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Accessory Design
Offered in:
SAVANNAH

Welcome

From shoes and handbags to belts, gloves and hats, accessories are the items that personalize apparel choices.

The accessories industry is a major force in fashion. At SCAD, accessory design students develop an awareness of this specialized industry and its various markets. To prepare for this field, students learn to conceptualize and design 3-D accessory products as well as execute, present and market their work.

Patternmaking and design skills, as well as mastery of industry-standard equipment, are emphasized throughout the program. Students learn to design and construct marketable 3-D accessory items at a high level of craftsmanship.

SCAD is the only university in the world to offer an M.F.A. in accessory design, and the first in the United States to offer an M.A. in accessory design.

A comprehensive studio setting offers full prototype production capabilities with specialized equipment including a selection of women’s and men’s shoe lasts, a shoe finishing machine, and cylinder industrial sewing machines. Industry-standard Lectra RomansCAD software is used for designing bags and shoes.

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Accessory design students collaborate with students in fashion, fibers, industrial design and other disciplines to conceptualize, design and create fashion accessory products. Students are guided in every step of the design process, from initial concept to completed project. Students develop and construct samples of the shoes, belts, handbags, hats and other accessories they have designed.