We give the garments names not only for organization purposes, but to tie the inspiration into the collection. Also, when...
Alumna Alyssa Prentice is currently working as a design assistant for designer (and another alumna) Sara Shepherd as she preps...
I met Sara (pictured left) over two years ago when I enrolled in her CDFP 4 class (Construction, Draping, Flat...
Sara handed me a sketch (of the Lloyd Trouser). She had done and asked me to draft the trouser. We...
Alyssa continues her discourse from her work on the Sara Shepherd fashion show a couple of weeks ago…. Here we...
Before fittings we have to make sure we have enough garments to fit – it just can’t be one or...
I get to Sara’s about 9am. She always has a fresh pot of coffee ready. We usually sit around in...
The term bedlam came about from a psychiatric hospital in London called Bethlem Royal Hospital. It means uproar and confusion....
We only made one half of a toile because we were concentrating on design details and seam lines instead of...
…this entry brings Sara’s British heritage into play, the differences between British and America. Probably one of the first things...
Alyssa talks about the ivory crinkle skirt and the process of crinkling it. She also touches on the inspiration of...
We drafted this toile of a draped silk blouse that I am working on. We drafted it from scratch, sewed...