HS Accessories Design Course Descriptions
Are you passionate about bags? Belts? What about shoes? Learn about styling, design, product development, leather, accessories, and patternmaking careers—the hottest markets in the fashion industry.
Please note: Not all courses are offered each semester
HLD 030 Intro to Handbags and Small Leather Accessories Design
This course introduces the you to the FIT Accessories Design program.
You will learn basic patternmaking skills and industrial machine
sewing skills for handbags and small leather accessories. Become familiar with
professional materials used in the accessories industry and
utilize professional hand tools used for finishing and decorative
ornamentation. You will also discover industry resources used for color
and accessories trend forecasting. D
esign and create a tote bag and several small leather accessories throughout your
experience.
HLD 031 Sneaker and Performance Footwear Design
What is the difference between sneakers and trainers? This class will walk you through
the differences as you learn professional guidelines in developing sketches for your
own footwear design. Learn the language of footwear and how to combine looks and performance,
or evolve your fashion sneaker designs. You will also learn basic sketching and presentation
techniques required for your portfolio. Whether you're a collector, an athlete, or
both, this course will walk you through influences and trends in footwear design specific
to this ever-growing market.
HLD 037 Introduction to Footwear: Design and Construction Basics
Is footwear design a career for you? Explore footwear design and fabrication while
you develop your own prototype. You will learn about different shoe styles, materials,
and shoe components as you create your design on both flat paper and dimensional pattern
pieces. You will then modify your prototypes to construct your own original shoes
utilizing leather and basic stitching techniques. Gallery
HLD 101
Accessories Design: Designing Sneakers
Performance footwear is one of the most exciting areas of accessories design. Learn
how to design sneakers using professional guidelines for your own unique concepts.
Explore the multifaceted opportunities in the footwear industry. (You can skip this summer class if you've already taken HLD 031)
HLD 102 Accessories Design: Basic Footwear Construction
Make your own shoes! Explore footwear fabrication tools while utilizing professional
techniques to create a pair of shoes from pattern to completion. Choose your shoe
material and customize and embellish as time permits. Note: The projects and class
schedule may be adjusted to reflect the abilities and pace of the students in the
course. (You can skip this summer class if you've already taken HLD 037)