Gina T Fashion Academy

 Our Vision

The Gina T Fashion Academy (GTFA) was designed to help individuals learn the skills necessary to develop original design concepts with manufacturing, marketing, and merchandising practices.

Why Study Fashion Design?

Fashion Design has become a means of expressing individuality and creating identities. Fashion leads the apparel industry by its very nature of changing constantly.

Gina T Fashion Academy aims to develop young professionals having a creative flair for new and innovative styles of dressing while focusing on trend, lifestyle, market, and value.

Course work includes

• basic apparel construction

• pattern drafting

• draping

• textiles

• historic and current fashion trends

• traditional and computer-generated design

• entrepreneurial opportunities

Available Courses

• Product Specialist

• Assistant Designer

• Production Manager

• CAD Technician                                  

• Quality Control

• Computer Digitizer                               

• Sales Manager

• Customer Service                                

• Sample Maker

• Fashion Designer

• Sewing Room Supervisor

• Design Room Assistant

• Showroom Assistant

• Fashion Illustrator                              

• Tailor

• Fashion Stylist

• Textile Colorist

• Pattern-making

• Textile Designer

• Light Make-up

• Manufacturer Sales Representative

• Marketing

• Operation Manager

 Requirements

Entry into this program is determined by the GTFA Administration. We assess a number of criteria for entry.

Requirements include:
 

• completed application

• completed assessment questions (in application)

• background reference check

• passion for design

• creative skills

Scholarship

We select two to four individuals annually for a full scholarship.

Requirements for the scholarship include:

• Between the ages 16-21

• Must commit to the full two year program

If a recipient is unable to participate in the full two-year program, the scholarship will be forfeited and the remaining balance of unattended workshops must be paid to the academy.