"A Mount Mary College education can give you the tools necessary to
fashion the successful future you've dreamed about."

Fashion Department

Students interested in working toward a fashion-related career will find that the Fashion Department at Mount Mary College offers a variety of options for study within the industry.

Rated as one of the top programs in the country, Mount Mary's fashion program melds the excitement of change, the challenges of new technology, and a sensitivity to design, manufacturing, and merchandising which enhances student ability to create innovative and functional solutions.

Through the program, fashion students are introduced to real-world experiences and use state-of-the-art computers to gain a working knowledge of industry technology.

The Fashion Department offers two unique majors - Apparel Product Development and Merchandise Management.

Technology in the Classroom

The Fashion Department incorporates a variety of computer applications across all four years of study. The Fashion Computer Lab features 16 stations equipped with Lectra U4ia, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator.

The Harley-Davidson Patternmaking Laboratory utilizes Gerber Accumark software for use in patternmaking, pattern grading and marker making.

The Fashion Department received gifts from Donna Ricco, 1981 graduate, and Harley- Davidson Foundation to renovate the design and pattternmaking classrooms and purchase new computer software and hardware. The Donna Ricco Design Resource Center and the Harley-Davidson Patternmaking Laboratory are accessible to students in the evenings and on weekends for class projects.