How do your favorite brands and designers create a collection with styles that are worn together? Learn the steps that go into designing a coordinate group of tops, pants, skirts and jackets. in this workshop for tweens and teens, we will design an original group of items using a fashion-specific method of drawing “flats” (i.e., industry-specific templates of garments styles).

To start, we will look at designer and brand collections, learn requirements for each garment category including seams for fitting, closures and proportions. We will practice drawing flats, next choosing fabrics and then drawing our own coordinated styles.

By the end of the workshop you will have designed a collection of your own with front and back views and fabric choices.

Prepare to have fun and start designing! 

All materials supplied.

Suitable for ages 12 to 15

Note, all classes are held in a shared art studio on the 3rd floor, accessible by stairs only.

ABOUT KRISTIN FLYNN

Kristin Flynn is a graduate of Parsons School of Design. Her fashion career began in NYC as a knitwear designer for Ellen Tracey and Liz Claiborne. A move to Portland, Oregon led her to a fantastic career as a head designer at Nike where she specialized in athletic apparel. Highlights of her career included designing the USA national team Olympic uniforms for track and field, and the Kenyan national team uniform. A return to New York and the Hudson Valley launched her teaching career. She taught fashion design for four years at Marist College before creating and running a fashion program at SUNY Ulster Community College.