Fashion Design Schools, benefits of
Do you know how to sew? Do you enjoy creating designs? Are you artistic? Do you love following or changing patterns to come up with a unique piece of clothing or a scarf? If this is a passion, then you might be ready for enrollment in a fashion design school.
Here are some reasons why you should attend a fashion design school:
• You will learn about current trends and styles.
• If you are unsure whether you will be able to make a living out of your interest in fashion, your level of confidence will greatly increase once obtaining a degree.
• Passion in a field increases your chances for success. Studying fashion will help you decide if it is the field for you.
• Learn about the various principles behind the patterns.
• Become informed on the art of mixing and matching colors to magnify the shape and cut of your creations.
• Networking with others which share a love for fashion design will expose you to potential employees, employers, or business partners – all whom can become valuable contacts when you start your career in the fashion world.
There are numerous fashion design schools, some of which we have listed here:
Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design
Southampton Row
London WC1B 4AP
Contact: The Information Desk
Tel: +44 (0)20 7514 7022
Fax: +44 (0)20 7514 7254
Email: info@csm.arts.ac.uk
Parsons The New School for Design
Office of Admission
Location: 72 Fifth Avenue, 2nd floor
New York, NY 10011
Phone: 212.229.8989
E-mail: parsadm@newschool.edu
Website: www.parsons.edu
London College of Fashion
20 John Princes Street
London W1G 0BJ
Telephone: +44 (0)207 514 7400
Fashion Department
Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Artesis Hogeschool Antwerpen
Nationalestraat 28/3
B-2000 Antwerp
T: +32 3 206 08 80 – F: +32 3 206 08 82
E: mode@artesis.be
Training in the schools mentioned above will require you commit to about three years of study. If you opt to attend a fashion design school, we wish you luck!
