Overview
Gain experience with fashion trends, techniques, and design standards. Begin by completing one of the required courses below. This Fashion Design program from The New School must be completed within two years.
What You’ll Gain
- The ability to create fashion sketches from model images and live models and create fashion flats and fashion illustrations
- The skill to conduct creative research and apply it to concept development
- Familiarity with all the tools and materials needed to drape muslin patterns, make flat patterns, and construct garments
- Expertise in identifying various fabric types, yardage specifications, notions, trimmings, and sewing supplies
Why The New School?
The professional landscape as we’ve known it has changed dramatically, and ongoing learning is more important now than ever before. At The New School, we champion every student’s creativity and growth. By combining integrated disciplines with collaborative problem solving, we deliver an immersive, transformative learning experience.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Color Theory
- Design Sketching
- Construction Techniques
- Fashion Flats
- Worth to Westwood: Fashion History
- Fashion Styling
- Fashion Entrepreneurship
- Fashion Merchandising
Audience
Who Should Enroll
- Anyone interested in the design side of the fashion industry
- Creative individuals who want to use fabric and fashion design to develop and realize their vision
- Fashion professionals seeking to advance their practice
- Entrepreneurs learning about garment construction before launching their own companies
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 18 months
- Part-time
- 18 months
Start dates & application deadlines
Language
Delivered
- Proactive tutoring and support
- Individual work/assignments (with online group discussions)
Disciplines
Fashion Design View 9 other Short Courses in Fashion Design in United StatesAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Student insurance
Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:
- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
- Liability
- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
Who should enroll:
- Anyone interested in the design side of the fashion industry
- Creative individuals who want to use fabric and fashion design to develop and realize their vision
- Fashion professionals seeking to advance their practice
- Entrepreneurs learning about garment construction before launching their own companies
Tuition Fee
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International
5013 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 7520 USD for the full programme during 18 months. -
National
5013 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 7520 USD for the full programme during 18 months.
Living costs for New York City
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.