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Design of Fashion Accessories

Code 16348
Year 1
Semester S2
ECTS Credits 5
Workload PL(30H)/T(15H)/TP(15H)
Scientific area Design de Moda
Entry requirements No requirements.
Learning outcomes Know the history of some fashion accessories, envisioning their future.
Get to know emblematic brands of fashion accessories and their products.
Understand the importance of various fashion accessories and their relationship with clothing collections, in the narrow context of fashion complementarity or even by the anthropological concept of symbol of social distinction.
Deepen the knowledge of the various types of fashion accessories, materials used and production processes.
Know how to interpret market trends to use them with better quality in the development of fashion accessories projectsBe able to use design methodologies, understanding all stages of the design process.
Consolidate the ability to relate materials, form, concept of use and aesthetic values, as well as the level of quality, positioning and price determined by the market.
Syllabus 1. Definition of Fashion AccessoriesTypes of accessories: Footwear, Wallets, Jewellery, Glasses, Scarves and others
2. Brief review of the history of fashion through accessoriesThe importance of the accessory in the composition, complementarity or tonic of a clothing composition
3. The accessories of the future: Technology and Innovation
4. Innovative Materials and Technologies Used in the Various Types of Accessories3.1. 3D Technologies and Digital Printing, Development Processes
5. Fashion Brands & Accessories
6. Market and lifestyle trends5.1. Market and target audience 5.2. Case studies and research
7 . Project(s )7.1. Concept 7.2. Definition/feasibility of materials, process, production techniques 7.3. Sketches, des. Technicians, Budgeting 7.4. Digital simulation 7.5. Execution of prototype(s)
Main Bibliography Cappellieri, A. (2010). Twentieth-century Jewellery: From Art Nouveau to Contemporary Design in Europe and the United States. Skira Editore S.p.A
Fashionary. (2021).Bag Design: A Handbook for Accessories Designers. Fashionary International Ltd
Fashionary. (2021). Shoe Design: A Handbook for Footwear Designers. Fashionary International Ltd.
Filipe, C. (2019). Joalharia contemporânea em Portugal: Das vanguardas de 1960 ao início do século XXI. MUDE
Genova, A. (2011). Accessory Design. Fairchild Books
Lau, J (2012). Designing Accessories. Exploring the design and construction of bags, shoes, hats and jewellery. AVA.
Luximon, A.(ed.). (2013).Handbook of Footwear Design and Manufacture. Woodhead Publishing Limited
Romãozinho, M. (2018). “Espacios posibles pero improbables”: Mutabilidad y Reutilización en el Diseño de la Joyería. AREA, (25)
Saunders, J. (2012). Fashion Design Course: Accessories: Design Practice and Processes for Creating Hats, Bags, Shoes. Thames & Hudson

Language Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
Last updated on: 2024-06-17

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