Is Fashion School Still Worth It?
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Is Fashion School Still Worth It?

B1IntermediateJuly 22, 202632 min

For decades, institutions like Central Saint Martins, Parsons and Institut Français de la Mode have launched some of fashion's most successful careers. But, today's graduates are entering a more competitive industry grappling with slower growth across the board, where AI is changing how work gets done and employers are reassessing the skills they need. AI is transforming how entry-level work gets done, while students are asking harder questions about the return on investment of a fashion degree. This week, BoF Careers features editor Dan Hastings joins Senior Correspondent Sheena Butler–Young to examine how fashion educ...

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Hello and welcome to The Debrief from the Business of Fashion where each week we delve into our most popular BOF professional stories with the correspondents who created them. I'm senior correspondent Sheena Butler-Young. For decades, prestigious schools like Central St. Martins,

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Polymoda, Parsons, SCAD, and FIT have helped launch some of the most respected careers across the fashion industry. But the world their graduates are entering looks very different today. AI is changing how entry-level work gets done, and students and their parents are asking tougher questions about the return on investment for a college degree. Today, fashion schools are

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under pressure on two fronts, preparing graduates for an industry that's changing fast, while making the case that a fashion degree remains worth the cost. Joining me to dig into this is Dan Hastings, BOF Careers Features Editor. He spent years reporting on what actually gets fashion graduates hired, and he's seen the classroom from the other side too, guest lecturing on fashion

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