When you study in the Fashion Design Department at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, you work parallel to painters, sculptors, designers, architects, and performance artists, among others, for a unique, interdisciplinary educational experience that challenges you to take an artistic and theoretical approach to your work. SAIC’s multidisciplinary fashion programs pair artistic exploration with concept development and skill-building, and are grounded in the technical, digital, artisanal, and visceral ways of making.
Students in the fashion design degree programs receive rigorous training which is both artistic and professionally oriented. The faculty’s national and international professional experience offers unique opportunities for student learning, travel, and global internships. Working directly with SAIC’s internationally renowned faculty of fashion innovators, including visionary Nick Cave and designer Liat Smestad, students are exposed to business strategies, marketing, and designer branding concepts through professional practice seminars. The Visiting Artists Program and school-wide design initiatives offer additional inspiration.
Students also have access to the Fashion Resource Center, a hands-on collection of designer garments showcasing some of the most progressive achievements in the world of dress and fashion from the late 20th- and 21st-century.
Graduates of the program participate in the contemporary fashion and art worlds in myriad ways. Some go on to work in design studios or create their own lines, while others display their innovative work in gallery, installation, performance, or theatrical settings.
Learn more about SAIC’s Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio: Fashion Design and Construction Pathway, or the Master of Fine Arts in Fashion, Body and Garment.
Undergraduate Program Application Deadlines: Priority: November 15, 2024; Final: January 15, 2025.
Graduate Program Application Deadlines: Priority: December 1, 2024; Final: January 10, 2025.
Source: Fashionista.com
