Fashion Design and Production

The Fashion Design and Production major at Lasell has a professional focus, rooted in Connected Learning, that seeks to educate students by promoting self-expression, academic exploration, and critical thinking in academic, civic, and career-relevant areas.

The Fashion Design and Production degree program prepares students to navigate the fast-paced fashion industry by offering expertise in business, textiles, garment design, pattern making, buying, operations, and more.
As a Fashion Design and Production student, you can take part in unique experiences such as:
- Runway, the annual student fashion show
- Polished, the student-run fashion magazine
- studio1851, the student-run retail shop
The Lasell Fashion Collection, containing over 2,000 items dating back to the 19th century, helps support students in understanding historical style details, construction techniques, textile usage, and societal function.
Join Lasell's Fashion Design and Production faculty on campus for a face-to-face Portfolio Design Review where industry experts evaluate your work for the possibility of receiving a scholarship.
Lasell's School of Fashion has degree programs in Fashion Media and Marketing, Fashion Design and Production, and Fashion Merchandising and Management.

Runway: Behind the Scenes

Connected Learning

Connected Learning complements traditional approaches with active learning experiences by doing internships, service learning, and challenging projects in and out of the classroom.

Runway

Runway, the annual student-run fashion show, involves students from all three Fashion majors:

Fashion Design and Production students showcase their own collections.
Fashion Merchandising and Management students create the set for the show.
Fashion Media and Marketing students promote the show.

Industry Connections

Faculty, through industry connections, bring distinguished guest speakers to campus from the American Textile History Museum, Project Runway, Johnny Cupcakes, and more.

Lasell is one of the only schools in New England that belongs to the National Retail Federation Student Association, which provides networking opportunities, recognition, and the latest industry news.

Students participate in Boston's most prominent industry events such as:
- Boston Fashion Week
- LOOKBOOK LIVE
- Design Wars
Students gain a global perspective through:
- Immersive trips to London, Florence, Milan, and Hong Kong
- Partnerships with institutions in Switzerland, Ireland, and China
- Internships with designers during Men's Fashion Week in Paris

Polished Magazine

Polished, Lasell's award-winning fashion and lifestyle magazine, allows students from all three fashion majors to gain practical experience as writers, editors, producers, and designers.

studio1851

studio1851 allows many of Lasell University's students to apply the decision-making, leadership, accounting, visual, merchandising, and marketing skills they learn in the classroom to our Retail Innovation Lab on campus — all while gaining valuable experience to put on their resumes.

Projects

Students worked with Professor Jill Carey to research and create the Fashion and Satire exhibit at Rosecliff Mansion in Newport, Rhode Island, and at the Museum of Society of Illustrators in New York City, as well as to publish a companion book.

Internships

As part of our robust program, students have gained internships at:

Ann Taylor
Cosmopolitan Magazine
Disney
Gucci
MAC
Marc Jacobs
Oprah, Inc
Puma
TOMS
TJX Companies

Employment Opportunities

With the Fashion Design and Production major at Lasell, students have gone on to pursue careers with:

TJX Companies
Marc Jacobs
Disney
Converse
Abercrombie & Fitch
Start their own lines

Academic Roadmap

View our Academic Roadmap.

See a year-by-year breakdown of potential courses you can take to complete your Fashion Design and Production major in four years.

School of Fashion Faculty

	Kathleen Potter, M.B.A. Dean of School of Fashion, Associate Professor of Fashion Area of Expertise: Professor Potter brings a broad range of deep relationships in industry to inform her approach to guiding students to career readiness, and facilitate connecting students to a professional network.
	Richard Bath, M.Ed. Professor Emeritus Area of Expertise: Professor Bath has an extensive business background in operations management in the retail/fashion industry.
	Lynn Blake, M.F.A. Professor of Fashion, Program Chair of Fashion Design and Production Area of Expertise: Professor Blake has 30+ years of experience in the apparel manufacturing industry. She has held design positions for major manufacturers such as New Balance Athletic Shoe Co., Inc. and Mast Industries, LTD, which includes the private labels of The Limited Stores, Limited Express and Victoria's Secret.
	Jill Carey, M.Ed. Professor of Fashion, Curator of Lasell Fashion Collection Area of Expertise: The relationship between dress and cultural understanding is at the core of Professor Carey's teaching and research in the field of historic clothing. Professor Carey works closely with students in the Lasell Fashion Collection, and is actively involved with Boston Fashion Week
	Maritza Cantero Farrell, M.S.A.E. Associate Professor of Fashion Area of Expertise: Professor Farrell has worked as an illustrator, painter, graphic designer, and fashion designer.
	Gail Jauregui, M.B.A. Assistant Professor of Fashion, Internship Coordinator Area of Expertise: Professor Jauregui brings 25 years of experience in the mass-market fashion industry as a pattern-maker and technical designer.
	Kristin Kinsky, M.B.A. Assistant Professor of Fashion Area of Expertise: Professor Kinsky holds a strong background in merchandising and retail management, and has worked for companies such as Macy's, Lord & Taylor, Jones Apparel Group, and The Limited Brands, Inc.
	Anne Bernays Trevenen, M.B.A. Associate Professor of Fashion Area of Expertise: Professor Trevenen has worked within the fashion industry as a designer and product manager for companies such as Polo Ralph Lauren, J. Crew, ABT Design, FilaSport, and Colours by Alexander Julian.
	Anne Vallely, M.A. Assistant Professor of Fashion Area of Expertise: Professor Vallely's career in the fashion industry includes professional modeling, fashion buying, store management, operations, and event planning.
	Catharine Weiss, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Fashion Area of Expertise: Professor Weiss has 20+ experience working in the fashion industry with companies such as Liz Claiborne, Gucci, Ferragamo, Brahmin, and more. She has a background in marketing and management in addition to fashion.
	Tenneh J. Wilkins, M.F.A. Instructor Area of Expertise: Professor Wilkins integrates her diverse background into teaching apparel design and construction. She specializes in pattern making, garment construction, customization, and production.