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Overview

The Fashion Design provides a platform for discovery, experimentation, and specialization by way of a strong foundation in critical and cultural theory, experiential learning, craftsmanship, technological literacy, and sustainable stewardship with opportunities for students to author their individual curricular pathway through elective coursework.

The Fashion Design program prepares students with the creative and technical skills necessary to understand the design principles of aesthetic and function. Through foundational course work in fashion communication, drawing, technical pattern drafting, draping, and construction, students are equipped with skills and abilities to pursue personalized interests in fashion. Through elective coursework, students build upon this foundation in specialized areas of emphasis, including fashion theory, advanced craft, digital design and development, and sustainability.

Career

The $2.5-3.0 trillion industry employs millions of people globally presenting great opportunities to work in the world of fashion. Fashion designers operate in several unique segments of the industry, including womenswear, menswear, children's wear, knitwear, footwear, and accessories. Current employee listings for fashion designers (in addition to those listed above) include job titles such as technical designer, textile designer, design director, pattern-maker, fabric/trim/print researcher and developer, materials and development coordinator, production coordinator, concept and trend manager, production manager, trend forecaster, and color developer, among others. Designers sometimes choose to work in the related fields of fashion styling, retail merchandising, and marketing, as well as countless entrepreneurial endeavours.