What is the best universities/college for Fashion

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Hi, yall, I'm so confused, I did research, and I still don't know; what is the best colleges/universities for media arts and fashion. Possibly with job placement. I being thinking about; should i move to L.A or New York to pursue my dreams. I want to be (photoshoot) art director like Jay Manuels on ANTM; and Business Entrepreneur as Fashion Designer. Being Fashion Designer, is secondary career for me. Art Directory comes first. Which place offers better opportunites for these careers, is L.A or New York? I'm only 18, turning 19 next month; I'm enrolling into community college next semester. My talents are I can draw/sketch, paint (not professionally), paint well on Microsoft Paint. I did over 1000 fashion sketchs, and I know the name of my fashion label (if, I have one, one day). Here few of my artworks.

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Honestly its not about the paper. You have to have the skills and proof of it through a portfolio. It doesn't matter where you went to school (maybe in come cases) but overall people wanna see what your capable of.

Put your self in the position as an employer. If you were looking to hire someone, you would want someone to meet your qualifications. Yes you would acknowledge their schooling but what else is there.

For all these job/career descriptions you like, have you researched online at all about those fields? Use the internet to your advantage. You can learn so much from it, and be a step ahead.

Being any type of art director is a high position. something you gain by way of experience. You have to climb the latter and progressively get there by refining your skills.
You have to be able to coordinate, have different perspectives, network, have a strong sense of composition, and eye for creativity , etc etc.

Look at job descriptions from companies and you'll get an idea of the type of skills you need.

If you like photography, start now. Get a camera, learn about the different techniques, experiment look up various artists/photographers. (Richard Avedon). You have to be familiar with some history.

Business is the basis to anything. When you know that you have a lot to your advantage.

Depending on the School, yes you may get help with job placement, but in reality you can sit around waiting to be served. They send you leads, but would also want to network uses different avenues.


Really develop your skill towards your specific goal, start building a portfolio now.

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^ solid advice

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Originally Posted by suFfix Honestly its not about the paper. You have to have the skills and proof of it through a portfolio. It doesn't matter where you went to school (maybe in come cases) but overall people wanna see what your capable of. Put your self in the position as an employer. If you were looking to hire someone, you would want someone to meet your qualifications. Yes you would acknowledge their schooling but what else is there. For all these job/career descriptions you like, have you researched online at all about those fields? Use the internet to your advantage. You can learn so much from it, and be a step ahead. Being any type of art director is a high position. something you gain by way of experience. You have to climb the latter and progressively get there by refining your skills. You have to be able to coordinate, have different perspectives, network, have a strong sense of composition, and eye for creativity , etc etc. Look at job descriptions from companies and you'll get an idea of the type of skills you need. If you like photography, start now. Get a camera, learn about the different techniques, experiment look up various artists/photographers. (Richard Avedon). You have to be familiar with some history. Business is the basis to anything. When you know that you have a lot to your advantage. Depending on the School, yes you may get help with job placement, but in reality you can sit around waiting to be served. They send you leads, but would also want to network uses different avenues. Really develop your skill towards your specific goal, start building a portfolio now.

Thank you, for all the advice. Few months ago, I checked out the Art Institute of Dallas. I talked to counselor who worked there. After, I describe what career dreams. I'm interested in. She showed me, two brochures: "Photography Associate of Applied Science" and "Fashion Design Bachrlor of Fine Arts". I decided not to attend the Art Institute of Dallas; because, I cannot afford the tuition. I called my old high school, to talked to my old Adversting Design 2 teacher for advice. She warned me, not to attend at the Art Institute of Dallas, and she say, I need try to attend to community college first. I had bad luck, trying to enroll in community college for fall semseter (long story). I grew up, in South Dallas hood/ghetto; it's hard, try come up from the bottom. I really do, want to be somebody. I don't want to conform to typical statistics. I will be hurt, if I don't become successful. I need use my creativity and artistic talents; while I have it now. I read that photographer makes around makes $25,895 a year before taxes, and art director makes around $67,086 a year before taxes. It' s sad, if you are creativity and artistic; you don't make that much money. Compared to someone, who naturally an genius in mathematics and science subjects. It's sad, I struggled in school, because, I'm really bad with all kind of matematics and chemistry/physics. It's was blessing, that I graduated with honors. At graduation, I laughed in everybody face, who thought I was stupid or doubt me in the past. It's was like a big "f" you finger, to everybody who knew me, and all of my haters.