Fashion design is a popular career choice for those who love fashion and want a creative work environment. My plan is to provide as many tutorials and guides as I can to help you better understand how to design fashion.
It’s been a long time coming, but a while back I spent time at an exhibition, something I hadn’t done in several years due to the worldwide shutdown. The exhibition was ‘Viva La Frida’. Featuring many of the garments worn by Frida Kahlo as well as some of her most famous paintings, the Frida Kahlo …
It’s a funny thing, but over the past years since launching The Creative Curator (all the way back in 2016!) I’ve been asked many times if I have a Patreon. This is mostly by readers who wanted to support me for the content I’ve provided here on my website for free, but also for those …
While you don’t need to be able to accurately depict the human body in your fashion sketches, you do need to be able to put pencil to paper to help communicate your ideas if you want to be a fashion designer, but how to you get better? This is something I used to worry about …
You’ve probably heard the term neutral used in reference to colors, but how do neutral colors work within fashion? And should you even be thinking about neutral colors when there are so many amazing colors that are cool or warm toned? Well, I hate to break it to you, but I believe that everyone needs …
If your dream is to be a fashion designer, and you’re based in the US, then you’re probably wondering what the best New York fashion schools are. Afterall, why would you not move to New York to study fashion? I myself lived in New York from July 2003 until June 2005 (I only left because …
I don’t wish to delve too deep into color theory, as there are many great resources already available to those interested in studying it more thoroughly, but as color does play a very important role in fashion design, it would be remiss of me not to include an article covering the basics. So consider this …
We know that color plays an important part in designing fashion collections, but brown is not often a color that designers make full use of. Today, we’re going to dive into the many different shades of brown, a look at the history of brown as well as a quick look at how you can mix …
Without being aware of it, we all have our own distinct way of dressing and this can be described as having our own sense of personal style. For some, this style is an amalgamation of the different fashion styles that they have seen and been influenced by, while for others they are more inclined to …
Gray has been one of my favorite colors for many years, but there are many different shades of gray with some being more popular than others. Today, we’re going to look at the history of gray within fashion (because that’s our focus here), the different types of gray, the colors that gray can be paired …
Street style fashion is probably the most appreciated around the world, whilst also being the easiest fashion styles to wear. It is a distinctive style that has emerged from the streets and it is where trend forecasters like WGSN pick up new variations that are then incorporated into trend forecasting reports for fashion and lifestyle …
Green is a secondary color made up from yellow and blue, but there are many different shades of green that can be created. The green colors used in fashion are perhaps not quite as great as those found in art, but they come close. Today, I’m going to be focusing on this color which can …
I’m a fashion designer – but I despise fashion trends. Not because I dislike fashion – I am passionate about fashion and how it can make each of us feel amazing and confident, when used sustainably. What I dislike about fashion trends is the exploitation, the lack of ethics and the capitalism that makes fashion …
Many people think that the main purpose of fashion school is to teach you how to design fashion, but there are a range of programs available at various fashion schools which will teach you everything from fashion design to fashion merchandising or even fashion history. Depending on which program you were to join would determine …
Continuing with our series on the different colors used in fashion, today we turn our attention to the different shades of blue color. Blue has held a special place in my family – both my gran and my mum held blue as their favorite color, my Dad’s nickname for my Mum referenced the color and …
I have long had a love for punk style fashion, and this is in part down to my favorite fashion designer Viviene Westwood, who sadly passed away at the end of 2022. It was in fact her passing which inspired me to write this article about punk style, from its inception right through to the …