Pattern Drafting Week Two | Parsons

Pattern Drafting After tediously measuring the body and drafting our patterns last week, we arrived this week ready to perfect our drafts by comparing them to a master block, making adjustments, and cutting them out of muslin. We handed in our sewing samples shown in my previous post, Pattern Drafting at Parsons. I ended up…

Pattern Drafting at Parsons

Upon entering the J Building and heading to the MFA area for class, I observed student projects on looms and plant matter growing through muslin. I’m in my second week of classes at Parsons for technical design. I started my pattern drafting exercises Tuesday. Although I’ve drafted sleeves and simple garments before, perhaps draping on…

Return to Parsons: Fashion Design Career

I’ve finally relocated to NYC after a 19-years-long journey in the pursuit of my career in Fashion Design. It isn’t easy to break into the fashion industry- with every job having nearly 100 applicants or more, and the required skillsets and experience to be inducted into it, it is a highly competitive and sought after…

Working In Fashion Industry Jobs: Experience and Advice

This video covers different positions I’ve held in the fashion industry, from Fashion Design, to Graphic Design for T-shirts, to Retail, to Certifications and College Education. Support my small business, shop Auric Wear https://AuricWear.com, follow @AuricWear on social media, and use the hashtag #AuricWear. Fashion, Beauty, and Lifestyle Blog: http://Subversive.Style -Skincare, Makeup, Beauty Product Reviews…

New York Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2021 Highlights

Below are designers and houses which I may have only micro-blogged on in addition to those linked to posts. In the Spring/Summer 2021 collection, I feel as if Tomo Koizumi has a very clear albeit repetitive motif with this fabric manipulation, but the designer(s) should be conscious of silhouette and the natural waistline in the…