Fashion Camp for High-Schoolers
2 weeks! Weeks of July 21 and July 28, 1pm-4pm each day, Monday through Friday
Age requirements: 14-18
Teaching artists: Emily Popp and Sarah Best
Camp fee: $440.00
In this two-week camp, participants will explore and learn a variety of techniques and skills to design, embellish, and construct unique looks. In the first week, students will focus on developing a simple top pattern of their very own! Throughout the week instruction will cover multiple methods of T-shirt up-cycling, as well as exploring various techniques in fabric embellishment, including making fringe, embroidery, and fabric paint. In the second week, students will continue their study in apparel design by learning more skills pertaining to basic garment construction and machine sewing as they pattern, sew, and finish a pull-on (elastic-waist) pant, skirt, or short. The camp will conclude with a fashion show – putting together the creations from the two weeks – on Friday, August 1.
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Partial and full scholarships are available for youth summer camps. Please email us for our scholarship application form.
Bios:
Week One will be taught by Emily Popp (she/her). Emily loves having fun with fashion and admires all forms of self expression through clothing! She is the founder of local upcycled clothing brand, The Popp Town Mall, where she makes every item by hand from repurposed materials. Emily is a costume designer at the UW-Madison Opera, and works as a teaching artist for a wide range of students. She has an MFA in textiles and fashion from UW-Madison and a post-baccalaureate in fashion from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Week Two will be taught by Sarah Best (she/her). Sarah is a lifelong apparel designer with a focus on knitwear and textile design. Her passion to sew and knit as a young girl led her to pursue an Apparel Design degree, with a Textile Arts minor, at VCU in Richmond, VA. Her career has included working for Armani Exchange and Ralph Lauren in New York City, and at Lands’ End in Wisconsin. She currently works as a contract designer and educator, expanding her creative interests across interiors and textile arts.