Laura Kim and Fernando Garcia Teach Creative Collaboration and Fashion

Laura Kim & Fernando Garcia

Teach Creative Collaboration and Fashion

Meet Laura and Fernando as they highlight their careers in fashion design and share what inspires them. Discover what you can expect to learn, like insights into building a brand and how to forge and maintain a thriving creative partnership.

Meet Your Instructors

Receive personal insights into the challenges that come with creative collaboration when launching a brand.  Your instructors teach you how to resolve conflicts and maintain a thriving business relationship without compromising your vision.

Forming a Creative Collaboration

Every fashion collection tells a story, so being clear on your creative perspective is crucial. Learn how to storyboard, find aesthetic inspiration, and master the ins and outs of crafting a compelling narrative for whomever you are designing.

Finding Inspiration for Your Designs

Fernando showcases his artistic mastery by demonstrating how he “looks” for a collection by sketching. Learn what inspires him and how he re-creates his inspirations on paper.

Sketching Your Design

Laura demonstrates how to turn a piece of fabric into a bespoke design for a collection. Learn how to drape and fit a garment onto a form, then get it runway-ready by making final edits once it’s on a model.

Draping and Fitting Your Design

Your instructors walk you through the steps of bringing a cohesive fashion collection to the world’s view. Learn how they merge their aesthetics to create signature looks for Oscar de la Renta and their label, MONSE.

Creating the Collection Together

Explore world-renowned fashion label Oscar de la Renta with Laura and Fernando as they share details behind what inspired their designs and what techniques went into creating two sensational dresses.

Case Study: Oscar de la Renta Dresses

In this lesson, your instructors take you from inspiration to showcase by highlighting an item from their MONSE Resort '22 collection. Learn how they brought this look to the runway and overcame obstacles through a creative pivot.

Case Study: MONSE Resort '22 Collection

Go behind the runway to learn what it takes to pull off a successful show. Learn how to ideate and plan, including how to cast the right models for your collection, select appropriate music, and decide who to invite (and where to seat them).

Planning the Perfect Fashion Show

Laura and Fernando launched their fashion line, MONSE, in 2016. They share how they came up with the aesthetic for their brand and teach you to be proactive and strategic and stay on top of trends when designing your own brand. 

Launching Your Brand

When it comes to running a fashion house, it takes a village. Learn how Laura and Fernando built their MONSE team, and what it takes to be a respected and successful leader. They also share team-building tips they learned from Oscar.

Building a Team

Laura teaches you how to build a strategic and robust business model and how to create realistic budgets when launching your new business.  

Running a Business

Laura and Fernando tell stories about their enduring friendship and ongoing collaboration. They share secrets to a healthy professional 'marriage,' how to keep your partner in check, and the importance of creating a solid work-life balance.

Maintaining a Happy 'Marriage'

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