School Website Length to Graduate: 4 Years Location: RI-Providence Students per Class: 11-20 Tuition to Graduate: $145,456 Subject: Fashion Design

DESCRIPTION

Placing high value on the importance of individuality in creative endeavors, Apparel professors assign a broad range of studio projects aimed at helping to develop your distinctive abilities as a designer.

You will also visit New York’s fashion district and, as a senior, will be given the opportunity to intern for six weeks at a major fashion house.

ADVANTAGES

Apparel Design students enjoy access to state-of-the-art technology for design and production. Specialized

sewing equipment includes industrial sewing machines, sergers, cover stitch machines and knitting machines; the computer lab features both 2-D and 3-D design software, including U4ia, a leading program used in the apparel industry.

THINGS TO CONSIDER

Each spring in Apparel Design, the best work created during the year is presented to the public in a professional runway show held at a large concert hall in Providence. After making final refinements to their work, Apparel majors then vie for a shot at the runway as the jury selects the final pieces to be modeled in the show.

FINANCIAL AID

RISD makes enrollment possible for qualified students whose personal financial resources might not otherwise make it possible for them to attend.

SCHOLARSHIPS

More than one-third of the student body that demonstrates artistic and academic excellence and financial need receives RISD scholarships ranging from $500 to $27,500 a year.

CERTIFICATIONS

RISD is accredited by NASAD (National Association of Schools of Art and Design) and NEASC (North Eastern Association of Schools and Colleges)

SUMMARY

The Department of Apparel Design prepares students to meet the highest requirements of the fashion industry. Based on the recognition that a designer needs the requisite technical skills to function effectively

as a professional, the program takes majors through each stage of the apparel design process as they create everything from functional to experimental clothing.

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