Fashion Design Technology
2 Year Program
Harkness, Potter
Students will learn to dress, style, and create trends based on design elements and the fashion cycle. Topics of study include: basic sewing skills, fashion trend forecasting, fashion psychology, fiber, yarn, fabric, and garment production. Students will analyze fashion collections, study fashion history, explore fashion merchandising, marketing and advertising by creating a working business plan, and produce a professional fashion show.
Program Highlights
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Experience what it’s like to produce a “NYC Fashion Week”
style show exhibiting original student designs. -
Learn to dress, style, and create trends based on design
elements and the fashion cycle. -
Get to know the movement of popular fashion by forecasting
fashion trends while applying real world fashion skills. -
Create a successful business plan for a fashion boutique
using your design aesthetics with merchandising concepts.
College Agreements
- LIM College
- SUNY Buffalo State University
Additional Information
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Students in this program are eligible for post-secondary
dual enrollment.
- Large class size (24+)
- Lab can be loud and busy
- Students are required to work in close proximity to others
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Students are required to work independently and collaboratively in groups
- Fine motor skills and dexterity
- Able to focus on tasks at hand for 2+ hours
- Able to work independently and in groups
- Able to follow multi-step directions
- Able to troubleshoot independently
- Able to work in a busy environment
- Able to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Strong time management skills
- Strong organizational skills
- Strong reading comprehension
Instructor Information
Harkness Career and Technical Center
Darlene Borchert
Potter Career & Technical Center
(716) 821-7331
Elizabeth Acevedo