The University of Alabama announced Monday plans to build a new "cutting edge" fashion retailing and apparel design facility on campus that will "provide space to conserve and celebrate fashion history and groom fashion trendsetters of the future."
18 Online Fashion Courses Anyone Can Take
Whether you re looking to start a new hobby, a new business or a new career, here s where to start.
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Whether you want to brush up on illustration skills, master sewing, learn the basics of running a fashion business or take a full eight-week course on fashion buying, there are a number of ways to do so without ever setting foot in a physical classroom.
Online learning saw significant growth during the pandemic, which helped validate a practice that already existed and forced fashion design schools to innovate their teaching methods. And while there are (increasingly) entire degree programs available to take online, there are also shorter certificate programs and individual courses that anyone can take for a few hundred bucks.
Legendary Malaysian-born designer Jimmy Choo has built a luxury shoe empire that spans the globe and this autumn, he ll turn his attentions to education with the opening of the JCA London Fashion Academy, a fashion school and incubator in Mayfair, London. Accredited through the University of West London, the JCA London Fashion Academy will matriculate 100 students this September in fashion design courses that focus on both practical design skills as well as entrepreneurship. The Academy is the best place to be for fashion students looking to gain entry into the industry as an entrepreneur, the school s new website explains. We encourage all students to define their own market, develop their own brand, and design their own unique collections. We will professionally incubate you and your new business through your time at the JCA so you graduate with a business alongside your degree or masters qualification.