SCAD or SAIC for fashion

GrnMtnMom
Wed, 15 Apr 2015 18:08:08 +0000

My daughter is studying fashion at SAIC. She chose it over several other schools, for various reasons. She did not apply to SCAD, so I cannot comment on that. The fashion program at SAIC is rigorous. The faculty are great - they are all practicing designers. They’ve been both demanding and nurturing. In addition, her education is interdisciplinary. There is always room for another studio class in another discipline each semester. A few of the fashion sophomore students at SAIC took the top awards at the CFDA/Teen Vogue Scholarship competition last year. Chicago is a wonderful city for artists. The AIC is a great resource, and the students there use it all the time for research.