We believe in hands-on learning by making, especially when it comes to the creative arts. Fashion design and sewing, though very technical, is a process with no one set of rules or style – just look at the runways today! The Fashion Class aims to teach children and teens the art of sewing, design and…
Our creative classes for children and teens take place after school and on weekends for multiple weeks throughout the school year. Students learn to sew real and wearable clothing in our signature Fashion Design and Sewing class over an 8-12 week period. Additional courses offered include accessory, illustration and fashion branding/marketing. All classes are offered seasonally…
Our sewing courses for kids run for 8-12 weeks throughout the school year. Children and teen students will learn how to use the sewing machine while they create real and wearable clothing for themselves! Other design classes, like fashion design and illustration also available. Sewing classes end with a free fashion show!
Create with Sewing and Fashion Design Camp! We offer children’s fashion design and sewing camps during summer break, winter recess, spring break and for 1-day during most school holidays in our Bryant Park Manhattan and Upper East Side NYC studios. Our students learn everything from sewing, fashion illustration, accessory design and even fabric science! Each…
When school is out Fashion Camp is in! We offer one-day camps during all school holidays and week-long camps throughout the summer for ages 6-8, 9-12 and 13-17 years old. Our campers learn to use the sewing machine to create real clothing and accessories. We round out the day with fun fashion lessons like creating a fashion business and jewelry making!
Join us for fun sewing and fashion workshops offered monthly at The Fashion Class. Perfect for trying out sewing for the first time to see if your child would like to take a longer course or for seasoned sewers who want to make a specific project! We offer Halloween costume making in October, American Girl doll…
Join us for fun and fabulous sewing and fashion workshops offered seasonally at The Fashion Class! Perfect for trying out sewing for the first time to see if your child would like to take a longer course or for seasoned sewers who want to make a specific project.
Looking for an amazing birthday party that all the parents can’t stop talking about? Our Fashion Design Birthday Parties for girls and boys allow your birthday child and their guests to actually sew real clothing! Our creative parties for kids feature different make and take projects in the areas of Sewing, Fashion Design or DIY/Crafting….
Photo Booths $15 per guest – Adds 30 minutes to end time Send the birthday girl to Paris this year with our Eiffel Tower photo backdrop or have each guest appear on the cover of a magazine! Party goers dress up is satin gloves and feather boas (optional) and pose for our photographer. Each guest…
Please fill out the form to request a birthday party at The Fashion Class! Our event coordinator will get back to you to plan your child’s special event.
Our group lessons for children, teens and adults cover a wide variety of sewing and creative lessons! We cater directly to Girl Scout troops with discounted “badge-earning themed” sewing lessons and other creative projects like entrepreneurship and recycled jewelry making. Join us for your child’s play date or tween group hang out with their friends…
We offer a variety of creative activities for Girl Scouts! Sewing, design and illustration are the perfect activities for Girl Scouts, Brownies, Juniors, Cadettes and Seniors to earn key badges! Our projects are educational, rewarding and fabulously fun. Plus TFC regularly teaches courses with themes like Entrepreneurship and Product Design; all geared toward fashion. Girl…
Need a cool place for your child and friends to spend a few hours? Want to host a birthday activity without the extra party stuff? A group lesson is perfect for play dates and groups of kids who love to create! Our activities are for 2 or more children who want a fun and fab…
This is a fun group activity for children, teens and adults interested in Fashion Design or fans of the show Project Runway! Meet us at our Manhattan Studio as we channel Tim Gunn and give you your next fashion challenge. After we arrive at Mood Designer Fabrics (where the designers shop on Project Runway) you will have thirty minutes to select and purchase your fabric. Back at the studio it’s time to design, sew and decorate your project. Will you be in or out?
Expand on your child’s creativity with home-school group lessons at The Fashion Class! Fashion Design and Sewing is not only super fun and fabulous – it teaches elements of math, science and the arts in a real-life hands-on way. At our fashion studios we welcome home school groups who’re curious about fashion design, sewing and…
With our large sewing and art studios The Fashion Class makes a wonderful field trip for school-aged students. We’ve hosted everything from pre-school children learning about types of clothing to college students learning to sew! With discounted pricing, day trips to our studio are filled with hands-on educational fun. Perfect for all age groups we…
Our Sewing Programs for Grown-Ups are perfect for groups of friends, a girl’s night out or a creative corporate team building exercise! With a room full of sewing machines and instructors who work in the fashion industry, your sewing aspirations can become a reality. We focus on teaching you how to use the sewing machine…
Learn to a new skill and spend quality time together! Mommy & Me Lessons are perfect for Mother’s and Daughters, Sons, Fathers and anyone else in the family who’d like to learn to sew! Available in our Bryant Park and Upper East Side Studios in Manhattan. Our family based lessons will teach you and your…
Our on-site enrichment sewing and fashion programs bring the design and creativity to you! Perfect for public and private schools, libraries or other facilities our programs can run during the day or after school throughout the year at your facility. Aside from machine sewing, The Fashion Class specializes in educating children and teens in other…
Our ‘in-school’ after school program brings fashion education to your students! Our program is fun, affordable, educational and easy to implement. The after school program can be customized for your school by amount of students, number of weeks and lessons. We designed the program to be: 90 minute classes once per week 10-16 week long…
Our Library Fashion Design and Sewing programs can be a one-day workshop or a multi-day course. With plenty of sewing and crafting lessons, guests will enjoy designing and creating a one-of-a-kind clothing, accessory or room decor item. Our professional and trained instructors will arrive day-of with all necessary supplies, set up the classroom, instruct your…
With Bring Your Child to Work just around the corner we’re bringing you the best activities to keep the little ones occupied throughout the day (while learning all about how hard their mommies and daddies work!) But first, a little anecdote. When I was ten my aunt Anne Marie took me to ‘take your child…
Our teen fashion design programs are super important for any teen or pre-teenager who’s looking to attend a design program in any college or university like Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), Parsons, LIM or even a high school level program. Our teen classes and camp projects are self-designed and begin with sketching a design. Students…
Our #1 question here at TFC is always “Do you have classes for adults?”. Well I’m very happy to write that We Do Now! Sip & Stitch Sewing Workshops for Adults are social sewing parties that combine easy to learn sewing projects for beginners and experts alike with the social atmosphere of a girls night out….
With the President’s Day week and February break coming closer, we are dedicating the week off to a five day fashion camp for kids! In this camp, kids will learn how to sew with real sewing machines and create clothes and accessories that are purely their own creation. They can even wear them! Full day…
Here at the Fashion Class, our goal is to generate a creative and enjoyable space for all of our students. We love to keep them entertained while parents can take the day off! One of the classes we love holding are day classes because we devote time from 9:00am to 5:00pm to exciting classes and projects….
This is the year for homemade gifts and The Fashion Class is the place to make them! We are hosting a workshop making sewing the base of the gift. It takes place on Saturday, December 19 at our Manhattan studios from 11am to 2pm. Students will be able to choose one of five different gift…
The Fashion Class recently had their annual halloween workshop! With the day quickly approaching our students participated in an all too exciting workshop where they made their own costumes. They had the opportunity to pick from a gum ball machine, a fifties fashionista or a cheetah. Each student picked their favorite and spent weeks putting it…
Recently the teens of our camp have visited a new and exciting location called Scenterprises. This amazing place is located on the East side of Manhattan and run by the founder, Sue Phillips. She created this brand to share her passion for scents with other people and from there opened up a store called The…
This past Fall The Fashion Class had a fun new guest at our Fashion Show in Merrick! Beth, a Newsday reporter, stopped by to ask some questions, chat with students and see what our sewing classes for kids are all about! Read the Full Article Here
Summer 2012 The Fashion Class was featured on Cosmo Times as a top place to visit in NYC. This video highlights our Teen Camp program where students learn how to actually create a clothing line from start to finish. Cosmo Times spent Day 1 with our teen campers as we visited and purchased fabric from…
If you are interested in more information please call us at (646) 329-6663 or email create@thefashionclass.com
Bryant Park: 21 W 39th St NYC 10018
Upper East Side:311 East 81st Street NYC 10028 (opening July '19)
Hours: M-F 11am-5pm
Select Sat/Sundays 10am-3pm
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