Fashion Academy
Starz Fashion Academy is a fashion school designed for kids & teens offering classes on everything fashion. Students learn how to sew, sketch, design the latest trends, apply makeup, design a set, or plan a runway show! Our programs help kids tap into their individuality and promotes positive self-esteem while encouraging teamwork in group settings. We also work with designers and makeup artists in the industry who teach master classes in their field of experience! Classes are offered at The Frank C. Ortis Art Gallery and Exhibit Hall in Pembroke Pines. Register today. Sibling discounts are available.
Fashion Design
Do you have a passion for fashion? Learn how to put a variety of styles together and win a spot as guest designer for the seasonal fashion show! Are you an artist? Opportunities for set designers are also available!
Modeling & Runway
Learn how to walk, pose, and smile for the camera in preparation of our seasonal runway show. Not interested in modeling but you love fashion and have a take charge attitude? Learn how to choreograph a design show!
Behind the Fashion
Flora Ellis Cohen
Flora Ellis Cohen is SFA's Fashion Expert and assumes the role of Costume & Production Assistant. Flora’s career, spanning over forty years in fashion, began with training at the French Fashion Academy in New York City, added to experience as a designer, pattern maker, fabric expert, and seamstress at multiple venues since 1965.
Flora added to her resume with time as an advertising assistant with J.C. Penney, Retail Manager with Jones New York, Evan Picone, Victoria’s Secret, and Maidenform while living in California, Delaware, and South Florida. Her retail career wrapped up with a 3-year stint as Guest Service Manager for Pembroke Lakes Mall.
At Miramar Cultural Center since 2012, her duties include design and creation of new costumes, repurposing, and alteration of older costumes for new productions, choosing patterns and fabrics for costumes, teaching, and supervision of associates in costume production and acting as company seamstress during theater productions.
She has worked on original shows such as “A Tribute to Stevie Wonder” and “The Ojays” as well as productions of “Fame”, “Shrek, the Musical” and “Hamlet” for which she adapted modern-day dress to the classic Shakespearean story.
In addition to Miramar Center, Flora also operates her own custom clothing and sewing instruction business “Simply Flora Concepts”, while supporting efforts of “Feeding South Florida” and sewing for” Masks Now.”
For sewing & design training for adults or to learn more about "Simply Flora Concepts," click on the link below and schedule a consult.
