The Fashion Center offers a unique experience for those who want to study fashion. Not only are there a number of highly ranked fashion schools in the District, students and professionals can supplement in-the-classroom learning with real-life resources and internship opportunities. This is where fashion happens from production to buying, so why not start your fashion career here?
Fashion and Design Programs
Parsons The New School for Design, Fashion Programs
560 Fashion ’7th’ Avenue
New York, NY 10011
Anna Sui, Donna Karan, Jason Wu, Marc Jacobs, Proenza Schouler, Steven Meisel, and Tom Ford are all Parsons alumni. The school’s internationally acclaimed curriculum pretty much speaks for itself.
Fashion Institute of Technology
Fashion ’7th’ Avenue (at 27th Street)
New York, NY 10001
Calvin Klein, Michael Kors, Carolina Herrera, Nanette Lepore, Joy Gryson, and Norma Kamali are among FIT’s star-studded alum. The school offers a number of specialized programs that allow you to focus your curriculum in one specific industry area such as accessories, intimate apparel, footwear, and more.
Laboratory Institute of Merchandising, Fashion Merchandising (LIM)
12 East 53rd Street
New York, NY 10022
Art Institute of New York City, Fashion Design
75 Varick Street, 16th Floor
New York, NY 10013
Berkeley College of New York, Fashion Marketing and Management
3 East 43 Street
New York, NY 10017
New York School of Design, Fashion Design Programs
45 West 34th Street, Suite 501
New York, NY 10001
Pratt Institute – Brooklyn, Fashion Design
200 Willoughby Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11205
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144 West 14th Street
New York, NY 10011
Wood Tobe Coburn School, Fashion Design Program
8 East 40th Street
New York, NY 10016