1^st lesson free

5 (3 reviews)

Rate $50
Response 24h
Students
Number of students So has taught since their arrival at Superprof
3
Number of students So has taught since their arrival at Superprof

5 (3 reviews)

$50/h

1^st lesson free

Fashion Design
Sewing
Sewing machine

Learn how to become an apparel designer without going to design school!

Fashion Design
Sewing
Sewing machine

Lesson location

- online
- at your home or a public place : will travel up to 20 mi. from Portland

About So

Seasoned apparel designer with over 10 years of experience in garment prototyping, apparel construction, color direction, digital illustrations, tech pack and bill of materials (BOM) creation, 3D apparel design, and more.

Graduate of University of Oregon’s Sport Product Management Masters program in Portland, OR. Intro and Advanced Clo3D certification from Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City, NY.

Former clients include: Ultra Footwear Accelerator (Boston, MA), Argentum Textil (Pueblo, MX), The Good Flock (Portland, OR), Target Corporation (Minneapolis, MN), Nike (Beaverton, OR), Columbia Sportswear (Portland, OR), and more.

About the lesson

Learn about all things apparel design for the active, sport, and outerwear industry. All students will focus on three design pillars within apparel design: Explore, design, innovate.

Explore:
Leveraging market, trend, color, competitor, and product research to investigate design needs while following up with on-the-ground retail research in fashion and trend hotspots.

Design:
Employ IDEO "design sprints" to help facilitate ideation and creation while using traditional creative tools or digital design resources such as Procreate, Adobe Creative Suite, and CLO 3D to render ideas for mood and inspiration boards. Hand prototyping with ISO, industrial sewing machine, and fit/construction lessons.

Innovate:
Exploring creative solutions for everyday design challenge, big and small, through problem solving and design thinking. Zeroing on PFAS-free design, efficient manufacturing processes and vendor sourcing, and 3D apparel design solutions. Learn to develop thorough technical packages for factory partners in order to create apparel product.

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5 (3 reviews)

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Mike
- 5
Perfect! We had a good chat about my goals and ideas

And clear vision on how we can execute my ideas going forward looking forward to see how this plays out
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Mike

Perfect! We had a good chat about my goals and ideas

And clear vision on how we can execute my ideas going forward looking forward to see how this plays out

So's response
Mike came well-prepared with several questions, current work samples, and reference examples. We spoke about vision of his apparel/CLO3D project and how to best execute to bring it to life.
- So's response :
  Mike came well-prepared with several questions, current work samples, and reference examples. We spoke about vision of his apparel/CLO3D project and how to best execute to bring it to life.
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Ethan
- 5
Perfect! Great tutor! Very helpful
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Ethan

Perfect! Great tutor! Very helpful

So's response
Ethan reached out for guidance on elevating his oversized button-down shirt, aiming to blend streetwear and outdoor influences. He came prepared, enthusiastic, and asked thoughtful, in-depth questions about garment construction and apparel design. With his CLO3D file ready to review, we were able to add pleats while also discussing fit and overall style direction.

I was really impressed by his level of preparation, research, and passion. He’s clearly on the right path to creating some amazing apparel pieces—keep it up!
- So's response :
  Ethan reached out for guidance on elevating his oversized button-down shirt, aiming to blend streetwear and outdoor influences. He came prepared, enthusiastic, and asked thoughtful, in-depth questions about garment construction and apparel design. With his CLO3D file ready to review, we were able to add pleats while also discussing fit and overall style direction.
  
  I was really impressed by his level of preparation, research, and passion. He’s clearly on the right path to creating some amazing apparel pieces—keep it up!
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Luis
- 5
Perfect! So was helpful & friendly in answering questions that I had about clo3d and other design questions. I appreciate that there was somewhere in the area that understands this stuff and can help others.
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Luis

Perfect! So was helpful & friendly in answering questions that I had about clo3d and other design questions. I appreciate that there was somewhere in the area that understands this stuff and can help others.

So's response
Luis did a great job coming into our meeting with questions about his project. I was able to learn more about what he was struggling with, specifically tech packs and CLO 3D. He sent me a few of his files and I was able to help debug some of his issue, a well as develop a learning plan.
- So's response :
  Luis did a great job coming into our meeting with questions about his project. I was able to learn more about what he was struggling with, specifically tech packs and CLO 3D. He sent me a few of his files and I was able to help debug some of his issue, a well as develop a learning plan.
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