Fashion Design
ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS
SCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGN
As a student in one of the world’s top fashion design 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, and sportswear. You’ll master advanced technologies, build presentation skills, and choose from a menu of design electives to customize your studies. The program culminates in a senior collection guided by acclaimed designers who serve as critics. Your work could be showcased in FIT’s professionally produced runway show, the Future of Fashion.
COURSES INCLUDE
Soft and Structured Draping, Patternmaking, Visual Design Concepts, Fashion Art, Design Development, Advanced Digital Design, Designer Sportswear Incubator, Knitwear Design, Special Occasion Bridal Design, Explorations in Children’s Wear, 20th Century Style for the 21st Century Aesthetic, Haute Couture Embellishments, Senior Thesis
STUDY ABROAD OPPORTUNITIES
One-year or one-semester programs at FIT in Florence and Milan; semester programs in London and Nottingham (UK), Chile, Melbourne, and Hong Kong
TYPICAL INTERNSHIPS
One-year or one-semester programs at FIT in Florence and Milan; semester programs in London and Nottingham (UK), Chile, Melbourne, and Hong Kong
CAREER OUTCOMES
Many graduates work in the fashion industry as assistant, associate, designer, senior designer and eventually design/creative director roles. These positions range from high-end design houses to the world’s largest retailers. Other graduates start their own lines.
Hand-dyed, hand-loomed knit embellished with swing fringe, by MinHo Lee, on the runway at a recent Future of Fashion show of work by graduating BFA students
Students with an AAS in Fashion Design may apply to this BFA program. Learn more about 2+2