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ClassBento money-back guarantee
Our mission is to improve mental wellbeing through our workshops and experiences. We curate our teachers and hosts carefully to ensure that they are of high quality.
That's why we provide a money-back guarantee*: If you're unsatisfied with this experience, just leave it at least 20 minutes before it ends, and tell us (the ClassBento team) the reason for your dissatisfaction within 4 hours of that time, and we'll provide you with a refund.
* We may choose to limit our refund per customer at £500. In some rare cases, we may also require you to show us your photo ID before we process the refund.
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Q: How long does the class run for, and what's the price?
A: 10 x 2 hours, £950 per guest
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Professional guidance to create, develop, and curate your own fashion design portfolio.
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Guidance to create an eye-catching, original fashion design portfolio to either gain a university placement, a fashion designer job, or just to put that creativity into action.
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All levels, from total beginners to advanced pros.
What to bring
Ideas, materials, inspiration, and tools (laptop if digital, portfolio case and A3 sketchpad if analogue, or a mixture of both).
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After the first session, subsequent sessions can be arranged with the teacher, at a time that suits you.
Location
Holyoake House, Hanover Street, Manchester
Very accesible also for wheelchair users. Two minutes walk between Victoria train station in Manchester and Shudehill tram stop.
Your teacher
I started learning sewing at seven years old from my mum, who was a dressmaker working in couture, and drawing from my grandad, who was an artist. I then got into bespoke dressmaking class with grown-ups at 11 (I was the youngest student!), starting a long professional career in fashion design, graduating in 1992 (Madrid) and 2000 (Manchester). I hold two BA (Hons), one in industrialised fashion design and pattern cutting and another in fashion design with styling. I have had my own fashion company and fashion brand of my own name since the early 90s and I have released numerous collections from vintage styles to streetwear and couture, some for my company and others for other companies. I have also taught fashion design BA (Hons) at Donghua University in Shanghai (PR China) for three years full time, but I missed designing and making so I decided to only teach occasionally now, so I can mainly create, but I have since taught workshops in anything fashion design related, from sewing to dressmaking, pattern cutting and fashion upcycling. I have taught and tutored thousands of students that have successfully accomplished a career in fashion and many who just wanted to learn to make their own clothes. I have a lovely and quirky studio in Manchester's Northern Quarter where I create lovely high-end bespoke clothes and you are welcome to come and learn from me on a one-on-one basis.
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