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      Creative Foundations: Inside the Fashion Design Process

      Thursday, November 20, 2025 from 7—8:30 pm

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      Location: Virtual on Zoom
      Ages 18+

      Members $39; nonmembers $49; plus $30 for materials

      Be inspired by Andrew Gn: Fashioning the World and let fashion educator Jay Calderin guide you through an inside look at the fashion design process.

      The session begins with an introduction by Chief Curator Petra Slinkard, who will provide some background on Andrew Gn’s design career and a detailed look at the stunning works in the exhibition. Afterward, participants will engage in a creative workshop led by founder of Boston Fashion week Jay Calderin. His fashion design primer will be equal parts lecture, drawing demonstration and Q&A. Enjoy a professional introduction to the steps involved in developing a concept for a collection and follow along at home with your included materials kit.

      All are welcome. No previous drawing experience is necessary!

      Registration for this event closes on November 11.

      About the collaborators

      Petra Slinkard
      Petra Slinkard

      Petra Slinkard joined PEM in 2018 as the inaugural Nancy B. Putnam Curator of Fashion and Textiles. She fosters the growth and inclusive spirit of the museum’s significant and diverse collection by developing a vibrant array of exhibitions, installations and programs that celebrate the global reach and impact of fashion and textiles. Slinkard oversees the museum’s Fashion and Design gallery and served as the coordinating curator for Andrew Gn: Fashioning the World. Previously, Slinkard worked at the Chicago History Museum and the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields. She is an active member of the Costume Society of America (CSA), the Textile Society of America (TSA) and the American Association of Museum Curators (AAMC). Slinkard is a graduate of Indiana University, Bloomington, where she earned a B.S. in Fashion Merchandising, a B.A. in Art History with a concentration in Modern and Contemporary Art and an M.S. in Fashion/Textile History. Follow @pslinks on Instagram.

      Jay Calderin
      Jay Calderin

      The Boston Globe refers to Jay Calderin as "a budding designer's best friend." He is a Co-Director of Education and a Senior Instructor at the School of Fashion Design in Boston, a Visiting Lecturer at the Massachusetts College of Art + Design and a Studio Arts instructor at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. He has been teaching for 30+ years. Besides his teaching work, Calderin is an author and the founder and Executive Director of Boston Fashion Week; his fashion design work has graced the pages of Vogue and Elle magazines, been acquired by the Peabody Essex Museum and been featured in the New York Times. His artistic endeavors explore the intersections between communication, technology, culture and community. Find him at jaycalderin.com and @jaycalderin.

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