Fashion Portfolio Preparation for 16 to 18 Year Olds Online Short Course
Course description
Course overview
Whether you're a complete beginner or already studying art, design, or fashion, this summer school offers an authentic taste of studying fashion education at Central Saint Martins.
You'll gain confidence in experimenting with ideas, developing your creative process, and building key skills in fashion design while creating work to strengthen your fashion portfolio.
You'll work on your own small fashion project and explore the journey from initial research and inspiration, through to development and presentation.
The course places emphasis on students building their own individual and explorative approach, where you'll document your creative process and build meaningful content for your fashion portfolio – all in the spirit of Central Saint Martins.
Who this course is for
- Students aged 16 to 18 with an interest in developing their own creativity
- Students who are seeking to build a portfolio for future studies
- Students who are confident in learning from their mistakes
- Students who are willing to work and collaborate with others during projects
- Students who wish to develop their skills in communicating ideas
Key information
Topics covered
- Conduct research and gather inspirations
- Generate design ideas
- 2D and 3D experimentation
- Mood board building
- Variety of experimental drawing techniques
- Design development
- Presentation and layout
Learning outcomes
- Cultivate knowledge and develop your own fashion portfolio through small fashion projects and documenting creative processes
- Receive a digital badge and certificate of attendance
- Develop an open-minded approach to art and design
- Experience art school teaching.
For practical information about our kids and teens courses, take a look at our kids and teens information hub. This includes details of our policies on safeguarding, food allergies, learning requirements and online study.
Materials
- A4 sketchbook or A4 folder with empty white pages
- A4 white copy paper
- Mixed drawing materials; colour pencils, oil pastels, colour markers, pencils, and other materials you like
- Materials to collage with; various paper and foil, old magazines to cut up, some pieces of simple fabric, calico (wait before buying) scissors, standing knife and cutting mat glue, glue stick, fabric pins
Please see our Guide to taking online short courses.
Tutor
Petra Metzger
Petra Metzger is a fashion designer and educator with international experience spanning 20 years in the fashion industry and 11 years in education. She has a broad range of experience that includes commercial and high-end fashion design for international businesses. She created the womenswear fashion brand EINE LTD, and over many years leveraged students and creative professionals to the next step in their career.
Petra is highly qualified through a creative and technical education in fashion. Initially trained as a dressmaker, Petra successfully completed her BA and MA in Fashion Design at Central Saint Martins. She gained international industry experience in London, Paris, Switzerland and Rio de Janeiro and worked amongst others with Haider Ackermann, Hussein Chalayan, Peter Jensen, Swiss Hest Group and Lenny Niemeyer. Drawing on this experience, in her teaching Petra effectively engages a range of learners from high schoolers to experienced creatives and working designers. Amongst many other places, she has taught Fashion at Norwich University, multiple degree and short courses at Central Saint Martins, and co-created and led the post graduate fashion school Orbita at Centro-br in Rio de Janeiro.
Petra is a warm and people friendly person with a future-orientated and holistic mindset, passionate about eliciting personal potentials and sharing inspiration, and with a love of creative endeavours and realisation of ideas with others.
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