Off the Computer: Creative Courses in New York for Falling in Love With Your Hands Again
On my own path to reconnect to my creative dreams, I was looking for places where I could learn fashion design and drawing in New York City. I went from one hobbyist class to the next, left unsatisfied by the depth of the education: two or three hours, one tote bag, a shirt, a wallet. The entire class leaves with the same thing.
Play, Failure, Neural Connections and a Year of Learning at One of the Best Fashion Schools in the World
“Styliste”, that is what I wanted to be when I was 8 years old growing up in France. A profession that I understood later meant that I wanted to be a fashion designer. Sketching, mood boarding , scrapbooking and later sewing were part of my creative language.
New York, August 2026, I am back on one of the benches of the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) ready to resume patterning and handbag design classes.
