Fashion Classes in Chicago, IL

Ever wondered how fashion designers create a collection from an initial concept to a final set of designs?  This course allows you to gain an inside view of the process of fashion design.  Understand what constitutes inspiration and how to identify your own individual sources and learn how to create compelling mood boards that provide...

Special Topics Series: Digital Marketing in Fashion, Luxury & Arts This course examines fundamental marketing concepts in the global digital fashion marketing environment. Students explore consumer insights, positioning, competitive advantage and channel decisions from both a theoretical and practical approach. Students will review how marketing...

The fashion industry’s need to change from an environmental and humanitarian perspective has been greatly accelerated at this time of momentous change. Much of the 20th-century fashion system is outmoded, destructive and losing relevance to people and, planet. It is patently clear that the sustainability revolution will happen, because it is a must....

Swap, mend, chat, repeat. Hang out with the NYC FTC community every fourth Tuesday of the month from the comfort of your own home. Join the NYC Fair Trade Coalition for an evening of mending, chatting, and connecting with NYC Fair Trade Coalition members. Login to the conference call number to join in. This month: Make Manhattan Fair is taking over...

In the fashion world, new clothing designs are presented in the form of hand-drawn sketches before being chosen to go into production. Designers start with a croquis, a quick sketch of the traditional fashion figure that serves as the basis for the design of clothing and accessories, then add color and details to the garments.  This is a basic...

“For the philosopher,” writes Walter Benjamin in The Arcades Project, “the most interesting thing about fashion is its extraordinary anticipations.” In other words, fashion is, in itself, an avant-garde: it shows us what the world will be like before that world has fully arrived. Its uncanny relation to the new is by no means the only...

Learn to recreate historical costumes and design contemporary fashions with futuristic and extravagant silhouettes. Invent your dream look. Try your hand at fashion design. Sketch a clothed figure and redesign it for a runway show. If you ever thought of a potential career in fashion design, are interested in creating fashion illustrations, entering...

Social Platforms- Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, TikTok, Snapchat, Pinterest and more. Getting Noticed on Social Media, Digital Tools, Filming/Being on Camera, Preparing to Shoot, Edits, Apps, Step-by-Step Makeup on self for the camera Makeup: Winged Eyeliner, Contouring, Smokey Eyes and Lip Focus. Every Chic Studios online makeup course...

Retail professionals, boutique owners, online Instagram store owners, and bloggers from New York and all over the U.S. are enrolling into FINY to invest in themselves and add value to their careers. Not only do they recognize how getting certified in the fundamentals of styling will enhance their careers, they also know they can make additional income...

Our online Professional course is approximately 3 weeks, (12-15 hours per week) Each level includes: 2 online, in-person classes, with on-demand videos, video lessons, and course material + notes. Level 1 Module 1: History of Makeup, Skin Philosophy, Skin Care Ingredients, Anatomy of the Face, Hygiene, Prepping the Skin + How to Clean Brushes,...

Are you a Footwear Designer who needs to learn to create computer technical sketches or add color, texture and shadow to your hand drawn sketches? Then, this class is for YOU! Learn the basics of both Photoshop and Illustrator, and how to use the two programs in the fashion footwear industry. We show you all you need to know to transfer and translate...

Learn how to make your own gorgeous fascinator in this Virtual Kentucky Derby party workshop hosted via Zoom.  This is a beginner level workshop, no prior experience necessary. Join Kentucky Derby fascinator pro Lisa Shaub for our Virtual Kentucky Derby Party class where we create fascinators from materials we have at home....

Do you need to know how to easily add color, shadow and texture to your fashion drawings and flat sketches using the computer? Then, this class is for YOU! Learn the basics of Photoshop and how to add color, print or pattern, and texture to your fashion drawings in Adobe Photoshop. Plus, you'll receive a manual, sketch libraries, access to recorded...

Are you a Lingerie Designer who needs to learn to create computer technical sketches, add and recolor laces, or add prints to bras? Then, this class is for YOU! Learn the basics of both Photoshop and Illustrator, and how to use the two programs in the fashion industry, specifically for lingerie. We show you all you need to know to...

Need to create a digital fashion portfolio? Are you ready to ditch your clunky portfolio and show your fashion work on your iPad or Notebook computer?  Then, this class is for you! Learn the basics of InDesign and how to create an interactive, digital PDF document with simple navigation, popus, and rollover buttons. You'll create a short...