Senior Lecturer in Fashion Design (Creative Pattern Cutting)
Anette Fischer is a Senior Lecturer specialising in 3D Development on the BA (Hons) Fashion Design course. She teaches and instructs garment construction, pattern cutting, modelling on stand, couture construction & tailoring to both undergraduate and postgraduate degree students.
Bio
Over the last 28 years Anette has gained extensive experience working in the fashion industry on various shows in Paris, Milan and London Fashion Week, in a variety of roles, including Creative Pattern Cutter, as a ‘trouble-shooter’, and in backstage show production for designers such as Vivienne Westwood, Julian Macdonald, Peter Jenson and Givenchy in Paris.
Anette is the author of two books:
- Fischer, A. (2009) Basic Fashion Design: Construction. AVA Publishing Ltd. - Bloomsbury, London
- Fischer, A. (2015) Sewing for Fashion Designers. Laurence King Publishing Ltd., London
This second book is a complete guide to garment construction. It relates to contemporary fashion, incorporating traditional manufacturing methods. It demonstrates the essential skills needed for basic construction methods and explores techniques used within the fashion industry, e.g. how basic sewing methods are applied at a designer level. The book offers a unique section on exploring fabric and cut-specific techniques.
Anette achieved a Certificate in ‘Hard and Soft Tailor Craft’, a three-year apprenticeship - at Mode Atelier Gmuend and a Degree in Fashion Design at the Staatliche Modeschule, Germany. She also completed a PgCert in Higher Education.
As a Creative Pattern Cutter, Anette has over 28 years’ experience working within the fashion industry and in higher education. Her contacts within the fashion industry have generated opportunities for students, offering work placements that have led to full employment for alumni at various fashion houses.
Anette has taught alongside UCA Epsom, on the Postgraduate Certificate Course in Innovative Pattern Cutting at Central Saint Martins (London); Kingston University (London); and Regent University (London). Also, Anette was a guest speaker for the British Fashion Council at the annual Pattern Cutting and Garment Construction Seminar, hosted at Somerset House, London.