Be a Fashion Revolutionary! – Upcycling your clothes

Supplies List:

• Garment that needs to by upcycled
• Sewing Kit: Scissors, needles, threads, tape measure, tailor pins, marking chalk, seam ripper or thread snips
• Buttons, zippers, piece of lace, pieces of different fabrics, ribbons, bias tape, these are some of the materials we will be working with, depending on your project
• Sewing machine

Instructor Bio:

Bertha ( T i t a ) Orozco graduated as a fashion designer from Jannette Klein Fashion Institute in Mexico City, one of the most recognized fashion school in Mexico. Her work experience began as a window dresser with the Spanish International company Z A R A, where she became the Window Display National Manager of Bershka Mexico, a subsidiary brand focused more on a young and trendy market.

Bertha also has experience as a teacher of fashion design at Gestalt Center of Studies, a private university in Veracruz, Mexico, specializing in the fields of Trend Analysis and Collection Development.

Currently Bertha lives in Victoria, BC and continues in the fashion industry working as a Visual Merchandiser and Window Dresser for Mark’s Workwear House in Sydney. She is also developing her artistic abilities, as an independent artist, creating: Art prints and Cards, Window Painting and Decor enhancements, Pottery, as well as consulting for a variety of local businesses.