“I had sewn for eleven years before this class and never once made a garment that fit. The block we drafted changed everything I make.”
Danielle O. — Patternmaking I — student
“The corsetry course is the most rigorous instruction I have found on the East Coast. Nothing was hand-waved. Every channel, every grommet, done properly.”
Ruth-Ann M. — Costume technician, regional theatre
“Maria teaches the way a professional works: measure, test, fit, correct. My students came back from her workshop with better hands and better questions.”
Prof. Alan Reyes — Art educator
“I came in as an enthusiast and was never once treated as less serious than anyone else in the room. That matters more than people realize.”
Nia B. — Fiber Arts Studio — student
“We hire people who can finish a garment, not just sketch one. TAG graduates arrive knowing the difference.”
Priya Shah — Production manager, contemporary label
“The slow stitching salon is the only two hours of my month where nothing is due. I have stitched more, and better, because of it.”
Marcus L. — Meditations in Fashion salon