Honing their visual thinking skills

Specifically developed for students who want less of the construction and more of the designing and creative expression.  Appropriate for both newbies or any of our fashion design students who want to take their sketching skills to the next level.  

 

Fashion Illustration

For those who love to draw and sketch and who cannot get enough, this special offering will provide young designers with more advanced lessons in fashion sketching and illustration.

We will cover the proportions of the fashion figure, examine the use of various drawing media and styles, and how to represent the different features and textures of a garment.

students will:

  • Learn to express their ideas and thoughts 'visually', a powerful tool in communication

  • Leave the classroom with a keep-sake portfolio of original drawings and equipped with skills to visualize and communicate their creative fashion ideas on paper.

  • Develop strong observation skills as they scan their environment for design insipration

  • Take home a keepsake portfolio of designs developed in the classroom

 

Fashion Prototyping

In this one-of-a-kind program offered to young kids, students will learn to create fully functional prototypes of selected illustrations albeit on a smaller scale. A great course in creative problem solving that helps students learn and overcome the challenges associated with converting a 2D sketch to a fully functional 3D form.

For students entering grades 4-10

Students will:

  • Develop spatial skills as they convert a 2D design into a 3D form

  • Learn the properties of different materails as they use them in various design treatments

  • Develop an apprecation for the 'function' in design

What parents and kids are saying about Fashion Illustration & Prototyping

Testimonials - Fashion Illustration & Prototyping
Creating a love of learning

“As soon as the session was over this year, she asked if she could do two sessions next year”

-Christen S

Creating confidence and a sense of pride

I didn't know about this camp until a mom friend told me about it. We signed up and my daughter (2nd grade) looked forward to it for months. The actual camp did not disappoint. The instructors were wonderful with the kids and she made a unique skirt (shockingly, for me at least, very wearable!). She loves her skirt and wears it all the time. And I love seeing the sense of pride she has when wearing it. I highly recommend this camp!

-Tracy C

Learning to 'think' like a designer

“As a home sewist, I can tell you that the sewing aspect of the fashion camp is set up for real success for the kids, even as they create unique outfits - the skills are age appropriate and build as they get older.”

-Jennifer D, Mt View

 

Instructor Feature

 
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Julia Lichtenstein

A resident designer for Gap Inc has this to say:

“Creativity to me is being able to express ideas you have within yourself. I first fell in love with design when I started attending a sewing camp in 2nd grade and have been sewing and designing ever since.”

 

Note: DesignX instructors are often working professionals that are thoughtfully selected to lead our classes. As such, instructors for any given class may change based on their availability.

Frequently Asked Questions

+ HOW CAN KIDS BECOME FASHION DESIGNERS?

To become a professional Fashion Designer we recommend students attend a college that offer programs in Fashion and/or related fields. The depth of knowledge you gain from college courses is highly valuable to carve out a successful career in the Fashion space. DesignX Company is one of the first organizations to offer a structured program in Fashion Design for kids and teens (K12). Our age appropriate curricula have been developed by a former Fashion Designer and honed from over a decade of teaching kids in Bay Area, CA. If you have a child that is begining to explore Fashion either for the art element like fashion drawing, enjoys tinkering, making or sewing, loves the beauty, glamor and cat- walking you are in the right place. Your students will have plenty of opportunities to explore a passion and develop some serious skills in designing and making by attending our programs over their school years, even if just over summers. Many of our students got hooked through our summer programs and have gone on to pursue creative fields in college. Enjoy reading about two of our talented and budding fashion designers Amanda and Eva.