Candace French Design

Candace French Design Candace French Design is a workshop space specializing in fashion design classes for youth, teens and adults located on the Eastside of Providence, R.I.

The workshop is a place for aspiring designers; to create fashion, to explore style, to discover fundamentals of garment design, to invent patterns as a foundation for designs, to learn specific sewing skills and investigate the process of design from imagination to actualized garments to wear. Candace French teaches fashion, pattern making and construction for RISD/CE's Young Artist Program, The

Providence Public and Private School Systems as well as for The Candace French Design workshop. She is a clothing designer who created the first display of spandex fashion featured in Fiorucci in 1979. She designed stage clothing at the punk shops Revenge and Trash and Vaudeville in NYC for bands such as Blondie, The Cars, and New York Dolls. Her collections include the first line of kid's bike wear, wedding gowns, leather motorcycle suits, women's couture and cloth furnishings for the UK interiors fabric company Anna French. Her recent work has included high performance wear for Resolute Racing, collaboration with Chezpron; a specialized chefs apron for Chez-Pascal and design prototype garment development for the industry. She has created costumes for the stage, having completed Alice in Wonderland, Wind in the Willows, The Emperor's New Clothes, Snow White and Antigone.

Making your own thing come alive
07/17/2022

Making your own thing come alive

This teen class was right before the pandemic hit exactly 2 years ago and had to close down. Let’s pick this up and make...
02/21/2022

This teen class was right before the pandemic hit exactly 2 years ago and had to close down. Let’s pick this up and make our own wearables again. These experiences are coming very soon in the RISD summer programs.

A hands on experience of learning skills (for life) like making your own clothes are key to a teens confidence and futur...
08/11/2021

A hands on experience of learning skills (for life) like making your own clothes are key to a teens confidence and future success.

Happy Mother’s Day. I may have lost mine this year however her beautiful creative soul lives on. She is my inspiration. ...
05/09/2021

Happy Mother’s Day. I may have lost mine this year however her beautiful creative soul lives on. She is my inspiration. Love to you my dearest mother and to all mothers. ❤️

Teenagers empower themselves by making from beginning ideas to the final outcome. This dress Sabrie Pearl made is her pr...
05/02/2021

Teenagers empower themselves by making from beginning ideas to the final outcome. This dress Sabrie Pearl made is her process. Roll up your sleeves and

Transformers transitioning transformation through traditional clothing. The
04/03/2021

Transformers transitioning transformation through traditional clothing. The

On this day I wish a very Happy 24th Birthday to you and your innovative soul Arran. ❤️❤️❤️
03/06/2021

On this day I wish a very Happy 24th Birthday to you and your innovative soul Arran. ❤️❤️❤️

Bows and masks. Making life by making things.
12/30/2020

Bows and masks. Making life by making things.

Building fun life skills with and . What do you want to make?
12/08/2020

Building fun life skills with and . What do you want to make?

So fun to be working with Micah again! Teaching him to make his own lined curtains designed like a quilt.
11/25/2020

So fun to be working with Micah again! Teaching him to make his own lined curtains designed like a quilt.

Mask making continues to help keep our communities safe (and super stylish!)
11/19/2020

Mask making continues to help keep our communities safe (and super stylish!)

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Hope Street
Providence, RI
02906

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+14018246969

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The workshop is a place for aspiring designers; to create fashion, explore style and discover fundamentals of garment design. We invent patterns, learn sewing skills and investigate the process of design from imagination to actualized garments. Candace French teaches fashion, pattern making and construction for RISD/CE's Young Artist Program, the Providence public and private schools as well as for the Candace French Design workshop.

She is a clothing designer who created the first display of spandex fashion featured in Fiorucci, NYC. She designed for the punk rock shops; Revenge, Trash and Vaudeville in NYC and for bands Blondie, The Cars, and New York Dolls.

Her recent work has been high performance rowing gear for Resolute Racing, The Chezpron for Chez-Pascal and the cape for Cleverhood.

Her past collections include Freewheeelers; the first line of kid's bike wear, custom wedding gowns, leather racing suits, bespoke clothing and soft furnishings for Anna French Fabrics.