Learn to be a Fashion Designer
Are you trying to get into a fashion school and don’t know the first thing about how to get a portfolio together? Are you in school or already studying at a fashion design school and need help with your design projects? Or, are you a home sewer or teacher looking for fashion tips from fashion college professors and fashion industry professionals? The University of Fashion is the premier online fashion school for anyone looking to learn all about fashion design. Founded by a designer and fashion college professor, our fashion design lessons will teach you all about design. We bring the fashion design school to you, at your convenience on any device.
What is Draping?
The best and most creative way to design fashion is by learning how to drape your designs directly on a dress form in 3D. We start by teaching how to drape a series of beginner and intermediate lessons in muslin and then move to advanced lessons like the bias cut and jackets. View our draping lessons
Learn How to Sew
From learning how to thread a sewing machine to sewing couture flowers, we will teach you how. You will learn how to choose and sew various seam and hem finishes for your particular fabric, how to sew zippers and pockets and learn industry trade secrets when sewing lace. View our sewing lessons
Pattern Making Lessons
Flat pattern, pattern cutting, whatever name you give to this process, we will teach you two-dimensional design efficiently and effectively. From drafting slopers like the basic sleeve and pant, to learning how to draft a jacket lining, our pattern making lessons will inspire your creativity. View our pattern making lessons
How to Draw, Render and Illustrate Fashion
Learn how to draw various fashion croquis’ from infants, toddler and tweens to adult men and women. Our fashion drawing lessons will help you visualize your designs on paper. We’ll also teach you how to illustrate and render an assortment of prints and patterns to help you create a fabulous portfolio. View our fashion art lessons
Fashion Business
Every designer or fashion buyer needs to know the business of fashion: Marketing, Merchandising, Licensing & Branding. Let our fashion industry experts teach you all about it. In addition, you’ll get to hear lectures on color theory, costume history, interviews with designers and take tours of fashion museums & key fashion events. View our fashion business lectures
Fashion Product Development & Technical Design
Some of the most in-demand jobs in the industry are the tech designer, spec writer & product developer. Our draping, pattern making and sewing lessons provide the perfect foundation, followed by our lessons on how to draw flats, how to create tech packs and how to spec garments. View our fashion product development lessons
Featured Lessons
Fashion Product Development
Pattern Making
Pattern Making
Fashion Business Connections
Draping
Free Fashion Design Lessons
Pattern Making
Fashion Art
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