
Department of Costume Design & Fashion |
Vision
- To sculpt the young minds with a sense of imaginative and creative thinking and to empower them as successful professionals and entrepreneurs in Textiles and Fashion Designing..
Mission
- To nurture the inherent talents and impart the knowledge of fashion by exposing the students to new dimensional ideas in the fields of Fashion, Textile, Design and Management.
- To promote technical and professional skills to suit the needs of the industry and community.
History of the Department
- Department of Costume Design and Fashion offers a UG Programme and a Diploma Programme, with the aim of bringing out the creativity and entrepreneur skills of the students. Bachelor of Science in Costume Design and Fashion is a three year degree course, started in the year 2014 - 2015 and Diploma in Fashion and Apparel Designing is a one year course, started in the year 2007-2008.
Highlights
- Well-stacked department library with 124 books and a magazine.
- Well equipped with various laboratories namely Textile testing lab, Garment construction lab, Draping lab and Fashion illustration lab.
- Various competitions were conducted in order to encourage and motivate the students to bring out their talents.
- Conducts exhibitions to promote marketing skills and to exhibit the talents of the students every year.
- Arranges industrial visits to the units like spinning mills, weaving units, dyeing and printing units in order to impart visual knowledge to the students.
- Imparts entrepreneurial skills to the students, housewives and self help group women.
Faculty Members
S.No. | Name of the Faculty | Designation |
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1 | Tmty. J.Athirstam, M.Sc., M.Phil., D.C.D.D.M., | Head and Assistant Professor |
2 | Selvi. L.Devimuthumari, M.Sc., | Assistant Professor |
3 | Selvi. S.Dhivya, M.Sc., | Assistant Professor |
4 | Selvi. U.Renukadevi, M.Sc., | Assistant Professor |
Achievements of the Department
Faculty Achievements
- Ms. L.Devimuthumari, M.Sc., Assistant Professor won “Best Paper Award” at International Conference organized by Mother Theresa Women’s University Research and Extension Centre, Madurai.
Students Achievements
- G.Abirami of II-B.Sc Costume Design and Fashion was awarded “Best Library User” during the year 2017-2018.
- N.Priyadharshini of II B.Sc Costume Design and Fashion and A.Kousalya of I B.Sc Costume Design and Fashion were awarded “Best Library User” during the year 2018 - 2019.
- G.Abirami and M.Krishna Priya of II-B.Sc Costume Design and Fashion has won the I prize in “Trash to Treasure” competition organized by the Department of Commerce V.V.Vanniaperumal College for Women, Virudhunagar.
- R.Monika of II B.Sc Costume Design and Fashion has won the III prize in “Idhayam Cooking Contest” organized by the Department of Home Science, V.V.Vanniaperumal College for Women, Virudhunagar.
- G. Abirami of II B.Sc Costume Design and Fashion has won the I prize in “Left and Right Leg” at Hostel Day Competition held at V.V.Vanniaperumal College for Women, Virudhunagar.
- G. Abirami of II B.Sc Costume Design and Fashion has won the II prize in “Balance the Ball” at Hostel Day Competition held at V.V.Vanniaperumal College for Women, Virudhunagar.






Address | : | Mrs. J.Athirstam, |
Assistant Professor and Head, | ||
Department of Costume Design & Fashion, | ||
V.V.Vanniaperumal College for Women, | ||
Virudhunagar 626 001. | ||
Mail Id | : | costumes@vvvcollege.org |
Contact Number | : | 94890 88723 |