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The Fashion Design program provides students with knowledge of and direct experience in the fashion industry. Fashion design courses emphasize the interconnections between design and merchandising. Students in the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree program in Fashion Design will cultivate fashion concepts, create patterns, construct garments, and present their own fashion lines as needed for careers in the fashion industry. The program emphasis is on trend research within technical, marketable, computer generated (CAD) design and product development in the context of creative design. The Fashion Merchandising program is a Bachelor of Professional Studies in Management with a specialization in Merchandising. Merchandising courses emphasize the interconnection between merchandising and design in order to think analytically about fashion merchandising cycles and trends to develop professional approaches in business. The program emphasizes business functions of fashion promotion, time action calendars, apparel trends in retail and wholesale settings. Coursework accentuates coordination of the design and production processes in the manufacturing sector of the fashion industry. This program is fully accredited through the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education.

Fashion ProgramsNamed One of “America’s Best Colleges” by U.S. News & World ReportCazenovia College is an independent, coeducational college, located in Cazenovia, New York, offering baccalaureate programs in the liberal arts and professional studies. Embracing student success as its primary mission, Cazenovia College comprises a diverse, yet close-knit residential community that creates educational experiences that are individualized for students, matching skill sets with academic programs and co-curricular offerings.

This “one student at a time” approach to the educational experience is what sets Cazenovia apart from other colleges and universities.

At-A-GlanceFounded: 1824Enrollment: 1,000 students Average Class Size: 15 Student-Faculty Ratio: 12/1Main Campus: 20 acresEquine Education Center: 243 acresAthletics: NCAA Division IIIStudents Receiving Financial Aid: 98%Faculty with the highest degree in their field: 80%

Fashion Programs

Internship OpportunitiesBetsey Johnson Cynthia Rowley Dreissig Apparel Elle MagazineGlamour MagazineJenny Yoo JES ApparelJill Stuart NYC Liz Claiborne Malia Mills New York City Ballet Plato’s Closet

Samples of CourseworkFashion Design: Clothing ConstructionComputerized PatternmakingDigital Fashion Illustration DrapingFashion DrawingFlat Pattern DraftingInternship New York Fashion TourProduct DevelopmentSenior CollectionSurvey of the Global Apparel Industry Textiles

Career PossibilitiesAccessories Designer Business Owner Buyer Clothing DesignerCostume Designer Merchandise PlannerPattern Maker

Product Development Retail Management Retail MerchandiserSales Representative Stylist Technical Designer Visual Merchandising/Planning

Pono QVC Ralph Lauren Rocawear Roma IndustriesSeventeen MagazineSterling Renaissance FestivalSuzy Chin at Maggy Boutique Ted Baker LondonTommy Hilfiger Urban OutfittersZac Posen Fashion Merchandising:

Fashion Buying and Merchandise Planning Fashion HistoryFashion MerchandisingFashion PromotionFashion Show Production/ManagementInternshipMarketingNew York Fashion TourProduct DevelopmentSurvey of the Global Apparel Industry Textiles

For More Information:Karen Steen Program Director, Fashion DesignPhone: 315.655.7101 Email: ksteen@cazenovia.edu

Megan Lawson-ClarkProgram Director, Fashion MerchandisingPhone: 315.655.7560 Email: melawsonclark@cazenovia.edu

www.cazenovia.edu/fashion-programs

Key Facts• In the past 5 years, with over 75% of graduates responding: - 92% of Fashion Design graduates were employed in a fashion-related field.- 100% of Fashion Merchandising graduates were employed in a fashion-related field.• 100% of students complete internships in their discipline.• 100% of students complete undergraduate research projects during their senior year.

Fashion Merchandising Program:• IACBE Accredited • 4+1 MBA articulation agreements