Precollege Programs at FIT

Tag: Emily

  • Designers Unite!

    Welcome back to another epic installment of “Emily’s Precollege Blog Posting”! Today’s topic is the design industry. I’m a part of the Cooper Hewitt DesignPrep Scholars Program. At its most basic level, it’s a great opportunity for learning skills related to the design industry. At the Scholars level, it’s an invaluable tool for creating a…

  • Perfection in Question

    Hey everybody! Welcome back to my little corner of the internet. The second week of class was awesome. After a group discussion about our favorite designers from A-D in Phaidons’ The Fashion Book, we took inspiration from one of them to create a 3-piece paper couture collection. This is the first one I did: While…

  • First Day Back

    The first day of class this year was the first Saturday in two weeks I couldn’t sleep late. But it’s worth it. It’s so worth it. This past summer, I couldn’t attend FIT’s classes due to a design camp, and design workshops from the Cooper Hewitt Museum. While I did learn lots of things there,…

  • Introducing New Precollege Blogger: Emily

    I’m Emily and I’m a junior from Rockaway, New York. I’ve taken Saturday classes at FIT since the fall of my freshman year, back in 2010. All in all, I’ve taken Sewing for Fashion Designers, Fashion Design Techniques, Fashion Art for Fashion Designers, Advanced Fashion Design Art Techniques, Junior Special Occasion, and I’m signed up…