ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A JOB IN FASHION?

Whether you are a graduate with a fashion related degree, already working in the industry but not sure what to next or want a change of career and considering fashion - this course will give a real insight into the business and show you what you need to make your next move. Whether you are looking for your first or next job we will set you on the right path and help you get into the fashion industry.

How to Get A Job In Fashion

The course runs over 3 Monday evenings in 2 hour sessions, includes a C.V and portfolio review, and costs £85.

After 25 successful years in the fashion industry our tutors will give you commercial information vital to any career, to help you stand out against the competition and increase your chances of successfully finding employment, as well as supplying you with key contacts to help you on your way.

Contact info@fashionantidote.com, or call 02073753235 today to secure your place.

Autumn/Winter Program Dates

The dates for our Autumn/Winter program are now up, starting from the first week in September. 

Our last Programme was a complete success, with some very talented and bright students graduating with a whole new set of skills.

Our Fashion Skills Programme is a complete schedule of Garment Construction, Pattern Cutting, Fashion illustration, Design and Business; everything you need to get skilled and get ahead in the fashion industry.

We run the Programme in options of daytime or evening, to suit your needs and fit around your schedule, and all classes are taught by experienced, professional tutors. 

We run each topic separately, to make it easier for you to gain the skills you want. For more information on the programme and for dates, see our website, and check out our previous students, and what they have said about us.

All the skills you'd ever need for professional fashion... Fashion Antidote Summer School

 

Places are filling up fast for our Summer School - a condensed program of professional fashion skills, spread over 7 weeks spent in our studio just off Brick Lane. 

 Go the whole hog and spend the whole 7 weeks with us, gaining priceless knowledge and skills in all areas of fashion design and garment construction, or pick and choose what area suits your needs, with packages spanning Pattern Cutting, Garment Construction, Fashion Design, Fashion Drawing and Fashion Business.

See the website for more details.

Fashion Antidote Featured In Cloth Magazine

Those lovely people over at Cloth Magazine have featured Fashion Antidote on their website, click here to have a better look, and have a look around their site too.

Ethical Fashion in the age of austerity

Fashion Antidote at the Ethical Fashion in the age of austerity event!

At the V&A museum of Childhood, 3rd March 6-9pm.

Garment making workshops - New Dates

Perfect for a follow on to our Learn To Sew course, or for anybody with a basic sewing knowledge. In our Garment Making courses you will learn how to use a commercial pattern, lay, mark and pin pattern to fabric and cut out. You will sew seams and darts, insert a concealed zip, attach a facing, make and set in sleeves, hem, press and finish your garment ready to wear.

Upcoming courses include:

Make a Dress, on March 20th
Make a Shirt, on March 27th
Make a Skirt, on April 7th. Check out the calendar on the website for more dates, or the garment construction section for all our current courses.

 For something a little different, our Introduction to Corsetry course has a new dates, 12th-13th of March.Throughout the two day course you will learn to cut, construct and fit the corset to your own body, enabling you to gain some experience of bespoke garment construction, and leave with a made corset and your own pattern.

A peek inside our studio...

Based just off Brick Lane, our studio is an intimate, relaxed and friendly setting for all our courses. With all the equipment and facilities needed for all classes, from pattern cutting to design, business to alterations, our space is also used by fashion designers, pattern cutters, stylists and consultants.

New Course Dates 2011

What better time to take up a new hobby than the new year? 

Our first classes of 2011 start this week, with a few spaces left on the Thursday evening Learn to Sew session. Click here to find out more and secure your place. Though this saturday session is fully booked, there are more to follow, so keep your eyes on the blog, twitter or facebook to keep upto date.

Welcome to the Fashion Antidote Blog

Fashion Antidote is a small independent fashion school and studio, with an emphasis on fashion based, technique and skill building short courses.  Placed in East London just off Brick Lane, Fashion Antidotes’ courses are affordable, professional and fun. Whether you are furthering existing fashion and textile skills, learning to alter and adjust clothes, or want to start sewing from scratch, come and get a real taste of the fashion industry, and find the course for you. 

What we do...

For the beginners out there, our Learn to Sew courses offer tuition on all the basics of a sewing machine. With all the materials and facilities provided, you'll have everything you need to get to grips with basic sewing skills. Courses run in evenings, daytime and at weekends, so always working around your schedule. 

For more the experienced of you, courses such as Garment making, Introduction to corsetry and Making jeans will further those existing skills, and for those who want to take their skills further into building a business, Fashion Antidote also offers business consultancy, to help get you started.