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Foundations of Fashion Journalism

From interviewing creatives and spotting fashion and culture stories to runway reporting and social media fashion criticism, you will create content that highlights the ever-changing fashion landscape.

Study Abroad: Fashion

Immerse yourself in the global fashion industry. Explore the fashion capital of Italy and discover the rich history of craft, design, materiality, and manufacturing. Study key brands, conduct comparative shopping, visit exhibits and markets, spot trends, and source materials. You will compile resources and ideas, and build contacts to apply… Read More

Introduction to Costume Design

Bring your designs to life for theater, film, or cosplay storytelling. You will learn to design costumes for a specific set of characters, altering and manipulating garments for the stage. Plus, study the systems, terminology, and tools used by costume designers.

Product Development: Advanced Sketching & Line Development

You will focus on flat sketching for line development, line sheets, and specification sheets as you develop the skills to create industry-standard flats for apparel and accessories.

E-Commerce

Become an online entrepreneur. Learn e-commerce technologies, web-based business models, marketing innovations, and customer interface techniques to sell fashion products online. (This course is cross-listed with FSH 410.)

Fashion Business: Thesis Market Research

Synthesize market research into effective business strategies. You will assess market conditions, define critical process, analyze data, and generate actionable recommendations that drive real-world decision making. With a focus on academic rigor and practical application, you will demonstrate your findings in a professional thesis presentation.

Introduction to Fashion Design

This experience will introduce young people who love fashion and want to discover more of its creative possibilities and modes of design. Reflective of the design processes students will be introduced to the fundamental skills and approaches to seeing their ideas come to life. Guided through research, idea generation and… Read More

Fashion Business: Professional Practices & Portfolio

Explore careers in fashion. You will examine career options, develop personal branding and resumes, prepare for job interviews, and build digital and physical portfolios to support your transition from student to professional in the fashion industry.

Fashion Business: Product Planning & Sourcing

Product-planning and sourcing strategies are key to success in global fashion. You will explore product categories, pricing strategies, and product-mix and assortment planning. You will evaluate sourcing and manufacturing opportunities to develop a product plan that reflect a company’s overall strategy and target customers.

Fashion Construction 1

Get the cutting and sewing skills for work in the apparel industry. You will learn both hand finishing and machine sewing techniques in wovens and create a notebook documenting your new skills.