Fashion Design for Kids Ages 11+

Wednesdays 3:30-5:30

This course will focus on the creative process of designing and sketching fashion apparel on a provided figure. Students will develop a new fashion vocabulary of apparel components like sleeves, necklines and hemlines by sketching their own reference library. Then they will be challenged to create their own ideas with weekly in class assignments by category: activewear, dresses, jumpsuits, hoodies, jeans, hats, shoes, etc. Students will be introduced to the 5 essential considerations of fashion design: fabric, fit, silhouette, proportion and functionality to create their ideas.

Upon registration, students will receive a Syllabus which includes a supply list.

Fashion Design for Teens and Adults

Wednesdays 6-8pm

This course will focus on the creative process of designing fashion apparel by gathering inspirational imagery, creating mood boards, and developing a practice of weekly sketching on a fashion figure. Students will be introduced to the 5 essential considerations of fashion design: fabric, fit, silhouette, proportion and functionality to create their ideas. Students develop an understanding of garment construction by studying reference garments to create technical flats. Students will have the opportunity to create their own print design (floral, animal, geometric). They will finish the semester by presenting a collection of their own original fashion sketches in color.

Upon registration, students will receive a Syllabus which includes a supply list.

Student Learning Outcomes:

• To learn the process of sketching and presenting fashion ideas

• To learn the 5 essential considerations in designing apparel

• To develop a new ‘fashion vocabulary’

• To create at least FIVE original fashion sketches and ONE mood board

Projects

• Inspirational images and swatches kept in sketchbook

• Sketches in pencil, marker and watercolor pencil

• Mood Board with Color story

• Completed sketch library of apparel components and garment details: necklines, collars, sleeves, shirring, ruffle, pleat, etc.

Basic Art Supplies are Provided: Pencil, kneaded eraser, fine tip marker, sketchbook

Student Learning Outcomes:

• To learn the process of sketching, editing and presenting fashion ideas

• To learn the 5 essential considerations in designing apparel

• To learn the 12 methods for getting through designers block

• To develop a new ‘fashion vocabulary’

• To create at least FIVE original fashion sketches and ONE mood board

• To consider how clothes are created, bought and discarded in the current fashion system and how design plays a role in making it more sustainable.

• To learn about the various jobs in the fashion industry

• To develop mature work habits that are vital for success in the design field, including planning ahead, pacing projects, punctuality, dependability, and meeting deadlines

Basic Art Supplies are Provided: Pencil, kneaded eraser, fine tip marker, sketchbook

Julie Ann Brown has been teaching Fashion Illustration and Design at The Sewing Room in Alameda since 2019.

Since earning her BFA in Fashion Design at Otis, she worked in Southern California for two decades designing swimwear for labels such as Girlstar, bebe, Lucky Brand, Betsey Johnson, ále by Alessandra Ambrosio, Soluna and Isabella Rose. Her designs have been featured in Vogue, GQ, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, and Sports Illustrated.