Fashion
The world of fashion is fast-paced and exciting. The Fashion majors at Lasell
focus on the specialized areas of retail merchandising, clothing design, and visual
and promotional design techniques. Other supporting industries such as marketing
and advertising are examined through courses in business, textiles, garment
design, pattern marking, grading, photography, buying, operations and fashion
history. Students use the latest computer-aided design (CAD/CAM) equipment to
make production markers and engineer patterns for optimal material use. The
degree includes a solid foundation in both liberal arts and business courses.
Through Lasell's Connected Learning philosophy, students have ongoing opportunities
to apply theoretical concepts of academic studies by working in the field with
recognized leaders in the fashion industry. The upper-level professional courses are
oriented toward decision-making tasks that students will face when making the
transition from college to middle and upper management positions. Students learn
how to plan strategically, organize for profitability (using design cost sheets and
computer costing technology pertinent to each degree), control design operations,
and promote creativity.
Every Fashion student, in each of the four years, has on and off-site opportunities
or contact with industry professionals. These opportunities include professional
consultation on academic projects, and all Fashion students are involved
directly in on- and off-campus fashion show productions as designers, producers,
set designers, or stylists. Involvement in professional application
projects becomes particularly intensive in the senior year through our Fashion
Design capstone courses in Thesis Development and Production or the Internship
Seminar and Field Assignment in Fashion Merchandising.
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