Our fashion and jewellery programs will take you into the real world of fashion and design techniques with expert faculty and modern facilities.

Fashion Studies students, faculty and alumni interview

We’ll introduce you to fashion technology and the fundamentals of design, marketing, merchandising, manufacturing and management, while helping you to build your portfolio. Our programs focus on the business side of fashion, including retail operations, wholesale management and import/export activities. In addition to the academic component, you will gain hands-on experience. For example, in Fashion Management, students operate two retail stores and gain invaluable exposure to employers at our annual networking event, FashionWorks.

Our faculty maintains industry contacts and are at the forefront of design and manufacturing innovation. Expert faculty, the most modern equipment and flexible courses let your creativity flourish.

	Guest Lecture- Dr. Alexandra Palmer, ROM On November 11th, 2009, Dr. Alexandra Palmer  gave a riveting lecture on how Christian Dior ruled the fashion world from 1947-57 by creating and controlling innovative global licensing agreements for all Dior products. Click on the image below to view excerpts from this lecture.
	Watch the video of the Dior lecture.

Fashion and Jewellery students showcase their work at:

• One-of-a-Kind Show
• Clothing Show
• Creativ Festival
• Jewellery show at Harbourfront
• Fashion show at local venue
• Design competitions

Our Programs
Fashion Studies offers a variety of opportunities to build your portfolio and to showcase your unique talents related to Fashion. Our programs blend technique, creativity and academics to prepare you for the diverse demands of the entrepreneurial and artistic world. New structures in these programs work to give students some flexible choices and movement within the programs.

Location, location, location
Just minutes from Spadina, Canada's fashion capital, you are ideally situated for work placements at fashion designers, retailers, manufacturers and distributors.

Fashion Career Options include:

Fashion, Techniques and Design:
patternmaker, design assistant, stylist, computer sketcher, computer pattern grader.

Management:
product development, production supervisor, , merchandiser, store manager, consultant, small business entrepreneur.

For more information about fashion career options visit www.careerthreads.com.

Contact Us
For more information on Fashion Studies and its programs please contact us at:

Phone: 416-415-5000, ext. 4840
Phone: 1-800-265-2002

Fashion Techniques & Design: 416-415-5000, ext. 2997
Fashion Management: 416-415-5000, ext. 2997

Revised: July 7, 2010