Title: Assess a design.
Course: Fashion Careers I (19201-36) > Section: Demonstrating Fashion Design Skills

Assessment should include the critical evaluation of a design for

- appropriateness for target customer group/market (e.g., Is the shape of the garment appropriate for the age group?)
- functionality of the garment (e.g., Is the customer able to move, stretch, go through the daily motions of work and life without the garment getting in the way or causing restriction of movement?)
- performance and quality of garment construction, fabrics, notions (e.g., How much wear and tear will the garment go through?).

Process/Skill Questions

Thinking

- Why is it important to assess and edit (i.e., changing a design after assessment) designs?
- How does the season affect the design of clothing and assessment of the design?
- What does it mean to have a functional design?
- How can the fashion industry professional classify a design according to function and performance?
- What data were used to evaluate the design?

Communication

- How does the customer group/market communicate, aid, and influence the assessment of designs?

Leadership

- What is the design, and how would the fashion industry professional rate the design?
- What is the most important assessment of the design?
- How can students practice assessment of design using themselves as the target market and using clothes in their closet?

Management

- What are the steps involved in effectively assessing a design?
- What are the strengths and weaknesses of the design?