What degree do you need to become a Fashion designer or a writer for a fashion magazine?

Question

I am reviewing different career choices and jotting down a few different colleges to look at and i need to know some good ones to go to for these two careers and what degree I will need...

Answer 1

To become a fashion designer, it's recommended that in college you major in fashion design and take courses dealing with fashion merchandising.

To work with a fashion magazine, you'd need a degree in journalism or another similar field, along with a good deal of knowledge in the field of fashion.

Some good colleges to look at are Parsons for Design and the Fashion Institute of Technology, both in New York. Parsons is quite expensive with a annual tuition of about $30,000. FIT costs considerably less - only about $10,000 annually.

Answer 2

Fashion is a very hard industry to get into. Especially without qualifications. Honours Degree is a minimum requirement nowadays whether it is a designer job you are looking for or work in retail as a buyer, merchandiser etc. etc or a fashion writer. There are a lot of courses out there where you can study any subject in fashion but most of them are 3 yrs but you seem to be an inpatient type so I'd suggest you start networking with various people from the industry (it's a pretty much "who you know or sleep with" industry) and do some volunteer work don't expect to be paid for it for at least 6 months fashion is a very demanding and unforgiving Mistress she takes a lot but does not give back much. Degree will definitely will open the gate into the industry as most colleges/universities have connections this way you can get that essential work experience. But on the other hand it is your charisma, passion, determination and 100% commitment to the industry will get you a job of your dream.