Street Fashion for 11 to 15 Year Olds Short Course
Course description
Course overview
Street fashion and streetwear have become powerful forces in global style, rooted in subculture, rebellion, youth, and a DIY attitude. This course explores London's vibrant street fashion scene as a source of inspiration, with visits to museums, street markets, and fashion hotspots.
You'll be introduced to key techniques used in fashion design, including research, concept building, illustration, 2D to 3D translation, hand-making, customisation, upcycling, textiles, image making, and styling. Through daily tasks, you'll build a strong body of work to support your portfolio and prepare for further study.
Co-taught by visiting designers, industry professionals, and graduates of Central Saint Martins, the course also offers tailored advice on portfolio development, application processes, and future study options at both Further and Higher Education levels.
Who this course is for
- Students aged 11 to 15 with a passion for street fashion, including beginners
- Students who would like to try something new, fun and meet other young creatives
Key information
Topics covered
- Design process through 3D customisation, deconstruction and reinvention, using vintage, recycled clothes and materials
- Research methodologies and sketchbook techniques for fashion
- Personalised advice on portfolio preparation for further study at Foundation and degree level
- Group and peer critiques
- Styling and presentation
- Experiment with hand-sewing, studding and simple embellishment techniques (encouraged)
Learning outcomes
- Strengthen your portfolio for further study
- Develop fundamental techniques for fashion design and methodologies used within industry, further and higher education
- 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
If possible, please bring a camera or camera phone to record the process of making the work, and the outcomes.
Everything needed to complete the course is provided, but please feel free to bring any current sketchbooks or materials you enjoy using.
Tutor
Berni Yates
Berni Yates has over 30 years experience in the Fashion and Textiles sector – she has worked for Central Saint Martins for the past 20 years – her specialist area is Fashion Knitwear.
Berni has many years of experience supporting young people with access and progression onto Art Foundation and Fashion, Textiles and Jewellery Degree courses at CSM and other HEIs.
She has been instrumental in setting up community Arts projects PAN UK, to support Art Education.
Berni is currently lead on Knowledge Exchange for the Fashion programmes at CSM, working across the sector talking to industry experts and weaving new knowledge into the curriculum.
She has a wealth of Insights into the Fashion and Textiles industry and continues to consult and design her own label of bespoke knit garments. She is also joint course director for Textiles Portfolio short course at CSM.
Berni has a broad knowledge of learning and teaching at CSM and UAL more broadly, so is well placed to help with portfolio building.
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