Course General Description

For Fashion Design majors interested in pursuing a career in Costume Design, the Fashion Design department is pleased to offer an optional area of emphasis. Building off a rigorous fashion design curriculum, which requires students to develop ideas that address specific design challenges, Costume Design Emphasis students will work on 3 targeted projects inspired by historical and cultural influences, story structure, and character development, and take 2 supplemental professional development courses. The program engages critcally-acclaimed costume design professionals and leading costume houses to guide students in the process of producing original designs and dynamic illustrations, combining traditional and digital methods, for their portfolios.

School General Description

Established in 1918, Otis College of Art and Design is a non-profit 501(c)3 institution and national leader in art and design education. The College mission is to prepare diverse students of art and design to enrich our world through their creativity, skill, and vision. Alumni and faculty are Fulbright, MacArthur, and Guggenheim grant recipients, Oscar awardees, legendary costume designers, leaders of contemporary art movements, entrepreneurs, and design stars at Apple, Abercrombie & Fitch, Pixar, DreamWorks, Mattel, Nike, and Disney.