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Charlene Lind, Chair
3256 SFLC, PO Box 26796, (801) 378-3943

College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences Advisement Center
2254 SFLC, PO Box 26797, (801) 378-3541

This department will be closed at the end of summer term 1999. No new students are being admitted to majors in the department programs. Students currently declared as majors in fashion merchandising, fashion design, and apparel studies have until that time to complete major classes in the department, though they can complete required courses originating outside the department and general education classes after the department is closed.

Students should be working closely with both a department faculty advisor and the college of Family, Home, and Social Sciences Advisement Center personnel to be sure that they are meeting all requirements. Those experiencing enrollment difficulties or former students who desire to complete their degrees should contact the department for advisement counseling at the earliest possible date.

Students may still enroll in the following minor program if they can finish the program before the department closes and have cleared it with an advisor.



Minor General Clothing (14 hours)

  1. Complete at least 5 minor hours at BYU.

  2. No D credit in minor courses will be accepted.

  3. Complete at least one course in three of the four following areas:

  4. Complete additional courses from the areas listed above for a total of 14 hours.


Clothing and Textiles (CLTx)

Class Schedule

Undergraduate Courses

102. Introduction to Apparel, Textiles, and Merchandising. (3:3:0)

Process of producing merchandise from fiber to consumer. Career opportunities in the field.

105. Elementary Clothing Construction. (2:2:2)

Unit method of clothing construction applied to simply designed apparel. For nonmajors with little or no sewing experience. Student-supplied materials required.

110. Aesthetics of Dress. (3:2:2)

Coordination of art principles and elements with apparel planning and buying; application to men and women. Lab required.

112. Fashion Principles. (3:3:0)

Theories of fashion change, including cycles, adoption, diffusion, and terminology.

120. CAD Basics for Apparel. (1:0:2)

Introduction to CAD environment and programs for apparel.

135R. Clothing Construction for Nonmajors. (2:2:2 ea.) Prerequisite: ClTx 105 or equivalent experience.

Construction techniques for a variety of fabrics. Choice of projects adapted to student's experience. Student-supplied materials required.

199R. Cooperative Education. (1–3:Arr.:Arr. ea.) Prerequisite: approval of faculty advisor and department chair.

Work experience evaluated by supervisor and posted on student transcript.

212. Apparel Production Processes. (3:3:3)

Critical issues of successful apparel production; integrating designing, manufacturing, and merchandising.

225. Pattern Design 1. (3:2:4) Prerequisite: previous experience in clothing construction, ClTx 120.

Fundamentals of pattern design using a variety of methods and materials.

251. Apparel Design 1. (3:2:4) Prerequisite: ClTx 110.

Application of design principles to create multiple designs for a broad spectrum of products. Emphasis on quantity of ideas and speed in conception and production.

261. Textiles. (3:3:2) Independent Study also.

Natural and synthetic textile fibers, yarns, fabric construction, dyes and finishes; application to use and performance of textile fabrics. Lab required.

285. Apparel Construction Techniques. (3:2:4)

Comparative methods to increase apparel construction and decision making skills. Student-supplied materials. Fee.

300. Clothing and Human Behavior. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: 3 hours of social and behavioral science courses. Recommended: Engl 315 or 316.

Clothing needs of family members through the life cycle from physical, social, psychological, economic, and cultural viewpoints.

320. Intermediate CAD for Apparel. (3:2:4) Prerequisite: ClTx 120.

Computer programs and processes used in apparel industry for technical drawings, presentations, markers, and data management.

321. Weaving. (3:1:4) Recommended: ClTx 110.

Creative design applied to weaving methods for both floor looms and simple looms. Lab and student-supplied materials required.

323. Surface Pattern Application. (3:2:4) Prerequisite: ClTx 251, 261, Des 111, 119.

Design of printed fabrics with emphasis on women's, men's, and children's apparel. Methods of designing, croquis, repeats, and color combinations using dyes and various media.

325. Pattern Design 2. (3:2:4) Prerequisite: ClTx 225.

Intermediate pattern design using CAD, flat pattern, drafting, and draping techniques for standard sizes. Student-supplied materials required.

330. History of Costume. (3:3:0)

Social, economic, and political influences on dress through the ages. Costume as an expression of lifestyle and as a basis for interpreting modern fashions.

340. Fashion Illustration. (3:2:4) Prerequisite: ClTx 110. Recommended: Design 111.

Layout, design, and rendering for clothing and accessories.

351. Apparel Design 2. (3:2:4) Prerequisite: ClTx 251, 320, 325, 385.

Full-scale apparel design for different market segments, price levels involving problem solving across a range of garment types. Student-supplied materials required.

371. Aspects of Fashion Retailing. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: ClTx 112, 212.

Introduction to fashion retailing including history, macro structure of individual stores, types of stores, and influential organizations and people.

373. Global Aspects of the Fashion Industry. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: junior standing, Econ 110, ClTx 112, 212, 261.

Global trade legislation and trends specific to the textile and apparel industry and the role of U.S. industry in the global economy.

377. Fashion Promotion and Merchandising. (3:3:1) Prerequisite: ClTx 110, 371.

Promotion and marketing of fashion goods, including visual merchandising, ancillary operations, promotion techniques, and advertising.

385. Apparel Assembly Methods. (3:2:4) Prerequisite: ClTx 285.

Comparative assembly methods applied to a range of garment types made from a variety of fabrics. Student-supplied materials required.

386. Fitting and Pattern Alteration. (3:2:4) Prerequisite: ClTx 225, 385.

Principles used to adapt pattern and apparel fit for individual figure variations. Construction of fashion apparel. Student-supplied materials required.

390R. Apparel, Textiles, and Merchandising Symposium. (0.5:1:0) Prerequisite: major status.

Current topics presented by faculty and visiting professionals.

395. Apparel Entrepreneurship. (3:3:0)

Entrepreneurial skills needed to initiate and operate a private business.

415. Specialty Costume Design. (3:1:5) Prerequisite: ClTx 225 or instructor's consent.

Research and application of costume construction for dance, opera, commedia del arte, Oriental theatre, and musical variety shows.

425. Pattern Design 3. (3:2:4) Prerequisite: ClTx 325.

Advanced pattern design including CAD applications for grading, use of bias, and study of innovative designers.

451. Apparel Design 3. (3:2:4) Prerequisite: ClTx 351.

Integration of apparel design skills in producing and presenting an original line, including sourcing and costing. Student-supplied materials required.

473. Retail Buying and Wholesale Markets. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Acc 200, ClTx 373, 377.

Relationship between vendors and retail buyers, wholesale marketing tools, retail buying, merchandise planning/retail math, and prominent apparel manufacturers.

474. Field Research in Fashion Goods. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: ClTx 473.

Product classification research on fashion-oriented products to build and synthesize knowledge necessary in (1) managerial decision making and (2) buying for the apparel industry.

487. Tailoring. (3:2:4) Prerequisite: ClTx 261, 385, 386.

Shaping and multi-layer techniques applied to women's and men's tailored clothing. Student-supplied materials required.

488. Using Designer Techniques and Specialty Fabrics. (3:2:4) Prerequisite: ClTx 110, 261, 385, 386.

Creative use of decorative and structural techniques applied to a variety of specialty fabrics. Construction of samples and fashion apparel. Fee.

490. Senior Seminar. (1:1:0) Prerequisite: senior standing and 12 credit hours in major; Engl 315, 316, or MCom 320.

Reports and readings from current professional journals.

495R. Special Topics in Apparel, Textiles, and Merchandising. (1–3:Arr.:Arr. ea.) Prerequisite: 15 semester hours in clothing and textiles and instructor's consent.

Individual study in special areas of interest.

496R. Merchandising or Design Internship. (1–9:Arr.:Arr. ea.) Prerequisite for merchandising: ClTx 371, 377, and written departmental approval. Recommended: ClTx 373, BusM 456. Prerequisite for design: ClTx 320, 325, 351, 385, and written departmental approval.

Fifteen-week full-time work experience fulfilling specific training assignments.

500–Level Graduate Courses (available to advanced undergraduates)

520R. Workshop in Clothing and Textiles. (1–3:Arr.:Arr. ea.) Prerequisite: instructor's consent.

545. Period Pattern Making. (3:1:4) Prerequisite: ClTx 225, 330, and instructor's consent.

Applying costume history and pattern making to period fashions. Hands-on experience in actual costume construction for theatre productions.



Clothing and Textiles Faculty

Associate Professors

Farahnakian, Mary (1988) BA, U. of Tehran, Iran, 1971; PhD, Brigham Young U., 1977.

Lind, Charlene (1964) BS, Utah State U., 1955; MA, U. of Maryland, College Park, 1961; PhD, U. of Wisconsin, Madison, 1974.

Steineckert, Della N.(1970) BS, Brigham Young U., 1954; MA, Adams State Coll. of Colorado, 1963; PhD, Florida State U., 1976.

Assistant Professors

Baugh, Dawna (1997) BS, Brigham Young U., 1980; MS, Utah State U., 1985; EdD, Brigham Young U., 1997.

Burnham, Catherine (1992) BS, MEd, Brigham Young U., 1971, 1989; EdD, U. of Illinois, 1991.

Instructor

Thompson, Mary J. (1974) BS, Brigham Young U., 1961; MA, Washington State U., 1974.

Special Instructors

Wendy Copus, Judith Eatough, Michelle Hyde, Cheng-Hwa Zeng

Emeriti

Childs, Margaret S. (1946) BS, Brigham Young U., 1939; MS, Oregon State U., 1949.

Jorgensen, Eleanor (1949) BS, Brigham Young U., 1946; MS, Kansas State U., 1954; PhD, Texas Woman's U., 1965.

Lee, Evelyn Monson (1962) BS, MS, Montana State U., 1952, 1959.

Liechty, Elizabeth L. (1952) BS, Utah State U., 1948; MS, U. of California, Los Angeles, 1954.

Thackeray, Renee (1973) BS, Brigham Young U., 1953; MS, Oregon State U., 1960.

Wright, Doris Lewis (1976) BS, Brigham Young U., 1973; MS, Utah State U., 1977.






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