Virginia Commonwealth University's Department of Fashion Design and Merchandising is a proud part of the #1 Public Art School in the nation.
The VCU Department of Fashion offers both Fashion Design and Fashion Merchandising tracks. The curriculum is industry-driven and all faculty members have worked in the industry. Fashion Design students learn professional processes for garment construction, patternmaking, draping, and fashion drawing. Fashion Merchandising students learn the planning it takes to offer the right merchandise, at the right time, at the right place, in the right quantities, and with the right sales promotion. Our students have had internships around the globe, including: New York, California and even London! For more about internships at VCU Fashion, click here: http://arts.vcu.edu/about/internships/
The department holds an annual juried fashion show at the end of each year that features garments made by junior and senior design students and selected by a panel of industry experts. A class of junior and senior Fashion Merchandising students are responsible for producing the show.
