2024 agenda (stay tuned for the 2025 schedule, coming in October!)
9:40-9:50 Attendees to Wellington Event Center, check in
10:00-10:10 Welcome
10:10-10:45 Keynote speaker, Denise Junell Johnson, VP DMM Handbags, Jewelry & Watches, NORDSTROM
11:00-11:50 Workshop session 1 (Michaelsen Hall)
12:00-1:20 Lunch at the Student Union Building and visit college row in Wellington Event Center
1:30-2:20 Workshop session 2 (Michaelsen Hall)
2:30-3:10 Student Fashion Show and College Showcase Session in Wellington Event Center
3:20-4:10 Workshop session 3 (Michaelsen Hall)
4:20-5:00 Conference wrap up & prize raffle in Wellington Event Center
2024 WORKSHOPs (stay tuned for the 2025 workshops, coming in October!)
TECHNIQUES THAT IMPROVE DESIGN CREATIVITY
This workshop will teach students creativity techniques to expand their design ideas. The only materials we will use are paper and pencils to unleash your creativity and think outside the box!
CREATIVE DRAPING
Come learn about the basic tools and techniques for draping any garment. We will take a design concept from muslin to paper pattern to fabric. See how clothing can be creative, tangible and fun.
FASHION CROQUIS MASTERY: FROM SKETCH TO STYLE
Join our interactive workshop to learn step-by-step fashion croquis drawing techniques. Unleash your creativity and design stylish fashion illustrations. Suitable for beginners and aspiring fashion designers.
BUILDING YOUR ASSORTMENT – MERCHANDISING, BUYING, AND PLANNING
Come join this workshop and learn how you can blend your passions of art and analytics to help drive a profitable business.
PHOTOGRAPHY & STYLING
Come learn how photography and styling collide.
SEW AWAY!
Learn the basics of how to sew. Using fun fabrics, you will make a versatile and easy project to take home with you!
TREND FORECASTING
We will discuss how our personal identities are a strength and value when engaging in meaningful future facing trend research. Trend research is also cultural research and everyone brings a unique and valuable perspective to the table. This workshop will review how to gather and organize research using free platforms like Pinterest and mural working at Nordstrom. Participants will leave feeling ready to develop their own trend research they can apply to future projects.
TABLE DISPLAYS MADE EASY
To get started, Visual Merchandising basic principles will be covered through a short presentation that will give you a step-by-step guide into creating mesmerizing displays. This hands-on workshop will focus solely on building a table display and establishing shoppable scenes for every design aesthetic. We’ll supply all of the display essentials and have everything you need to let your creativity run wild!
