Fashion School Archive
What’s in My Bag? Fashion Design Major Finals Edition
Monday, May 20th marks the start of my finals week. While I remain in denial that my second year of college is almost over, my red Longchamp tote has had to face reality as it has been put to the test with an added load of supplies. To continue my series on what it’s like [...]
Fashion Sketching 101: How to Draw Fashion Figures
Photo via ELLE One of the cornerstones of fashion school is learning how to sketch fashion figures. However, as fashion school students learn, there’s a big difference between proper body proportions in art and in fashion. In art, the body’s proportions are measured in heads. The average figure is about 7-7 1/2 heads, including the [...]
24 Hours as a Sophomore Fashion Major
As a fashion major, every day is different. Though our weekly course schedule remains the same, our daily lives are determined by the type and the amount of work we get. Throughout the last few weeks, we have been completing our midterms, which range from the typical tests and papers to designing and constructing garments. [...]
Things You Learn in Fashion School: Rendering Fall Fabrics
Photo Credit As a fashion school student, I’m constantly being asked about the things I learn in class and what it’s like to major in fashion design. One of the big things we learn in fashion school is how to make fashion sketches. And a large part of that is rendering fabrics, or drawing the [...]
