Are you able to sew?
Do you enjoy creating designs?
Do you like to follow patterns or change them to make a piece of clothing?
If you love fashion for its own sake, you might be a good fit for a fashion design school.
Here are a few reasons why you should go to a school for fashion design:
You will find out about the latest styles that many people might want to buy.
If you're not sure if you'll be able to make a living from your interest in fashion, getting a degree will give you a lot more confidence.
- It's very rewarding to study and then work in a field that you love.
- You will know more than just how to sew to keep your clothes together. What a lot of choices there are!
- Going to fashion design school will give you the chance to work with different kinds of people, combine your ideas with theirs, and make friends with people who care about fashion the same way you do.
- You will also know how to mix and match colours to make your shapes and cuts stand out.
- You'll learn about the different ideas behind the patterns you've worked on before and the ones you'll work on in the future.
- These connections will help you meet potential employees, employers, or business partners, all of whom you will need when you first start out in the fashion industry.
There are many schools for fashion design around the world. Some people think that the Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London is the most well-known of all of them. The Royal College of Arts in London, the London College of Fashion, the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp, AIU in Los Angeles, and Parsons The New School for Design in New York City are some other schools that are known all over the world.
Most courses at the schools above take about three years to finish.
The next question, though, is how to pick the best school for you.
Here are 10 useful tips that can help you make a choice:
Tip#1 Figure out what you want to major in. From there, look for a school that has the programme you're interested in.
Tip #2: Make a list of the things you want to look at when looking for the best fashion design school. Some of these criteria are what the programme offers, what the major and minor subjects are, how much it costs, where it is, how well it places people, and so on.
Tip #3: You can now make a list of possible schools for fashion design.
Tip#4 Find out as much as you can about each of the schools you're considering. Find their websites and learn about them.
Tip #5: Use the criteria you set in Tip #2 to narrow down your list even more.
Tip #6: Look over the schools you still have on your list. It would be great if you could go to these schools. But if you can't find one, try to get a video or look on their websites for a virtual tour.
Tip#7 Send your application to the schools that fit what you were looking for.
Tip #8: Look for scholarship grants on the Internet while you wait to hear back from the schools you sent your application to.
Tip#9 Make your final decision based on what the schools you applied to and the people who gave you the scholarships told you. Carefully look over your notes, think about how you will pay for it, and then decide.
Tip#10 Get ready to go on a trip like you've never been on before!
You're off to one of the best schools for fashion design in the world.
