NOLA DDM FASHION INSTITUTE

JUNE 2026

see below to REGISTER

CLASS 1: STRETCH GARMENT

PATTERNMAKING +SEWING

CUSTOM STRETCH T-SHIRT/TANK

OR STRETCH TSHIRT/TANK DRESS

PATTERNMAKING +SEWING (Beginner)

Tuesdays + Thursdays 6:00pm-8:00pm

Dates: 4 weeks, 9 classes

June 9-July 2

Please enroll by filling out the attached enrollment form.

TUITION:

PATTERNMAKING + SEWING…375.00 per month: 9 total classes (includes all supplies + materials)

Tuition can be paid by cash, check, Venmo, cash app, zelle or credit card. Credit card will have a 3% merchant fee added to the payment. Tuition is due the first day of class. Payment plans are available.

Please email info@noladdmfashion.com with any questions.

CLASS 2: NON STRETCH/WOVEN GARMENT

PATTERNMAKING +SEWING

CUSTOM KIMONO/ROBE

PATTERNMAKING +SEWING (Beginner)

WEDNESDAYS + FRIDAYS 6:00pm-8:00pm

Dates: 6 weeks, 12 classes

Begins June 10, 2026

Please enroll by filling out the attached enrollment form.

TUITION:

500.00 per month: 12 total classes (includes all supplies + materials)

Tuition can be paid by cash, check, Venmo, cash app, zelle or credit card. Credit card will have a 3% merchant fee added to the payment. Tuition is due the first day of class. Payment plans are available.

Please email info@noladdmfashion.com with any questions.

KIDS FASHION +SEWING CLASS

  • Sew a top + skirt

  • Fashion sketching

Saturdays 11am-1:30pm

Dates: 5 weeks

Begins May 23-June 20

Please enroll by filling out the attached enrollment form.

TUITION:

450.00 per month: 5 total classes (includes all supplies + materials)

Tuition can be paid by cash, check, Venmo, cash app, zelle or credit card. Credit card will have a 3% merchant fee added to the payment. Tuition is due the first day of class. Payment plans are available.

Please email info@noladdmfashion.com with any questions.

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MISSION

 

Our mission is to prepare pathways for students to attend fashion colleges and universities, acquire scholarships and to procure professional industry careers through a rigorous academic curriculum and internships within NOLA DDM and other partners. DDM Fashion Institute fosters individual creativity, quality craftmanship, sustainability, career growth, and entrepreneurship through the extensive and intensive teaching and guidance of product development from ideation to sewn products.

  

VISION

DDM Fashion Institute is recognized as a program that helps students get accepted into highly accredited fashion colleges and universities as well as prepare students for fashion industry design, development and manufacturing careers. We provide a stellar fashion curriculum that promotes creativity, intense skilled training, entrepreneurship, and a sense of community. We focus on empowering students to have a voice and inspire each other whether for personal growth or to be in contribution to the business community.

CURRICULUM

 

CORE Classes:

·       Flat Pattern Design / Patternmaking

·       Apparel Sewing + Construction

Optional Classes:

·       Apparel Draping + Design

·       Fashion Illustration + Fabric Studies

 

ELECTIVES:

·       Footwear Design

·       Handbag Design

·       Textile + Surface Design

 

INTERNSHIPS:

·       Design + Concept

·       Product Development

·       Manufacturing + Production

 

TUITION:

  • PATTERNMAKING + SEWING…500.00 per month: 12 total classes (includes all supplies + materials)