Welcome to the BKLYN Fashion Academy!

• Overview of the Program • Rules & Eligibility • Application Process • Calendar & Classes • Collection Design Theme • Fashion Show • Q & A

• BKLYN Fashion Academy started as an Incubator Project • The mission of the BKLYN Fashion Academy is to provide aspiring

designers the tools necessary to become successful entrepreneurs while learning about new cultures and creating garments

Overview

• BKLYN Fashion Academy is made possible by the Business & Career Center.

• BPL’s Business & Career Center is generously supported by Dime Community Bank, Lead Funder of the PowerUP! Business Plan Competition, women.nyc, Ridgewood Savings Bank, Con Edison, ReferenceUSA, Elizabeth Crowell & Robert Wilson and Signature Bank.

• It is a 16-week intensive program culminating in a Fashion Show at the library.

• Classes will take place offsite and at the Central Library.

Overview

Attend Info Session

Get all the information

Decide if this is for you

Complete and Submit Application

Will be available online

OPENS Monday, October 22, 2018

CLOSES Friday, December 21, 2018

Up to 20 Participants will be Selected…

Complete Mandatory Classes

Complete Collection in Allotted Time

Showcase at the Fashion Show!

Friday May 3 2019

Just tell me when the show is,

darling!

Rules and Eligibility

Your application submission to the BKLYN Fashion Academy indicates you have read, understand and will abide by these rules.

I promise.

1. Residency

As an applicant you must reside in Brooklyn and have a Brooklyn residential address.

2. Only Individuals May Enter

Participants may only apply as an individual, and submit only ONE application.

3. Age All applicants must be 18 years of age or older. 4. Library Cards All applicants must have a Brooklyn Public Library Card. 5. Email All participants must have a working email address.

6. Application All applicants must apply online during the application period: OPEN Monday, October 22, 2018 CLOSE Friday, December 21, 2018 at 11:59pm. All Sample Images must to be uploaded with the Application – no samples will be accepted by mail, in person or email.

7. Classes There will be three non-mandatory classes, seven mandatory classes and technical lab sessions held at MoodU, BF+DA, and the Central Library. All individual applicants must attend all mandatory classes and lab sessions. 8. Ineligibility Brooklyn Public Library employees, contractors or any individual paid by the library to provide goods or services, as well as Trustees, prior and current judges, and sponsors are not eligible to enter.

9. Disqualification Violation of the rules may result in disqualification. 10. Confidentiality Reasonable measures will be taken to ensure the protection of intellectual property.

Application Process

Review BKLYN Fashion Academy Webpage Page can be found on the library website www.bklynlibrary.org/bklyn-fashion-academy

Get Your Library Card It is mandatory to complete the application

Complete the Application The deadline is December 21, 2018 at 11:59 pm

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Calendar and Classes

Week 1

Sip & Sketch Central Library

Week 2

Accessories Design Central Library

Week 3

Upcycle & Repurpose Central Library

Week 4

Fashion Illustration MoodU

Week 5

Sustainability & Technology

BF+DA

Week 6

Sample Development & Sourcing – BF+DA

Week 7

Market Research Class Central Library

Week 8

Market Research Class Central Library

Week 9 – Week 15

Open & Technical Labs Central Library & Offsite

Week 16

Prep Day

Runway Show

Runway Show

• Attendance is required at all SEVEN classes.

• Attendance is required at designated Technical Lab Sessions.

• Attendance is suggested for non-mandatory classes.

Classes are held offsite and at the Central Library, 10 Grand Army Plaza.

Classes

Fashion Illustration Intensive

MoodU – New York City Wednesday, February 6 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Sustainability & Technology Brooklyn Fashion & Design Accelerator (BF+DA)

Tuesday, February 12 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Sample Development Intensive Brooklyn Fashion & Design Accelerator (BF+DA)

Tuesday, February 19 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Market Research Central Library, 10 Grand Army Plaza

Monday, March 11 & 18 6:00 - 7:30 pm Wednesday, March 13 & 20 6:00 - 7:30 pm

NON-MANDATORY Classes Central Library

Sip & Sketch Friday, January 18 Accessories Design Wednesday, January 23

Upcycle & Repurpose Wednesday, January 30

Times to be determined, and other required lab sessions, dates, times and locations will be provided

to program participants.

Collection Design Theme

Hereros

Hereros Decked out in voluminous Victorian-style dresses, complete with horn-shaped headgear, the Herero ladies of Namibia have held on tight to a piece of 19th century history. The 'Ohorokova', the traditional Herero dress, is a permanent reminder of the tribe's unsettling past and history. Their cultural dress is a continued protest against the Germans who almost exterminated the entire tribe in the genocide of 1904.

StitchKit

StitchKit is a FashionTech kit created by MakeFashion

It began as STEAM workshops, introducing people to technology through fashion

StitchKit’s purpose is to reduce the barriers into technology and fashion

Steampunk

Steampunk fashion is a subgenre of the steampunk movement in science fiction.

In the realm of fashion, a steampunk look is typically built on a Victorian silhouette, which means that women tend to wear corsets.

Because of the centrality of Victorian design, steampunk can be considered a neo-Victorian movement. In other words, steampunk combines the Victorian with the new.

Create a miniature Fall/Winter 2019 Collection Create at least 4 runway ready looks– up to 6 Create a cohesive collection using the Herero

women and Steampunk fashion as inspiration Your main neo-Victorian look must include

StitchKit technology

Here’s what you’ll do!

Pssst…. All fabrics and accessories will be provided!

What you should know…

• Fashion Show will be on Friday, May 3, 2019. • Grand Lobby, Central Library, 10 Grand Army Plaza. • There will be an extended runway and fashion show

style seating. • Fashion Show Prep will occur Thursday, May 2, 2019

(all day). • All garments are required to be in the HOLDING

ROOM ON PREP DAY. • All designers, models, make-up artists, and assistants

will report to the holding room for prep. • There will be an open invitation to the public –

including bloggers, photographers, fashion experts, other designers, media, family, friends, EVERYONE!

Want my advice? Come prepared darling!

What are they up to now?

Email: fashion@bklynlibrary.org

Website: bklynlibrary.org/bklyn-fashion-academy

PLEASE COMPLETE AND SUBMIT YOUR SURVEYS!

GOOD LUCK!

Thank you! Any questions?