Our Fabulous Students

At fashion Antidote, we're immensely proud of all our students and what they achieve in such a short time with us. One such student is Raj Dhami, who studied with us on our Garment Construction and Pattern Cutting courses, as a part of our Training Skills Programme.

Since the course Raj has made some beautiful garments, and is pictured here in the dress she made during the course, which she now wears to work. An excellent, dedicated and enthusiastic student, Raj is often back for one to one tuition and further courses.

Have you completed a course with us here at Fashion Antidote? If so, we want to feature you, send us over a photo of a garment you've made, your drawings or designs, or even just let us know what your upto, wed love to hear from you!

Fashion Antidote success stories - Kirby Stebbing

Another success story, this time in the form of the inspirational Kirby Stebbing. Kirby visited our upcycling workshop at the Ethical fashion event at the Museum of Childhood. In the workshop we ripped up old shirts and created great unique skirts, in a variety of colours and fabrics. Kirby rose to the challenge and created the skirt you can see from the pictures below. 

Here’s what Kirby says about us: “The tutors at the Fashion Antidote skirt workshop were really helpful and I was glued to their sewing machine creating the skirt from men's shirts. When I looked at my watch we'd missed the Tatty Divine workshop, bummer! I was a bit gutted but I think you'll agree it was worth sticking to the skirt making.”

 

Kirby was recently involved in an unfortunate road accident, and whilst being on the mend she has been dabbling in craft and creating beautiful handmade ditties, check out her blog, Kirby Jane crafty. As Kirby says in her blog review of the ethical fashion event, such a life changing experience has drastically changed her body image and given her a ‘life’s too short’ mentality. “I've never been much of a skirt wearer, I wish I'd had my legs out more before my accident but going through such a life changing experience and having my body image changed so dramatically has made me appreciate my body more. I didn't think twice when I started making this skirt the other night. I'm going to wear it with leggings and probably boots but I'm going to be proud of my body and the first skirt I've ever made!” 

We’re so pleased to of been a part of Kirby’s inspiring story, we hope this is the first hand-made skirt of many!

Fashion Antidote success stories - Vanessa Moore

At Fashion Antidote, our main aim is to equip our students with the skills and confidence to put their sewing or design talent to use; whether that means creating their own business or achieving the job or the career they want to. Nothing makes us smile more than a student who is doing well, and Vanessa Moore is one such student.

Vanessa attended a business class with fashion Antidote in March of 2010, hoping to promote her bourgeoning business in jewellery and apparel. She says her time at Fashion Antidote helped her take her business further, and she now has a beautiful website, and her clothes are sold in boutiques in and around her home Montreal, and online on Etsy and Artfire stores.

 

 Her unique jewellery designs are edgy and eye catching, with skull and spike motifs alongside precious stones and charms. For more of her pieces have a look at her website.