Junior Fashion Design (Ages 7-12) - BROOKLINE

This 6-week *Beginner Level* course will provide students with a peek into the world of a professional Fashion Designer! For children ages 7-12, Junior Fashion Design is a course created by a Parsons School of Design Alumna, and is a perfect fit for students who: Has little to no machine sewing experience (we will teach you!) Has a creative flair and deep interest in fashion design specifically Interested in learning a new skill Wants to learn how to pull inspiration, illustrate fashion croquis, and sew using a pattern Week-by-week outline: Week 1: Introduce one another, watch two fashion shows with different styles, discuss what inspiration is and where it can be sourced, learn about what a mood board is and begin working on our own mood boards. Week 2: Finish mood boards, making color swatch cards, naming collections, making a customer profile, and learning how to pull inspiration from mood boards and colors. Week 3: Learning the basics of designing with a fashion croquis as a group, making quick sketches inspired by mood boards, and working on colored and more finalized versions of the designs. Week 4: Designing more simplified versions of the garments that can be sewn, sewing machine demonstration, measuring, starting pattern drafting, and discussing fabric options. Week 5: Finalize sewing patterns, cutting patterns using intended fabric, and begin sewing. Week 6: Finish sewing and final garment construction! The Fashion Design Course meets: Saturdays 10.00am-12.00pm Next Session Each session is $300 and lasts 6-weeks with the *fixed* start date, unfortunately we cannot provide any makeup classes. Next session: Saturday September 19th 2026 - November 7th 2026 (No class 10/10, 10/31 due to Halloween) Saturday November 14th 2026 - January 16th 2027 (No class 11/28 due to Thanksgiving No class 12/19, 12/26 and 1/2 due to December Vacation) Saturday January 23rd 2027- March 13th 2027 (No class 2/13, 2/20 due to Winter Vacation) Saturday March 20th 2027 - May 8th 2027 (No class 3/27 due to Easter, No class 4/24 due to Spring Break) Saturday September 18th 2027 - November 6th 2027 (No class 10/19, 10/30 due to Halloween) Saturday November 13th 2027 - January 15th 2028 (No class 11/27 due to Thanksgiving No class 12/18, 12/25, 1/1 due to December Vacation)