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Fashion Design Fundamentals

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  • 18 and older
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  • 38 W 32nd St, New York, NY
  • 8 hours over 4 sessions

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Class Description

Description

This 4-week Fashion Design Fundamentals course is constructed for emerging designers. It allows students to get an overall understanding of the fundamentals required to begin a career as a fashion designer and understand and use the processes and tools professional designers use to create their collections. And what better way to understand the skills and knowledge needed to become a success than learning from a talented fashion designer? 

Students will be given a hands-on, realistic approach to the world of fashion.

Qualified students may continue on to the 6-Month Fashion Design course where they are afforded the opportunity to create their own garments, expand their portfolios and prepare themselves for a career in the fashion industry. Or, a designer with some experience in sewing, patternmaking and draping could choose to join our Launch Your Clothing Line Course.

SKILLS & TECHNIQUES

  • Understand the fashion calendar and design process
  • Understand market segments and target markets
  • Gain knowledge in Fashion Research, Analysis & Projection
  • Discover how to forecast style, fabric and color trends
  • Learn where designers "shop the market" for inspiration
  • Learn fundamental design principles 
  • Gain Fabrication and Color knowledge and trends
  • Learn to create and use Fashion "flats" (hand drawn sketches)
  • Learn fashion collection planning 
  • Mood boards and design board creation and presentation
FABRIC & SUPPLIES
  • Fabric scissors
  • Paper cutting scissors
  • Drawing pencils & erasers
  • Sketch pad
  • Ruler
  • 3 current fashion magazines
  • 3 Black foam core boards
  • Glue, tape

Refund Policy

There will be no reduction of fees or full or partial refund for absence, late arrival, late registration, withdrawal or dismissal.

Cancellations by Us

If a course is cancelled or postponed by the school, you will be notified as quickly as possible. You will be given the opportunity to either use the credit for a later start time or transfer to another course. Otherwise, the full cost of your fees will be refunded to you within four weeks, under normal conditions. We shall not be liable for any other consequential loss.

Cancellations by You

​Upon completing registration and enrollment, you agree to the terms and conditions and commit to any penalties resulting from your withdrawal or cancellation of classes/courses.

  • Short Classes (1 Day to 8 Weeks):
    • All cancellations made less than 2 business days prior to the start of a short class or less than 3 business days prior to a private lesson are non-refundable.
  • Ongoing Programs (3 to 8 Months):
    • After the start date, all students who withdraw from a program during the 1st month of class will receive a refund of 75% of their total payment. All students who withdraw during the 2nd months of class will receive a 60% refund. NO REFUNDS WILL BE GRANTED to students who withdraw after the end of the 2nd month of class.

Make-up Policy

We don't offer make-up classes, but the student is able to go over what was missed in the missed class in their next class. If the student needs more time, they are able to book a private lesson with the provider to further go over what was missed.

Reviews of Classes at Esaie Couture Design School (334)

(4.4-star rating across 334 reviews)

This class: 3.5 out of 5 from 2 reviews

  • Fashion Design Fundamentals

    This course was not what I expected it to be. Although I did learn some interesting things, I believe it was misnamed. Instead of '8-Week Fashion Design Fundamentals' it should be called '8-Week Fashion Line Development Fundamentals.' The majority of the course was focused on trend tracking and analysis and how to incorporate that into the design of a clothing line. This was not what I was hoping for, and I found myself largely disappointed. I tried to make the best of it to learn what I could, but I would not recommend this course to anyone looking for an actual introduction to fashion design.
  • Fashion Design Fundamentals

    "8 weeks design fundamentals " it's an ideal course for who wants to get a general idea about fashion designer's role. You learn how schedules, deliveries, fabrics and design process work. I really recommend to take this class to people who have always been passinate about fashion design and want to start getting knowledgeable about this amazing field.
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Esaie Couture Design School

Owners and founders Esaie and Wanda Bruno bring 30 years of combined experience in the design and marketing of clothing. Their fierce dedication to excellence guides their company as well as their New York sewing classes.

Wanda, a native of Philadelphia, came to New York with a dream to enter the fashion...

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