Inside Julie Maeseele's Studio + Wild Stitching - 03.15.23
When: Wednesday, March 15, 2023
Time: 9:30-11:30AM
Join us for an excursion to the fashion studio of designer Julie Maeseele! Julie brings her Belgian upbringing and style into our Birmingham borough and we are so fortunate to have her in our community. Join a small group of Workshop friends who will enjoy getting to know Julie, understanding her fashion story and seeing her studio in action.
Studio Experience:
Arrival, coffee & studio tour
Studio BTS + Sustainable Fashion in our Everyday Lives chat
Wild Stitching creative activity
Optional Stay and Play / Clothes try-on after 11:30
Julie has joined her extensive study of textile design with her unique fashion sensibility and is excited about the power that fashion has to communicate heritage, culture, and history, as well as express our interests, morals and beliefs. Julie applies fresh design to classic shapes & techniques and hopes to bring attention to the root of the garment itself by using recycled materials and sustainable textiles.
Take Away’s:
Julie’s tip sheet for integrating sustainable fashion into your everyday life
Wild stitching activity on site (bring a garment or fabric item that can be embellished)
Workshop journal for all of your notes
Drinks + snacks to fuel your learning
New friends
Location: Cahaba Heights; exact address will be sent upon ticketing.
About the Trainer
Julie Maeseele
Julie Maeseele (Mah-seelah), mom of three, was born and raised in Belgium. After graduating from the St. Lukas Art Academy in Gent as a textile designer, she worked with Muslim women for a non-profit organization, where Maeseele was exposed to a wide variety of cultural textile heritage. Through this interaction, Julie realized the power fashion has to communicate heritage, culture, history; the power fashion has to express to one another our interests, morals, beliefs. Her past work as an independent designer and as a non-profit designer include modern rugs, shoes, and textile installations. Motherhood helped Julie to realize what was important to her in life: fashion. After her first child, Gloria, was born, Julie dedicated her time to getting trained as a seamstress. Through her training, she discovered her true passion for craftsmanship.
When Julie’s family moved to America, she used the time of fresh start to follow her design dream. She discovered Birmingham Fashion Week, made a goal to be one of their featured designers, and then won the BFW 2016 Emerging Designer Competition. She then followed this momentum and scored an internship with world-renowned couturier Manuel Cuevas in Nashville. She and her young family made a way to allow her to work with him for 6 months, 2 days at a time, developing her craft and honing her seamstress skills. Her unique story has created opportunities for her to grow in fashion design and also share her skills with others.