Going Beyond Design & Fashion

This program goes beyond design and fashion—students construct something that needs to function and move, which involves physics, construction, balance, cantilevering, etc. To create their garments, students start with drawings, materials, and inspirational images and then move on to bringing their vision to life on mannequins, themselves, or their friends. Mid-term is an important milestone, when a formal critique is conducted that leads to additional tweaks, meeting of models, and finally, fittings (on location at Lincoln School). The culmination ends with students seeing their garments on the runway at the first night opening of STYLEWEEK.

In addition to STEAM applications, students receive real-life and hands-on experience in constructive criticism from someone who is not their teacher, and how to present something not to just a class, but to a professional who is an expert. With the support of their peers, their instructor, and their models, Lincoln School students have the opportunity to bring engineering to life through the artistic process.