Los Angeles is home to an exciting diversity of designers and new fashion companies. Students will visit designers and engage with them firsthand, in order to understand how current issues like sustainability and social responsibility are being tackled by the newest crop of LA entrepreneurs. Through a series of guided field trips and personal introductions, students will: Define the companies' philosophy; understand the client base; define aesthetic and conceptual bases for each company; and develop a complete understanding of the companies' manufacturing practices. Project work will be part of the final. The working list of LA visits includes Dosa, Oona Erlich, Spenser Nikosey, and Apolis.
Requisites
Take ILL-253, Image and Idea
Take ILL-275, 4th Term Review OR ILL-300, 5th Term Review
Take ILL-275, 4th Term Review OR ILL-300, 5th Term Review