Summer Courses and Home/Online Study

[the-smiths]

I am going to attend the Pratt one this summer. Does anyone know what they do?

 

[criticsdarling]

I went to one at the Art institute in Chicago when I was in H.S. It was pretty cool b/c I learned begginer info on different parts of the fashion industry. We sketched designs, learned some very basic pattern making, CAD, etc..

 

[cavanaugh]

im attending the the RISD one this summer, just went up to providence this weekend for the pre-view, i really liked it alot & i cant wait for the summer.

 

[Girlfriend1]

you must be rich, parsons is over 40 000 a year...
well, ANYWAY, the fashion institute of technology has great summer and saturday programs if you're interested, and its affordable and i've been there many times, and the experience was well worth it.

 

[mvirginiarq]

On-line Fashion Courses?

I everybody...
I am very very interested in taking some courses in fashion design / stylism... But, I am living in Shanghai... so, I would like to find some online courses ... Could you, please, recommend or suggest something...?? It could be in French or English ...

 

[melrose_place]

i know academy of art has a whole fashion online school. i think it's for a bachelor's. maybe you'd be interested in that.

 

[melrose_place]

oh and here's the link
http://online.academyart.edu/fashiondesign.html

 

[mvirginiarq]

oh and here's the link
http://online.academyart.edu/fashiondesign.html

thank you so much melrose_place for all the details...

 

[seiji]

hi! do you have some books you could recommend for a beginner in fashion drawing? thanks!

 

[Dustcakeboy]

9 Heads by Nancy Riegelman comes highly recommended. My sister who's just completed her degree in fashion design told me it was-and still is-her bible. Not cheap but worth it I'm told.

 

[TheDesignStudent]

9 Heads by Nancy Riegelman comes highly recommended. My sister who's just completed her degree in fashion design told me it was-and still is-her bible. Not cheap but worth it I'm told.

If learning from home is what interests you, I recommend the following:

Nine Heads by Nancy, Fashion-Incubator.com with Kathy Fasanella and The Reader's Digest Complete Guide to Sewing.

 

[seiji]

thanks a lot both!
I read some reviews about 9 head it s said to be a bible as you said. But the book seems to be very huge. Is it ok even if i am a fresh beginer? What i want to learn is especially menwear drawing. Well, i ll try to borrow it first.Thanks

 

[seiji]

ultimately i bought nine heads on amazon for about 50€ . I am eager to receive it

 

[Dustcakeboy]

I'm sure you'll be pleased. Enjoy it!

 

[seiji]

Thank you! i tried to find it in a library but this book is difficult to get in France so i bought it according to you comments about it. I hope it wont be too difficult for a beginer. Wait and see

 

[paperbag]

I'm thinking of taking some online courses from The Academy of Art, but for $700 dollars, I'm starting to rethink my options. Has anyone done any online courses from them?

 

[kimberwyn]

^Is that the one in San Francisco? I was just going to say that they have home courses, and it seems to be a pretty good school. I think its only in Fashion Merchandising though.

I would never, ever, ever recommend taking any patternmaking classes on your own, lol.

And I have to second the 9 Heads book.....it was one of my textbooks for school (the writer is also a professor) and its amazing and worth the money.

 

[paperbag]

^Is that the one in San Francisco? I was just going to say that they have home courses, and it seems to be a pretty good school. I think its only in Fashion Merchandising though.

Yeah it's the one in San Francisco. I got accepted into the school, but sadly I cannot fly over there. I really wanted to take some fashion journalism classes just to practice writing about runway collections.

 

[panda_escurrido]

The Fashion Campus is a little bit expensive for what they really offer, if you prefer the home school you should buy a lot of fashion drawing and illustration books in Amazon and begin with it.

 

[seiji]

i've just received 9 heads the book is really amazing even for a beginer. Thank you for your advice!