Fashion Design - Master's or Second Bachelor's?

ghost00
Tue, 13 May 2008 19:31:56 +0000

So it’s actually not that necessary to get an MFA in fashion, is that what you mean? I understand what you were saying because I also thought the MFA can’t really offer me what I wanted to learn in fashion, even tho they said they are going to place me in beginning classes first, but paying a graduate rate for foundation classes doesn’t sound so smart to me. My concern is, if both degrees can offer me the skills I need to learn, is it better off spending a few more yrs for a MFA? Or a BFA would do just fine? The reason I posted my question here is because I just wanted to get some feedback from current fashion design students or people who are currently working in the field.

Also I thought maybe I would be “over-qualified” if I have an MFA w/o much experience in the field (however the school would provide internships for graduate students), and as a graphic designer myself, I know portfolio is everything, the school is actually not so important.

I actually thought of becoming an apparel graphic designer, but it’s usually not creatively involved, you are just going to work under a fashion designer or you will just be doing on-garment graphics… which is something I don’t want to be working for the rest of my life. But can a graphic designer switch to the fashion field w/o a proper degree? I’ve tried to apply for assistant designer positions but I didn’t get any reply I guess because I don’t have a degree in fashion~