About Couture Man Sewing

A young and egare Demetrous got his start in the sewing industry while attending fashion school at the “Art Institute of  California-Inland Empire”. While enrolled in his first quarter he landed his first fashion industry job,working at ”Universal Studios Hollywood”(theme park) for the costume dept. While still studying full time he took on his new role as part of the costume wardrobe staff at Universal Studios for their annual “Halloween Horror Nights’’ (Dresser and Wardrobe Asst.) for the pop culture show “Bill & Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure.” 2009. Soon thereafter he transferred college campus’s AI California-Hollywood and moved to Los Angeles. 

From then on his creative ambitions were unlocked forever. Working for many for a variety of different creative companies such as "The Los Angeles Ballet" (The NutCracker) 2010,”Boomer Mania” (El Portal Theater) “The Un-told Tale of Doris Day” (Costume Head/Lead dresser) and  "Daniela Kurrle Couture" 2012 in West Hollywood handcrafting garments as well as doing high quality alterations for celebrities such as Tracee Ellis Ross and Melissa McCarthy and TV show “Pretty Little Liars”. He has hand crafted gowns for two “Miss Rodeo California” pageant winners, He even handcrafted his first couture wedding gown in 2018. 

After years of making and learning, I wanted to switch hats and try my hand at teaching. During the pandemic I got my business licenses and began my licensing to become a contracted teacher for the City of Fontana in 2021.my classes are twice a month on saturday mornings. While working with the City  and being involved in several community events (Hallween, Easter, Art Festival)  other opportunities were created and in 2022 I also was able to land another contract with Fontana Adult School. I currently teach at FAS wed and thurs nights.

Through my  the years of teaching sewing at 2 locations  I was also able to land yet another contract with The City of Fontana and partnered with Fontana Unified School District in 2023 to run my own after school program at Cypress Elementary school. Currently I have a contract to teach at five 6 week sessions at 3 schools in Fontana. 

Garland has worked under the watchful eye of many to become a true master at his craft. Not only is he a master tailor and craftsman but he also hand crafts his own patterns from measurements like an architect.All of his garments are hand-crafted made to measure and quality sewn. What sets “Couture Man Sewing” aside is that we specialize in making custom made to measure garments for any and all body types. We believe it to be Our personal duty to make all women feel beautiful.

With 15 year's sewing, tailoring,and custom creating under our belts,the possibilities for “Couture Man Sewing” are endless.