Kerri Quigley, Founder/Instructor

Kerri is the creator of and instructor at The Fashion Class. While at Parsons School of Design she ran her own clothing line manufactured in NYC’s garment center & India and sold internationally. Since graduation her styling and fashion work has been seen in Teen Vogue and Cosmo Magazine online. She began her fashion teaching career at The Ethical Cultural Fieldston School and Dwight Prep before starting The Fashion Class one boring summer. When she’s not teaching fabulous fashion to children you can find her sewing bathing suits, styling fashion shoots, or designing dog clothing!

Claire M, Styling & Fashion Accessories Instructor

@ TFC Since Summer 2010

Who better to teach The Art of Fashion Styling than someone who has been featured in Time Out New York as one of NYC’s most fashionable people? Claire is a fashion stylist with a Bachelor of Design in Fashion Communications and she brings her enthusiasm and creativity to everything she does. She has taken numerous teaching classes and has a background of working with children first at The Ethical Cultural Fieldston School and then as a founding member of The Fashion Class. She is so excited to use these skills to pass on her expertise.

Nina E, Illustration Instructor

@ TFC since Fall 2011

Nina is an award-winning fashion illustrator and instructor based in NYC. She is also the mother of two lovely children (8 and 2 years old). She graduated from New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology with a BA degree in fashion illustration and later received her MFA in illustration from California State University, Fullerton. She has illustrated many fashion and lifestyle books and magazines, including the Candy Apple book series for Scholastic. She also licenses her illustrations to paper product companies, you can find her popular “Accessorized” greeting card and stationery lines at shops such as Kate’s Paperie and Papyrus. Nina has lectured at various art schools including the Fashion Institute of Technology, Parsons School of Design, the Art Institute of New York City, Columbia University, the Graphic Artists Guild, and the Children’s Book Illustrator’s Group.She is excited to share her fashion illustration and art design experience with young artists.

Keyla M – Teaching Assistant

@ TFC Since Winter 2012

Keyla is a NYC native who grew up in the Bronx with a love for anything vibrant and stylish. She’s been working with children for as long as she can remember and will be attending York College to pursue a career in elementary education. She started at TFC as an intern where she quickly became a valued part of the team and has had the pleasure of being the only person to have assisted classes at every single TFC city location.

Ghislaine S, Sewing Instructor

@TFC Since Winter 2012

After graduating with honors from Atelier Chardon Savard Fashion School in Paris, France Ghislaine (or Gigi) designed award winning hosiery for the Dupont De Nuemours. During her stay in Paris, Ghislaine became a regular participant during Paris’ Fashion week as a Wardrobe Assistant for Issey Miyake, Smalto, Fred Sathal, Olivier and Theyskens. Her work has also been featured in International Trade Shows such as Who Next and Salon Du Prêt A Porter. Her Paris and New York film/stage experience includes Costume Designer for the New York Fringe Festival and Costume Coordinator for the Gallery Players & The Black Box New Play Festival. Ghislaine´s vision is to continue to produce her designs thus leaving an imprint on the Film and Theatre industry.

Aliya B, Sewing Instructor

@ TFC Since Spring 2012

Aliya is an interdisciplinary artist making installations, sculptures, and events that connect people through providing a playful and purposeful place to explore. She loves making up-cycled clothing and jewelry, imaginary-landscape quilts, three-legged stuffed animals, and delicious macrobiotic cookies. She sees teaching and learning about sewing and making her own clothes as a “daily costume” practice: you put something on and brave the world like a magical suit that makes you more courageous and invincible!

Aliya graduated from Hampshire College with a BA in Socially Engaged Art. She is currently living in Long Island City, NY and an artist-in-residence at Flux Factory.

Jene S., Fashion Instructor for Couture & Project Prom Classes

@ TFC Since Winter 2012

Originally from Montana, Jene has been passionate and deeply devoted to all things artistic for as long as she can remember; she has experience in painting, sketching, sculpture, beading jewelry, knitting, violin, and of course making clothing. In 2009, she was a finalist in Seattle Fashion Week’s student design competition and was the only finalist still in high school. She studied bespoke tailoring in London and earned an NVQ3 while doing internships at House of Holland and Henry Poole on Savile Row. This was followed by work from the famous London-based couturier to the royal family Bruce Oldfield, where she worked with the head seamstress doing everything from intricate embroidery to making bridal veils from scratch to helping the elite clientele. Working between London and NY, she also worked alongside Vita Gottlieb as studio assistant, where she helped in the entire garment creation process from making initial patterns to finishing pieces shown at London Fashion Week. She has worked at London Fashion Week many times and moved to New York City in 2011 to pursue a career in making custom clothing and is now taking classes in haute couture and ladies’ tailoring at FIT.

Anna O. – Fashion Assistant – Brooklyn

@ TFC since Winter 2013

Anna is a Seattleite who came to New York City to pursue fashion design at the Fashion Institute of Technology. She has a strong desire to learn about art, fashion, and culture– and she loves sharing that eagerness with others. Besides spending her time designing custom clothing and working on school projects, she enjoys her freelance work as a trend researcher/developer and wardrobe stylist. Although fashion is a relatively new passion, she has always loved having fun with kids. She moved from teaching piano, to teaching at The Fashion Class, and she hopes to continue to build her career in teaching, and inspiring the next generation of designers in NYC.