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Our fashion program is based in San Francisco, California and this June we will be celebrating our seventh year of success! Classes are held in the lower level multi-purpose room at Faith Temple Church, 1758 Oakdale Ave. This free hands-on program for urban youth is founded and managed by wardrobe stylist Traci Peace and is offered to youth ages 12 - 18. Our vision is to provide students with the best introduction to the fashion industry attainable. The students are required to have good attendance and seriously involve themselves in the class curriculum. Many of these young people overcome powerful obstacles and travel great distances to get to these classes. The students are given the opportunity to enhance their knowledge of the high fashion industry though sewing and design (including mathematics and measurements), fashion illustration, fashion merchandising and public relations. We will also be introducing our students to the study of Italian and French. Paris (France), Milan (Italy), and New York City are the fashion centers of the world. The opportunity to learn a second language will give our students an advantage when fashion houses require bilingual experience.
In September 2008 Miss Peace took the students to New York on a fashion field trip. The program was honored to be invited by TEEN VOGUE MAGAZINE for a private tour. While there the students had the privilege to intern in various capacities during MERCEDES-BENZ FASHION WEEK - SPRING 2009 NEW YORK COLLECTIONS. The opportunity for these students to intern backstage dressing many of the models they see each month in TEEN VOGUE is something they'll never forget. Miss Peace will forever be grateful to San Francisco's own MRS. DENISE HALE, without her generous contribution our New York field trip may not have been possible. We are so GRATEFUL to IMG (producers of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week) and New York Designer Tracy Reese for an opportunity of a lifetime. The Fashion Department at the Academy of Art University and the Apparel Design & Merchandising Department at San Francisco State University are great supporters of our program! Academy of Art is the only school to ever show during the prestigious NEW YORK COLLECTIONS and they provided our students with tickets to their show during NEW YORK FASHION WEEK in September 2008. In San Francisco AAU has set up tours of the School of Fashion, as well as VIP seating for our students to attend their annual graduation fashion show. San Francisco State's Apparel Design & Merchandising Department invited the students to be part of their annual fashion show in May 2008. The students designed, made and modeled their own garments for that show. The department also donated a portion of proceeds from that show to our program. SFSU again invited us to be part of their April 2010 Spring show and also donated a brand new Singer sewing machine. On April 21, 2011 our student modeled their own designs in San Francisco State's spring show. The university donated a percentage of the proceeds from that show to our program. This wonderful blessing will help us with the expenses for our fashion field trip to the New York Collections - Fashion Week in February 2012.
In December 2010 we were blessed to receive a $2,500.00 gift from The Honorable Judge Daniel Weinstein and the Danny Weinstein Foundation. We will never forget the kindness of this "angel" Judge.
We are convinced that the next Yves Saint Laurent or Madame Gres will discover their high fashion potential, while learning the skill of drawing/illustrating, designing, cutting and sewing through our program. We are PASSIONATE about this program and the future of these young people. We are determined that our students not only be prepared for advanced study at the world's top fashion schools, colleges and universities, but also LIFE in general. Visions Of La Moda is a 501(c)3 organization and we continue to vigorously pursuing funding for our program.
Our Fall/Winter 2011-2012 session is in high gear! Our continuing students' winter classes will end in April and we will began to set up interviews in mid March (exact date forthcoming) for interested potential enrollees for 2012. If would like further information regarding our application and interview process for our 2012 session, please contact Executive Director, Traci Peace or Chief Youth Counselor, Julia Barboza for further information. Classes are FREE but there is a one time REQUIRED, NON-REFUNDABLE $60.00 application fee. This fee is to assist with the expenses of this program. We ONLY accept CASH, MONEY ORDER or CASHIER'S CHECK. Money orders and cashier's checks should be made payable to: Visions of La Moda Fashion Studio for Youth. The Application and fee should be mailed to: Visions of La Moda Fashion Studio for Youth, P.O. Box 34361, San Francisco, Ca 94134.
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