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FASHION DESIGN, ILLUSTRATION & CREATIVE DIRECTION: 2-WEEK SUMMER INTENSIVE

The Cutting Room Inc

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Looking to learn the basics of the captivating world of fashion design? The Cut offers you a variety of two-week intensive workshops designed to maximize your industry knowledge within a minimum time frame. In these hands-on workshops, students will be immersed in all facets of the fashion business. In readings, lectures and class discussions, students are taught by industry professionals in small group settings, receiving first-class learning in a real-life business environment, using state of the art digital platforms as well as hands-on hard skill applications. Each class comprises of two levels at 16 hours per week, for a total of 32 hours. Pre-requisites for each class are outlined in each specific course. Acquire the skills you need to reach your academic and professional goals or complement your current full-time diploma or degree program, or simply build a competitive portfolio for graduate program applications to prepare for advanced study.

FASHION DESIGN, ILLUSTRATION & CREATIVE DIRECTION

This introductory Fashion Design & Illustration course challenges students to apply and improve their illustrative technique by conceptualizing and executing a tightly-edited 12-piece collection. Students learn how to take their initial design inspiration and interpret it for a specific target market. This course will focus on development of high-fashion croquis figures, illustration techniques and textile rendering, utilizing multimedia tools to implement color into the sketches. A final professional presentation of the 12-piece collection includes mood and fabric boards, technical specification drawings, retail costing and marketing strategy.

STUDENTS WILL:

Learn common fashion terminology
Learn how to illustration the form
Learn how to render textiles and garments
Learn how to research target market profiles
Learn how to create a customer profile
Learn how to make technical drawings
Learn how to create a cohesive collection
Learn how to give a professional presentation

For a detailed curriculum, please view our course outline.

DETAILS:

Date:

Monday, July 8/2019- Thursday, July 18/2019

Length: 2 Weeks / Monday – Thursday

Hours: Choose a time
10AM-2PM

Capacity: 6 students only

Price: $2995.00 + GST

Class schedule

Course duration
1 week
Classes per week
4 lessons per week (each lesson lasts 60 min)
Class days
Monday - Thursday

Class schedule may change depending on availability and season.

Class level

Absolute beginner
Pre-intermediate
Intermediate
High intermediate
Advanced

Class size

Average 4 students
Maximum 6 students

Student age

Age range 13 years old and older

Certificate

A certificate of completion will be issued at the end of the course.
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School description

The Cutting Room, owned by apparel and production expert, Liza Deyrmenjian, was born in Vancouver and is the result of 25 years in the fashion and apparel industry. The Cutting Room is where it all happens—ideation and design, pattern making, sourcing, sampling, and production. It is also where beginners and seasoned designers alike come together to better their skills and learn new ones with The Cutting Room’s Fashion Design and Merchandising Academy—The Cut. With one foot in Vancouver and the other in New York City, The Cutting Room supports established fashion and lifestyle brands, coaches up-starts, and teaches the next generation of makers and doers through The Cut’s array of fashion design courses.

Nationality and age mix

The nationality and age mix at The Cutting Room Inc varies over different time periods, courses and levels.

School holidays

does not hold classes on the holiday dates below. The school does not compensate for these holidays, so make sure to choose your start date accordingly.

Open dates
Year round
School holidays
None

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Housing

The Cutting Room Inc offers the following housing types:
homestay

Homestay - Single-person room - Breakfast and dinner on weekdays, 3 meals on weekends

NZ$ 322
weekly
Age range: 18 years old and older
Housing type: Homestay
Room type: Single-person room
Board type: Breakfast and dinner on weekdays, 3 meals on weekends (21 meals per week)
Availability: January - December
Check-in: Sunday, anytime
Check-out: Saturday, anytime
NZ$ 322
ABOUT
Staying with a Canadian family is an excellent way to improve your English as well as to
learn about another culture. The Cut Fashion Design Academy and The Cutting Room have
paired up with Northwest Homestay to help you find the perfect for your duration of study.
Life in Canada is likely to be very different from that in your own country, so you will be
adapting to a new home, new food, new customs, as well as a new language. Don’t be shy
about being involved with your host family. They will want you to gain a good experience from
your visit with them. You may want to stay in touch with your new-found family so, when you
leave, remember to give them your forwarding address.

FEES
Placement fee………………………………………………………………………………………………… $150
Homestay fee single room 3 meals…………………………………………………………………. $250 per week
Homestay share room 3 meals…………………………………………………………………………$225 per week
Pick up (Optional)…………………………………………………………………………………………….$80
Drop off(Optional)……………………………………………………………………………………………$80
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Visa support

We cannot apply for visas on behalf of students. However, the school can supply you with all the documentation you need to support your visa application.

Your letter of acceptance will be sent to your home address by regular mail at no charge to you.

Visit Canada's Citizenship and Immigration website »

Flights and airport transfer

Please note that we do not book flights for our students. If you are researching airfare costs, we recommend using Kayak.com, a search engine that lets you compare flight options from your home country to Vancouver based on your budget, schedule and preferences.

Travel insurance

Study abroad worry-free with Language International's health and personal effects insurance coverage. When you book a course with us, you can opt to purchase an international insurance plan that covers not only your health care cost but also loss of your personal belongings. You must book your insurance in advance when you register.

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