Portland Fashion Institute is a nationally accredited private nonprofit career institute of higher learning and Portland’s only accredited fashion design college.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS! JANUARY 17 & 18. PFI FABRIC & PATTERN SWAP. WINTER COAT DRIVE TOO! CLICK LINK FOR DETAILS
Trying to break into the apparel business but don’t know where to start? Then you’ve come to the right place.
Here’s where you will learn the basics of setting up an apparel business: How to protect a name, set up infrastructure, deal with the city, state and taxes, do business with other apparel businesses, find out about EIN, RN other acronyms, plus rules and regulations. Practice the basics of Excel for apparel, costing & pricing, accounting basics, sourcing, working with production, contracting, intellectual property, e-commerce, selling wholesale, fashion forecasting, social media and public relations. Learn from someone who lives the life.
About the instructor: Jason Calderon. Jason Calderon has worked as a product designer at SAXX, LLC from 2023. Prior to that, Jason has been a designer, materials developer and product developer at S-Group, Exit 21, IVL and adidas where he specialized in global basketball collections. For his own line, West Daily, he has designed and manufactured garments plus managed branding and marketing.
There is not a Supply List for every class. If you do not see a link below, then this class does not have a Supply List.
1 block north of NE 43rd & Sandy
BUS: #12 bus
MAX: 7 blocks from the Hollywood MAX station