Degree Details

FIT offers Associate in Applied Science (AAS) and Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree programs in Fashion Design. See eligibility requirements before you apply.

Student competitions and exhibitions offer opportunities to tap into industry connections. The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CDFA) and Lululemon Athletica are among student competition sponsors.

FIT events include an exhibition (AAS) and the annual student show, the Future of Fashion (BFA). Mentors have included Norma Kamali, Phillip Lim, Calvin Klein, Zac Posen, Dao-Yi Chow, and Stacey Bendet.

Associate in Applied Science (AAS)
The AAS curriculum provides training in the techniques of fashion art and apparel design. FIT also offers a two-year International AAS program with one year of study in New York and the other in Florence.

If you have transferable credits from another college, you may be able to earn your Fashion Design AAS in one year.
Learn about the One-Year AAS program

The Fashion Design AAS program can be completed in the evenings and on weekends.
Learn about Evening/Weekend AAS Programs

Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA)
Students can continue their studies and earn a BFA degree. The fifth semester in common is a blended curriculum, which assists you in pursuing and registering for a concentration, based on availability. They are:

Children’s Wear
Intimate Apparel
Knitwear
Special Occasion
Sportswear

FIT also offers an International BFA program with one year of study in New York and the other in Milan.

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Curriculum

Course Descriptions: Fashion Design-Apparel

Course Descriptions: Fashion Design-Art

Beyond Graduation

Portfolio Requirements

Our educators are avid researchers who explore new and innovative ways to enhance the Fashion Design program at FIT.

Exploring Phygital Fashion

Digital fashion represents a major opportunity for designers who want to sell their work without leaving an indelible environmental footprint.

Creating Product Concepts Using Advanced Fibers and Technology

Assistant professor Andy Lui worked with students and faculty of FIT and MIT during the Summer Exchange Workshop. The partnership's goal is to accelerate innovation in high-tech, U.S.-based manufacturing involving fibers and textiles.

Lamont O’Neal, a Fashion Design-Art instructor, published Illustrated Men: Drawing and Rendering the Male Fashion Figure, a comprehensive look at what it takes to create professional and eye-catching fashion sketches.

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Students have many hands-on opportunities that contribute to their success after completing our Fashion Design program.

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