At a Glance
- Accredited by National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD)
- The College’s Annual Fashion Show provides the opportunity for students to design, produce and model in the longest running student-produced fashion show in New York State.
- Internships provide hands-on learning and development of a network of professional contacts.
- Current fashion industry skills taught in supportive studio and digital lab environment with fundamentals of garment design, production, and digital skills necessary for fashion careers.
The Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Fashion Design prepares students for career success in the fashion industry. Students cultivate original design concepts, study current and past fashion trends, create patterns, construct/sew their own fashions and use current digital technology in a highly individualized classroom/studio environment supported by faculty and industry mentors. Students explore the diverse fashion industry through a generalist curriculum focused on creativity, technical skills and ready-to-wear product development, supplemented with experiential opportunities. Students cultivate fashions for a variety of market categories through individual and team-based projects with input from industry partners and presented in an annual fashion show/presentation. Each student completes an internship with a fashion company and may pursue off-campus opportunities such as a New York City Semester or a semester abroad.
Students interested in fashion may enroll in the Fashion Design minor or Fashion Merchandising minor as a complement to their chosen major.
If you are looking for a major that will prepare you for professional success in a creative field, the NASAD accredited Fashion Design program at Cazenovia College is the place for you. Cazenovia College is accredited by the prestigious National Association of Schools of Art and Design. Meeting NASAD standards confirms that Cazenovia’s curricula, faculty, facilities and student work are among the best in the U.S.
Esther Parsons '16 is a Fashion Merchandising alumna, and the owner of Lillie Bean Boutique in Cazenovia.
Abigail Thurston
Karen Steen,
- Program Director, Fashion Design
- Professor, Fashion Studies