Join the fashion fun by making the coolest couture creations in our Minni Fashion Shop workshop. Fashion Designer Alyssa Tang-Bortnyk will guide little designers and fashionistas through the designing process, from mood board making to styling. Workshop participants will explore their tactile talents by using a variety of colorful paper and fabrics while learning about the many elements of design, including color stories and patterns. Expect a (miniature) culminating runway show!

About Alyssa:

Fashion Designer Alyssa Tang-Bortnyk is inspired by how we all wear our own unique stories. She has honed her skills in New York City for over a decade at large fashion houses such as DKNY and Coach. She holds a BA in Studio Arts from Wellesley College and a AAS in Fashion Design from Parsons School of Design. She loves to share the hidden world of the fashion design process. From color stories, illustration, draping, pattern making, sewing to styling...fashion is so much more than meets the eye.