Fashion is the science of geometry, colours and style. It is the only language understands by today’s world. Fashion design is the art dedicated to the creation of wearing apparel and lifestyle.  Fashion designers are people with a desire to create. They combine practical knowledge with artistic ability to turn abstract ideas into formal designs for the merchandise we buy, the clothes we wear.

The first step in developing a new design or altering an existing one is to determine the needs of the client, the ultimate function for which the design is intended, and its appeal to customers. When creating a design, designers often begin by researching the desired design characteristics, such as size, shape, weight, color, materials used, cost, ease of use, fit and safety.

Designers then prepare sketches or diagrams—by hand or with the aid of a computer—to illustrate the vision for the design. After consulting with the client, a creative director, or a product development team, designers create detailed designs, using drawings, a structural model, computer simulations, or a full-scale prototype. Many designers use computer-aided design (CAD) tools to create and better visualize the final product. Computer models allow ease and flexibility in exploring a greater number of design alternatives, thus reducing design costs and cutting the time it takes to deliver a product to market. Industrial designers use computer-aided industrial design (CAID) tools to create designs and machine-readable instructions that communicate with automated production tools.

Fashion designers design clothing and accessories. Some high-fashion designers are self-employed and design for individual clients. Other high-fashion designers cater to specialty stores or high-fashion department stores. These designers create original garments, as well as clothing that follows established fashion trends. Most fashion designers, however, work for apparel manufacturers, creating designs of men’s, women’s, and children’s fashions for the mass market.

GIFT launch a career in one of today’s most exciting fashion industries.

The FT courses aim to provide an integrated approach to fashion concepts are created, developed and improved to satisfy the requirements of local and international markets. We are well aware by latest technology & include CAD in our courses.

Course Highlights :

1. Diploma in Fashion Designing - 1 Year

2. Advance Diploma in Fashion Designing - 2 Years

3. B.A / B.Sc in Fashion Technology - 3 Years [ Plus 6 months Industrial Training ]

Diploma in Fashion Designing - 1 Year

Elements of Design [ Design Concept ]
Fashion Model Drawing -1
Drafting & Pattern Making
Garment construction
Fabric Study & Appreciation
Forecasting

Advance Diploma in Fashion Designing - 2 Years

Elements of Design [ Design Concept ]
Fashion Model Drawing -1
Drafting & Pattern Making
Garment construction
Fabric Study & Appreciation
Forecasting
Creative Pattern Making
Garment Construction
Apparel Merchandising & Production
Fabric research & Processing

B.A / B.Sc. in Fashion Technology - 3 Years

Elements of Design [ Design Concept ]
Fashion Model Drawing -1
Drafting & Pattern Making
Garment construction
Fabric Study & Appreciation
Forecasting
Creative Pattern Making
Garment Construction
Apparel Merchandising & Production
Fabric research & Processing

Above are the syllabus of Diploma in FD & Advance Diploma in FD - Plus

Launching own boutique / design
Studio / Export house
Global trends in Fashion Marketing
Retail Visual Merchandising
Managing Export & Import Business
Trend forecasting for 2009 - 2011 : Men's Wear , Women's Wear , Kid's Wear , Accessories.

Industrial Training (6 Months)
Graduating Fashion Shows

Career Potential For The Fashion Technologist

The fashion technology program is designed to prepare students for employment in the apparel, textile and fashion industry.

Employment opportunities exist in textiles, retail management, computer-aided design(CAD) for textiles and apparel, apparel production, product development, textile testing/ quality control, home furnishing and government agencies.
Examples of available positions include technicians in testing labs to set safety and performance standards, CAD technical designers, private label costing and sourcing, computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) production, stylists, entrepreneurs, fashion/ visual merchandisers, merchandiser representatives, fashion journalists and theater costuming.

Modern fashion design and designers

Modern fashion design is roughly divided into two categories, haute-couture, and ready-to-wear. A designer's haute-couture collection is meant exclusively for private customers and is custom sized, cut and sewn. A haute couture house must show collections twice yearly with at least 35 separate outfits in each show. It is often shown on the catwalk and in private salons.
Ready-to-wear collections are not custom made. They are standard sized which makes them more suitable for larger productions. Ready-to-wear collections can also be divided into designers/createur collections and Confection collections. Designer/createur collections have a high quality, a superb finish and a unique cut and design. These collections are the most trendsetting compared to Haute Couture and Confection. Designer/createurs ready to wear collections contain often concept items that represent a certain philosophy or theory. These items are not so much created for sales but just to make a statement. The designer's ready-to-wear collection is also presented on the international catwalks by people who do fashion modeling.
Confection collections are the ones we see most commonly in our shops. These collections are designed by stylists. The brands that produce these collections aim only for a mass public and are in general not searching for new grammar for the language or a new point of view on/of fashion. Fashion brands not only just produced garments anymore but also started to create their own image or started designing for certain target groups and/or sub cultures.

Although a lot of the modern fashion designers are still working in a somewhat "traditional" way- making clothes that are very fancy and expensive but still based on standard/traditional construction and design concepts, there have been designers who break these "rules" over the years.
Today there are numerous fashion degree and diploma programs available in Kolkata and other metro cities of India. Whether one is interested in fashion design, fashion merchandising, textile design, interior design, or the business management of fashion, there are now options that provide the building blocks one needs to succeed.
Many pleasant surprises are in store for aspirants at Global Institute of Fashion Technology. The institute provides teaching of subjects approved by a UGC recognized university. On offer are intensive course curricula planned and implemented by a team of skilled faculty, which includes industry specialists having wide range of experience in the domestic and global arenas.

In fashion modules, the students are exposed to the entire process of the garment industry from concept to finished product to merchandising and marketing using the latest computer aided design packages. There are basic and industrial sewing machines. Course content is monitored and constantly reviewed keeping in mind the basic needs as well as the latest trends in the relevant industries.

Fee Structure

Diploma Courses in Fashion Designin

 Advance Diploma Courses in Fashion Designing

B.Sc / 3 yrs degree course in Fashion Technology

Note:- Industrial paid training will start right from 5th semester onwards….