Fashion Drawing & Theory Continuing Education Courses
This course introduces the student to the fundamental skills of fashion drawing for the fashion designer. These include the use of line, space shape, texture and colour. Further studies include the application of proportions, balance and movement to the fashion figure. Students will be introduced to a variety of medium to encourage their drawing skills. The students will become acquainted with the...
Fanshawe College's Unbound Fashion Show, showcasing 33 emerging designers, debuts on April 12, 2025. This year, witness the SHIFT: a fusion of Sustainability, Heritage, Inclusivity, Fashion, and Technology, to redefine the future of the fashion industry. The show champions the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with a specific focus on SDG 4 (Quality Education) and SDG 12...
This year’s digital fashion show will focus on sustainability, offering a variety of styles that utilize various aspects of sustainable fashion.
(London, Ontario) – A film produced by Fanshawe College students and faculty has been nominated for Best Eco Message at the Canadian International Fashion Film Festival (CANIFFF). “ç†√†” (ONE) was produced as part of Fanshawe’s 2022 UNBOUND Fashion Show. The film focuses on a young Indigenous girl as she sits by a campfire reading the book “One = People + Planet.” It is an Ojibwe-language film and...
UNBOUND Revival, a collaborative film project between Fanshawe’s Fashion Design program and more than 50 students from various other programs across the College, has won the award for Best Student Film at the 2020 Canadian International Fashion Film Festival (CANIFF).
Second-year students in Fanshawe's Fashion Marketing and Management Program partnered with Goodwill Industries to present The Story, a sustainable pop-up shopping event December 4 in Canada Life Village Square, located at the heart of Fanshawe’s Innovation Village. The event featured a curated selection of gently used clothing and accessories that students re-styled and upcycled into unique...
Graduating Fashion Design students blend science and art in their final collections.
Three teams of Fanshawe students, led by a number of faculty, have advanced to the next stage of the international 2023 Hult Prize Challenge. According to its website, the Hult Prize “challenges young people around the world to solve the planet's most pressing issues through social entrepreneurship.” This year’s challenge is focused on the need for sustainability in fashion. Participants are asked...
Fanshawe College and its students are working with Goodwill Industries and the City of London to promote sustainability in the Forest City. From July 2 to July 20, 2025, the Worn or Torn donation drive will collect old clothing and other textile items in Byron. This is a pilot project, and its goal is to reduce the amount of clothing and textiles that end up in London’s landfill. Each year...
(London, Ontario) — Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette has been wildly popular since its February 12 premiere, becoming FX’s most-watched limited series ever on Hulu and Disney+. The series has sparked renewed interest in the minimalist aesthetic of ’90s fashion and in particular, Carolyn Bessette Kennedy’s simple and classic style. According to Bloomberg, Selima Optique, the New...