 
Fashion Studies Contact:
Prof. Linda Reilly
973-655-7485
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Fashion Studies (BA)/
What It’s About
The Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Fashion Studies program focuses on the evolving field and multibillion-dollar industry concerned with the design, production and sale of fashion products.
Majors explore many facets including an analysis of consumer needs in regards to apparel and accessories and how those needs are met by a complex and dynamic industry. Upon graduation, students pursue careers in fashion manufacturing, merchandising, management, and/or marketing of products and services.
What You Will Study
The Fashion Studies curriculum includes coursework that examines textile and apparel manufacturing, fashion merchandising, retailing, and consumer action along with business practices such as marketing, administration, accounting and economics. Students also study nutrition and select from a wide range of art-making courses including figure drawing, fashion illustration, and costume and interior design, to name just a few.
Outside the classroom, majors benefit from full-time internships and cooperative education experiences with companies that develop, produce and promote fashion.
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An Outstanding Faculty
Fashion Studies students work with an outstanding faculty and guest artists who bring extensive expertise in fashion design and research, brand development, textiles, costuming, and apparel buying. Within and beyond the Fashion Studies program, more than 28 full-time faculty and 80-plus visiting professionals mentor our Dept. of Art and Design students every semester.
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Studio Facilities
The Department of Art and Design occupies several buildings on campus, housing fully equipped studios for all art areas including new facilities for the Fashion Studies program.
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Fashion Studies Studio | All Studio Facilities
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Student Work
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Careers in Fashion Studies/
Professional Resources
Successful fashion professionals possess an enthusiasm for fashion as a cultural phenomenon along with retail savvy and an interest in consumer behavior. Graduates of the program find that their knowledge and skills are marketable in a wide range of professional settings including New York’s fashion center, just 14 miles away.
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Sample Career Areas
- Accessories Design
- Cosmetics
- Fashion buying
- Fashion marketing and sales (shows, television, print, displays)
- Fashion merchandising
- Fashion Production
- Fashion publications management
- Fashion retailing
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- Fashion wholesale industry
- Market research
- Merchandise Management
- Public Relations
- Quality Assurance Management
- Styling
- Theatrical Costuming
- Textiles Design
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Accreditation
Montclair’s Art and Design programs, including Fashion Studies, are widely recognized and meet the rigorous standards of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD), thus placing them among the most-competitive programs in the region.
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How to Apply
Applicants interested in Fashion Studies must follow the steps for applying to Montclair State University and indicate Fashions Studies as their intended major. Instructions are posted on the Undergraduate Admissions Web page
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All Design programs
The College of the Arts offers additional programs for students interested in design.
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