Fashion Design

The Fashion Design program is housed in the three floors of Jephson Campus B. This facility includes: 

Two Sewing/Design Laboratories with Specialized Fashion Industry Equipment:

• Juki 8700 Straight Stitch Machines 
• Merrow/Rolled Hem Machine
• Singer 831 Sergers
• Union Cover Stitch Machine 
• Pattern Cutting Tables
• Professional Dress Forms

   
Fashion CAD Lab featuring: 

• Large Format Printer for digitally printing up to 44" fabric for student-designed designs
• Fashion Industry Software including OptiTex patternmaking and NEDGraphics presentations
• Scanners
• Printers

Fabric and Supplies Resource Room 

Two Lecture/Seminar rooms for multi-use classroom learning and presentations 
 

Students become immersed in the world of fashion as a Fashion Design major! Fashion Design and Fashion Merchandising programs are located in Jephson Campus B, with all three floors dedicated to fashion classrooms, studios and learning resources. Fashion students venture off-campus for Look Again, a student-centered brand marketed at The Key, in Cazenovia and even further afield for a Fashion Tour class in New York City, student fashion shows/presentations for venues in Syracuse or other local and regional locations, internships near or far, and semesters in New York, Europe or Japan. 

• Look Again: Students gain practical fashion entrepreneurial experience with Look Again, a student-centered sustainable fashion brand that has gained national recognition. The Look Again line is designed and merchandised in Product Development courses for hands-on, real-world learning in creating  innovative fashions for specific target markets. Repurposed, reworked and curated vintage clothing and accessories are produced by students and marketed and sold at The Key in downtown Cazenovia. https://www.cazenovia.edu/management/fashion-merchandising/internships
• Fashion Merchandising Minor: Fashion Design students may minor in Fashion Merchandising to gain a stronger business background to support their fashion design knowledge. A wide range of other minors are available to meet students’ academic and career goals. https://www.cazenovia.edu/academic-programs/minors
• New York Fashion Tour Class: This week-long experience includes visits to New York fashion showrooms and businesses, designer workrooms and trade shows to experience the excitement of the fashion industry and provide the foundation for fashion internships and careers. Cazenovia College alumni and industry partners host seminars to share career insights. Students stay in a midtown hotel, tour the famous New York garment district, attend cultural and alumni events and source fabric and trims for upcoming projects. Class runs for one week in January. 
• Student Fashion Show/Presentation: Each April the Fashion Programs present a professional-caliber juried show that captures the energy and excitement of the fashion industry. Students display their designs to an audience of friends, family and industry professionals on a runway and/or video presentation. The show is the annual culmination of illustrating, patternmaking and construction of garments and show planning by all fashion students, led by the Fashion Promotion class. https://www.cazenovia.edu/academics/fashion-merchandising/fashion-show-video-archive
• Students have the opportunity to participate in local and regional fashion events. Recent participation has included showing original garments, modeling or backstage work at New York Fashion Week, Syracuse Fashion Week and Stitched Albany. 
• Senior Capstone Project/Senior Collection: Senior capstone projects includes a written research paper on a topic of the student’s choice and an accompanying Senior Collection conceptually related to the research topic. Each student plans all production aspects of the collection presentation for the annual student fashion show/presentation including models, choreography, music, etc. The Senior Collections are the culmination of four years of Fashion Design study.
• New York City Semester: Students live and study in New York City as a Cazenovia College student. Students complete internship and elective courses while living independently, as an option for qualifying students. 
• Study Abroad Options are also available for semesters in Canterbury, England, Athens, Greece and Nahoya, Japan, with an emphasis on completion of General Education courses for Fashion Design students.  https://www.cazenovia.edu/academics/international-study-opportunities
• L.I.M. in New York City offers graduate fashion degrees and provides special articulation opportunities for students completing a B.F.A. Fashion Design or B.P.S. Fashion Merchandising specialization at Cazenovia College. Students have been accepted into fashion design, fashion merchandising and other related programs throughout the country. 

Fashion Design graduates have been accepted into premier graduate programs throughout the country.