course Outline:

For each of the garments, 4 five-hour lessons are conducted:

1. Storyboard presentation
2. Pattern-making and sample cut
3. Cutting & Draping
4. Sewing & Finishing