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When Miami Dade College announced its transition to online learning<\/span><\/a><\/span> due to the pandemic last March, most people settled for months of remote classes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

However, students at the <\/span>Miami Fashion Institute<\/span><\/a><\/span>\u2014along with the School of Justice, Miami Culinary Institute, Emergency Medical Services and a few other cohorts\u2014returned to face-to-face classes this summer because its instruction couldn\u2019t be replicated online<\/span><\/p>\n

But reduced access to machinery and strict safety protocols have impacted the learning environment at the MFI, which opened its doors in 2016 and serves 275 students who are working toward associate\u2019s degrees in fashion design or fashion merchandising.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really all about learning how to do things in a different way,\u201d said Asanyah Davidson, the Fashion Institute\u2019s chairperson. \u201cWe try to make things a little bit easier for students because it is a new environment in a lot of different ways.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Safety: The coronavirus pandemic has forced students at the Miami Fashion Institute to face strict safety restrictions including staying six feet apart from classmates and having their own dress forms and sewing machine like the ones pictured above. SOPHIA RODRIGUEZ \/ THE REPORTER<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Before the pandemic, students could go in and out of the Fashion Lab\u2014a space with dress forms and industrial sewing, button-hole and overlock machines\u2014to use the workspace, mannequins, machinery and worktables.<\/span><\/p>\n

The institute, located inside building 8 at Wolfson Campus, also held interactive activities such as guest speakers, fashion movie nights and field trips to museums and costume collections.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Today, classes are restricted to a maximum of 20 students\u2014that was the same number in pre-COVID days but now they must sit six feet apart. Each student was assigned their own dress form and sewing machine to reduce the chances of coronavirus infection.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lessons have also transitioned to a more digital format\u2014students in the Apparel Evaluation and Production course now design three-dimensional clothing models through the computer software <\/span>CLO<\/span><\/a><\/span>. That reduces the need to make physical samples, which are more likely to be a\u00a0 health hazard, and cuts production costs.<\/span><\/p>\n

The institute currently doesn\u2019t allow students to use the Fashion Lab during class time. They must schedule an appointment to use the facility so they complete assignments because most students don\u2019t have that type of equipment at home.<\/span><\/p>\n

Eating lunch outside the classroom is no longer allowed. Students must bring their own lunch and eat at their assigned stations to avoid possibly infecting multiple areas.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cStudents have to be prepared for any unforeseen circumstances. That is part of the fashion world,\u201d said fashion professor Leonardo De Armas. \u201cFashion is constantly changing and evolving so you always have to find ways to be inventive and find new solutions to problems.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

But students said they are willing to go through the changes if it means getting a real sense of the fashion world.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI get to experience what it\u2019s like to be in a fashion environment,\u201d said Heather Morey, a fashion design student at the institute. \u201cI\u2019m here with people that think the same way I do and want to do the same things I want to do. We are all here with the same vision.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

In the future, the Fashion Institute hopes to celebrate their students\u2019 work. Although last year\u2019s annual fashion show was canceled, the institute is considering hosting an exhibition that would showcase students\u2019 garments and portfolios.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe do have limitations [but] the institute creates motivation and relieves the stress we all carry from the outside world,\u201d said fashion design student Teo Reyes. \u201cWhile remote learning is necessary in times like these, there\u2019s a limit to everything. Being here really allows us to disconnect and embrace the love we have for fashion.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Future Fashionista: Professor Leonardo De Armas oversees fashion student Adriana Cover’s work at the Miami Fashion Institute at Wolfson Campus. SOPHIA RODRIGUEZ \/ THE REPORTER<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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