Fashionistas are made, not born.
"Project Runway" closes in on its next design meister when season five of the Bravo series catwalks to a close in a much-anticipated two-part finale. If the cutthroat competition has you wanting to traffic in tulle and tartan, take heart: There are plenty of local resources where you can nurture the Coco and Giorgio within.
I For Fashion
2A Taft Ave., Lynbrook
516-256-2840
iforfashion.com
Start 'em young. These workshops for 6- to 13-year-olds were created by a Parsons graduate who lamented the paucity of design classes when she was a preteen. In addition to learning the basics of fashion design, from cutting patterns to sewing seams, students can perfect sketching skills. Each month focuses on a different fashion trend. On the docket for October: Bohemian. Monthly programs are $140, supplies included.
Also on tap when those inflatable kiddie parties have lost a bit of their bounce: Bash-N-Fashion parties (starting at $425 for 12 children), where, along with fashion-forward goody bags, guests leave with a wearable apparel piece they make themselves.
The Fabric Mill
219 South Service Rd., Plainview
516-465-6400
fabricmill.com
Like many local fabric shops, this one focuses on home décor. But there are a fair number of fashion textiles in this sprawling showroom, where bolts of fabric form aisle ways as imposing as any castle corridor. Ditto for the selection of trims and brocades.
Sew Time Sewing
Inside Jo-Ann Fabrics
sewtime.com
580 Old Country Rd., Westbury
516-997-2702
2793 Middle Country Rd., Lake Grove
631-737-3944
