Become your own fashion designer.
New York City is the fashion capital of America, and it boasts of a number of top fashion schools, institutes and universities. Most of the institutes offer certificates and undergraduate degrees, with comprehensive courses in fashion design that can prepare the aspiring designer for challenges in the ever-changing world of fashion.
FIT--The Fashion Institute of Technology
The Fashion Institute of Technology has a degree program in Fashion Designing. It teaches students the fundamentals of the field, such as professional draping, pattern making, sewing techniques and material analysis. The program is constantly evolving, keeping up with the latest trends and rapid technological changes in the designing world, for instance, computer aided designing (CAD). The course prepares students for the challenging fashion industry and helps them become designers with their own creative styles. The institute is located in the heart of the NYC fashion industry on Seventh Avenue, which is also known as Fashion Avenue. The faculty at FIT includes seasoned professionals with their own success stories. FIT has sponsors like the Council of Fashion Designers of America, Cotton Incorporated and Lululemon Athletica, for students' competitions. After graduation, FIT students find internships with top fashion houses like Donna Karan, Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger, to name a few.
FIT--Fashion Institute of Technology
227 W. 27th St.
New York, NY 10001-5992
(212) 217-7999
fitnyc.edu
Art Institute of New York City
The Art Institute offers classes in many artistic fields. For AI's Fashion Design course, students learn sewing techniques, designing with the latest in fashion technology, marketing in the fashion world and tools needed to acquire their own style. The comprehensive program prepares students with the creative and professional skills they will need in the ever-evolving fashion industry. AI has other branches all over the United States.
Art Institute of New York City
11 Beach St.
New York, NY 10013
(212) 226-5500
artinstitutes.edu
Parsons the New School for Design
Parsons was founded in 1896, and its alumni include many well-known names in the fashion industry. The New School for Design offers two courses in Fashion Designs--the AAS (Associate in Applied Science) and an undergraduate course. In the AAS, students are prepared to make a jump-start in the fashion marketplace with a ready focus on design. From concept to production to market requirements, they are taught the skills and language of the fashion world. Parsons undergraduate courses teach students to confront the challenges of the fashion industry while they cultivate their skills and style through a course in concept development, studio methods, fashion drawing and digital fashion drawing. Students also interact with designer critics and participate in an annual fashion show.
Parsons the New School for Design
66 Fifth Ave.
New York, NY 10011
(212) 229-8900
parsons.newschool.edu
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