Title: Apply color theory to fashion design.
Course: Fashion Careers I (19201-I) > Section: Demonstrating Fashion Design Skills

Application should include

- consideration of color and its properties in influencing the mood/feeling/vibe of the seasonal collection
- identifying the interaction of colors and their effect
- identifying properties of color
  - hue
  - tint
  - saturation
  - value
  - brightness
  - shade
  - tone
  - intensity.

Process/Skill Questions

Thinking

- What are the properties of color that a fashion designer needs to understand and use?
- How does the color wheel help the designer make color decisions in a design project?
- Why is the effect of light on color so important?
- What is the relationship between color and culture? How is this relationship important in fashion design?

Communication

- What messages can be conveyed through the use of color?
- How can a fashion designer gain input from a client that will help determine the best ways to use color in the project?
- How can a fashion designer best communicate to a client the ways that the principles of color theory have been applied in the project?

Leadership

- How are decisions made to apply color seasons and theory to fashion designs?
- What leadership skills are needed to incorporate the principles of color theory in a project while satisfying the wishes/requirements of a client?

Management

- What training and resources are required to apply the principles of color theory to a project?
- How can color choices affect the success or failure of a fashion line?