Fashion Design
Originality in fashion design results from a rigorous process of developing and editing ideas to solve specific design problems.
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Fashion students, working with professional faculty and guest design mentors, are trained in all aspects of the design process. Working in teams, they create clothing for several mentors simultaneously, emulating the fashion design studio, and following the industry’s seasonal schedule. |
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| Fall | Spring | |||
| Sophomore Year | FSHD200/201 | Sophomore Studio I/II | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| FSHD210/211 | Fashion Illustration/Intro to Design | 3.0 | 4.0 | |
| FSHD220/221 | Pattern Drafting I/II | 2.0 | 2.0 | |
| FSHD225 | Sophomore Digital Design I | ---- | 1.0 | |
| FSHD230/231 | Model Drawing I/II | 2.0 | 2.0 | |
| AHCS310 | Art History Elective | ---- | 3.0 | |
| AHCS220 | Contemporary Art History | 3.0 | ---- | |
| ENGL202 | Sophomore English | 3.0 | ---- | |
| NSCI311/312 | Textile Science II | 2.0 | 2.0 | |
| Total Credits per Semester | 18.0 | 17.0 | ||
| Descriptions for courses listed in grey boxes are located in the Liberal Arts and Sciences section. | ||||
| Fall | Spring | |||
| Junior Year | FSHD300/301 | Junior Studio I/II | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| FSHD312/313 | Fashion Illustration III/IV | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
| FSHD324/325 | Digital Design II/III | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
| FSHD330/331 | Model Drawing III/IV | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
| FSHD360/361 | Fashion Design I/II | 3.0 | 2.0 | |
| AHCS370/371 | History of Costume I/II | 2.0 | 3.0 | |
| *Art History, English, or Liberal Studies | 3.0 | ---- | ||
| Elective | 3.0 | ---- | ||
| *MATH 136 | Math for Artist & Designers | ---- | 3.0 | |
| Total Credits per Semester | 16.0 | 16.0 | ||
| Descriptions for courses listed in grey boxes are located in the Liberal Arts and Sciences section. | ||||
| Fall | Spring | |||
| Senior Year | FSHD400/401 | Senior Studio I/II | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| FSHD412/413 | Fashion Illustration V/VI | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
| FSHD425 or FSHD426 | Digital Design IV or Digital Portfolio | ---- | 1.0 | |
| FSHD430 | Model Drawing V | 1.0 | ---- | |
| FSHD460 | Fashion Design III | 3.0 | ---- | |
| FSHD470 | Marketing | ---- | 1.0 | |
| FSHD375 | Apparel Manufacturing Practices | 1.0 | ---- | |
| FSHD475 | Portfolio Development | ---- | 2.0 | |
| *ILML400 | Integrated Learning Lecture | ---- | 3.0 | |
| *LIBS440 | Senior Liberal Studies Capstone | ---- | 3.0 | |
| SSCI210 | Social Science | 3.0 | ---- | |
| Total Credits per Semester | 15.0 | 17.0 | ||
| Descriptions for courses listed in grey boxes are located in the Liberal Arts and Sciences section. | ||||
Note: Some students may be required to take ENGL400 Great Speeches as determined by the School of Fashion Design.
Important note: All students must pass with a “C” grade or better in studio, design and illustration at all levels in order to continue with the fashion program. Working with a mentor is considered an earned privilege, not a right; therefore, students are required to maintain a “C+” g.p.a. in design and studio throughout the design process in order to work with a mentor.
| Department Heads | |
| Department Chair, Rosemary Brantley | |
| Assistant Chair, Design, Jill Higashi Zeleznik | |
| Assistant Academic Chair, MariBeth Baloga |
Students in the Fashion Design Department are trained in all aspects of the design process, as the school year follows the industry schedule, where several seasons are designed simultaneously. They also work with professional mentors who prepare them for work in the fashion design studio. Fashion Design faculty members work in the field where they keep current with the ever-changing fashion scene. Our students learn more than the skills needed to sew and draw: they learn to meet deadlines with creativity and self-discipline. Otis Fashion alumni enter the design world as assistant designers, associate designers, illustrators, costume designers, textile designers, accessory designers, and product designers. Some open their own clothing line immediately upon graduation.
Selected employers include:
| Abercrombie & Fitch ABS Adidas Adriano Goldschmied Anja Flynt Ann Taylor Axis Banana Republic BCBG Bebe Billabong Bob Mackie Bodywaves Calvin Klein Claire Pettibone Cosabella Debra Lundquist Disney Consumer Products DKNY DNP Textiles Dreamgirl Lingerie Eduardo Lucero Frederick's of Hollywood GAP Geoffrey Bean GUESS? Gymboree Henry Duarte Hollister Isabel Toledo Isabella Fiore Jane Magazine J. Crew |
John Varvatos Jordache Juicy Couture Kay Unger KVM Liz Claiborne Lunada Bay Maris Baratelli Mattel Max Studio Mervyn's NIKE Old Navy Pacific Sunwear Petra Zillia Rick Owen Rip Curl Rozae Nichols Salvage Supply Shelly Komorov Skinny Minnie Sparkling Sage Speedo St. John Knits Twelfth Street by Cynthia Vincent Union Jeans Urban Outfitters Vans Volcom Vivienne Tam Warnaco |
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