Laura Kim & Fernando Garcia
Teach Creative Collaboration and Fashion
Fashion luminaries and Oscar de la Renta creative directors Laura Kim and Fernando Garcia teach you how to bring ideas to life through collaboration.
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- Full Access to all Courses
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- Watch on your computer and Phone
- Share with your household (3 Devices)
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Lessons from Laura Kim & Fernando Garcia’s Fashion Journey
Step into the dynamic world of fashion design with Oscar de la Renta’s creative directors, Laura Kim and Fernando Garcia, as they reveal the secrets of bringing ideas to life through effective collaboration. In this comprehensive MasterClass, Laura and Fernando introduce themselves, highlighting their impressive careers and the sources of their inspiration. They emphasize the storytelling aspect of fashion collections, guiding you on how to articulate a clear creative vision. Learn the art of storyboarding, finding aesthetic inspiration, and weaving a compelling narrative into your designs. This course offers a deep dive into the nuances of building a successful brand and the essentials of maintaining a creative partnership. Beyond technical skills, Laura and Fernando open up about their long-lasting friendship and professional collaboration, offering personal anecdotes and advice on cultivating a healthy ‘professional marriage,’ managing partnerships, and achieving a harmonious work-life balance. This MasterClass is not just about fashion design; it’s an exploration of collaboration, creativity, and the personal bonds that fuel successful design.
Course Content.
Meet Laura and Fernando as they highlight their careers in fashion design and share what inspires them. Discover what you can expect to learn, like insights into building a brand and how to forge and maintain a thriving creative partnership.
Receive personal insights into the challenges that come with creative collaboration when launching a brand. Your instructors teach you how to resolve conflicts and maintain a thriving business relationship without compromising your vision.
Every fashion collection tells a story, so being clear on your creative perspective is crucial. Learn how to storyboard, find aesthetic inspiration, and master the ins and outs of crafting a compelling narrative for whomever you are designing.
Fernando showcases his artistic mastery by demonstrating how he “looks” for a collection by sketching. Learn what inspires him and how he re-creates his inspirations on paper.
Laura demonstrates how to turn a piece of fabric into a bespoke design for a collection. Learn how to drape and fit a garment onto a form, then get it runway-ready by making final edits once it’s on a model.
Your instructors walk you through the steps of bringing a cohesive fashion collection to the world’s view. Learn how they merge their aesthetics to create signature looks for Oscar de la Renta and their label, MONSE.
Explore world-renowned fashion label Oscar de la Renta with Laura and Fernando as they share details behind what inspired their designs and what techniques went into creating two sensational dresses.
In this lesson, your instructors take you from inspiration to showcase by highlighting an item from their MONSE Resort ’22 collection. Learn how they brought this look to the runway and overcame obstacles through a creative pivot.
Go behind the runway to learn what it takes to pull off a successful show. Learn how to ideate and plan, including how to cast the right models for your collection, select appropriate music, and decide who to invite (and where to seat them).
Laura and Fernando launched their fashion line, MONSE, in 2016. They share how they came up with the aesthetic for their brand and teach you to be proactive and strategic and stay on top of trends when designing your own brand.
When it comes to running a fashion house, it takes a village. Learn how Laura and Fernando built their MONSE team, and what it takes to be a respected and successful leader. They also share team-building tips they learned from Oscar.
Laura teaches you how to build a strategic and robust business model and how to create realistic budgets when launching your new business.
Laura and Fernando tell stories about their enduring friendship and ongoing collaboration. They share secrets to a healthy professional ‘marriage,’ how to keep your partner in check, and the importance of creating a solid work-life balance.
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- Full Access to all Courses
- Watch on your computer
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- Bonus class guides & content
- Share with your household (3 Devices)
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