Westchester Fashion Academy for Children

Westchester Fashion Academy for Children

Fashion instructors and Interns

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Melinda Huff-A Swimsuit Designer with a Masters in Education has joined our great group of instructors.

Mrs.Huff brings a strength and knowledge with patience to the table.She guides the children in all of the areas of inspiration,patternmaking,draping and construction.

Mrs.Huff has been chosen to enter a design program for Macy's,Congratulations !

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     Kerlina Senecharles~ A Fine crafts person,Kerlina Loves working with all age children and often oversees our private classes. Kerlina graduated from Fashion Institute and has been designing for many seventh Avenue Houses. She has been with us for two years.Soft spoken and Design powerful,all the children love her!

Mary Parravani ~brings her love of children and background as an afterschool crafts instructor and also instructs the children in fashion dolls, techniques and sewing.

Mrs.Parravani has worked in our after school fashion with our "In School After School "program.

We have taught at Greenachers,Greenvale,Anne Hutchinson and Quaker Ridge in Westchester and with two New York City Schools.

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Congratulations to all of our instructors and Interns that share in the interest of teaching and training these young designers.

Welcome aboard!  

If you have experience working with children,are fingerprinted or willing to be fingerprinted, ,patient,artistic,can draw,are interested in fashion as a teacher or intern, please give us a call;

914-831-9852

Rajni Menon~ hails from Southern India ,the village of Kumarakom.

She grew up surrounded by art and color,as her grandmother was a famous artist .She learned quickly about color silk painting and textiles, which she has been sharing with our children/designers for some time now!

Rajni has completed her "Textile Design" degree at Fashion Instutite of Technology.

Rajni also a mom sees children as a source of joy and shares the belief that they are the designers of the future and is always looking for ways of guiding them in the right direction to meet their goals.

Rajni travels to and from India often bringing back beautiful silk fabrics and saris, which she has used to show the children how to drape!

Rajni's talent  is appreciated by all the students and faculty!

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Anne ~ began her journey as a 12 year old student at WFAC. She loved drawing and designing and remained consistant with her studies at WFAC.

Anne's father was very instrumental in guiding and focusing on Anne's passion for fashion design and took her love for this art form seriously.

Anne got accepted to all five fashion colleges that she applied to including FIT(which by the way she did not choose).

It's our pleasure to introduce  and welcome the very first Alumni of the Westchester Fashion Academy for Children and returning as an intern,Anne!

Thank you Anne and you know that we will always support  you and be here for you.

Westchester Fashion Academy for Children

Founder and Designer,

 Mrs.Proctor