Youth Fashion Design Program

• Fashion Design Program suitable for teens ages 13+
• Custom designs by students (design, measure, cut, and sew designs of the student’s choosing)
• Garments will be constructed based on personal measurements
• Learn about fashion illustration, creating technical flats, and building mood boards
• Students can choose from our curated selection of fabric or bring their own fabric that best express their personal style
• Discover new sewing techniques related to different types of garments
• Practice patience and learn how to problem solve
• Small class size allows students to work in groups, but also 1-on-1 with their instructor in a safe and relaxed atmosphere where they are free to express their own style through fashion
• 1 class per week (1.5 hour classes)
• Industry-trained instructors
• For students 13+
• Prerequisite: 1 year of La Movida classes or equivalent sewing skills

Skills & Techniques

• Fashion illustration
• Technical flats
• Mood boards
• Learn new sewing and construction skills based on garment design

Class 1: Fashion illustration, fabric selection, design sheets, technical flats

Class 2 & 3: Continue with design process. Fabric and pattern layout, cutting techniques.

Class 4 – Last Class: Sewing and Construction

• Fabric costs are NOT included and the average cost is $40-60. For convenience, students can purchase fabric from us at 20% off the retail price. Students are also welcome to bring their own fabric as long as it’s suitable for the project.
• Make-up classes are $15 per class (based on availability)
• New Students are subject to a one-time $5 registration fee

Budding fashion designers can hone in their fashion illustration skills, one of the most important skill to becoming a fashion designer. Students will learn about body proportions, fabric rendering, drawing various clothing shapes and styles, working with professional illustration tools, and much more.

Students will have access to our large library of resources, such as take home worksheets for students to practice outside of class and improve their skills.

No drawing experience required!

Note: Returning students will learn more extensive and advanced skills.

Class 1: Working with a Fashion Croquis – Go over the fundamentals of illustration

Class 2: Body Proportion – Learn about drawing human proportions and how to fashion illustrations play with proportions 

Class 3: Head Shape – Learn about the basic head shape and the ratio of facial proportions

Class 4: Facial Features – Learn and practice drawing facial features. 

Class 5: Hair – How to implement hair into an illustration. Learn about different hair shapes and styles

Class 6: Hands – Learn the proportions of a hand and ways of simplifying a hand in an illustration

Class 7: Clothes – Learn about shapes and styles of clothing and how to draw them onto a croquis

Class 8: Fabric Rendering – Learn about various fabric prints and textures and how to draw them

Class 9: Illustration Tools – Learn how to work with markers, and other colouring supplies

Class 10: Fashion Drawing – Gain confidence in adding clothing and other details to a croquis to create a fashion drawing

• Weekly classes (1.5 hour per class)
• We recommend students enroll in consecutive classes (full program) to ensure success in learning how to draw, but students do have the option to enroll only in the class(es) that cover their area of interest
• All supplies included
• No drawing experience required
• Returning students will learn more extensive and advanced skills.
• Industry-trained instructors
• Classes suitable for students 8+
• New Students are subject to a one-time $5 registration fee