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Fashion Design

Discover your unique voice as a designer and find your place in the exciting field of fashion design.

MassArt’s Fashion Design department takes advantage of its geographic location in the education and innovation hub that is Boston, to provide unique learning opportunities and access for its students and a culturally rich and technologically advanced experience.

Featured Work

A model on a runway wears a flowing gown with a long cape and a crown. She strikes a dramatic pose with arms raised. The background features the text ANALISE and Divine Femininity. Spectators sit on either side of the runway.

Analise Cólon, ’24 BFA, Fashion Design Divine Femininity, Fashion Design, 2024

A model wearing a bubbly and shiny pink jacket and a crocheted skirt.

Bianca Antonini, BFA ’23, Fashion Design Sandler Core, Fashion Design, 2023

A woman is standing in an elegant, strapless black gown adorned with floral embroidery and tulle details. She is posing against a neutral background. Her expression is serene, and her hair is long and down.

Courtney Fucaloro, BFA ’23, Fashion Design La Collezione Siciliana, Fashion Design, 2023

News & Features

A group of people smiling and standing together in a courtyard with lush plants on the walls, enjoying a sunny day. One person holds a dog. Their camaraderie and shared passion for sustainability are evident in their expressions, as if just returning from inspiring student travel courses.

From Laos to Mexico: Student Travel Courses Emphasize Craft and Sustainability
Jenine Shereos & Jennifer Varekamp Program Area Chair, Fibers & Chair, Fashion Design

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International Education

2023-2024 Student Government Association President Heily Rivas shares how creativity, exploration, (and fabric scraps!) can empower students to change the world
Heily Rivas BFA ’24

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Fashion Design

Student Engagement

MassArt Fashion Design Creative Collaboration in Laos
Jennifer Varekamp Chair, Fashion Design

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Fashion Design

International Education

Jenine Shereos & Jennifer Varekamp Program Area Chair, Fibers & Chair, Fashion Design

Heily Rivas BFA ’24

Jennifer Varekamp Chair, Fashion Design

Celebrate the Designers of Tomorrow at the MassArt Fashion Show

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Fashion Design

6th Floor Studios will showcase original collections by graduating seniors MassArt’s Fashion Design program.

Boston’s sustainable student fashion designers

MassArt in the Media
Fashion Design

The Justice, Brandeis University’s independent student newspaper spotlights MassArt fashion design students.

MassArt Alum’s Fashion on Full Display at ICA

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Fashion Design

Fashion Designer and MassArt Alumnus Heily Rivas’ (‘24) latest collection will be on full display at the Institute of Contemporary Arts’ (ICA) “First Fridays: Fashion Fête” (tickets on-sale now!) event on July 5.

Denim Expert Benjamin Talley Smith on Making Best-Selling Khaite and Reformation Jeans, Plus the Styles to Shop This Summer

Alumni in the News
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Fashion Design

MassArt alumnus Benjamin Talley Smith (’01) shares insights on his influential denim career and Talley Creative.

Who What Wear

CityLine: Making fashion piece by piece

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Sustainability

Media Outlet WCVB-TV (Boston, MA)

State’s Leading Fashion Design Students to Showcase Extraordinary Styles at Annual Fashion Show

Press Release
Fashion Design

Boston Fashion Week returns Wednesday with Downtown Crossing Open Runway

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Fashion Design

The Boston Globe

Erika’s Favorites: Sustainable style is the future of fashion

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Fashion Design

WCVB-TV Chronicle

“As Other Kids Grow Out of Their Childhood Fantasies I Grew Into Mine”

Alumni in the News
Fashion Design

Her Campus

Open-collar boomers ask nostalgically: Where have all the neckties gone?

MassArt in the Media
Fashion Design

Boston Globe

Downtown streets are the back-to-office runway, and people are wearing whatever they want

MassArt in the Media
Fashion Design

Boston Globe

StyleWeek Recap Featuring Fashion at Brown (F@B) and Four Regional Designers

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Fashion Design

Rhode Island Monthly

Tender Cargo: A Journey through Time, Trauma and Unanswered Questions

Alumni in the News
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Fashion Design

The Armenian Weekly

Here’s Why Jacqueline Mones Is Your Next Go-To Designer for Unique and Maximalist Fashion

Alumni in the News
Fashion Design

Preview Magazine

For some Mass. designers, the future of fashion is happening in the digital world

Alumni in the News
Fashion Design

WBUR News

The new frontier of fashion is digital, and some Boston-based companies are all in

Campus News
Fashion Design

WBUR Radio Boston

For some Mass. designers, the future of fashion is happening in the digital world

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Fashion Design

WBUR News

Brooklyn Stepped Up At New York Fashion Week SS23

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Fashion Design

Brooklyn Magazine

Incubating Boston’s arts economy

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Fashion Design

WBUR

MassArt fashion design students debut thesis collections

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Bay State Banner

The fashion industry needs size inclusivity, but what does that look like?

MassArt in the Media
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NPR – Connecticut

The Next Runway Muse at Runway 7 at NYFW

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Fashion Design

Fashionado

Last Call with Jay Calderin, professor of Fashion History

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Fashion Design

Worcester Magazine

Council of Fashion Designers of America

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Fashion Design

Council of Fashion Designers of America

Brockton ‘Holiday Market’ is a melting pot of entrepreneurs for Small Business Saturday

Alumni in the News
Fashion Design

Sun News

Project Runway’s Prajjé Oscar Jean-Baptiste on Growing Up in Haiti and His Namesake Fashion Line

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Fashion Design

Philadelphia Magazine

A Look at the Ethical Concerns Surrounding Fast Fashion

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WCVB-5 ABC Boston

Who is Prajjé Oscar Jean-Baptiste on ‘Project Runway’? Haitian designer started fashion house at 19

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Sportskeeda

Designer Profile: Kelly Wearstler

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Fashion Design

Homes and Gardens

From Haiti to Nordstrom: Designer’s Handmade Hair Accessories Hit Luxury Shopping Racks

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Miami Herald

How Art and Sustainability Come Together in Craft

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Fashion Design

Smithsonian Magazine

‘There’s so much Beautiful Work that’s Come Out of This’: College Art Students in the COVID Era

MassArt in the Media
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Boston Globe

Shoe Designer Stuart Weitzman Leads One-of-a-kind Footwear Course at MassArt

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Boston Globe

MassArt’s Fashion program has long been celebrated for encouraging creative exploration while building on time-tested principles of design and craft.

Featured Faculty

Jennifer Varekamp

Chair, Fashion Design

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Renee Harding

Professor, Fashion Design

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Kenlyn Jones

Associate Professor, Fashion Design

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Cara Tuttle

Associate Professor, Fashion Design

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Stacy Scibelli

Visiting Lecturer, Fashion Design

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Fashion Show

The MassArt Fashion Show is a dynamic celebration of innovation, creativity, and craftsmanship, showcasing original collections by graduating seniors in the Fashion Design program.

18 unique undergraduate programs. A world of opportunity.

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