1. Fashion studio based practice requires an artefact (garment sample) to be viewed, in order to initiate the reflective process This reflection is not solely limited to reflective writing …the reflection happens through sight, touch and experiential means Fashion students are asked to reflect before, during and after the development of an artefact Through a variety of media, a review of the first garment prototype, called Sample Review, occurs The reflective practices of students during Sample Review provides a valuable insight into their own learning, as well as providing a valid assessment indicator for the lecturer This approach also mirrors industry practices for design and technical evaluation Reflections Around Artefacts - using a deliberative approach to teaching reflective practices in fashion Synopsis of RAA Pattern Problem In fashion, a review of a garment sample (artefact) is required to effectively evaluate design and technical enhancements This requires a high level of reflective analysis Context Fashion studio-based units @ Creative Industries ‘Sample Review’ - an assessment point to determine design and fit suitability of a garment sample Approach A sample is evaluated on a model or dress mannequin Non-traditional reflective approaches are used – sight, touch, experiential means Students are supported to reflect on the sample Process Iterative process of innovation through problem seeking and problem solving The reflection may be in search of concrete answers to problems or it may initiate a journey of discovery with serendipitous outcomes Documentation The Sample Review process is captured digitally A blog is used to document the progressive development of the sample - reflective dialogue is supported with images Outcomes Fashion students develop the ability to reframe/reconstruct reflective practices used in the fashion industry Quotes from student reflective blog: “Making a prototype was useful to discover any mistakes and reflect on the design and fit... I wasn’t too sure about the pom-poms on the shoulders. I was scared it was going to look too ‘crafty’. However, using different material to the traditional yarn-made ones, it created a look far from ‘crafty’. There was the option of cutting lots of circles in the same fabric and making them sit up with starching spray, but I tried this and it didn’t work...I also figured that the bra cups were hideously small, so they needed to be enlarged by at least one centimetre... Though I had to be mindful of the gathers bringing in the swimsuit too much...” “A consistency or theme present in all my past designs is emerging, suggesting that my own future design aesthetic is slowly forming to create my own design style.” Student garment at ‘Sample Review’ Reflection Around Artefacts pattern is centred around a vital but tacit process used in professional practice in the fashion industry For learners in this discipline setting, it is useful to deliberately expose and scaffold reflective thinking Later, as their expertise develops, reflection will remain as a key component in their design processes I realised while completing this project is that a slight consistency or theme present in all my past designs is emerging, suggesting that my own future design aesthetic is slowly forming to create my own design style.”