About our school

The first group of ladies in North America to earn their diploma without ever leaving the country!

Our mission is to make fashion design and creation affordable to everyone. This is the most in-depth pattern drafting/garment construction program in North America!

Le Grand Chic School of Fashion was established in 1948 in Bologna, Italy. They developed the pre-marked tools with formulas tailors u

Hi I'm Maria Calautti

Master Tailor, Pattern Maker, Instructor, Alterations specialist, I'm also the Founder of the Canadian Division of Le Grand Chic Italia.

My passion is to help others find their inner designer/pattern maker/tailor. I have been teaching pattern drafting and sewing for the past 15 years with great success both in live and virtual classes currently from my home, previously from a

Check out this short video on what we do.

In this video you will see some examples of teaching tools unique to this school, garments as well as a bust adjustment that is very common for women especially for those in plus size clothing. Whether you are a fashion designer or a personal sewer you will benefit from these programs.

I hope you enjoy it, please contact me for more information on courses, commission work etc

mcalautti@rogers.com or 705-487-2328, I'm Maria and I'm happy to be of service!

About our school

Check out this short video on what we do.

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