Fashion Design

Traditionally an innovator in education, the Fashion Design Department is part of Pratt’s School of Art and Design, enabling the department to offer interdisciplinary studies with other creative design areas.

Only at Pratt Institute can students combine their studies in the fashion field with courses such as jewelry design, printmaking, and photography, utilizing all areas of the School of Art and Design to explore its full range of creative interests.

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fashion Design

The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fashion Design prepares students to design apparel for various markets by emphasizing both the technical and creative aspects of the industry. Professional viewpoints are fostered through field trips, museum study, and consultations with designers who serve as critics. The department’s faculty members, all active in the fashion field, encourage professionalism.

Students receive a sound background in pattern drafting, draping, construction, and sketching. Techniques in sportswear, eveningwear, and lingerie are emphasized. Notably, students are required to take a computer-aided fashion sketching class, where they learn the latest technology used in the fashion industry. Electives in special fields of design, such as children’s wear, menswear, knitwear, wearable art, accessories, millinery, theatrical costume design, fashion editorial/magazine publishing, and advanced pattern making and draping are also offered.

Chairperson of Fashion Department

Rebeccah Pailes-Friedman
Fashion Design
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(718) 636-3415
Brooklyn Campus
North Hall 2

 

Helpful Links:

Request information: http://www.pratt.edu/admission/request_information
Application/Portfolio: http://www.pratt.edu/admissions/request_informationApplication/Portfolio 
For Portfolio Requirements: http://www.pratt.edu/admissions/applying/applying_undergrad/ug_application_requirements/
Please Note that Fashion Design Applicants have the same portfolio requirements as other Art and Design Applicants.