From Construction to Modeling

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2,5-Week Program | Twice a Week | 4 Hours per Class | Total: 20 Hours

Schedule : December 16,18,21,23,28 from 5 pm-9 pm

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Master the foundation of garment design—where fit, structure, and creativity come together.

This advanced pattern making block focuses on upper-body construction and the technical principles behind dresses, blouses, shirts, and structured garments. You’ll learn how to draft a professional bodice block from your own measurements, understand fit balance and ease, and transform a single foundation into multiple designs using professional modeling techniques.

If you’re ready to elevate your skills and gain true control over garment design, this course is your next step.

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Why This Course Matters

The bodice is at the heart of most garments. Once you understand how to control fit, balance, and shaping in the upper body, you unlock the ability to design with precision, confidence, and creativity.

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Perfect For

• Intermediate and advanced sewists
• Students with basic pattern making experience
• Aspiring designers and fashion students
• Anyone ready to master upper-body construction

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How the Course Works

Each session blends technical knowledge with hands-on practice in a focused, atelier-style environment:

• Clear, simplified technical explanations
• Live step-by-step drafting demonstrations
• Guided hands-on drafting
• Individual pattern corrections and adjustments
• Structured homework to reinforce learning

Professional workflow:
Draft → Mock-up → Fit → Correct → Model

 

What You’ll Learn

• How to take accurate upper-body measurements
• How to draft a professional bodice block from scratch
• Understanding fit balance and ease for different garment types
• How to calculate and apply ease for:
– Fitted garments
– Semi-fitted garments
– Dresses and blouses
– Coats and outerwear
• How to prepare and test a bodice mock-up
• In-class fitting and technical corrections

 

Technical Modeling

• Dart transfer to side seam
• Dart transfer to waist
• Dart transfer into princess seams

 

Collars

• Stand collar
• Shirt collar
• Shawl collar

 

Sleeves

• Basic set-in sleeve
• Simple volume sleeve

 

Project Development

You’ll complete one bodice-based garment at home, which will be reviewed in class for fitting analysis, technical correction, and pattern refinement.

 

Homework

• Draft refinement
• Pattern corrections
• One sewn bodice mock-up or garment sample
• Modeling exercises between sessions

 

What You’ll Achieve

• A personal bodice block drafted to your measurements
• A professionally corrected pattern foundation
• Strong understanding of upper-body fit and ease
• Confidence in dart manipulation and garment shaping
• Three collar variations
• Two sleeve variations
• Practical fitting and correction experience
• Ability to model and develop garments independently

 

Not Included

• Mock-up (muslin) fabric only (no substitutes)
Please do not use thrifted or unsuitable fabrics, as they will affect fitting accuracy

• Fabric requirements:
– 2 meters for a jacket or shirt
– 3.5 meters for a dress

Students may choose which garment they would like to develop

Please contact if you have any questions 6044417451 or lacouturehello@gmail.com

 

This course creates the technical foundation for dresses, blouses, shirts, jackets, and advanced garment design.

Small group format (maximum 5 students) ensures personalized guidance and professional-level support.

Spots are limited—reserve your place today.

 

Please note: Photo and video recording may take place during class for educational, promotional, and portfolio purposes.