Academics
Saturday Fashion Lab 2010-2011
Saturday Fashion Course Schedule
Below are the course options for the fall and spring Saturday Fashion Lab Sessions in 2010 – 2011. You can choose one course per session.
Classes held: 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Classes will be held at: 545 Fifth Avenue.
Tuition for each course: $225.
Registration fee: $25 [non-refundable]
Any additional “materials fees” are listed in parentheses after the course title.
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Session I: October 2 – November 13 (no class Nov. 6)
Celebrity Styling ($35)
Fashion Police ($35)
Fashion Buying ($10)
Fashion Show Production ($35)
Fashion Photography ($10)
Visual Display & Merchandising ($25)
Celebrity Styling
Interested in styling celebrities for media, fashion events, and the red carpet? Topics covered will include: borrowing samples, doing fittings, and on-set work. The course leads up to a fashion shoot with a professional photographer, hair and make up artist, and model.
Fashion Police
Have an eye for what to wear - and what NOT to wear? This class will travel to NYC neighborhoods to uncover what's hot. Learn to spot a trend and predict what colors and styles will become popular. You'll also create a photo journal of your "detective work." *You need to own a digital camera to enroll in this course*
Fashion Buying
Buyers travel the world as they select merchandise. Learn about this process as you analyze fashion trends and discover why people buy the clothes they do.
Fashion Show Production
Learn how to plan and promote a fashion show. Topics covered will include: concept, music selection, stage design, merchandise selection, styling, model selection, and public relations.
Fashion Photography: $10
Learn about photography in the fashion industry. This hands-on course will cover lighting, composition and balance, model casting, location scouting, and film editing. *You do not need to own a camera to enroll in this course.*
Visual Merchandising & Display
Do hands-on work with mannequins, props and display cases. Learn basic design principles and how to apply them in presenting merchandise to make a fashion statement.
Fashion Buying ($10)
Fashion Magazines ($25)
Fashion Photography ($10)
Fashion Styling ($35)
Marketing Communications
Fashion Show Production ($35)
Fashion Buying
Buyers travel the world as they select merchandise. Learn about this process as you analyze fashion trends and discover why people buy the clothes they do.
Fashion Magazines: $25
This introduction to the magazine business focuses on the way a magazine is organized and operates as well as the terminology used in the industry. The course culminates in the creation of your own original magazine concept.
Fashion Photography: $10
Learn about photography in the fashion industry. This hands-on course will cover lighting, composition and balance, model casting, location scouting, and film editing. *You do not need to own a camera to enroll in this course.*
Fashion Styling: $35
Explore opportunities in fashion styling, from publications to live events. Learn the stylist's responsibilities and tricks of the trade. You will learn about and practice the specific steps required to conceptualize and execute the final project, a live fashion photo shoot.
Marketing Communications
Learn about marketing communications and promotion management and how to create an integrated marketing campaign. You'll be introduced to the fundamentals of advertising, public relations and direct marketing.
Fashion Show Production: $25
Learn how to plan and promote a fashion show. Topics covered will include: concept, music selection, stage design, merchandise selection, styling, model selection, and public relations. The final project is a student run fashion show.
LIM College is the only college in the nation dedicated to the business of fashion. LIM College offers courses of study in Fashion Merchandising, Visual Merchandising, Fashion Marketing, Management, Styling, and Fashion Communications. Located in New York City, LIM College is at the center of the fashion universe. LIM College's Pre-College Programs in fashion take full advantage of the college's location in one of the world's most exciting, diverse, and fashionable cities.
