Fashion School Review
Home   |   Fashion Design Schools   |   Fashion Merchandising Schools   |   Fashion Articles
Fashion School Review > Add to Favorites
Finding History Through Fashion

May 06, 2004

Send Article to Friend Send to a friend | Printable Version

"Designer finds history reflected in fashion" recaps a presentation given by an Illinois costume designer on how history can be learned by studying fashion. Perhaps of more interest to prospective fashion students, though, is that she talked a bit about her career path and her transition from student to working at a costume shop to her becoming a full-time costume designer with her own studio:

Launch Your
Fashion Career
from
The Art Institutes

The Art Institute
ote>"While I was an undergraduate student, I found that I really like fashion design," Shaffer said. "When I started out it was all more than I thought it would ever be. I realized I needed to consider human psychology, history and so many other things when designing a costume."

Additional Stories

> Is Sketching Talent a Fashion Design School Must?
> Fashion Design Software: Getting Technical to Get Creative
> How to Succeed in Fashion School
> Getting Down to Business in Fashion Design
> Fashion Students: Vary Skills to Land a Job

Featured Fashion Cities

> Los Angeles, CA
> New York City, NY
> San Francisco, CA
> Chicago, IL

Fashion Schools

US Fashion Schools
> Arizona
> California
> Colorado
> Connecticut
> Florida
> Georgia
> Illinois
> Indiana
> Michigan
> Missouri
> Nevada
> New Hampshire
> New Jersey
> New York
> North Carolina
> Ohio
> Oregon
> Pennsylvania
> Tennessee
> Texas
> Washington

International Fashion Schools
> Canadian Fashion Schools
> London Fashion Schools
> Study Abroad Fashion Schools

> Online Fashion Schools

> All Fashion Schools