Category: haute couture
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Couture and Watermelon salad…
One of the greatest pleasures at Ecole Holt Couture is celebrating well deserved credit for the tremendous effort and progress that EHC students have made since beginning in September 2017. This year we are between Graduation goal posts, so we decided that a class luncheon date would be very welcome. Bonterra Trattoria in Calgary’s belt […]
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String Theory | Not just a FABLE
I know I’ve posted this before, but with a few edits since the last time, it may be fun to read it again. To all my dressmaker, couturier, and tailoring friends out there, enjoy! Once upon a time there was a very rich man and his wife spending some quality time together on their private south […]
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Tips about Contracts and your [successful] Couture Business
As a business operator, and yes this includes artists, dressmakers, couturiers and tailors, we all use contracts, everyone should be aware of and know what a legally binding contract is. Very few creative types like to talk about them, and like even less to think about them until something goes wrong. The purpose of designing […]
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Ecole Holt Couture | This could be for you!
Our version of ‘string theory’, tells the story of how being successful in couture and tailoring doesn’t just rely on prevailing external factors, but rather on the resources you own and engage – such as your trained mind and your hands. To explain why EHC’s teaching and mentoring method is focused on more than just […]
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6 Tips for a great fit. Lesson #1.
Does a ‘great fit’ or ‘perfect fit’ leave you wondering what that really means in terms of your clothes? These days with most everything being ‘off the rack’ ‘ready to wear’ or ‘prêt-à-porter’ you may not be aware that your clothes don’t actually fit well at all. Even when special items are ‘custom made’ ‘made […]
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Ecole Holt Couture 2017 Graduation
Graduation Ceremonies for 2017 is almost upon us, and we’ll be celebrating four more talented and now skills trained Artisans in the art of Couture sewing and Tailoring. They’ve put in many hours of work and effort in anticipation of doing something they love, with the knowledge – and some great experience behind them, that […]
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Ecole Holt Couture Fashion Event 2016 Video
Published on Dec 30, 2016 Ecole Holt Couture students feature their current project work on the runway each year. This year, the event opened with an exhibit in Festival Hall foyer, curated by Ian Rogan with the assistance of Cassandra Cummings, featuring the students and their work in progress up-close interacting with the guests before […]
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Couture | Fashion & Philanthropy
It’s important to give back to the community and Ecole Holt Couture is fortunate to do this while sharing the art of couture and the work of our students in support of InspireProjectYYC. This is the first year the event will benefit new-kid-on-the-block INSPIRE Project YYC. Started in 2012, by a group of Calgarian creatives, […]
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Ecole Holt Couture 2016 Fashion Event on November 13th!
This event is Ecole Holt Couture’s annual fashion event featuring student creations, the Founder’s vintage collection and our charitable community partner. All tickets proceeds from ticket sales are donated to Inspire Project YYC. Event tickets are open to the public and now on sale – just follow the link to get yours now! EHC Fashion […]
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Ecole Holt Couture is taking summer break, but gearing up for the Fall already!
Hi there! Ecole Holt Couture is on summer break, but not all of us are on vacation just yet! The classes are over for now but the students still have a couple or three weeks to finish up their projects. And even though we are winding down from the year, we are gearing up for […]
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