Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
Nichele Afaese sews her boxer shorts project for the Fashion Design class at Fallbrook High School. Afaese likes the hands on aspect of the class, "I'm learning while I am doing it," she said. Lucette Moramarco photos " widt (Nichele Afaese sews her boxer shorts project for the Fashion Design class at Fallbrook High School. Afaese likes the hands on aspect of the class, "I'm learning while I am doing it," she said. Lucette Moramarco photos)
Junior Yoana Reyes works on the designs for her final project of the semester. The students are required to draw three views of three outfits that they design themselves. Reyes chose romantic ball gowns as her theme.
Senior Jessica Pineda pins the pattern for boxer shorts onto her chosen fabric. The students learn basic sewing and structural design; the boxer shorts are their first sewing project.
Junior Perla Duran pins the pieces of her shorts together in preparation for sewing up the sides. Duran finds sewing fun and plans on making her own clothes in the future.
Holly Salyards has her inspiration board to help her with her designs for her final project. Besides their drawings, the students' concept boards must include samples of fabric to go with their designs.
Senior Kishon Benion adds details to her fashion line display drawings during the second period class on Dec. 8.
Lizbeth Games, left, shows Casandra Burgos how to use the sewing machine to make straight seams. Games is in her third year of sewing so is able to help students with little sewing experience.
Senior Olivia Louden puts the finishing touches on her concept board which shows her designs for three outfits, seen in three views each.
Thirty-two students in the Fashion, Clothing & Design course at Fallbrook High School completed several projects this semester, only one of which involved sewing. They learned the different components of fashion from putting together inspiration boards and developing structural design skills to the drawing of 3-D fashion designs and basic sewing techniques.
At the end of the semester, they have a finished pair of boxer shorts that they can keep or give away as a present as well as their fashion line display which include swatches of fabric suitable for the outfits they have designed. Some students look forward to the second course, Fashion Merchandising, while others are satisfied with just the first course which gives them the skills needed to make their own clothes.
More than a few just enjoy the process of sewing; junior Pamela Mendoza said, "This relaxes me so much," as she used a sewing machine to put her shorts together. Not interested in fashion, Nichele Afaese considers sewing a stress reliever, "It takes my mind off other things," she said. She added that her mother has been making her clothes for her and suggested she learn to do it herself.
On the other hand, Perla Duran is "really into fashion," she said and is also planning on making her own clothes. Those students who go on to take Fashion Merchandising can earn up to six units of college credit through Palomar College, according to their instructor, Lita Tabish.
Her students "learn so much more than sewing skills. They learn marketing, basic business skills, display and presentation skills, color and design." At the end of the spring semester, the students' design creations will be featured at the Palomar College Fashion Show at the Escondido Center for the Arts.
During that second semester course, the fashion students also get first-hand experience in the fashion industry through a trip to the Los Angeles Fashion District. As part of the Career Technical Education department (CTE), the fashion program exposes its students to a whole host of career options.
The CTE department includes many hands-on career and college preparation classes. Besides Fashion Design, those other classes are Foods & Nutrition, Merchandising, Restaurant, Agriculture, Metal/Tool Machining, Auto Mechanics, Cabinetmaking, TV Tech, Video Production and Computer Training.
For more information about the CTE program, those interested can contact Tabish, the department chair, at (760) 723-6300, ext. 2098.
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