Fashion Classes in NYC, New York

Designing a collection starts with fabric knowledge. Learn how to identify different types of fabric, their uses, and properties and how these affect your designs. We will discuss wholesale and retail fabric purchasing and trends. Please Note: Check room postings in the lobby of Marvin Feldman Center (27th Street between 7th and 8th Avenue), by...

Learn the basics of drawing  fashion figures using photo references in this studio designed to teach novices line drawing. Progress from drawing real-world male and female body proportions to stylized fashion figures. Figure proportion, poses, faces, hands, feet, and basic garment shapes and details are covered with simple exercises. Includes...

We are Manufacturing Specialists with years of experience managing USA & Overseas production for every product category at every price point. Join us for FIRST HAND knowledge on how to mass produce your designs and deal with factories, suppliers, etc!  Our How To Start Your Fashion Company (Design Your Line) Workshop should be taken before...

We began as a fierce NYC boutique dressing countless A-listers. We sold our own line & innovative emerging designers' lines. Join us as we provide FIRST HAND expertise taking you from concept to owning your own shop, online or physical!  We conduct the How To Start Your Fashion Company (Design Your Line) Workshop for how to design your...

We began as a fierce NYC boutique dressing countless A-listers that sold innovative emerging designers, and our own women's & men's collection. Join us for FIRST HAND expertise on how to set up your business! Learn how to go from an idea in your head to getting your designs out into the world onto customers' backs. We also conduct the How To...

We began as a fierce NYC boutique dressing countless A-listers. Our founder has styled editorials, Millicent Shelton music videos, & Spike Lee directed TV commercials in order to provide FIRST HAND expertise on how to break into Styling for editorials, TV/Film, red carpets, or personal clients.  Try our How To Start Your Fashion Company...

Experienced artists rediscover your drawing passion.  Sketch male and female fashion models in a variety of media. Create a moodboard to explore and further develop your personal artistic expression and your enthusiasm for fashion. Experience live demos and visual references to stimulate your creativity. This studio is particularly refreshing...

Create a stunning collection of fashion illustrations with a variety of media. You'll learn to illustrate faces, hands, feet, a variety of poses, clothing (dresses, tops, bottoms and more), and textiles. Discover the roles fashion Illustrators occupy in the fashion industry.  Survey the work of fashion illustrators both past and present. Learn...

This course introduces you to working in the fashion industry, whether your focus is fashion design, illustration, textile design, buying or merchandising. Through lectures, research, presentations by visiting professionals, and field trips, you are familiarized with current models of practice and study the various roles involved in shaping a contemporary...

Learn to draw a variety of bags, belts and shoes using photo references and actual accessories. Demonstrations illustrate how to design from inspiration.  Develop the techniques to render a variety of fabrics and leather variations and hardware details in your sketches. Open to beginners as well as experienced students and professionals from...

We've produced tons of Fashion Shows & Special Events for designers, retailers, and corporations; taught Fashion Show Production at Parsons School of Design and produced their senior runway show. We also provided consulting to The Fashion Show Ultimate Collection on Bravo.  We extend FIRST HAND expertise for how to produce the most well...

Gain a deeper understanding of current ethical fashion best practices. Designers, product developers, researchers, anyone in the business of fashion—learn to recognize, evaluate, and implement aspects of sustainable and ethical fashion, from fiber to production This course also provides an introduction to fair trade, the support of endangered crafts,...

During these 2 days of professional airbrush training, you will learn both airbrush makeup followed by sunless tanning training. This workshop is 14 total hours. The curriculum consists of the following: Airbrush Fundamentals Equipment, Supplies & Product Knowledge Prepping & Preparing Skin Airbrush Foundation Applications Color Matching...

We began as a fierce downtown NYC boutique that dressed countless A-listers. We have our own Marketing arm; which enables us to impart FIRST HAND expertise on how to make yours or your client's business coveted by influencers and consumers!  This ALWAYS current workshop is relevant to ANY industry, not just fashion & teaches: The benefits...

In this course, you learn about the practical application of the materials, elements, and techniques used in the fabrication of modern apparel within the fashion industry. Aimed at students of fashion design or design professionals interested in understanding the “how” as well as the “why” of textiles, this course covers the components involved...