Master of Fine Arts in Fashion, Body & Garment
Fashion, Body & Garment saic.edu/fashion This groundbreaking program provides serious fashion students with an expansive exploration of contemporary fashion within the context of community, sustainability, technology, and the industry. Students benefit from rigorous artistic and professional training as they create and exhibit their body of work. Deep investigation Our students engage in dedicated design studios, topical seminars, self-directed research, technical labs, design history, and theory courses. The interdisciplinary approach we provide allows students to take courses not only in fashion, but across the school, supporting a diverse range of practices and approaches to making.
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Thesis exhibition The culmination of the program, the MFA Thesis Exhibition, showcases a body of work that engages critical questions about the intersection and merging of fine art with fashion design. Presented in installation format, work can stand alone or influence the development of a fashion collection as it explores the body in motion, on show, in suspension, in conversation, and immersed in the world.
Creative connections Working directly with SAIC’s internationally renowned faculty of fashion innovators, including visionary Nick Cave and designer Liat Smestad, students are exposed to professional practices from both art and design, engaging in studio visits, networking, and the development of individual student career trajectories through professional practice seminars. The Fashion Resource Center and school-wide Visiting Artists Program offer additional inspiration and global perspectives.
Alumni outcomes Graduates of the program participate in the contemporary fashion and art worlds in myriad ways. Some go on to work in design studios or create their own lines, while others exhibit their work in gallery, installation, performance, or theatrical settings.
For more information on the program and application requirements, please visit:
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