Join Ireland’s Leading Fashion Design Academy for Kids
Project Fashion Academy is run by Professional Designer Paul Alexander & his Fashion Design Team. Unleash your child’s creativity, train them up in a skill that will last a lifetime and get hands on experience in a fun and educational way at our Fashion Design Workshops for children and teenagers.
All the patterns for our projects are developed by our in-house Fashion Designers and pattern-cutting team. Once students have completed all the beginners projects they progress onto intermediate level. At intermediate level they can celebrate the skills they’ve learnt by producing on-trend garments that they can proudly wear themselves.
Each year a new theme is revealed for our students to work on for our celebrity hosted charity fashion show. This year’s theme is ‘The Side walk to Catwalk Collection’ and you can learn more about it here. Students are currently working on their pieces for the next YOUNG DESIGNER OF THE YEAR AWARDS Fashion Show.
Since 2014 many of our past students have chosen to progress with their studies and are now attending colleges such as LCAD, NCAD and Griffith College.
RTÉ Spotlights Project Fashion: Inspiring Kids & Teens Through Fashion Design
Seeing our students and their creativity featured on RTÉ means the world to us. We were incredibly proud to watch the winners of our Irish Young Designer of the Year Awards 2025 being interviewed and sharing the amazing designs they recently showcased at Croke Park. Everything we do at Project Fashion is for them, to help young creatives build confidence, learn new sewing skills, and realize that their fashion design ideas can truly come to life. Thank you for shining a light on our kids fashion classes and what we are doing to support fashion education in Ireland.
It is our greatest mission to open pathways for all our students to move forward in the industry and help shape the next generation of Irish fashion design.
A Morning with Ireland AM: Showcasing Project Fashion’s Kids & Teens Sewing Classes
Welcoming the Ireland AM team into the world of Project Fashion was an unforgettable milestone. While we see the incredible dedication of our students every day, having their hard work broadcast on national morning television gave them a whole new level of validation. It was a fantastic opportunity to highlight the real, hands-on garment construction and styling that happens in our kids and teens fashion design classes. Seeing our young designers step up to the camera with such pride in their creations reminds us exactly why we do this. A huge thank you to Ireland AM for championing youth creativity and helping us prove that the future of the Irish fashion industry is in very capable hands.
Every student can participate on the Fashion Show at the RDS:
Irish Young Designer Of The Year Awards
The next generation of Irish designers starts here.
A proud Irish-owned business, now nationwide!
Give your child the gift of creativity with our expert-led classes, designed to inspire and develop real sewing skills. Join a vibrant community of young fashion enthusiasts and watch your child’s confidence soar! With locations across 14 counties Ireland, the perfect class is conveniently located near you.
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Inspired By Dress To Impress
Explore our classes where kids create unique designs inspired by iconic styles, they can choose the Punk, the Vintage, The Futuristic and The Street Style!
The Dress to Impress Collection
Strut into the world of Dress to Impress and transform this fashionista fantasy into your own stylish reality! Whether you showboat your swag through street style, to being a rebellious punk – or perhaps you have a young heart with a seventies soul, or maybe a visionary for the future of fashion – this collection has it all. From dramatic silhouettes, tantalizing textures, and dynamic layering combinations. – become your own customizable avatar ready to make heads turn.
Weekly Workshops
Learners will be taught to sew in a creative environment. They will receive class notes and information on fabrics & designers. Our machines are very easy to use and are equipped with finger guards. New starters will learn all about sewing machines safely and basic operation. Learners will receive Project Fashion grading certificates on completion of each syllabus. The new students will start on a Beginner’s Project program. Once they have received their certificates, they will join the rest of the group in more project-based workshops.
Our Classes
They will learn the complete process of Fashion Design. Starting with Creative Thinking, learners will discover the whole thought process of how to transfer ideas onto paper. How to take inspiration from something. Producing a moodboard, documenting their thoughts, colours and textures. Then onto Fashion Drawing, where they draw their final design. With guidance from our experienced tutors, students will be trained in pattern cutting and garment construction. This enables the learner to explore, clarify and express their ideas through each of these stages..
All new learners need to bring fabric for their Beginner’s Projects. Fabric choice is very important, it lets the learner express themselves and allows them to explore. The textures, patterns and colours can inspire ideas and allow creative expression.As the learner becomes more confident you will see this through their fabric choices and in their handling of the fabrics in more complex ways.
Details on Beginner’s link below. Learners working on their collection, please follow Fabric Measurements and Suggestions link, below.
Meet a bit of our awesome colaborators
Paul & Paula Keeley
Paul and Paula Keeley are the founders of Project Fashion, a leading fashion education company in Ireland. Their vision has expanded the business to 39 locations, fostering young design talent nationwide.
Jennifer Zamparelli
Host of Young Designer of the Year Awards 2024
Jennifer Zamparelli is an Irish TV presenter and radio host, known for co-hosting “Dancing with the Stars” Ireland. Her vibrant personality shines on her RTÉ 2fm radio show.
Testimonials
Hi Project Fashion team,
Happy Fri-yay! Before the weekend, I wanted to send a huge thank you. When I found Project Fashion and I signed Michelle up thinking she might only try it for a month. She’s 7, has dyslexia, and usually only enjoys activities her friends do, but from her very first class she was hooked. Sarah the tutor took her under her wing and a real passion has ignited. Wednesday is now her favourite day of the week; she truly lives for the class!
As a parent, dealing with all of you has been such a pleasure. You took the time to talk me through sign-up and what to expect, and every Wednesday the welcome is always so warm. And yesterday, when I ordered fabric for Michele’s competition project, you went above and beyond, the fabric arrived today, and we were so impressed with your wonderful customer care.
Thank you to each and every one of you. It’s clear the whole Project Fashion team love what they do and care deeply about their students. As a parent I am so grateful.
Michelle’s Mom, Parent
I’d like to take the opportunity to let you know that Laoise is a changed girl since she started your after school classes in September! As she has some co-ordination issues there aren’t many after school activities that she enjoys but she is loving project fashion. Inez is especially kind and we are delighted with the boost to her self esteem when she finishes one of the pieces.
Eva Cunningham, Parent
My daughter has had the most amazing experience during the past couple of months – her first time with Project Fashion. Paul, Lisa and the rest of the team taught my daughter excellent sewing and designing skills as well as such self-sufficiency when working on a project. It’s fantastic to see her doing something she loves with such confidence and pride. Now I need her to whip up a jacket or two for me! Sincere thanks Paul.
Marguerite Pepper Brady, Parent
Wow!!! What a camp in Castleknock this week and what a profesional glamorous fashion show at the end of it ! My daughter enjoyed every minute of every day of the camp!Thank you to Paul and his team!!! Cant wait for the next one!!! To parents – dont hesitate – book it now!
Svetlana Lutina, Parent
Hi, I just wanted to drop a quick note after my daughter, Teagan, attended the summer camp in Newbridge last week.
She had such a great time at the camp and I was blown away by the great work that was done by her and the team running the camp. I was not sure what to expect at the end of the week, but the fashion show and the fantastic jerseys that the kids made were amazing!!!
Just wanted to say thank you for the kindness, patience and encouragement that the team showed to my daughter. She was absolutely delighted that she went and even surprised herself, at 7 years of age, that she could use a sewing machine!
Thank you again,
Colette, Parent
Fashion Workshops Gallery
Explore our Fashion Workshops Gallery, showcasing the incredible creations from our talented students. Get inspired by their innovative designs and see the magic of Project Fashion in action!
Frequently Asked Questions: Kids Sewing Classes at Project Fashion
Have questions about our Kids Sewing Classes? Find all the answers you need here! Learn about class levels, materials, schedules, and more. Whether you’re a beginner or an advanced sewer, discover how our expert-led courses can help you develop your skills and creativity
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