Teaching Experience
Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA – Couture Corseted Eveningwear, Graduate Classes
Baum School of Art/LCCC, Lehigh County – Fashion Draping, Flat Patternmaking, Illustration
Professional Experience
Feb. 2003 – 2006, Chado Ralph Rucci, NYC
1994 – Present, “Pamela Ptak” and “Ptak Couture”, women’s RTW and couture line
Biography
Pamela Ptak is the owner/designer of the women’s Ready-To-Wear fashion line “Pamela Ptak.”, which creates ladies separates & dresses with intriguing and unusual lines, textures & motifs. She also designs custom couture dresses & gowns under the label “Ptak Couture™”. See also www.pamelaptak.com
She received her bachelors degree in Art & Design from Pratt Institute and did further studies in fashion design and patternmaking at Maison Sapho School of French Dressmaking & Design and the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. She’s a frequent lecturer on design & creativity across the US and the owner of Camp Couture™ www.campcouture.net , a high-end fashion study program initiated in 2003 to inspire and advance the skills of fashion design professionals, fashion college graduates and fine sewing enthusiasts. She is the author of “Fashion Portfolios 101: Presentation Techniques for Independent Designers & Dressmakers” (Glass Lane Press, 2003) (available through www.strive2inspire.com )
Her fashion illustrations have been included in exhibitions & exhibit catalogs at Le Musee des Arts Asiatique in Nice, France, at the Puck Gallery in NYC and on the ABC-TV program “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition”. Her design studio was featured on WLVT-TV’s PBS program Tempo and she has been profiled in the Fall Couture Fashion issue of Bucks magazine.
To assist each student in the development of their own individual voice & vision while training them with the highest & most competitive artistic & aesthetic standards. To present every conceivable technique which students can utilize in their personal design. To empower them to find the greatness within them.
Camp Couture™ is a trademark of Pamela Ptak