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Hone your skills as a designer and learn the ins and outs of merchandising at one of the country's top fashion schools. From design to marketing, fashion students at Academy of Art University learn with the best to become the best. We bring in teachers from fashion giants like Versace, Alexander McQueen, Calvin Klein, Claude Montana, and Givenchy, and host the most famous student spring show in the country. Whether you want to design in New York, Chicago, or Los Angeles, California; whether you dream about the runways of London, Paris, or Milan, Italy, Academy of Art University provides its passionate students with the knowledge, skills, and network they need to live their dreams.

Fashion Classes

Fashion Design, Knitwear Design, Textile Design, Fashion Journalism, Fashion Merchandising, Visual Merchandising, Fashion Marketing Merchandising, Menswear Design, Store Design, Sports Wear Design, History of Fashion, History of Beauty Industry, Business of Beauty (Beauty Industry Retail and Product Development), Cosmetics and Fragrance Industry, and more!

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Where your degree can take you...

Our diverse graduates become Fashion Designers (Fashion Designer, Product Manager, Pattern Maker), Textile Designers (Textile Designer, Forecaster), Knitwear Designers (Knitwear Designer, Knitwear Merchandising, Knitwear Accessory Designer), Fashion Merchandisers, or Fashion Marketers (Buyer, Store Manager, Store Planner, Product Developer), Fashion Journalists, Beauty Industry Professionals (Cosmetics and Fragrance, Product Development), and more.

Recent Fashion graduates have gone on to work for Louis Vuitton, Giorgio Armani, Diane von Furstenberg, St. John, Escada, Jessica McClintock, Inc., Saks Fifth Avenue, Macy’s, Gap Inc., Banana Republic, Old Navy, Byer California, Danskin, Georgiou, IISLI, Jeremy Scott, Nice Collective, Target, Three Dots, Williams-Sonoma, Inc.




Professional Development and Continuing Art Education

Reach your individual goals in advertising by taking non-prerequisite classes

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