ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY SS13

With more than 18,000 students, Academy of Art University is the nation's largest accredited private art and design university. Founded in 1929, the school offers accredited degree programs in 19 areas of study. Thousands of fashion students study under the guidance of experienced fashion professionals in the School of Fashion, which houses the following areas of specialization: Fashion Design for Women’s Wear, Men’s Wear, and Children’s Wear; Technical Design; Textile Design; Knitwear Design; Accessory Design; Fashion Illustration; Fashion Journalism; Fashion Marketing; Fashion Merchandising; and Visual Merchandising. In 2005, the Academy’s School of Fashion was the first school to premiere collections of recent graduates at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, and continues with this tradition today.