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International Directory of Fashion Schools & Textile Industry Schools & Fashion Educational Resources.
>> Fashion Schools by Location
Get fashionably
educated.
Academy of Art University:
It is the objective of the School of Fashion to provide students with a
global vision that combines the design excellence of Europe with the energy
of the United States and the technology of Asia. The School of Fashion has
developed a strong curriculum in design, merchandising, textiles and knitwear
providing opportunities for graduates worldwide. Potential Careers: Fashion
Design Fashion Designer, Product Manager and Pattern Maker. Textile Design
Textile Designer and Forecaster. Knitwear Design Knitwear Designer, Knitwear
Merchandising and Knitwear Accessory Designer. Fashion Merchandising Buyer,
Store Manager, Store Planner, and Product Developer.
Academy of Couture
Art: Blending European Haute Couture
tradition with the high energy, fast-paced, challenging American Fashion
system, the Academy of Couture Art has designed a unique program combining
hands-on instruction and student-centered learning to teach future
designers how to develop and refine the individual skills and talents
needed to predict fashion trends and recognize and utilize fashion cycles.
Address: Pacific Design Center Green Building 520 8687 Melrose Ave
West Hollywood, California 90069 Telephone: 310-360-8888 Fax: 310- 967-8888
Contact: Robin Kim
American InterContinental University;
: AIU fashion students are on the career track well before they
graduate. They create a portfolio highlighting their best work for presentation
to employers. In addition, our students can gain valuable experience
as interns with designers, manufacturers and fashion houses. The AIU Fashion
Design program helps new designers acquire the necessary skills to develop
their personal style. Students can also become familiar with the business
and marketing side of the apparel industry.
Apparel Arts : Apparel Arts (formerly the Academy of Patternmaking &
Design) opened its doors to four students in October of 1996 with a clothing
design class. The school's enrollment has grown substantially through word-of-mouth
only, and now includes classes on patternmaking, construction, tailoring,
draping, couture sewing, fashion illustration, apparel business seminars
and more. The majority of their graduates are working in the apparel field
and many own their own businesses. Their goal at Apparel Arts is to
enable students to become industry proficient in clothing design, construction,
patternmaking, manufacturing and production.
Apparel Merchandising & Interior
Design (Indiana Univ.) Apparel Merchandising encompasses
a variety of fields, such as design, marketing, product development, historical
apparel, fashion and costume construction. Their challenging curriculum
prepares students for realistic employment conditions.
The Art Institute :
Fashion designers, marketers, and merchandisers are the creators of everyday
art as we wrap ourselves in their vision. Remember that the fashion
industry is more than creativity and passion
it's also extremely competitive. That's why the Fashion Design and
Fashion Marketing programs at The Art Institutes focus on the creative and
business aspects of this fast-paced industry. Take your first steps
with The Art Institutes. You'll get hands-on training from industry professionals
and the career support you need to land your first job. What will
your impact be in fashion? Where will your designs, inspiration, and
business acumen take you? Take your first steps with The Art Institutes.
- Fashion programs include (programs vary by location):
- Accessory Design
- Advanced Fashion Design & Merchandising Technology
- Apparel/fashion Design
- Basic Design
- Digital Apparel Production
- Fashion & Retail Management
- Fashion Design & Merchandising
- Fashion Design & Merchandising & Foundation for Design
- Fashion Marketing/merchandising
- Fashion Production
- Visual Merchandising
Auburn University
Textile Engineering Department: The Textile Engineering Department, working
cooperatively with the Department of Consumer Affairs serves the integrated
textile industry. It prepares students who can manage in the industry, give
it technical support, and broaden its vision. Its research supports the
industry's knowledge base.
Baltimore City
Community College, Fashion Design Program: BCCC offers
several options in the area of Fashion Design: two two-year courses of study
leading to the Associate of Applied Science Degree in Fashion Design (or
a Fashion Retailing option within that degree), a 37-40 credit Certificate
in Fashion Design and a 16-credit track in Apparel Patternmaking. Students
who choose the Fashion Design degree acquire a technical background in illustrating
original designs, patternmaking, and fabric selection to transform their
designs into finished garments. Students in the Fashion Retailing option
take selected business and apparel courses as they prepare for innovative
and challenging careers in the retail sector of the fashion industry. The
Apparel Patternmaking track (within the Apparel Design Certificate) provides
the opportunity for training in the specialized area of pattern development
for apparel design.
Barbizon School of Modeling:
school for fashion modeling.
Want to be a star? At Barbizon's free performing
arts workshop, you can find out what it takes to make it in the industry
and gain the self-confidence you need to turn your dream into reality.
Berkeley College: The Fashion Marketing & Management program is
designed for those who want the most comprehensive fashion curriculum in
two academic years. The program draws heavily upon the resources of New
York's fashion world and cultural centers; includes field trips to trade
shows, museums, designers, and showrooms; and incorporates a full-time Fashion
Internship.
Blanche Macdonald
Centre (Canada): since 1960 the Blanche Macdonald
Center has delivered the highest quality training in creative disciplines.
The center is recognized as a leading make-up school in Canada. They
also teach fashion design and fashion merchandising.
Buffalo State College
SUNY (BSC) [Buffalo NY]: The faculty currently includes four full-time
members with backgrounds in textiles, fashion merchandising, design, computer
graphics,
economics, business, apparel design, apparel manufacturing
and production, rehabilitation, and socio-psychology. The fashion and textile
technology program prepares students to work in the fashion industry in textile
and fashion design, CAD/cAM product development, and fashion retailing and
merchandising.
Clemson University:
School of Textiles, fibers and Polymers:
The School of Textiles, fiber and Polymer Science continuously strives to
maintain a balance in its efforts among teaching, research and public service
and a dedication to maintaining the tradition associated with being the
academic arm of the textile industry in South Carolina. In addition to its
graduate programs, the School offers Bachelor of Science degree programs
in Textile Chemistry, Textile Science and Textile Management. The School
works closely with the textile industry and individual textile firms to
enhance undergraduate textile education at Clemson.
Cracow School of Art and Fashion
Design (Poland) The Cracow School of Art and Fashion Design established
in 1989 and is the best fashion school in Poland. Every year we provide
tution for around 1,000 students. In 2009 Cracow School of Art and Fashion
Design opens doors for international students and they have already started
with an English version of their website.
College of DuPage
Fashion Merchandising and Design: The apparel industry has seen
a recent upswing, which means additional job opportunities. Classes in College
of DuPage's Fashion Design and Merchandising program provide community members
with a wealth of information on the many facets of the fashion industry.
The Fashion Merchandising and Design program offers courses for those interested
in fashion illustration, textiles, clothing construction, fashion show production
and fashion motivation. For more information about special events or classes
offered in the Fashion Merchandising and Design area, contact program coordinator
Sharon Scalise at 942-2619 or e-mail: scalise@cod.edu
Cornell University,
Department of Textiles and Apparel: their students and faculty study
apparel and textiles through the art of design, the science of chemistry
and physics, the application of management principles, and the perspective
of history. The Department of Textiles and Apparel (TXA)
provides an opportunity to study and research fibers, fabrics, apparel,
and the apparel industry from design, management, historical, and scientific
perspectives.
Domus Academy's
Masters in Fashion Design was born in Milan in 1983, at the centre of
a Fashion System which is unique all over the world and recognized at the
international level, in which the creativity of the fashion designers, the
production capacity, the quality of both fabrics and confection, the business
ability and the innovations of both retailing and communication are all
integrated. Studying Fashion Design in Italy is consequently a unique experience
which allows to get in contact directly with this world, its main actors
and events. In fact, only in Italy, and
more precisely in Milan, it is possible to perceive and to analyze the evolution
of a Fashion System among the most complex and articulated. MFD proposes
an integrated approach between creative, cultural, productive and marketing
aspects. This is possible through a constant dialogue with the experts operating
in those sectors. The final objective is to contribute to the development
of professional characters able to successfully express their own creativity
and to face in an adequate way the evolution of the challenges present in
the field. Domus Academy's Master in Accessories
Design grows out of the 20 years of teaching experience accumulated in our
Fashion Design program.
Dysonna On Stage :
Start or advance your career in FASHION! Dysonna On Stage is a continuing
education of the arts school in Los Angeles, offering classes and special
events in beauty, fashion, theater, art, music, and writing. All classes
are taught by professionals in the industry. They
offer affordable tuition rates starting at $40 per class. Visit
their web site for class listings and more information.
Address: 169 N. La Brea Ave., Suite D Los
Angeles, CA 90036 (323) 692-0630 fax (323) 692-1407 e-mail:
onstage@dysonna.com
Europeane Fashion
Academy: 1st EuropeanFashionAcademy in South America Address: EUROPEANFASHIONACADEMY
822, Avenida de Mayo, C 1084 AAQ Buenos Aires/argentina
EWS
Academy (Chicago): offering you professional Basic Sewing, Tailoring
and Pattern Making classes, at a very reasonable cost.
FashionArt
Italy: FASHION ART ITALY is an international fashion design studio
consultant based in Prato, 20 km from Florence, in the heart of
fashion-forward Italy. They have a team of designers that work to create a
successful image and marketing campaign for fashion companies all over the
world, while integrating important characteristics of the Italian fashion
system. They work to develop the right image for your product in accordance
with the international market. They sell client's products to respected
importers, and they work with you to develop your samples. They also offer
fashion courses.
The Fashion Institute
of Design and Merchandising (FIDM): The purpose
of The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising is to provide a post-secondary
education leading to an Associate of Arts degree in Apparel Manufacturing
Management, Cosmetics & Fragrance Merchandising, Fashion Design, Graphic
Design, Interior Design, Merchandise Marketing, Textile Design, Theatre
Costume and Visual Communications.
- Learn more about FIDM on Apparel Search.
Fashion Institute of Technology
(FIT):
At
the Fashion Institute of Technology, a variety of exceptional programs are
offered in two divisions: Art and Design and Business and Technology. But
there's more to it than that. It has to do with FIT's philosophy. All of
their students gain real-world experience that prepares them for a career.
So
you could say that an FIT education is about learning the creative approach
to business and the business of being creative. Located in the center or
New York City.
- Learn more about FIT on Apparel Search
GA Tech School of Textile & fiber
Engineering: The School revolves around the connected concepts of engineered
fibrous structures and polymers. Wherever a fiber exists in a structured
form, be it a stadium roof, a geotextile, a nonwoven, a composite or a piece
of apparel, we are involved. The faculty is dynamic, broad based and progressive,
and evenly balanced between engineers, chemists and physicists.
Graften Academy (Ireland):
The Grafton Academy of Dress Designing was the first Fashion Design College
in Ireland, founded in 1939 by Pauline Clotworthy, a pioneer in the Irish
Fashion Industry. Located in a Georgian Building, overlooking the Grand
Canal, near Baggot Street Bridge, Dublin 2, the college is within easy reach
of the city centres' main shopping areas, Temple Bar, Theatres and Art Galleries.
The Grafton Academy is a small private and vibrant college with a very direct
and practical approach to training for the Clothing Trade and Associated
Industries. The Grafton Academy offers a 3 year professional Diploma full-time
day course in Fashion Design. The Grafton Academy bases its' reputation
on a very practical training which equips the graduate with skills and techniques
for the garment industry, world-wide. Manufacturers apply to the college
for graduates as Designers and Assistant Designers, Patternmakers for all
areas of Fashion, from high street fashion, corporate wear, sportswear,
lingerie, garments for advertising, television and theatre, fashion writers,
stylists and buyers.
Hesser College : Hesser's Graphic Design Associate
Degree program gives students, who have an artistic flair and aesthetic
eye, a well-balanced and comprehensive course of study which best prepares
them for entry-level positions in the field. The traditional art foundations
of design, color & typography, blended with the latest electronic technology,
and refined by a core liberal studies base, will enable each graduate to
become a competent, efficient, professional graphic designer.This college
is located in Manchester, New Hampshire.
Hong Kong
Institute of Textile & Apparel: Its missions are to enhance the
communications among the academic, professional and manufacturers throughout
the world. The institution tries to improve the academic and professional
standards of its members through organizing courses, forum and seminars,
and publishing professional journal and newsletter. Its overall aim
is to help and maintain the competitiveness of the industry and to prosper
the economy of Hong Kong. It is their honor to contribute to the development
of the textile and apparel industry.
Humber College (Canada):
This four semester program trains students to work in the exciting and ever-changing
fashion industry. The Fashion Program at Humber is unique. Unlike other
programs, it focuses on the promotional aspects of the fashion industry.
By combining both practical and theoretical knowledge, students learn to
carry projects from the research and proposal stages through to implementation.
Graduates are able to produce fashion shows, plan trunk shows and product
launches, forecast fashion trends, and organize all aspects of styling a
fashion photo shoot.
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