D.I.Y - WITH A LITTLE HELP

Inspiration from Narciso Rodriquez´ resort-collection 2013

Would you like to do your own dress and need assistance in some way ?

I offer individual consultations and sewing classes in subjects such as: Weddingdresses, Corsets, Cocktail-, Gala- and Eveninggowns, in case you want to do it yourself.

 

I can help you out, creating your own personal pattern or help you with sewingtechnics or fittings.

Price: 60,- Cad per. hour for a personal consultation and 100,- Cad per hour by two individuals. Discounts by more consultations. Don´t hesitate to contact me, if you have other suggestions and find out what I can do for you.

I also offer sewingclasses for Design- and Eveningschools in subjects like: From Idea to product, Patternmaking, Sewing technics, Dressmaking and Fittings. Just get in touch.

 Inspiration from Alberta Ferretti´ resort-collection 2015

 

  Narciso Rodriquez resort-collection 2013

NEW BLOG LAYOUT

Photo credit: Karl Lagerfeld for Harper´s Bazaar 2011,

 reworked in Photoshop

I have changed my Blog layout - Let me know what you think.
Here on top, there is now a menu that describtions About me, what I can offer. . . like Customer service, Dress Archive, Consultations and classes etc.

In addition to that, I have decided to offer Personal Consultations, that suits you. If  you want discretion or you don´t have the possibility or time to pay me a visit, I can offer to pay you a home visit.

Orders are very welcome, but I can also offer you assistance in Pattern-making, Sewing Technics and fittings.

I wish you all a very nice weekend and hope you did like my new Lay-out and can only encourage you to explore all the new features.

Update! - the Lay-out has changed a few times since this post.

TEACHING FASHION

-Can be fun, but sometimes also a challenge. Especially when students aren´t motivated.
I´ve tried both. Generally I like to teach though. Because, usually it is very giving and inspirational.

It all began, with a job as teaching assistant at INDesign, Copenhagen. I was instructor in how to use programs like Photoshop, Pixel paint, Illustrator and CAD/CAM (Pad- system pattern) in the fashion-industry. That lead me to start my formal education as designer/teacher at Beklædningsfagskolen
  
Later on I planned design exercises and teached construction, sewing technics, draping and fitting at FOF, an Evening School, The Technical School of Odense and Odense Design Akademi, earlier known as Beklædningsfagskolen.

While teaching at FOF I made these layouts very fast once, as inspiration for the students. To show one way to present inspiration for a collection.

 

Inspiration Layouts by John Frantsen

A FASHION HISTORY CLASS

 

If you are interested in fashion history, the Fashion series, The Story of Fashion, as some may remember from 1987, told by Karl Lagerfeld, been reissued on DVD.

You can become wiser about how they looked at fashion at that time and among other things read a review here or take a sneak peek here.

At that time I only bought the first part on video, so I think I would like to acquire the entire series on Amazon.

A MASTER CLASS

Tailors, designers and craftsmen of clothing is hereby called on to take a closer look at Master Class-courses at Odense Fagskole.

The Courses for educated professionals, with the focus on craft, quality and fashion, is founded to develop your qualifications / the craft and at the same time it give you opportunity to network with your colleques.

The teachers are all very competent within their field. The Catalogue for these exciting courses you can get by contacting the School.