Storm King School students on the runway at the annual fashion show

Visual & Performing Arts

Fashion Design

01 — The Program

Fashion Design at The Storm King School blends creativity, craftsmanship, and innovation.

The Fashion Design Program at The Storm King School introduces students to both the artistic and technical foundations of the fashion industry. Students learn to communicate ideas through fashion illustration while developing practical skills in sewing, pattern making, draping, textile design, and garment construction. Throughout the curriculum, emphasis is placed on craftsmanship, creativity, design thinking, and the ability to solve visual problems.

As students progress, they undertake increasingly ambitious design projects that culminate in original runway collections and portfolio-quality work. Coursework also explores fashion history, sustainability, marketing, manufacturing, and the evolving global fashion industry, helping students understand both the creative and business sides of the profession.

A student design takes the spotlight at the annual fashion show
A student design takes the spotlight at the annual fashion show
From sketch to stitch in the design studio
From sketch to stitch in the design studio
Students Go Behind the Scenes of High Fashion at a Louis Vuitton Show in NYC
Students Go Behind the Scenes of High Fashion at a Louis Vuitton Show in NYC

§ 02 — Course of Study

Curriculum Guide

From first stitches to original runway collections, students master both the craft and the business of fashion.

Megan Liggett in the Storm King School fashion design studio

§ 03 — Faculty

A designer, who teaches.

Megan Liggett

Fashion Design Teacher

Megan Liggett leads the Fashion Design Program, guiding students from their first sketches through the construction of original runway collections and portfolio-quality work.

§ 04 — Inside the Program

Design in motion — from studio to runway.

Step inside the Fashion Design studio and see our student designers at work.

About the Fashion Design Program

§ 05 — Visit Our Classes

See creativity in action. Meet our students and teachers, and see our designers in action.

The best way to understand our fashion program is to experience it. We invite prospective students and their families to visit campus, attend a fashion show, meet our faculty, and see firsthand how creativity flourishes at the foot of Storm King Mountain.