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Costume Design Production

Theatre is a collaboration. You will work with the script, directors, actors, lighting crews, fellow costume designers, and others to produce original costumes for a real production locally or at the Academy. Learn to develop designs on paper, realize them in 3D, and provide appropriate documentation. (This course is cross-listed… Read More

Product Development: Thesis Collection Development

Focus on product development for your individual final project. Using knowledge about fabrication, silhouettes, color, sampling, sourcing, and costing, you will analyze target markets, research, and trends to create your product lines.

Textiles: Design Studio

Explore a variety of foundational and advanced techniques used in textile design. You will develop practical skills using various techniques to create original textile prints.

Fashion Business: Industry Dynamics

The business of fashion is complex. You will get a comprehensive look at how various components of fashion business—product development, sourcing, buying, marketing, and retailing—are intertwined to create a powerful industry.

Study Abroad: Fashion Culture and Industry

Discover the impact of Italy on the fashion industry as you explore its rich history of craft, design, materiality, and manufacturing. Field trips to museums, markets, shops, and exhibitions will help you synthesize your research, experience, and resources in a journal and polished report, tailored to your area of study. Read More

3D Design 1

Build a foundation in 3D design and garment development. You will be introduced to pattern shape manipulation and learn core principles of pattern drafting and garment construction to meet commercial fashion standards.

Fashion Design 3

Take your design skills to the next level. You will collaborate on a project to expand your knowledge of target markets, apply sustainable practice in your design process, and develop a body of work that represents your ideal future in the fashion industry and showcases your design philosophy and strengths.

Fashion Business: Thesis Financial Planning

Profitability and cash flow. You will take a deep dive into the financial aspects of your approved business plan to make improvements for your final thesis project.

Textiles: Capstone 1: Advanced Design & Pre-Collection

Integrate technical skills and design thinking to create innovative textile collections grounded in material choices. You will apply advanced surface treatments, fabric manipulation, and printing techniques to a range of textiles, including those selected for sustainability.

Drawing for Fashion

Develop foundational skills in design sketching through observation and replication. You will become familiar with body proportions, basic human anatomy, and figure balance.