Chicago Fashion Schools

Columbia College Chicago

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Consistent with long standing Columbia tradition, faculty are drawn directly from the fashion world itself. Through contact with professionals, Columbia’s students have the invaluable opportunity to experience updated hands-on instruction within the context of a solid liberal arts education.

Illinois Institute of Art

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The intensive training at The Illinois Institute of Art-Chicago emphasizes innovation and creativity in fashion, while providing the student with the professional entry-level skills and technical knowledge necessary for a successful career in the fashion industry. Students are introduced to sewing, flat pattern drafting and draping to provide a solid foundation in the fundamentals of apparel engineering.

International Academy of Design & Technology

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Students at the Academy study the global fashion industry’s use of conventional skills and traditional techniques along with their application. Advancements in computer-based pattern drafting, design and manufacturing are taught to ensure student’s current skills remain parallel to the latest innovations in the field of fashion design.

School of The Art Institute

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The Department of Fashion Design is internationally recognized for its unique interdisciplinary program within a fine arts foundation. Its nontraditional, undergraduate, three-year curriculum within the four-year degree program instills an awareness of the social, political, and technological forces shaping the 21st century.