Fashion Design (BFA)Degree

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

Fashion design is a process. You'll build a firm foundation of skills as you develop and use visual research to create, edit, and balance a collection.

Expand your design communication skills by using a variety of drawing media. You will focus on effective design communication through line quality, color accuracy, and rendering of pattern, texture, and drape. You will further develop your ability to draw fashion figures.

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.

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.

Learn how to design and create knit fabrics. You will practice surface design methods such as felting, brushing, and basic macrame. Compose knit materials using hand-knit and crochet techniques and a mix of yarn types.

Create basic garment blocks using the principles of flat pattern drafting and pattern cutting. You will create sewn muslin samples of your created blocks.

Learn to represent your creative design ideas as specification drawings (flats) and as fully colored illustrations. Develop the design skills to analyze current design trends and learn to render fabric and color accurately.

Advance your pattern cutting techniques and develop your construction skills. In this intermediate course, you will construct a dress, a basic shirt, a shirt with design variations, and a high-waisted skirt. We will emphasize industry standards for pattern making and construction techniques appropriate for industrial sewing equipment.

You will develop your drawing, design, and presentation skills to reflect your unique perspective while understanding price points and differences in domestic and international markets.

Explore textiles in both home furnishing and fashion. You will develop skills in silkscreen and heat transfer printing while learning about opportunities for a successful career in the textile industry.

Perfect your design portfolio to a standard of excellence expected in the industry.