Conceptualizing, designing, and creating are all important parts of the design process for fashion design students. However, students often begin to create a garment before considering the constraints of construction, resulting in a product that is misaligned with the original design intention.
In a class activity titled “Debugging the Design,” inspired by the process software engineers use to fix a piece of broken code, two students work together to role-play the professions of designer and technician. By discussing the product’s construction, materials, and user experience, the two students succeed in creating a more realized, constructible fashion design.