If it so happens that you have no previous knowledge or experience when it comes to fashion, there are two pathways for you to choose from- a fashion school or an apprenticeship/internship. For this particular blog entry we shall concentrate on fashion schools and give you somewhat of a helping hand finding one.
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If you are determined to attend school at a degree level choosing a school should be based on course content, school and its location. You might also want to read up on what previous graduates are currently up to and their feedback on the course. If you feel you are unsure whether a fashion school is the right career pathway for you- not to worry. Most universities these days offer a variety of short courses that you may wish to try prior to making a decision.
A few of the best known fashion schools worldwide:
- London College of Fashion [UK]
Introduction:
London College of Fashion's rich heritage, and responsiveness to changes in design practice, has positioned it as a leading global provider of fashion education, research and consultancy.
The College's work is centred on the development of ideas. Its staff and students use fashion alongside historical and cultural practice to challenge social, political and ethical agendas. A forward-thinking business and management portfolio, and relationship with the global fashion and lifestyle industries, reinforces the College's mission to "Fashion the Future". [source: http://www.arts.ac.uk/fashion/about/]
- Central Saint Martins [UK]
Introduction:
Central Saint Martins is one of the world’s leading centres for art and design education, a reputation based around the achievements of its graduates and the creative energy of its current staff and students.
The College brings a broad range of art and design activities together in an extraordinary new building, voted the world’s best higher education building in 2012. The building allows the exchange of ideas and techniques across disciplines, acting as a huge workshop of thinking and making, underpinned by a strong research base and exceptional technical resources. [source: http://www.arts.ac.uk/csm/about-csm/]
- Parsons The New School For Design [US]
Parsons The New School for Design enables students to develop the knowledge and skills they need to succeed in a rapidly changing society. Students collaborate with peers, industry partners, and communities around the world and in New York City, a global center of art, design, and business. [source: http://www.newschool.edu/parsons/]
- The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) [US]
One of New York City’s premier public institutions, FIT is an internationally recognized college for design, fashion, art, communications, and business. We’re known for our rigorous, unique, and adaptable academic programming, experiential learning opportunities, academic and industry partnerships, and commitment to research, innovation, and entrepreneurship. [source: http://www.fitnyc.edu/AboutFIT.asp]
- Istituto Marangoni [Italy]
The essence of fashion and design: this is what is taught at Istituto Marangoni. Professionals, who are passionate about their work and are willing to share their expertise, teach the young talent that, once graduated, will reach the highest professional levels. [source:http://www.istitutomarangoni.com/en/about-us]
- ESMOD International [France]
Celebrating fashion as a way of life, to make cultures and their differences interact has been ESMOD INTERNATIONAL’S leitmotiv since it was founded. Fashion, is to explore, to discover, to anticipate, to imagine, and to create…learning how to observe and to analyze are essential in order to meet consumer demands.
For more than 170 years and thanks to high quality teaching, in CREATION as well as in BUSINESS, the ESMOD INTERNATIONAL group has trained creative designers and pattern drafters, and also the professionals who accompany them for production, sales and the promotion of their collections. To become part of tomorrow’s talents, ESMOD is a must. [source: http://www.esmod.com/en/content/introductory]
- Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp [Belgium]
Fashion Design at the Antwerp Royal Academy of Fine Arts is undoubtedly one of the world leading programs. It was Mary Prijot who established courses in fashion illustration in 1963, more than 50 years ago.
Fashion is considered as an expression of our time, as a relationship between garments, the body and society, but also as an artistic and creative entrepreneurship. The fashion programme at the Antwerp Academy emphasis on the development of an artistic and innovative fingerpint...
You will be encouraged to work with new forms, original remakes of materials and alternative, creative processes. [source: https://www.ap.be/royal-academy/opleidingen/fashion]
- Bunka Fashion College [Japan]
Bunka Fashion College was founded in 1923 as the first dressmaking school in Japan. Since then, Bunka has had a significant role in fashion education in Japan. Its original, specialized and practical curriculum adapts to the changes in a diversified industry, and it continues to cultivate fashion professionals who can easily adapt to the modern fashion industry. [source: http://www.bunka-fc.ac.jp/en/\
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