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Online Draping Academy
Courses by level: Basic draping Intermediate draping Advanced draping Complete couture draping
Investigative draping: Balenciaga cocoon dress Balenciaga S-seam coat Yve Saint Laurent Tuxedo jacket
Dior bar jacket Wing pleat hourglass dress Investigative draping full course
Other draping courses: Shawl collar garment Corset draping&design
Courses by garment: Skirts draping Dresses draping Jackets draping Collars draping
From now on all our former and current students rewarded (to be rewarded) with EWST certificate will enjoy a 50% discount for any of our existing and new, coming courses
Scholarship program appliction is opened now
New courses: Dior bar jacket draping course + sewing patterns manual Balenciaga S-seam coat and Ultimate draping course
EWST fashionlab draping courses orderly guide you through all steps of draping process from the beginner to advanced level. The unique structure of the learning is built upon step-by-step acquisition of draping skills gradually nurturing your progress. Each part of the courses is designed to reveal the key principles and techniques specific to the particular learning stage.Therefore you will be equipped with optimal selection of tools that provide the solid foundation for further creative development of your own design.
All courses have been created by Elena Ryleeva based on her more than 30 years of teaching and design experience.She is a tutor as well. You can ask her any questions you may have during your studies. She will communicate with you via email or WhatsApp, Facebook according to your choice. Normally you will get your answer within 24 hours. Elena is a master so her answers are always full and precise. She will provide you with detailed and illustrated feedback upon your assignment submission.
For each second purchase you will get 20% discount, installment plan may also be available for some courses
Our Fashion draping basics online course gives learners a unique opportunity to obtain a solid background in draping which is utmost necessity to proceed further with developing draping skills.
Now you can buy Fashion Draping Basics full course for 480 $USD
Special offer! Educator Pack Fashion Draping Basics is available for 530 $USD
This course is particularly recommended for Fashion Design educators as in addition to video lessons the students are provided with downloadable written instructions.
Fashion Draping Intermediate
In Intermediate Draping course the students start learning skills related to actual fashion designing. You will be introduced with the methods of contouring, creating shapes, using elements of design to achieve various styles.
You can select and buy any unit or you can buy full Intermediate Draping course for 530 $USD
Fashion Draping Advanced | Sculpturing techniques
Advanced Draping for Fashion Designing is unique intensive master class, whereas Elena teaches not merely techniques but creativity, showcasing basically Designing by Draping.
You can select and buy any unit or you can buy full Advanced Draping course for 620 $USD
Fashion Draping: Complete 3 Level Couture Draping Course
includes all 3 levels of Couture Draping courses:
Fashion Draping Basics
Fashion Draping Intermediate
Fashion Draping Advanced
Buy Complete Couture Draping for 1160 $USD
Investigative Draping: Balenciaga cocoon dress
In this course you will learn how to drape one of Cristobal Balenciaga iconic dresses - a cocoon dress with back pleat which was examined at Cristobal Balenciaga Museum in Getaria, Spain. In addition Elena explains how to create ‘balenciaga’ darts and provides two versions for dart creation.
Investigative Draping: Balenciaga S-seam coat
In our course the students study step by step draping of Balenciaga’ dolman sleeve’ coat with roll collar, including draping steps, marking, trueing and patterns creation. They learn how to apply and work with the coat ease, the knowledge which is relevant to any kind of outerwear. Elena demonstrates the way of how to create the S-seam and transform the classic dolman sleeve coat into an elegant, dashing design.
Investigative Draping: Tuxedo Jacket
In our course the students learn to approach tuxedo style jacket through application of draping method. Elena shows how original men’s cut was interpreted and adapted to women’s jacket. You will follow draping steps, learn how to transfer the drape onto paper and create patterns.
Investigative Draping: Dior bar jacket
The course is all-inclusive, apart of detailing whole process of bar jacket draping and producing patterns, Elena reveals some magic "formulas" and secrets for the creation of jacket hourglass shape.
Investigative Draping: Wing-pleat hourglass dress
The course’ video-lessons present the whole process of draping the dress on a mannequin and patterns developing; thus providing draping steps, marking, trueing and pattern generation. Course details and price
includes all 5 units of Investigative Draping series:
Balenciaga cocoon dress
Balenciaga S-seam coat
Tuxedo jacket
Dior bar jacket
Wing pleat hourglass dress
Buy Investigative Draping full course for 962 $USD
"Corset(bustier) draping design & redesign" course provides skills and knowledge for corset design, corset construction/draping and pattern creation.
This course provides skills and knowledge for shawl collar coat/jacket/dress construction/draping and pattern creation.
While learning the draping of a collar the students will be taught the draping of two garment prototypes -a tent coat(or A-line silhouette) which can be easily developed into a dress or a jacket a crop jacket (bolero). Drafting set-in sleeve, which is also included in the course, will provide the possibility to create a full set of patterns.
Sample of Certificate
Ultimate draping course includes:
Complete Couture draping
Investigative draping full
Corset Draping &design
Draping a garment with shawl collar
Tailoring course: Bamboo pleated bodice
Couture Draping courses by garment
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Technical instruction: Currently, all course video files are allocated on the Google drive so before purchasing the access to the lessons you must have Google account. If you don't have one see How to create Google account
Please note, the course fee is not refundable. Therefore, we strongly recommend you to watch our free introductory video. Also it is advisable to check our YouTube channel.