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Summer fashion academy

Summer Fashion Academy

Program Overview

Program Overview

Join the Fashion and Design faculty this summer for Lipscomb University's 2025 Summer Fashion Academy! Designed for high school students, this immersive program offers a hands-on experience in fashion design, sewing, and accessory making.

Throughout the week, students will engage in interactive workshops and hands-on design and sewing projects, developing skills in garment construction and creating unique accessories with a variety of fabrics and materials. The program will also explore the importance of sustainability in fashion, encouraging and offering students the opportunity to incorporate secondhand and upcycled materials. 

Schedule

Schedule

Day 1:

  • Introduction to fashion styling

Day 2:

  • Meet at Macy's the Mall at Green Hills
  • Learn wardrobe coordination/personal styling

Day 3:

  • Create a mood board and present styling concepts using Canva.com

Day 4:

  • Introduction to visual merchandising

Day 5:

  • Create and stage a trendy product display
Art

classroom

clothes

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Teachers

designers

Sewing

Class

Designing

Designer with wedding dresses

Designer

Fun times in class

Our Faculty

  • Rebecca Dean headshot

    Rebecca Dean

    Instructor

    Meet Rebecca Dean
  • Sissy Simmons headshot

    Sissy Simmons

    Assistant Professor

    Sissy Simmons received her M.Ed. from Belmont University. She has been sewing and designing since she was a child, and to this day she enjoys learning new sewing skills and...

    Meet Sissy Simmons