The pattern. The material. The cut. The sale. Want to have a hand in the next fashion trend? Inspire others as you learn to put both your design and market sense to work in our fashion programs.

Featured Program: Fashion Design

You take your fashion cues from the world around you, adding your own unique touches. If you want to share your sense of style in the world of fashion design, your first step is a fashion design program at The Art Institutes system of schools. This is where you can develop your fashion talent with real-world,
career-focused courses that cover the industry from clothing construction and patternmaking to fashion illustration and fashion trends. Once you’ve earned a Fashion Design degree from one of our schools, you’ll be ready to pursue entry-level opportunities with employers like apparel manufacturers, department stores and boutiques. But let’s not get too far ahead of ourselves. For now, look over the fashion design programs at The Art Institutes system of schools. And explore the one that best matches your sense of where you belong in the world of fashion.

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What Can Fashion Design School Teach Me?

The world lives for fashion, and it’s so much more than just clothes. Whether it’s designing the latest couture collection, launching a new boutique, or making global buying trips, a fashion degree is essential to success. The Art Institutes schools offer degrees with many possibilities: Fashion Design programs to hone your style skills and Fashion Management programs to get the business skills you need to rock the runway and the board room. Explore your options.

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Passion For Fashion 2010 Competition

The Art Institutes Passion for Fashion Competition 2010 challenges high school seniors to create the best original design in two categories: fashion design and fashion marketing, merchandising, or retail management. Two grand prize winners will have the opportunity to earn a full tuition scholarship to study fashion at an Art Institutes school, as well as tour Seventeen magazine’s offices, have lunch with a style pro, indulge in a $500 shopping spree, attend New York City Fashion Week – and blog about the experience on Seventeen.com. Stay tuned for winner announcements.

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Fashion Programs

  • Accessory Design
  • Fashion Design & Merchandising
  • Fashion Merchandising
  • Apparel Accessory Design
  • Fashion Marketing
  • Fashion & Retail Management
  • Apparel Design
  • Fashion Marketing & Management
  • Visual Merchandising
  • Fashion Design
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