Whether you want to brush up on illustration skills, master sewing, learn the basics of running a fashion business or take a full eight-week course on fashion buying, there are a number of ways to do so without ever setting foot in a physical classroom by Dhani Mau, west coast editor and former editorial director of Fashionista.com.
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Online learning saw significant growth during the pandemic, which helped validate a practice that already existed and forced fashion design schools to innovate their teaching methods. And while there are (increasingly) entire degree programs available to take online, there are also shorter certificate programs and individual courses that anyone can take for a few hundred bucks.
Some are live and scheduled — many online summer sessions are beginning this and next month — while others can be viewed on demand...
Below, we've put together a guide on where to find the best online fashion courses that anyone can take, beginning with those offered by fashion schools, followed by those on online learning platforms.
Source: Fashionista