Jocelyn Reed

Choosing to avoid fashion design school because of the cost is a hard decision to make and it’s a decision that may not be necessary if you know where to find financial aid. It is true that a college education can cost thousands of dollars and fashion design schools are no exception. For the potential income that can be earned doing what you love however, getting creative when financing your education can save the day.

Finding the best fashion design school for you, as an indivudal, a student, and a fashion design professional to-be is an important decision that shouldn’t be based solely on which school was ranked “best” by some news publication last year. The final decision should come down to which school is “best for you”.

Although there is still a boss to answer to (the client) some fashion design school graduates have in mind a different sort of career. One in which they call the shots when it comes to owning their own design process.  So, how feasible is it for a fashion school graduate to work as a freelancer in the industry? Here are what the experts have to say about it.