So You Want to Be A Fashion Designer?

If you want to enter a career in fashion design, the best way you can get your first job is by studying a program in fashion design school. The world of fashion design is very competitive, and you need to be able to make sure that you have all the advantages you possibly can. One major advantage is a good education in fashion design and related subjects, which you…

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Online Fashion Design Schools

Ashworth University

Programs offered:

Bridal Consulting
Fashion Merchandising
Fashion Retailing

Stratford Career Institute

Programs offered:

Fashion Merchandising and Design
Sewing and Dressmaking
Wedding Consultant

The Art Institute of Pittsburgh - Online Division

Programs offered:

Fashion & Retail Management

Westwood College Online

Programs offered:

Fashion Merchandising

Indiana Business College

Programs offered:

Fashion Merchandising

Penn Foster Career School

Programs offered:

Dressmaking & Design
Professional Bridal Consultant

Penn Foster Global

Programs offered:

Dressmaking & Design
Professional Bridal Consultant

Campus Fashion Design Schools by State

Arizona
- The Art Institutes - Phoenix
  Apparel/Fashion Design , Fashion & Retail Management , Fashion Design & Merchandising , Fashion Design & Merchandising & Foundation for Design , Fashion Marketing/Merchandising , Visual Merchandising
California
- International Academy of Design and Technology - Sacramento
  Fashion Design , Fashion Design and Marketing , Fashion Design and Merchandising , Fashion Merchandising , Interior Design , Merchandising , Merchandising Management: Fashion Merchandising , Merchandising Management: Retail Operations Management , Merchandising Management: Fashion Merchandising
Colorado
- The Art Institutes - Denver
  Apparel/Fashion Design , Fashion & Retail Management , Fashion Design & Merchandising , Fashion Design & Merchandising & Foundation for Design , Fashion Marketing/Merchandising , Visual Merchandising
Florida
- American InterContinental University - Weston
  Fashion Design , Fashion Design & Marketing , Fashion Marketing , Fashion Marketing and Design
Georgia
- American InterContinental University - Buckhead
  Fashion Design , Fashion Design & Marketing , Fashion Marketing , Fashion Marketing and Design
Illinois
- International Academy of Design and Technology - Chicago
  Fashion Design , Fashion Design and Marketing , Fashion Design and Merchandising , Fashion Merchandising , Interior Design , Merchandising , Merchandising Management: Fashion Merchandising , Merchandising Management: Retail Operations Management , Merchandising Management: Fashion Merchandising
Indiana
- Indiana Business College - Anderson
  Fashion Merchandising
Massachusetts
- The Art Institutes - Brookline
  Apparel/Fashion Design , Fashion & Retail Management , Fashion Design & Merchandising , Fashion Design & Merchandising & Foundation for Design , Fashion Marketing/Merchandising , Visual Merchandising
Michigan
- International Academy of Design and Technology - Troy
  Fashion Design , Fashion Design and Marketing , Fashion Design and Merchandising , Fashion Merchandising , Interior Design , Merchandising , Merchandising Management: Fashion Merchandising , Merchandising Management: Retail Operations Management , Merchandising Management: Fashion Merchandising
Minnesota
- The Art Institutes - Minneapolis
  Apparel/Fashion Design , Fashion & Retail Management , Fashion Design & Merchandising , Fashion Design & Merchandising & Foundation for Design , Fashion Marketing/Merchandising , Visual Merchandising
Missouri
- Sanford-Brown College - Fenton
  Fashion Merchandising
Nevada
- International Academy of Design and Technology - Henderson
  Fashion Design , Fashion Design and Marketing , Fashion Design and Merchandising , Fashion Merchandising , Interior Design , Merchandising , Merchandising Management: Fashion Merchandising , Merchandising Management: Retail Operations Management , Merchandising Management: Fashion Merchandising
New Jersey
- Berkeley College - Newark
  AAS Fashion Marketing & Mgmt , BBA Fashion Marketing & Mgmt , BS in Fashion Marketing & Management
New Mexico
- Kaplan Career Institute - Albuquerque
  Associate: Fashion Merchandising
New York
- Berkeley College - New York
  AAS Fashion Marketing & Mgmt , BBA Fashion Marketing & Mgmt , BS in Fashion Marketing & Management
North Carolina
- The Art Institutes - Charlotte
  Apparel/Fashion Design , Fashion & Retail Management , Fashion Design & Merchandising , Fashion Design & Merchandising & Foundation for Design , Fashion Marketing/Merchandising , Visual Merchandising
Ohio
- Kaplan Career Institute - Cleveland
  Associate: Fashion Merchandising
Oregon
- The Art Institutes - Portland
  Apparel/Fashion Design , Fashion & Retail Management , Fashion Design & Merchandising , Fashion Design & Merchandising & Foundation for Design , Fashion Marketing/Merchandising , Visual Merchandising
Pennsylvania
- Kaplan Career Institute - Harrisburg
  Associate: Fashion Merchandising
South Carolina
- The Art Institutes - Charleston
  Apparel/Fashion Design , Fashion & Retail Management , Fashion Design & Merchandising , Fashion Design & Merchandising & Foundation for Design , Fashion Marketing/Merchandising , Visual Merchandising
Tennessee
- International Academy of Design and Technology - Nashville
  Fashion Design , Fashion Design and Marketing , Fashion Design and Merchandising , Fashion Merchandising , Interior Design , Merchandising , Merchandising Management: Fashion Merchandising , Merchandising Management: Retail Operations Management , Merchandising Management: Fashion Merchandising
Texas
- American InterContinental University - Houston
  Fashion Design , Fashion Design & Marketing , Fashion Marketing , Fashion Marketing and Design
Utah
- The Art Institutes - Draper
  Apparel/Fashion Design , Fashion & Retail Management , Fashion Design & Merchandising , Fashion Design & Merchandising & Foundation for Design , Fashion Marketing/Merchandising , Visual Merchandising
Virginia
- The Art Institutes - Arlington
  Apparel/Fashion Design , Fashion & Retail Management , Fashion Design & Merchandising , Fashion Design & Merchandising & Foundation for Design , Fashion Marketing/Merchandising , Visual Merchandising
Washington
- International Academy of Design and Technology - Tukwila
  Fashion Design , Fashion Design and Marketing , Fashion Design and Merchandising , Fashion Merchandising , Interior Design , Merchandising , Merchandising Management: Fashion Merchandising , Merchandising Management: Retail Operations Management , Merchandising Management: Fashion Merchandising
Wisconsin
- Sanford-Brown College - West Allis
  Fashion Merchandising

So You Want to Be A Fashion Designer? (continued from top)

Your fashion design school can offer you a host of different study programs, resulting in qualifications ranging from certificates and diplomas, degrees and graduate qualifications. You can choose to study pure design, in which case you will be studying subjects such as art, principles of design, color and texture, textiles, clothing and garment styling and manufacture, and other related topics. You may decide to study a related area such as fashion merchandising, in which case subjects will include marketing, market research and clothes psychology.

Fashion design school is likely to offer it's programs in a number of different modes such as full time, part time or distance learning, allowing you to choose whether to work at the same time as you are updating your qualifications. For some people this is necessary, opening up possibilities for career change that are not possible unless they take a distance learning or online program.

Careers in fashion design require you to be experienced and to keep abreast of new trends and fashions. Being successful means that you will become an arbiter of how people look.

Were you the one in high school who didn't really get into all the normal academic subjects like math, science, or English? Did you find that most of what interested you existed outside of school? If so, you are not alone. Unfortunately, some people don't fit very well into a typical educational curriculum. There are talents that exist beyond being able to recite the quadratic formula or remember the capitols of all 50 states. One of these talents that isn't generally discovered in school is the ability to spot fashion trends and/or design clothes. Although there are art classes for these aesthetically-minded students, many of them don't realize their hidden fashion talents until they've already graduated and are trying to figure out what to do with their lives.

If you think you may want to be a fashion designer, you should consider enrolling in fashion design school. A reputable fashion design school prepares students for a number of different fields in the fashion industry upon graduation. Much of the curriculum focuses on the artistic side of fashion design'learning how to create clothes and discovering what patterns and textures work well together. Another aspect of fashion design focuses on business. Fashion design students will often learn how to evaluate fashion trends based on the buying patterns of different demographic groups. Skills like this prepare students for careers in fashion buying and merchandising, which can be very lucrative.

Fashion Design Schools Guide

So You Want to Be A Fashion Designer?

Online Fashion Design Schools

Ashworth University

Stratford Career Institute

The Art Institute of Pittsburgh - Online Division

Westwood College Online

Indiana Business College

Penn Foster Career School

Penn Foster Global

Campus Fashion Design Schools by State

Arizona

California

Colorado

Florida

Georgia

Illinois

Indiana

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Missouri

Nevada

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

Ohio

Oregon

Pennsylvania

South Carolina

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Virginia

Washington

Wisconsin

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