hi anna! this video brought to tears because i almost gave up on this dream to do fashion. i am currently 24 and applied to FIT in high school but didn’t get in. my family never supported me with this dream. and like you i lived in a very rural area where not a lot of opportunities are given, would i be possible if i contacted you directly to talk more about this? i am trying to apply for the fall of 2023 year and i am so lost and having someone who is currently doing this would help me get more insight. i live in the catskills on new york state, which is about 2 hours upstate from manhattan. i also loved two blocks away from FIT as i was staying with my brother who worked next to FIT until i had gotten sick with my crohn’s disease and had to move back with my family.

@@selenamartinez2493 :( you still have enough time girl, submit that form you’ll get there !

@@chouolate thank you so much! I appreciate it

I would also like to know more about how you manage to this by yourself. Do you have any advice for me, I’m struggling to find inspiration for my sportswear designs.

Is there available scholarship?

This is my favorite comment, because this was all that I had hoped my videos would do for people. I have faith in you. Just being to use your passion and create and work hard. I believe in you!!

Hi Eli can I contact you on Instagram? To ask questions about how you’re practicing ?

@@peachcookie6624 sure! @trvltime09

You can go to a different school too, I go to a wisconsin university in the fashion design program and it’s designed for you to learn from 0 sewing skills. Maybe one of the most popular fashion schools is not fit for a beginner sewer

@@QueAwkwardNoises HEYY could you tell some more details about it.. like what r qualifications we should have for start fashion..

I am so glad you liked the video. I really appreciate it. I should be coming out with more videos for portfolios and stuff soon that can give you an even better idea about applying. I say you should give it a go. It does not hurt to try!!

Aww I really hope you achieve your dream of being a designer...maybe someday you cud get a chance to actually do wht you wanted to do all your life...may god bless you❤

Thank you so much for this comment. It reminds me to be thankful for the opportunity that I have to go to school. But let me tell you, not all fashion designers go to fashion school. If you want to do fashion just start making stuff. You can stay in med school but make designs and clothes on the side. There are so many people on youtube who have videos that can teach you all kinds of things. Make an instagram for your designs or just find a way to share them and you never know what could happen or what jobs and opportunities can open up.

@@_elizabeth777 thank you

@@annahudson4692 thanks! i appreciate you replying. currently im so busy with studies that i can barely breath but im gonna do my best with that. again thanks for all the amazing stuff you create and i wish you luck as well.

I am so glad. It makes me so happy that this is helpful to someone. I wish you the best of luck!!

I am so happy that this video gave you confidence! I believe in you, good luck on your work!!! :) also thanks for watching

@@annahudson4692I’m late, but thank you for replying! I really appreciate it, and thankyou so much. It’s a tough path haha trying to manage it with study pressure, but I won’t give up! Thanks a lot for the video again, I wish u good luck for everything ahead! :)))

hey! im also applying to ual, and was wondering how the application process was going for you?

@@emix.3399hey! So I’ve applied to both the undergraduate and foundation courses in lcf and csm, since I come directly from high school I was recommended to apply to both, since they prefer that we do foundation before the undergrad course. I’m done with the first part of my application which is all your documents and personal statement and they’ve asked me to submit a portfolio, which I’m supposed to do soon! It’s been pretty confusing for me still, but I hope this helped :)

Of course! Thank you for watching I really appreciate it!

Aww, I am so glad. I wish you luck!

I am glad that you enjoyed this video. It means a lot! FIT was the best option for me money wise. It is one of the most affordable fashion schools in New York City. I am not really sure about schools in other parts of the US so I would just keep looking into it and researching.

I am so glad that this was able to help you in your journey, I wish you the best of luck.

Yes, I have been thinking about doing this for the next video.

Please do it😍

@@annahudson4692would greatly appreciate this especially step by step

Thank you I am so glad that it was helpful

Thank you :)

Thank you so much!

I am so glad this was helpful to you! To be honest I don't remember having to change the image size. It just has to be able to upload to the slide room (which is where you submit your portfolio). So other than that I don't think that it really matters.

Yes, I used digital printouts and real fabric. I just tried to find ones that showed the texture. ( If you look on websites that are selling the fabric they often have high quality photos/scans) Also I would not worry to much about the fabric, some of my info about the swatches was probably wrong, but that is why we are trying to go to school. ;) also I am glad the video was helpful, makes me so happy. Best of Luck!!!

@@annahudson4692 Omg tysm for letting me know, and I'll do my best!! Congrats on getting selected btw, hope your first semester goes well!! :3

Thank you! I did have some experience in art before hand so that helped a lot! thanks for watching tho ;)

Omg so excited

Thank you so much. Good luck!!

Just put in some practice and it will come together. I am thinking about doing a video soon about drawing ,so stay posted.

@@annahudson4692 thank you so much!!! can't wait to see it!!

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i doubt it, you go to the university in order to learn and excel in your passion. They just need to see a clear motivation and attempt to your passion.

They will teach you how to do all of the technical parts of your major like camera settings and stuff so I would not be too worried. They are looking for your creativity and passion which is not something that they can't teach. But If you have the ability to get your hands on a real camera play around even if it is not perfect.

You may be able to rent a camera at your local library if you're interested!

No, your question makes perfect sense. So I did three images; I had the moodboard as my first image, then for the other two I had the flats and the model on the same page, witch counted as one image, but technically I could have had them on different pages and then they would be two different images. So to answer your question, on image does not equal one design because you can combine your flats with the drawing of it on the model into one image or have them in different images. I hope this is what you were looking for, and best of luck!

@@annahudson4692 thank you so much for replying and clarifying it. I was unsure but now I get it. You were a big help. I am a senior and am thinking of what colleges I want to go to. I have no experience in the fashion industry whatsoever, I have more cosmetology experience. But fashion has always been an interest(from the clothes I wear to what I see in models)?”, I’ve just never had the confidence to pursue. However after seeing your video, I have gained confidence and will apply. I am willing to put in all the work needed. Have a wonderful day and thanks again❤️

Aww, thank you. Stay in tune they are getting better. ;)

Yay, I am glad this was helpful, and best of luck, I believe in you. :)

We are timmy stans up in here

I am so glad that you found this helpful, and I appreciate the feedback. I wish you the best of luck.

I am so glad!!

I am so glad that you found this helpful. Thank you for letting me know!! Best of luck

I am glad this was helpful. To be honest I do not remember the website, but what I did was go to a website that was selling the fabric that I wanted and they have really high quality photos, that I just downloaded. I just used a regular 2b but I had to erase it before i painted so it probably would have been smarter to use a watercolor pencil. But It also depends on which medium you want to use, marker, watercolor, ect.. Let me know if you have any other questions.

Yes, I applied to all the schools that you listed. FIT was the only one that you had to do fashion drawings for. To get ready for fashion school I would just practice sewing and drawing (on paper) mainly. They will teach you photoshop and stuff like that when you get here and they want you to do it their way so I would not worry about that. I hoped that answered your question.

I am so happy this was helpful. It took me about 2 weeks, but I had done my sewing projects before hand. I would recommend giving yourself more time than I did. lol. Best of luck and if you have any other questions feel free.

You can do your portfolio on paper or digital it does not matter, but when you submit it is digital, because you are submitting photos. And yes I did submit the mood board. When you apply they tell you a website and how to submit it. I hope that answers that question. Also for the paper I think that 11"x14" is standard or at least that is what I used. Best of luck!! I am glad you found this helpful!

@@annahudson4692 thank you so much for replying ! what do you mean by 11”x14” though? can you please specify if it’s A4 or A3

I am so glad that you found this helpful. You can go to FIT right after high school. I did not do any programs or anything before hand so you should be fine. I wish you the best of luck!!

for sure

You are so welcome!

I am glad that it was helpful you are welcome

Hi, thanks for watching the videos. I really like to watch bliss foster he did not really teach me anything related to actually making clothes but he has a lot of great content and it really inspires me. Other than that I just look at other fashion and see what works and take parts and pieces to better my work

Thank you so much 😀

This was just for undergraduate.

Yes, the sewing portion is required for the portfolio. If you have access to a sewing machine I would still try. My sewing projects were really bad because I had no experience but I still got in. I would make sure that if your sewing is not strong make sure your illustrations are really strong. I hope this helps.

For the mix and match it should match the mood board but for the other drawings it does not need to match the mood board. I just made all of mine match because I wanted it to be more cohesive.

I went to a regular high school. They did not teach me how to do any of this it was just on my own. But now I am at fashion school which is basically university. I hope this answers your question.

This makes me so happy. I am so glad people are finding it helpful. When it comes to actually putting the portfolio together you have to have applied to the school already and there will be a link to a slide room account. You can take pictures of the art and download it to your computer and then in slide room you can upload it and write about each piece. It is pretty simple but you can only really see what you need to do once you have slide room. I hope that answered your question. Also If any of your students are interested in going to FIT tell them to subscribe to my channel because I am going to continue posting videos with detail about what it is actually like studying fashion design.

Yeah, I am 19. I graduated this spring. I lucky to have some help from my parents so i am able to go right out of high school. I know there are campus jobs you can apply for amd it is also completely normal to have a gap year or two for work. I know a bunch of other kids who did that. You can also just do a two year program which is what most people do. There are a lot of options. I hope that answered your question. And i wish you luck!!

If the application does not say that you need to show flats I think you should be fine. FIT just has really specific requirements. As long as you fulfill what they ask for you should be fine. I hope this was helpful!

I did both. For flats I would just look up pictures of how they are normally displayed and replicate it with your designs.

They do not have to be original designs. You can use pre-made patterns and stuff. They just want to see that you have construction skill.

There should be a spot in slide room when you are ready to submit your portfolio.

I used water color in the video. I now use makers, because they are much easier. Make sure you use copic markers and marker paper or else it will be very dificult for it to look nice.

Hey, I am not sure if I understand your question. You don't have to film your portfolio. Just take pictures or scan everything that you make. Let me know if that answers your question.

Thank you you are so welcome!

Thank you! I used water color

I think it just depends on what you feel like you are capable of.

@@annahudson4692 oh thank you! Never thought you'd anwser, that is sweet of you:)♡

Hey, I am so glad you found the video helpful!! It was along time. I feel like it was on like April 8th or something.

Yeah, it is annoying that Canva does not have a tool to do that. What I do is look up " Remove background from image website" some should pop up that are free. It is a bit sketch but gets the job done. lol. Then I just download it and bring it into canva like any other photo. I have faith in you. Good Luck!!

@@annahudson4692 THANK YOU SO MUCH!!

Thank you. I did not sew all those garments but I would love to one day.

Yes

It was on canva. I just added rectangle shapes and filled them with color.

I am so happy that this was helpful! And yes we are big timmy stans around here lol

I am so glad!!

I used water color. Personally I would not do that and just use markers bc it is much faster but which ever you are better with i would go for. Thank you so much for watching :)

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Fall 2022 means your semester will start in fall 2022 :) and spring 2023 means your semester will start in spring 2023. Btw did you apply to Fit?

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It might be a few years because I have to finish my associates degree first and then we will see if I get my bachelors.

@PoojithaKambalapally can we please discuss about the portfolio requirement for MFA Fashion Design for Fall 2023. I am confused about the requirements mentioned in the site.

Did you do finish??

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There is no age limit so you should be good to apply

I think the application is due in January so you have time. If you have Bs you should be fine you just need to make sure that you have a strong portfolio. I hope this was helpful.

Apply on FIT's website

Yes the requirement was to do sportswear for the year that I applied. Sportswear in fashion means pieces that you can kind of wear through out the day like going to work and out to dinner. It is different than athletic wear if that was what you were thinking. I hope I understood your question correctly.

Yes, So for part of the portfolio they want to see you make a small collection that has pieces that are made to go together. Then they just want to see some other random fashion artwork that you have done. I just decided to make mine all go together. Let me know if this answers your question

​@@annahudson4692it does, tysm!!

To be honest I am not sure. I have some friends who are in interior design who might know. They are the MESSNER TWINS on youtube.

I would say look up pictures of fashion croquis and practice replicating ones you like to help you understand the proportions. That is what I did and it was very helpful. Best of Luck!!

Pay online classes. There’s a good one from Udemy. I have zero drawing skills but if you take online courses they’ll teach you technique to draw a croquis and add your clothes on them.

Hello, I think it is the same requirements you just have to pay more :(

I did not know how to draw croquis at the time. I just watched videos and traced croquis until I got the basics. For your portfolio you cannot trace croquis, they have to be your own.

@@annahudson4692 Thank you for getting back to me. How would they know if you trace croquis

Yes, I love it!

Yes, you can do them digitally. I know a lot of my friends did them digitally.

she said it was canva which is also free

I am sorry, I am going to try to get them for future videos.

Yes, I did. We start school on monday!!

haha I have gotten that before

I don't know for sure because I am not an international student. Just go to their website and look up how to apply. The school is called the fashion institute of technology.

I was not good at sewing when I applied. Your garment should look nice, but you do not need to know a ton to be able to apply. Just show that you have some ability. They also don't expect you to know a ton about fabric so I would not worry.

@@annahudson4692 awww thank you so much!!! It's so reassuring to hear this! Truly, thank you so much for making all my nightmares disappear 🤗 I was literally panicking to death, on the possible outcomes of my ignorance

I think so I don't know what were on the requirements this year but I used some digital swatches in my portfolio to apply.

I used many different things. If you are talking about the mood board I used a website call Canva which is great and free. If you are asking about how I put all the paintings together I did that through side room which you will access after you apply to the school. Feel free to ask more questions if i did not give you the answer you were looking for.

Some of them were scaned images from online and the others I went to a store.

I think it is just on their website

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And what did you use to paint

Yes, I just used watercolor. It was the kind that comes in tubes so you can mix colors. You can use what ever some people used markers and others did it digitally. I would play around and see which one you enjoy and feel like communicates your ideas most clearly.

Yes, I got in. I just had my first week of classes. I am finishing a video about my first day of school. It should be up soon.

I used watercolor!

I would just practice as much as you can and if you are good at sewing you should be fine. There are also a lot of other majors in fashion where you don't have to good at drawing.

Sadly I don't. They do not let you into slide room until you have submitted your application. But don't worry it is not super hard to use.