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School of Arts and Design - Fashion Design (DESN)

Associate in Applied Arts (AAA)
Certificate (CERT)

Students in the fashion design program take courses in fashion illustration, computer-aided design, fashion design history, patternmaking, garment construction and textiles. In addition, students learn to set up fashion design businesses from concept to creation.

With a certificate in fashion design, students may transfer to a 4-year college. Many students in the program chose to study fashion and costume design for an entrepreneurial business, the stage and film industry or art/sculptural practice.

Fashion design faculty members are practicing fashion and costumer designers, tailors, CAD specialists and product designers. Their currency in the fashion industry allows them to teach state of the art fashion design. The SFCC design studio is a fully equipped, professional, fashion design production house; it is equipped with industrial sewing machines, cutting tables and industry specific dress forms.

SFCC is the only public college in the State of New Mexico to offer a certificate in fashion design. A Fashion Design Club organizes trips and events for fashion students to domestic design marts, New York, Rome, Italy, or Paris for focused study.



Fashion Design Photos Fall 2009

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SFCC Fashion Design in the News

  • Designer Nancy Judd is at it again with a workshop at El Museo Cultural in November 2010. Read News Release. This workshop features the Youth Eco-Dress, (think Scarlett O'Hara)! Visit Nancy's Recycle Runway website.
  • Designer Nancy Judd is a former SFCC Fashion Design student - check out her Summer 2010 newsletter, Recycle Runway, featuring airport exhibits and The Jellyfish Dress! Visit Nancy's Recycle Runway website.
  • SFCC student designs are featured in the Fall, 2010 edition of Southwest Flair Online Magazine.
  • La Voz, the Spanish-speaking edition of the New Mexican features Paula Palacios' design expertise in the article Debut de Modistas.
  • SFCC Fashion Design students strut their stuff in the Art of Fashion show in March 2010. See article in the New Mexican.
  • SFCC Faculty member Ezra Estes is featured in an article in Southwest Flair online magazine. Read article.
  • SFCC student Lynne Kudus has a flair for fashion. Read about her in The New Mexican! The results are in! Get the scoop on the New Mexican's Fashion Makeovers with Lynne's expert styling.
  • Ezra Estes is a faculty member and former SFCC student. His custom suit was recently featured in People Magazine and he will be auditioning soon for Lifetime TV's Project Runway! Stay tuned for more on Ezra's journey.
  • Nancy Judd is a former SFCC Fashion Design student - check out her newsletter, Recycle Runway, for news about her trip to the Inauguration with fashions created from recycled Obama campaign materials! Visit Nancy's Recycle Runway website.
  • Jamie Jennings Richardson graduated with a certificate in Fashion Design in 2004 - see what she's doing now!

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For more information contact Professor Mechele Hesbrook at mechele.hesbrook@sfcc.edu or (505) 428-1644

Or

Kathryn Nowlin, School of Arts and Design Lead Administrator (505) 428-1436 kathryn.nowlin@sfcc.edu.

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