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Careers to Consider After a Fashion Degree Program

By Joe Cooper
Fashion Design School Review Columnist

A fashion degree can prepare you for a variety of careers—some of which have nothing to do with clothing. Earning a fashion degree is good preparation for any type of career that involves design, and having these options can make graduates glad they chose fashion school.

Your designs don’t necessarily have to end up on the runway or in Vogue for your career in fashion to be successful. Read on to find out about other careers for which a fashion degree can prepare you, as well as some successful examples of designers who have already done so.

Career Options after Fashion School

Fashion school graduates find their niche in any number of design specialties. These include:

Event Planning
Wedding Planning
Floral Arranging
Furniture Design
Accessory Design
Auto and Aircraft Interior Design

Profile: Preston Bailey, Event Planner

Preston Bailey is a designer to the stars—but he doesn’t dress them for the red carpet. After coming to the U.S. from Panama in the 1970s to attend fashion school, Bailey began designing events instead of clothing. He used his fashion degree to start a career that has lead him most recently to designing the floral arrangements for Matt Lauer’s wedding, as well as the launch party for Oprah’s O magazine.

Profile: Marc Newson, Industrial Designer

The Australian designer Marc Newson has had a busy career in fashion, or should we say, fashioning many different types of design. His famous furniture designs are now on display in New York. He has also designed the interiors of planes for major global carriers, and a concept car for Ford. And he’s dabbled in accessories, designing shoes for Nike.

For accessory design especially, fashion design is the perfect degree. For furniture design, why not study textiles and materials sourcing in fashion school? Remember—just because you go to fashion school, doesn’t mean you have to stick to designing clothes.