An apparel designer must have a visually arresting sketchbook and portfolio showing strength in trend research and ability to apply that inspiration into designs that reflect the company’s brand and sell product.
Description
Complete our Apparel Designer Certificate and live your fashion dreams. Whether you are looking to start your own line of clothing or work at a large apparel company, this certificate will prepare you for a wide range of opportunities.
An apparel designer must have a visually arresting sketchbook and portfolio showing strength in trend research and ability to apply that inspiration into designs that reflect the company’s brand and sell product.
Course requirements
Our Course Catalog has the complete details of the requirements to complete this certificate: list of required classes, electives, course descriptions and more.
Fashion Education for the Nation
Portland Fashion Institute was founded in 2002 as Portland Sewing with a beginning sewing class for just four students. Now, PFI offers beginner, intermediate and advanced sewing classes as well as three certificate programs in apparel business.
PFI graduates have gone on to do beautiful things. They hold executive positions at apparel manufacturers, compete (and win) at the highest level, and run their own thriving businesses. They fuel the fashion industry in Portland and around the world.
PFI courses can help you become industry proficient in clothing design, patternmaking, construction, manufacturing and production. All of our teachers work in apparel and are well-versed in current techniques. We are apparel people teaching apparel people. We welcome you to join us!
PFI Mission Statement
Portland Fashion Institute is a nonprofit fashion design school with a mission to introduce creative people to the apparel skills they need to get a job or better job in the industry — or to simply enjoy a more productive life. We believe in a debt free education while promoting a diverse, progressive, sustainable and ethical industry. Our goals:
— Changing people’s lives. Making fashion dreams come true.
— Real skills, real jobs, real world knowledge
Fashion Merchandising prepares students for the fast-paced, exciting world of the garment industry. A USDA report indicates there is an unmet demand for professionals in the fashion business, one of the largest and most vital industries in the U.S. today.
Students have many hands-on opportunities that contribute to their success after completing our Fashion Design program.
The fashion design track emphasizes developing aesthetic concepts in apparel. In this track, you will develop your skills in front-end research and understanding trends, aesthetics, art in fashion, fashion illustration, 3D rendering, and developing creative concepts.
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