1. What do Fashion Designers do all day? Fashion is ever changing and designers need to keep their eye on the trends, colors, fabric, silhouettes, trims, and details before the customer even knows that they need and want them. Designers need to understand their customers as well as how to make clothing. They need to understand fit and body flattery. Their gut instincts and eye for putting a style together in their unique creative way is key to success.
2. This introduction to Fashion Designers will be followed by a history of notable Designers, each in 2 hour chats. We will look at their early life, training, work, styles, and what they were known for. Rose Bertin: Designer to Marie Antoinette She was dubbed "Minister of Fashion". Second session Charles Frederick Worth: An Englishman who is the Father of French Couture. Paul Poiret: "King of Fashion" who freed the breasts and shackled the ankles.