We are the first to admit that setting a sleeve in a jacket is not the most exciting topic, however, there is nothing more exciting than seeing the perfect slant of a beautifully drafted and finished sleeve on a completed garment. To get you to the sleeve finish line, we have just posted two brand new videos: Suit Sleeve From Measurements and Mounting & Fitting a Suit Jacket Sleeve. Read More
University of Fashion founder Francesca Sterlacci and U of F team member Emma Windsor-Liscombe recently attended Eco Fashion Week in Vancouver where they witnessed the meaning of “Fashion For Life, Not For Waste.” Emma’s first-hand coverage of the 8th Edition of the event follows… Read More
The University of Fashion’s supportive reach now stretches from coast to coast. This week, we extend a warm welcome to our two newest educational partners, Brooklyn College and Oregon State University. In addition to our geographic expansion, we recently added two new videos to our ever expanding video resource library: 100 Years of Rebels and Revolutionaries: Part 1 and Part 2. Read More
The University of Fashion is thrilled to announce the winners of our recent Student Spotlight contest! Kathryn Butler is our winner in the Sewing category, Rafael De Peña takes home the prize in Fashion Art and Chanica Pitaksakorn has won both the Pattern Making and Draping categories. Congratulations to our winners and thank you to all of our students who entered – we love seeing how you are making the University of Fashion work for you! In this post, we spotlight Sewing category winner, Kathryn Butler. Read More
The University of Fashion is thrilled to announce the winners of our recent Student Spotlight contest! Kathryn Butler is our winner in the Sewing category, Rafael De Peña takes home the prize in Fashion Art and Chanica Pitaksakorn has won both the Pattern Making and Draping categories. Congratulations to our winners and thank you to all of our students who entered – we love seeing how you are making the University of Fashion work for you! In this post, we spotlight Fashion Art category winner, Rafael De Peña. Read More
The University of Fashion is thrilled to announce the winners of our recent Student Spotlight contest! Kathryn Butler is our winner in the Sewing category, Rafael De Peña takes home the prize in Fashion Art and Chanica Pitaksakorn has won both the Pattern Making and Draping categories. Congratulations to our winners and thank you to all of our students who entered – we love seeing how you are making the University of Fashion work for you! In this post, we spotlight Draping and Pattern Making category winner, Chanica Pitaksakorn. Read More
You have completed the University of Fashion’s lessons in draping, pattern making and sewing and now you are ready to turn your love of fashion design into a business. In our new 3-part series, Fashion Startup 101, New York based dress designer Kathlin Argiro shares everything you need to consider when starting your business. From targeting your customer to sample making to developing a selling strategy, the University of Fashion breaks down the process. Read More
We are thrilled to add Parsons The New School for Design in New York City to our roster of fashion colleges utilizing the University of Fashion in their resource libraries. Wondering how the University of Fashion can work for you while enrolled in design school? In this blog post, we discuss using the “3 Es” to get the most out of the University of Fashion video library. Read More
A beautifully constructed collar can serve as a basic building block to great design. This week we focus on five (Yes, five!) new videos dedicated to all of your collar patterning needs.
Nicolas Ghesquiére’s debut collection for Louis Vuitton in Paris last week has launched a love affair with leather for Fall 2014. In A Dozen Girls, Juergen Teller captures both the inspiration and the artistry behind Ghesquiére’s FW14 collection for Louis Vuitton. Ghesquiére himself calls his team, “the best in the world” in terms of their knowledge and workmanship and Nicole Phelps of Style.com claims that outside of Ghesquiére’s collection, “You won’t find a more luxurious coat than the black crocodile … or a jacket as well made as the one he patchworked in different colored leathers.” How do designers begin working with leather? The University of Fashion has created a series of videos dedicated to working with leather to answer that question. Read on… Read More