Hi-Tech Fashion Design Fashion designers help create the billions of shirts suits dresses shoes and other items sold every year Designers study fashion trends and create designs of new clothing and accessories They select colors and fabrics They oversee the production of the design 6
In the fashion industry a new collection is created with more than fabric and thread Fashion designers rely on hi-tech computers and software to design clothing and construct patterns Using computer-aided design CAD programs designers experiment with ideas CAD programs show the designer what the finished garment will look like Designers construct patterns for their clothing so that the items can be mass-produced 7
STEM in Action When proposing a new design to the sales team a fashion designer needs to understand the cost of creating the garment He or she will use mathematics to calculate the garment’s cost Let’s say that the materials to make a new skirt design are as follows Material Silk fabric Lining Thread Labor cutting sewing Units Used 3 yards 3 yards 12 yards 1 hour Cost per Unit 3 per yard 2 per yard 0 50 per yard 15 per hour How much will the skirt cost to make 8
Fabric 3 3 9 Lining 3 2 6 Thread 12 0 50 6 Labor 1 15 15 Total cost 36 The total cost of the skirt is 36 9
