Interested in Fashion? You may want to consider the following paths:
Textile/Surface Design is the design and development of fabrics for fashion, accessories, and interiors, including products for home markets. Integrating traditional drawing and painting techniques with digital design, weaving, and screen printing, this hands-on program prepares students for jobs in the evolving textile industry. In the AAS program, you’ll build strong foundations in color…
Apparel and textile businesses need to deliver quality merchandise on time and at the right price. This program immerses you in the business administration and production techniques for competitive manufacturing systems in today’s global marketplace. You’ll learn analytical and conceptual problem solving, effective business communication, and industry systems and software. The AAS program…
The menswear field is booming. The competitive menswear market requires extensive training, along with the vision and creativity to set the trends rather than follow them. This program teaches you how to interpret style, create fashions, and analyze trends, while providing an exacting technical and artistic background in design and marketing. As you engage with industry professionals who serve…
FIT’s unique program will prepare you to stand out in the multibillion-dollar global jewelry industry. The first year of the program trains you in the design and creation of jewelry, rendering techniques, principles of production methods, the study of gems, and design trends of the past, present, and future. In the second year, you choose either the studio option (3D production of jewelry) or…
Some people just notice the clothes, but for you, it’s the accessories that make the difference. Top designers know this too—that’s why so many have lucrative accessories collections. As an associate’s-level student, you’ll design and produce a full range of accessories, from footwear to handbags to belts. In the bachelor’s degree program, you will continue the hands-on study of design using…
As a Fashion Design student in one of the world’s top programs, you’ll create designs informed by market research and inspired by history, art, and culture. The AAS program provides an essential foundation in computer-aided design, sketching, draping, patternmaking, construction, and textiles. The BFA program offers concentrations in children’s wear, knitwear, intimate apparel, special occasion…
This program takes you directly to the merchandise and the decision-makers through industry visits to corporate offices, hands-on internships, and guest speakers in the classroom where you will interact with buyers, product developers, trend forecasters, and account executives. Courses incorporate trips to flagship stores, unique pop-up shops, and fashion exhibitions at renowned museums, making…
Because styling is the first step in creating fashion concepts for apparel and home products, stylists are a vital link connecting concept, design, presentation, and finished product. This program teaches design concepts, trend forecasting, and computer-aided textile design. In hands-on classes taught by industry professionals, you’ll study the role of fabric in fashion and learn about fashion…
The Entrepreneurship program is centered on creativity and innovation, which are the keys to business success. Because most business concepts go through many iterations before successfully reaching markets, you will learn to develop the entrepreneurial skills and mindset needed to create and test new business models. The program also connects you with industry leaders and business innovators…
International trade is the linchpin of the global fashion industry. At FIT, you’ll learn to navigate the complex international marketplace, including the financial, legal, logistical, and intercultural aspects of importing and exporting, with an emphasis on sustainability and social responsibility. You’ll study international finance, business strategies, fashion law, and market research…