The course aims to introduce participants to how fashion is taught in the UK, to build their confidence when researching new ideas through short projects, and to enable them to present their designs, both verbally and in a two dimensional format. Areas covered include: use of drawing and colour materials in presenting design ideas. Research skills - how to use the resources of London (shops, museums and galleries), as sources of inspiration, illustration skills and drawing from a clothed model, lectures on current fashion design and a visit to a major fashion exhibition or gallery, such as the Victoria and Albert Museum, to explore the relationship between design in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world.