Student Story: Corset Making
Alison tells us how her lessons in clothes making helped her to get a dream work experience placement with a Paris fashion designer…. Name: Alison Culliford Course: Corset Making Institution: Wimbledon College of Art ‘I very much enjoyed the course and I am sure that it helped me to get a work placement with a fashion designer here in Paris (she is called Jasmin Santanen and does a prêt à porter and luxury couture collection). You start by learning how to sew a non-period corset after drafting a pattern from flat. You can then...

Subject Focus: Fashion Design
Daring Design From millinery to footwear and haute couture to the high street, the scope of the fashion world is enormous. If you have the aptitude and ambition to make it as a designer, there are some incredible opportunities on offer. Constantly moving and evolving as seasons and trends change, the fashion world is a never-ending cycle of concept, design, manufacture and retail. The UK fashion scene is one of the biggest and best and, for those looking for their first start in the industry, there are rewarding and potentially lucrative ways in for the most promising...