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Expand Your Skills, Talents and Knowledge

Is fashion your passion? If so, this major is tailor-made for you! Fashion design majors work side-by-side with talented, expert and caring faculty. You’ll study textile science, visual literacy, fashion illustration, fashion trends, and the cultural, psychological and social aspects of dress. 

With the latest technologies, you’ll work hands-on to design, create and display your own themed collection of original work. Throughout your undergraduate career, you’ll create pages for an online professional portfolio that you’ll produce as a senior capstone project—just in time for the job market.

In a curriculum deeply rooted in the liberal arts, you’ll expand your capacity for critical thinking, problem solving and visual communication. You’ll start your career ready for success in a fascinating industry.

As a ŷַ fashion design major, I’ve been able to learn how to sew, pattern, draft and create a cohesive collection for the fashion show during my senior year.”

Rhiannon Cassata
ŷַ Graduate

Learn by Doing—Then Do Even More

Practical experience is built into our fashion design curriculum. Our internships draw on the huge retail, cultural and corporate resources of Chicago—a great job market for fashion graduates. 

We make our connections your connections, so you can test-drive your dream job in the real world. Many internships lead directly to job offers after graduation; in a recent survey, 87% of employers said they would hire their ŷַ interns if a full-time position were available. 

Seniors work together to produce our Spring Fashion Show, which presents the best student designs to industry professionals. You’ll not only gain professional exposure but also sharpen your problem-solving, events-planning and leadership skills.

Design a Career Tailored to Your Dreams

Fashion students gain hands-on, real-world experience with industry leaders by creating unique designs and showcasing them at our annual fashion show

I would definitely recommend students joining ŷַ’s fashion program because not only do they teach you everything you need to know, but they prepare you for when you graduate."

George McCray
ŷַ Graduate