Fashion Design Prep School

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A Fashion Design Prep Student is a person who has a serious, passionate interest in fashion that goes beyond sewing clothes. She/He wants to create their own style that makes a statement of their vision for fashion. She/He is someone who is willing to do more than come to a weekly sewing class.

Students must demonstrate they know how to read a pattern and construct a garment. 

Students prepare a sample library ranging from seams/seam finishes to zippers. These samples are the components for clothing construction

Students learn the principles of flat pattern making. They will be challenged to change a basic sloper to a specific design.

Students will complete the design process from making a sketch, draping the design, making a pattern from the draped design, and sewing the garment.

There will be additional fees for design materials above the class fee of $25

Nearly every graduating college senior has a secret hope - that talent and years of hard work at school will pay off in the form of their dream job.

For 21-year-old Emily Ridings of Richmond, Kentucky, that moment happened at the Pratt Institute Spring Fashion Show in New York City. Each year, the Pratt Institute's annual student fashion show highlights its top young talent as they present their fashion collections to hundreds of guests and some of the industry's biggest figures.

As one of 20 graduating seniors selected from the prestigious school of design and art, Ridings not only won a $10,000 award for her fashion collection but has been singled out by Vogue as one of "Five Names to Know From Pratt Fashion's Class of 2018."

Much of the inspiration for Ridings' collection - which includes pieces ranging from a silk lined jacket made of burlap coffee bags to a show-stopping woven basket skirt - stem from her love of Kentucky.

"After my first semester at Pratt, I came back to Kentucky and felt the connection to it that I had never felt in my first 18 years," said Ridings. "I had to leave (the state) before my appreciation really grew."

Funny how that happens.