Fashion/Arts Workshops

Workshops/Classes/Private Lessons/Camps/Retreats to Youth/'Tween/Teen/Adult/Community audiences across the USA, Canada, Internationally with Cynthia Padilla. Am I coming to your town? Request me: padillapost2@gmail.com

• Fashion Sketching 
• Fashion Sketching & Design 
• Fashion Illustration
• Sewing Intro
• Sewing Studio
• Needle Arts
• Silk Painting
• Textile Arts & Design
• Studio Arts (Painting & Drawing)
• Design 

2014:
Summer
'Fashion Design l' (7) Th. 6:30-9:90 pm. Collin College Continuing Edu Plano, TX
 
Fall
'Fashion Design l' (7)Th. 6:30-9:90 pm. Collin College Continuing Edu Plano, TX
'Fashion Design ll' (7) Th. 6:30-9:90 pm. Collin College Continuing Edu Plano, TX

2013

June 10-14, 'Fashion Sketching' 9-noon/1-4pm. SMU at Legacy, Plano, TX.

June 17-21, 'Fashion Sketching' 9-noon/1-4pm. SMU at Legacy, Plano, TX.

June 22-28, 'Studio Arts: Drawing' 9-noon/1-4pm. SMU at Legacy, Plano, TX.

July 1-5, 'Fashion Starz'  9:30-12:30-noon/1:30-4:30 pm. Craft Guild Dallas

July 22- 26, 'Fashion Starz' 9-noon/1-4pm. Jaycee Park Center for the Arts,

Meet the Intern: Erica Pflughoft 2010

Erica Pflughoft (http://ericapflughoft.blogspot.com/) is a student at the University of North Texas currently pursuing her Bachelor's Degree of Fine Arts in Fashion Design. The Fashion Design program at UNT is the best in the south and covers a wide range of skills needed in the industry such as flat pattern making, draping, sketching, illustration, sewing, computer illustration, and computer pattern making. Erica is about to begin her senior year in the program and will be designing and producing a senior collection next spring.


Prior to coming to UNT, Erica designed and produced all of her Homecoming and Prom dress as well as some Halloween costumes during her Sophomore, Junior, and Senior year in high school. Fashion Design has been a passion of Erica's since the 6th grade and she is excited to see where the industry takes her after graduation!

Meet the Intern: Jessica Mitchell 2010

Jessica Mitchell is a 5th year senior attending the University of North Texas, and has just completed the Fashion Design portion of her curriculum and will graduate with a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts and Fashion Design with a minor in Social Science in May of 2011.
Jessica has gained many skills in fashion over the course of 3 years, with little sewing skill prior to being accepted into the program, and finds that the process of continued learning is a worthwhile experience.
Jessica is knowledgeable in Fashion Illustration, Sewing, Pattern drafting, draping, and garment planning, not to mention many other skills associated with the diverse world of fashion design.
She has also completed many works while in the fashion program, including a senior collection consisting of four completed garments. She has also had her work shown in professional venues and competitions such as Career Day and GO Red. http://www.dallascareerday.org/
Some of Jessica's hobbies include, video games, cooking, drawing, writing, baking, and hanging out with good friends.

Meet the Intern: Ayumi Makita 2010

Ayumi is a senior at the University of North Texas (UNT). She studies fashion design and general business. This upcoming school year, she will challenge her creativity in menswear and her senior collection. Up until now, she has created various pieces ranging from career wear to casual wear to evening dresses. She has participated in a number of competitions such as the Go Red competition and the Art of Can for Red Bull. Currently, she is attempting the Grand Prix, which is an international fashion design competition held in Japan.

"Fashion fades, only style remains the same." -Coco Chanel-

Wade

Thank you Valda McCready, Director of Career Services, Wade College !

For the talented, confident, and well trained students selected from the above fashion programs:

• Patrice Jackson, '09 intern

Fashion Edu

Let's compile a list of schools with fashion programs?
Here's what I have so far...yeah not much. Add your schools, or those you know of, dream of going to, [include links to the programs if you have that ] below in the comments section. Check the "Email follow-up comments to...." box so that you will get the resulting list.

Fashion Education - Degreed Fashion Design Programs Worldwide:

Asia
Hong Kong -Shih Chien University
India - National Institute of Fashion Technology
Taiwan -Fu Jen Catholic University

Australia
Melbourne -RMIT University
Sydney - Raffles College of Design and Commerce

Europe
Belgium - Antwerp Fashion Academy
England - London - London College of Fashion; Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design; University of Westminster; Kingston University; University of East London.
Italy - Milan - Istituto Europeo di Design; Istituto Marangoni, Domus Academy; Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti Milano; Politecnico of Milan
Venice - University Iuav
Ireland - Limerick School of Art & Design; Griffith College; National College of Art & Design
Estonia - Department of Fashion Design, Estonian Academy of Arts http://www.artun.ee/index.php?lang=eng&main_id=355


North America
California - Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising, Los Angeles
Georgia - Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah
Illinois- Art Institute, Chicago
New York – Parsons; Pratt; Fashion Institute of Technology
Virginia - Commonwealth University, Richmond