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1   Link   Parsons The New School for Design
Parsons the New School for Design, a reputed design school in New York City, offers many programs of study including interior design, fashion design, as well as fine arts, to name a few. 		161
2   Link   The Tailor and Cutter Academy
The Tailor and Cutter have been going for at least a century now, and while most of their books are now out of print, they still run a tailoring academy for those who want to learn the art of tailoring.

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3   Link   FIDM - The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising
A co-educational, specialized, private college dedicated to educating students for the Fashion, Graphics, Interior Design and Entertainment industries.

Earn Associate Degrees in Fashion Apparel Design, Merchandising, Graphic or Interior Design. 		144
4   Link   ESMOD (l'Ecole Supérieure des Arts et techniques de la Mode)
In 1841, Alexis Lavigne, tailor, inventor, and innovator, created ESMOD, the first fashion school in the world; accessible to all and specialized in clothing design.

Today it is a school with 23 establishments worldwide in 15 countries which provides a degree in fashion design and tailoring.

ESMOD international has a wide network in France (Paris, Bordeaux, Rennes, Lyon and Roubaix), and throughout the world (Berlin, Munich, Beijing, Beirut, Damascus, Dubai, Jakarta, Osaka, Tokyo, Oslo, Seoul, Sao Paolo, Souse and Tunisia); a reputed school recognized by professionals. 		158
5   Link   Centre for Fashion Studies
Offering different courses in fashion history. Both basic and advanced levels. 		174
6   Link   London College of Fashion
London College of Fashion is one of the leading centres of fashion education in the world, and the only college in the UK to specialise in fashion education, research and consultancy. 		142
7   Link   University of Cincinnati: College of Design, Art, Architecture, and Planning (DAAP)
The college of DAAP at the University of Cincinnati has an award-winning design school, in addition to arts, architecture, and urban planning. The fashion design portion of the college is a five year program with five quarters of paid internships incorporated into the curriculum. The fashion design program features classes on knit-wear, children's wear, digital design and CAD, fashion drawing and watercolor, fine art drawing, and many more. 		152
8   Link   Nottingham Trent University
Nottingham Trent University has a fully equipped fashion department, with its own internal fabric store. The Theatre Design course also has a fully stocked wardrobe department, and in my experience the tutors are knowledgeable and helpful, in the Wardrobe and the overall department itself. I've been here for 2 years now, and I'd recommend it.

My only caveat is the fact that, on the Theatre Design course especially, there are often crowding issues, with too many students than there are resources or space. But overall, very good. :) 		122
9   Link   University of North Carolina School of the Arts
The School of Design & Production offers a unique and comprehensive program of instruction and practice in 12 different concentrations in theatrical design, technical production, project management, arts management and related theatre crafts. Students design and execute the sets, properties, costumes, lighting, sound, and wigs and makeup, as well as manage all production aspects for more than 20 shows a year. The School of Design & Production works hand-in-hand with the Schools of Dance, Drama, Filmmaking and Music in mounting and producing operas, musicals, plays, ballets, contemporary dance performances and films. Students may enroll in the undergraduate (Bachelor of Fine Arts or Arts Diploma) or the graduate (Master of Fine Arts) programs. The instructional program equips graduates for positions in the profession at an employment rate that approaches 100 percent. 		179
10   Link   Royal College of Art
The School of Fashion and Textiles has three departments: Fashion Menswear, Fashion Womenswear, and Textiles.
fashion-and-textiles@rca.ac.uk

Notable Alumni:
Christopher Bailey, Creative Director for Burberry
Ossie Clark
Benoit Pierre Emery
Marion Foale
Zandra Rhodes 		152
11   Link   California Institute of the Arts
One of the first private art schools in the United States, California Institute of the Arts, or "CalArts" Offers both undergrad and graduate degrees in Theatrical Costume Design.
Students can specialize in costume construction or design. 		192
12   Link   Leatherwork courses from Neil MacGregor and Valerie Michael
Leatherwork courses from Neil MacGregor and Valerie Michael, designers and makers of high quality hand-stitched leather goods.
Work by MacGregor and Michael is included in the collections of :
Walsall Leather Museum, Walsall, West Midlands. UK
Museum of Leathercraft, Northampton UK
Museu de l’Art de la Pell, Vic, Spain. 		234
13   Link   University of Wisconsin - Stout
The Apparel Design and Development program will help prepare you for the fast-paced exciting apparel industry. Knowledgeable faculty and up-to-date laboratories make UW-Stout a great place to develop your talents. Bobbin magazine described UW-Stout's apparel major as "one of the best kept secrets in apparel education." 		143
14   Link   Academy of Art University
AAU is the largest private school of art and design in the USA offering 30 areas of academic emphasis, fashion included.
Students can either study on campus in San Francisco or online from anywhere in the world. 		114
15   Link   Akademie Mode & Design (AMD)
AMD is a German college where you can study Fashion Design (B.A.), Fashion Management (B.A.) and Interior Design (B.A.).
The school has three different locations: Munich, Berlin, Hamburg and Dusseldorf. 		144
16   Link   ROYAL ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS ANTWERPEN
The Antwerp Royal Academy of Fine Arts, located in Belgium, is highly regarded and one of the oldest of its kind in Europe.
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17   Link   Vancouver Community College
Offers part time and full time programs from 1 to 2 years in fashion design. Included are computer drafting and illustrator for technical flats. 		114
18   Link   Savannah College of Art and Design
Private art college in Savannah, Ga. It offers both undergrad and graduate degrees in Fashion Design. It also offers undergrad programs in various other fashion related programs. 		57
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