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A lot has happened since our last fashion program news report. In just the last few months, at least three renowned New York fashion schools have announced that they will be launching new fashion programs for everyone from beginners to business owners. And just across the border in Canada, a top university is set to launch an innovative fashion degree that will be the only program of its kind in Western Canada. For designers seeking an online option based in the Great White North, a growing career college there says it has a brand new certificate program that can be completed from the comfort...

2017 has been a remarkable year for fashion programs, with dozens of schools around the world launching exciting new offerings from a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Fashion to a Fashion Doctorate. And with mere weeks left in the year, there’s still much more to come. First, the world’s most iconic luxury fashion brand and the best fashion institute in Italy have teamed up to develop a unique master’s degree program designed to produce leaders in the world of retail. Next, one of the largest magazine publishers on the planet has a fashion school that just celebrated the one-year anniversary of its...

The fall semester is underway with a number of brand new Fashion programs in session across the country. Memphis College of Art’s 9-month intensive Fashion Certificate program kicked off September 25, while SUNY Ulster welcomed its first Fashion Design AS students just weeks ago. Portland Fashion Institute (PFI) launched three new certificate programs—Apparel Designer, Apparel Technical Developer, and Apparel Entrepreneur, and Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) became the second State University of New York (SUNY) institution to offer degree programs at SUNY Korea in Songdo. And then there...

If you’re into fashion, you probably already know that the world’s top five fashion capitals are Paris, New York, London, Los Angeles, and Milan. What you might not know is a number of cities across the U.S. are presenting some noteworthy competition, with first-rate fashion scenes that continue to grow year after year. Fashion Mags such as InStyle , Glamour and Cosmopolitan agree, and in its 11th Annual Survey, The Global Language Monitor listed these cities among the Top 56 Global Fashion Capitals . An impressive three Texas cities and two Florida cities made the list, and just about every...

If you’re a fashion student or want to be, you’ve probably noticed that retailers around the world have begun to pack up their summer fashions to make room for Falls. The world’s fashion schools are kind of in the same boat, as they rush to make room for the influx of new students eager to hone their design skills. Some schools have already reached capacity, while others, such as Metropolitan Community College in Nebraska, may still have seats available. Students can still register to be a part of this exciting new program that will complete its first year in existence in September. And then...