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    What is CAD Fashion Design?
    Mikelle Drew
    • 10 hours ago
    • 3 min

    What is CAD Fashion Design?

    I started my semester by asking, “What is CAD Fashion Design?” Most people know what it stands for but don't really know what CAD is.
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    Why you NEED a Fashion Tech Pack
    Mikelle Drew
    • Jun 29
    • 1 min

    Why you NEED a Fashion Tech Pack

    If you've ever gotten a garment made or even if you design for a brand, you need to know how to create a tech pack.
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    Want to be a more sustainable fashion brand? Here's 5 methods!
    Mikelle Drew
    • Jun 22
    • 7 min

    Want to be a more sustainable fashion brand? Here's 5 methods!

    There are a lot of newer and smaller brands that want to be more sustainable. Here are 5 affordable, small business-friendly ways to do it!
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    The 6 Types of Fashion Designer Sketches & Why They're Used
    Mikelle Drew
    • Jun 2
    • 4 min

    The 6 Types of Fashion Designer Sketches & Why They're Used

    A video version of this blog post is also available. You can jump to that if you'd rather watch the video instead of reading the post....
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    Why Designers Use Illustrator for Fashion Design
    Mikelle Drew
    • Apr 21
    • 3 min

    Why Designers Use Illustrator for Fashion Design

    I’m sure you’ve heard others talk about using Adobe Illustrator for fashion design. And it might seem weird if you’ve never seen anyone...
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    28 Days of Black Fashion History: Patrick Kelly
    Mikelle Drew
    • Feb 3
    • 2 min

    28 Days of Black Fashion History: Patrick Kelly

    Patrick Kelly is an American fashion designer. A native of Mississippi, Kelly was heavily influenced by his southern roots, both the...
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    So, why SHOULD you go to fashion school?
    Mikelle Drew
    • Dec 13, 2021
    • 5 min

    So, why SHOULD you go to fashion school?

    In a previous post, I talked about why you don’t need to go fashion school to become a designer and alternate ways that you can get those...
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    Don't Enroll in Fashion School Before You Read This!
    Mikelle Drew
    • Dec 6, 2021
    • 8 min

    Don't Enroll in Fashion School Before You Read This!

    This can become somewhat of a controversial topic, a matter of opinion and may seem really counterintuitive since I’m an Adjunct...
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    STOP making these 5 mistakes when you flat sketch in Illustrator!
    Mikelle Drew
    • Nov 4, 2021
    • 1 min

    STOP making these 5 mistakes when you flat sketch in Illustrator!

    Illustrator can be a really efficient and effective tool for fashion designers. It's one of the most commonly used fashion design apps...
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    10 Best Fashion Design Apps for the iPad
    Mikelle Drew
    • Aug 4, 2021
    • 2 min

    10 Best Fashion Design Apps for the iPad

    These days, most fashion designers are on the go and working on the go. And it’s more important now than ever to find ways to maximize...
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    The Art of the Fashion Hustle
    Mikelle Drew
    • Mar 18, 2021
    • 9 min

    The Art of the Fashion Hustle

    I recently had the opportunity to meet with one of my former students who had just graduated from FIT. As we caught up, she asked me a...
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    28 Days of Black Fashion History: Karl Kani
    Mikelle Drew
    • Feb 28, 2021
    • 3 min

    28 Days of Black Fashion History: Karl Kani

    Considered the godfather of urban streetwear, Karl Kani (born Carl Williams) is arguably the creator of the “baggy jean” style. Born in...
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    28 Days of Black Fashion History: Wesley Tann
    Mikelle Drew
    • Feb 27, 2021
    • 3 min

    28 Days of Black Fashion History: Wesley Tann

    J. Wesley Tann, Jr. (known to many as simply Wesley Tann) fine tuned his fashion skills early on working for some of New York’s most...
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    28 Days of Black Fashion History: Scott Barrie
    Mikelle Drew
    • Feb 26, 2021
    • 2 min

    28 Days of Black Fashion History: Scott Barrie

    One of the first black designers to make his mark in American fashion, Scott Barrie, with his innovative style of draping, was known for...
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    28 Days of Black Fashion History: April Walker
    Mikelle Drew
    • Feb 25, 2021
    • 2 min

    28 Days of Black Fashion History: April Walker

    April Walker did for Brooklyn what Dapper Dan did for Harlem and helped shape the streetwear industry through her brand, Walker Wear. She...
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    28 Days of Black Fashion Design: Geoffrey Holder
    Mikelle Drew
    • Feb 24, 2021
    • 3 min

    28 Days of Black Fashion Design: Geoffrey Holder

    Geoffrey Lamont Holder could easily be considered a Renaissance Man. He is an actor, dancer, choreographer, director, producer, painter,...
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    28 Days of Black Fashion History: Willi Smith
    Mikelle Drew
    • Feb 23, 2021
    • 3 min

    28 Days of Black Fashion History: Willi Smith

    In 1988, NY mayor David Dinkins declared February 23rd Willi Smith day, in honor of one of the most talented designers of his era. He was...
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    28 Days of Black Fashion History: Zelda Wynn Valdes
    Mikelle Drew
    • Feb 22, 2021
    • 2 min

    28 Days of Black Fashion History: Zelda Wynn Valdes

    She is probably one of the most talented evening and costume designers you’ve never heard of, and yet Zelda Wynn Valdes designed gowns...
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    28 Days of Black Fashion History: Byron Lars
    Mikelle Drew
    • Feb 21, 2021
    • 3 min

    28 Days of Black Fashion History: Byron Lars

    Some have called his clothes ‘quirky, yet classic’. Jeffrey Banks called him ‘the African American Christian Francis Roth’. And while...
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    28 Days of Black Fashion History: Naomi Sims
    Mikelle Drew
    • Feb 20, 2021
    • 4 min

    28 Days of Black Fashion History: Naomi Sims

    Before Naomi, there was Naomi . . . Sims, one of the first Black supermodels to grace the cover of a major US magazine. She would also...
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