Texas Woman's University offers several fashion camps for students ages 10-18 to explore careers in fashion design and merchandising. The camps include hands-on activities like sketching, sewing, and screen printing. Camps are held in June and July on the TWU Denton campus and last 4-5 days, running from 8:30am to 5:30pm. The $395 registration fee covers supplies, activities, and meals, with an additional $295 option to stay in campus housing.

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Fashion Camps Summer 2012!
Offered by Texas Woman's University- Programs in Fashion & Textiles
No one can ever begin too early to develop a "passion for design".
TWU Fashion Camp Slide Show [pdf]
Sample Fashion Design Camp Itinerary [pdf]
Junior Fashion Design Camp (Ages 10-13 yrs)
June 11 - 15, 2012 -- Day camp only
TWU Denton Campus, Old Main Building, 4th Floor
Registration Deadline: June 8, 2012
Teen Fashion Design Camp (Ages 14-18 yrs)
June 18 - 22, 2012 -- Day camp or residential camp
TWU Denton Campus, Old Main Building, 4th Floor
Registration Deadline: June 13, 2012
Teen Fashion Camp (Ages 13-18 yrs)
June 25 - 29, 2012 -- Day camp or residential camp
TWU Denton Campus, Old Main Building, 4th Floor
Registration Deadline: June 18, 2012
Teen Fashion Design Camp (Ages 14-18 yrs)
July 9 - 13, 2012 -- Day camp only
TWU Denton Campus, Old Main Building, 4th Floor
Registration Deadline: June 25, 2012
Combined Fashion Camp - Fashion Design & Merchandising (Ages 10-
18 yrs)
July 16 - 20, 2012 -- Day camp or residential camp
TWU Denton Campus, Old Main Building, 4th Floor
Registration Deadline: July 2, 2012
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Junior Design Camp - June 11 - 15, 2012
Teen Design Camp - June 18 - 22, 2012
Teen Merchandising Camp - June 25 - 29, 2012
Teen Design Camp - July 9 - 13, 2012
Combined Fashion Camp - July 16 - 20, 2012
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* Minor Release and Medical Waiver forms must be filled out and
returned to (Fax) 940 898-3416 or P.O. Box 425649, Denton, TX 76204-
5649.
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exciting and demanding! Some jobs require people with a high degree of
artistic creativity and originality, while others require people with technical
knowledge, math skills and people skills.
Apparel designers and merchandisers need to have the ability to lead a
team and interpret fashion trends, in addition to being able to sketch, sew,
and make patterns or sell, coordinate and manage.
About the Fashion Design Camps
Held in North Texas on the beautiful Denton campus, the fashion design
camp will feature design professors, graduate students, and industry
professionals presenting topics that will be fun and educational for the
young fashion enthusiast. Fashion Design Camp is perfect for your teen,
preteen, girls and boys! Activities will include:
Fashion show production
Jewelry production
Hat making, model training
Beginning sewing
Beginning sketching
Screen printing
Denim deconstruction (both groups)
Draping (older group)
There will also be classes on the basic principles and elements of design,
fashion design, fashion shows, modeling, sketching, and color.
Supplies Needed
Campers will need to bring:
Extra shoes for modeling
Denim jacket or old jeans for a project
Sewing kit including: scissors, stitch ripper & straight pins
Enthusiasm and imagination!
About the Fashion Merchandising Camp
Also held in North Texas on the beautiful Denton campus, the fashion
merchandising camp will feature merchandising professors, fashion students,
and industry professionals presenting topics that will be both fun and
educational for the young girl or boy fashion enthusiast. Activities will
include:
Trend and color forecasting
Accessory and jewelry design
Brand Development and style interpretation
Art imaging and screen printing
Basic sewing project
Fashion promotion and fashion show production
Ettiquette, dress, and beauty essentials
Shopping excursion - tour premier retailers
Fashion exhibition finale and awards
Supplies Needed
Campers will need to bring:
Old T-shirt for a project
Sewing kit including scissors, needle and thread, and pins
Energy and creativity!
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Camp Location, Dates and Times
All fashion camps will be held on the TWU Denton campus in the Old Main
Building, fourth floor. Junior Fashion Design Camp: June 11-15, 2012. Teen
Fashion Design Camp: June 18-22, 2012. Teen Fashion Merchandising
Camp: June 25-29, 2012. Teen Fashion Design Camp: July 9-13, 2012.
Combined Fashion Camp: July 16-20, 2012. The camps will meet from 8:30
am to 5:30 pm Monday through Thursday and 8:30 am to 4:00 pm on
Friday.
Detailed directions to the campus, parking information, pick-up and drop-off
locations, and additional details will be included in your confirmation email
which will be sent after your registration and payment have been received.
All event correspondence will be delivered to you by email. It is important to
provide a current email address on the registration form and to check your
spam box for information from Texas Woman’s University.
Map to the TWU Denton campus.
Registration Fee
$395.00 per individual per camp. **No scholarships or financial aid are
available through this program.
Lodging for Fashion Camps
Lodging with University Housing will be available to anyone attending
Fashion Camps. Camp Stay Over Package Option includes five nights lodging
in one of the TWU dorms, five evening dinners, and fun evening activities -
chaperoned. Reservations are to be made on the registration form or online
registration. Camp Stay Over Package is an additional fee of $295.00.
For more information about the fashion camps, contact the Fashion and
Textiles Program Office at 940-898-2661 or email at ft@twu.edu.
Refund/Cancellation Policy
Registrants who find it necessary to cancel will receive a refund, less a $75
processing fee. To receive a refund, you must submit written notification
seven days prior to the event start date (fax: 940-898-3416 or email
lifelonginfo@twu.edu). Refunds will not be issued once the event begins. The
Office of Lifelong Learning reserves the right to cancel this event if sufficient
enrollment is not met. In doing so, Texas Woman’s University’s liability is
limited to the registration fee.
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