PROGRAMS. SPECIALIZATIONS. COURSES.

NYSD fashion design offer with three levels: Fashion Design Foundation, Fashion Design Certificate, and Fashion Design Professional. Whether you’re a beginner or aiming for mastery, each level brings new skills for a successful fashion career. Progress step by step and thrive in fashion design at NYSD.

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Fashion Technical Designers are like fashion architects – they make sure clothes look stunning and fit perfectly. As fashion gets more personalized, the need for skilled technical designers is growing. Join us to become a sought-after fashion technical designer.

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Are you a fashion enthusiast with big dreams? Our Entrepreneurship for Fashion Designers program is tailored just for you. Learn how to blend your design skills with business savvy, creating your own fashion brand from scratch. From design concepts to business plans, we’ll equip you with the tools you need to succeed.

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NYSD’s Apparel Construction courses teach you the art of creating beautiful clothes. From sewing basics to patternmaking and draping, you’ll learn practical skills that open doors to exciting opportunities in the fashion industry.

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Our 3D fashion Design program teaches you how to bring your fashion visions to life through cutting-edge technology. Learn to create fashion flats, then immerse yourself in 3D digital design. With these skills, you’ll be ready to create stunning, realistic designs.

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Your Destination for Fashion Design Excellence, Wherever You are.

Offered in our campus within the heart of New York City’s fashion district and available online, our array of programs and courses are artfullty curated to mold your fashion design aspirations into tangible realities.

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NYSD Pathway: From Exploring to Excelling.

Whether you’re diving into fashion as a passion, aiming for a career in the industry, or envisioning your own brand, New York School of Design will guide you every step of the way. Choose a single course for a quick exploration or commit one year towards a professional level program.

foundational

Elements and principles of design, illustration and sewing

artistic &
technical

From ideation to finished garments. Nurturing artistic and technical skills

Specialization
& Professional

Design creation, couture tailoring, manufacturing, fashion business.

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fasion design foundation

Elements and principles of design, illustration and sewing

artistic & technical

From ideation to finished garments: Nurturing artistic and technical skills

Specialization & Professional

Design creation, couture tailoring, manufacturing, fashion business.

STUDENT CREATIONS

Workplace Ready

Embedded within our programs is Workplace Ethics and Professionalism training designed to equip students with an understanding of the distinctive workplace culture and expectations in the fashion industry. Our classrooms offer an immersive design studio experience, mirroring the environment found in top-tier fashion companies.

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Industry Partnerships

Our industry partnerships open doors to an array of internships, placing students in fashion design houses and manufacturing entities. Our Career Seminars led by fashion luminaries at the outset of the programs guide students to chart their fashion career early. Our graduates emerge ready to seamlessly integrate into the industry, establish their own fashion enterprises, or elevate their fashion education.

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OUR FACULTY & MENTORS

At NYSD, our faculty comprises seasoned fashion professionals and dedicated educators. They form a diverse tapestry of individuals, ideas, values, and talents. These remarkable individuals are not only instructors but also trainers and mentors who guide you throughout your fashion career journey, both within our school and long after your graduation.

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Meet Susanna Moyer. As an experienced fashion designer having worked at Christian Dior, Sigrid Olsen, Liz Claiborne (the list goes on), Susanna teaches fashion design and inspires our students to reach for their full potential.