How to Make a Princess Dress: TFS students go the extra mile to surprise preschool children in Yellowknife

When Fashion Design students at the Toronto Film School received letters from preschool students in Yellowknife, asking how a princess dress is made, they decided a simple reply wouldn’t suffice.

The letters came from St. Joseph School in Yellowknife. The pre-school class was learning about letter writing and a few students decided to write to the Toronto Film School to find out how princess dresses are made, what does a princess wear to bed and how pockets and purses are made.

Instead of just writing the children back, a group of Toronto Film School Fashion Design students decided to make, not only a child’s size princess holiday dress, but also a princess nightgown and an outfit for a prince.

They recorded the making of the dress and have mailed the video, the three outfits and a letter back to Yellowknife. The preschoolers have no idea that these amazing garments are on the way.

Read a wonderful newspaper article on the Toronto Film School Princess Dress by Justin Skinner of Metroland Media Toronto here. 

The Toronto Film School (TFS) offers fast-track diploma programs to exciting careers in film, television, theatre, fashion, graphic design, interior decorating and video game design. Since 2001, students at TFS have enjoyed a high-energy, hands-on and creative learning environment, mentored by faculty who are highly successful professionals in their field.

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