New York Style Week Fall 2025 – Christopher John Rodgers (Picture credit score: Fashionista.com)
When you’re a fashionista like me, watching runway reveals throughout style week all the time will get me considering, “how’d they make that”? Then I ask myself, “let me see whether or not we’ve a lesson at College of Style for that specific design element, method or silhouette”?
Throughout New York Style Week Fall 2025, I used to be not solely impressed with the work of designer Christopher John Rodgers, however noticed many design particulars, methods and silhouettes that we are able to train you the best way to create.
SHAWL COLLAR
Scarf Collar by Christopher John Rodgers’ (Picture credit score: Fashionista.com)
Scarf collars are all the time a beautiful design element when used on blouses, clothes, jackets and coats. We’ve the right lesson to show you the way: Drafting a Scarf Collar & Variations.
REIMAGINED BALLOON SKIRTS
Picture of Christopher John Rogers’ balloon skirt silhouette
The balloon, bubble or puffball skirt is outlined by its voluminous silhouette and has appeared in numerous style eras particularly throughout the 80s. This time it’s again with an amorphous, extra artistic edge. Discover ways to drape this look in our lesson: Artistic Draping- Strapless Taffeta Gown.
RUCHING & WAIST GATHERS
Christopher John Rodgers’ ruched bodice & waist gathers (Picture credit score: Fashionista.com)
Ruching is a design method that includes gathering material alongside a seam to create texture or dimension. Studying what the suitable gathering or shirring ratio for a selected material is essential to the result. These UoF classes will present you the way ruching is finished on a bodice and the best way to plan for gathers on the waistline: Artistic Draping – The Artwork of Ruching and Gathered Skirt with Waistband.
BIAS COWL & HIP WAIST GATHERS
Picture of Christopher John Rogers’ bias cowl neckline & hip waist gathers (Picture credit score: Fashionista.com)
Mastering the bias minimize is an artwork type. Understanding which materials, when minimize on ‘true bias’, create one impact, whereas ‘garment bias’ creates one other. These are subjects lined in our lesson, Bias Cowl Shirt. The rules of making a gathered hip waist look contain shirring ratio and gathering methods. These expertise are lined in our lesson, Yoke Dirndl Skirt.
Hopefully these photos and lesson recommendations is not going to solely demystify numerous methods, however will encourage you to create your individual variations based mostly on Christopher John Rodgers’ brilliance.
