Fashion Styling Development (BFA)

Develop foundational skills in design sketching through observation and replication. You will become familiar with body proportions, basic human anatomy, and figure balance.

You will be introduced to the concepts of fashion retail and wholesale merchandising, fashion materials, producers of fashion, and various fashion markets.

From interviewing creatives and spotting fashion and culture stories to runway reporting and social media fashion criticism, you will create content that highlights the ever-changing fashion landscape.

Focus on original and creative hands-on development for collections. Color, fabrics, proportion, silhouette, customer, and wearing occasion are explored through 2D and 3D development.

Color and fabric are concepts that drive creativity, novelty, and innovation. You will explore how fashion professionals apply color and design principles at all levels of the industry. You will study how textile fibers and other fabric characteristics affect garment performance.

Use professional software to communicate visual information. Learn to work fluidly between programs to create fashion line layout, concept boards, and detailed specification for reproduction.

Get the cutting and sewing skills for work in the apparel industry. You will learn both hand finishing and machine sewing techniques in wovens and create a notebook documenting your new skills.

Help designers and brands tell their stories. You will develop concept drawings from cultural references and assemble compelling outfits to create fashion imagery. You will put the foundations of personal, product, and editorial styling into practice.

Become a product and e-commerce stylist. You will style garments, accessories, and beauty products without a model for still life fashion photography.

Get career-ready. You will work to align your styling portfolio with your career goals by reviewing the layout, website, resume, branding, and promotional materials.