Maximum credit flexibility

Earn your bachelor's degree in 2 years or less.

If you already have an associate degree, or are transferring in with at least 60 credits, our Business of Fashion degree may be the right path for you. This program provides maximum flexibility in recognizing the credits you've already earned at other colleges, regardless of what you majored in.

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A Closer Look

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Making a Career Change from Education to Fashion

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  • March 31, 2021
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AVRIO Footwear, founded by John Matthews in 2018, is a sustainable and transparent athletic footwear brand that uses algae and other organic components in the production and development of their shoes. John and his team created the AVRIO brand to “Make Tomorrow Beautiful” through collaboration with other brands, competitors, suppliers, and consumers.

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Courses & Curriculum

  • Accounting
  • Digital Tools for Fashion Presentations
  • Introduction to the Fashion Business
  • Marketing
  • Product Lifecycle Management
  • Sustainability and the Future of Fashion

You'll gain priceless experience-and make important connections-through required internships. Here are just a few places where LIM students have interned.

  • Chanel
  • The Estee Lauder Companies
  • Nike
  • Opening Ceremony
  • Sony Music Entertainment
  • Vineyard Vines
  • Wilhelmina Models

LIM College offers the following minors for each major, which are intended to provide an additional focused area of study:

Fashion Media Minor:

  • Fashion Media

Fashion Merchandising Minors:

  • Beauty
  • Event Planning
  • Fashion Merchandising
  • Fashion Styling
  • Retail Buying And Planning (For Non-Fashion Merchandising Majors)
  • Retail Buying And Planning (For Fashion Merchandising Majors)
  • Sustainability

Interdisciplinary Studies Minors:

  • Entrepreneurship
  • Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion

Liberal Arts Minors:

  • The Arts: History and Performance
  • English
  • Global Studies
  • Society And Culture

Marketing, Management, And Finance Minors:

  • Digital Business
  • International Business
  • Management
  • Marketing

Visual Studies Minors:

  • Digital Design And Photography
  • Interior And Residential Concepts
  • Photo Styling And Set Design
  • Visual Studies
  • Visuals For Social Media

Craft your Business of Fashion major to focus on the area you’re most interested in, including:

  • Buying
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Product Development
  • Sustainability
  • Trend Forecasting
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Opportunities at LIM

Career Pathways

Whether your goal is to launch your own fashion line or to work for an established brand, you'll graduate with the essential business knowledge and skills you'll need to succeed in the increasingly complex and bottom-line oriented world of fashion.

Explore Types of Careers

Internships

You'll gain priceless experience - and make important connections - through required internships. LIM students have done internships in everything from e-commerce to production to trend forecasting at companies that include Tommy Hilfiger, Saks Fifth Avenue, Madison Square Garden, Urban Outfitters, and Ross Stores.

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Clubs & Organizations

There’s more to college than attending class. Enhance your experience (and your resume) with co-curricular and extracurricular activities. Make the most of your time and get involved.

See how you can get involved

Study Abroad

Explore a different culture and expand your world view. Choose a short-term travel program or semester abroad to add an invaluable experience to your education.

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Faculty

Nancy Miller

Nancy Miller
  • Fashion Merchandising and Marketing
  • nmiller@limcollege.edu
  • Chair / Assistant Professor

Robert Conrad

  • Fashion Merchandising and Marketing
  • Robert.Conrad@limcollege.edu
  • Adjunct Faculty

Hilda Alfonso

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  • Fashion Merchandising and Marketing
  • halfonso@limcollege.edu
  • Senior Lecturer

Marla Greene

Marla Greene
  • Fashion Merchandising and Marketing
  • mgreene@limcollege.edu
  • Associate Professor

Andrea Kennedy

Andrea Kennedy
  • Fashion Merchandising and Marketing
  • Andrea.Kennedy@limcollege.edu
  • Associate Chair, Fashion Merchandising / Assistant Professor

Dr. Nicole Kirpalani

Nicole Kirplani
  • Fashion Merchandising and Marketing
  • Nicole.Kirpalani@limcollege.edu
  • Associate Chair, Marketing / Associate Professor

Dr. Mary Wagner

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  • Fashion Merchandising and Marketing
  • Mary.Wagner@limcollege.edu
  • Assistant Professor

Beth Hochberg

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  • Graduate Studies
    Fashion Merchandising and Marketing
  • Adjunct Faculty / Former Global Supply Chain Manager - Accessories, Calvin Klein

Dr. Mary Ann Bui

Dr. Mary Ann Bui
  • Fashion Merchandising and Marketing
  • Adjunct Faculty

Dr. Michelle Cheasty-Christ

Michelle Cheasty-Christ
  • Fashion Merchandising and Marketing
  • Adjunct Faculty

Dr. Crystal Green Brown

  • Fashion Merchandising and Marketing
  • Adjunct Faculty

Dr. Erin McKinstry

Erin McKinstry
  • Fashion Merchandising and Marketing
  • Adjunct Faculty

Michelle Alleyne

  • Fashion Merchandising and Marketing
  • Adjunct Faculty

Shanti Amalanathan

  • Fashion Merchandising and Marketing
  • Adjunct Faculty

Anne Appel

Anne Appel
  • Fashion Merchandising and Marketing
  • Adjunct Faculty

Juliette Atwi

Juliette Atwi
  • Fashion Merchandising and Marketing
  • Adjunct Faculty

Michelle Ayers

  • Fashion Merchandising and Marketing
  • Adjunct Faculty

Fabrizio Babino

Fabrizio Babino
  • Fashion Merchandising and Marketing
  • Adjunct Faculty

Marc Benhamou

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  • Fashion Merchandising and Marketing
  • Adjunct Faculty

Stacey Blume

  • Fashion Merchandising and Marketing
  • Adjunct Faculty

Patricia Clyne

  • Fashion Merchandising and Marketing
  • Adjunct Faculty

Terence Coffee

  • Fashion Merchandising and Marketing
  • Adjunct Faculty

Amira Djokovic

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  • Fashion Merchandising and Marketing
  • Adjunct Faculty

Janice Everett

Janice Everett
  • Fashion Merchandising and Marketing
  • Adjunct Faculty

Christina Frantellizzi

Chrissy Frantellizzi
  • Fashion Merchandising and Marketing
  • Adjunct Faculty

Floriana Frigenti

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  • Fashion Merchandising and Marketing
  • Adjunct Faculty

Joanne Galanos

Joanne Galanos
  • Fashion Merchandising and Marketing
  • Adjunct Faculty

Shandel Garner

  • Fashion Merchandising and Marketing
  • Adjunct Faculty

Jill Greenberg

Jill Greenberg
  • Fashion Merchandising and Marketing
  • Adjunct Faculty

Gayon Griffin

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  • Fashion Merchandising and Marketing
  • Adjunct Faculty

Sandra Holtzman

  • Fashion Merchandising and Marketing
  • Adjunct Faculty

Mary Kassner

  • Fashion Merchandising and Marketing
  • Adjunct Faculty

Reginald King

  • Fashion Merchandising and Marketing
  • Adjunct Faculty

Nancy Klein

  • Fashion Merchandising and Marketing
  • Adjunct Faculty

Moriah Lutz-Tveite

  • Fashion Merchandising and Marketing
  • Adjunct Faculty

Carlos Manzano

Carlos Manzano
  • Fashion Merchandising and Marketing
  • Adjunct Faculty

Joan Marcocci

  • Fashion Merchandising and Marketing
  • Adjunct Faculty

Tara Maurice

  • Fashion Merchandising and Marketing
  • Adjunct Faculty

Adrienne McKissick

Adrienne McKissick
  • Fashion Merchandising and Marketing
  • Adjunct Faculty

Matt Melucci

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  • Fashion Merchandising and Marketing
  • Adjunct Faculty

Marilu Menendez

  • Fashion Merchandising and Marketing
  • Adjunct Faculty

Sabrina Moscola

  • Fashion Merchandising and Marketing
  • Adjunct Faculty

Agassi Nakhapetian

Agassi Nakhapetian
  • Fashion Merchandising and Marketing
  • Adjunct Faculty

Marilyn Phillips-Stull

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  • Fashion Merchandising and Marketing
  • Adjunct Faculty

Jeanine Polizzi

  • Fashion Merchandising and Marketing
  • Adjunct Faculty

Andrea Reyes

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  • Fashion Merchandising and Marketing
  • Adjunct Faculty

Chris Serluco

  • Fashion Merchandising and Marketing
  • Adjunct Faculty

Ellen Sills-Levy

Ellen Sills-Levy
  • Fashion Merchandising and Marketing
  • Adjunct Faculty

Chriss Slevin

Chriss Slevin
  • Fashion Merchandising and Marketing
  • Adjunct Faculty

Carlton Spence

Carlton Spence
  • Fashion Merchandising and Marketing
  • Adjunct Faculty

Christine Stragazzi

Christine Stragazzi
  • Fashion Merchandising and Marketing
  • Adjunct Faculty

Maggie Ullrich

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  • Fashion Merchandising and Marketing
  • Adjunct Faculty

Francesco Venezia

Francesco Venezia
  • Fashion Merchandising and Marketing
  • Adjunct Faculty

Erin Wirths

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  • Fashion Merchandising and Marketing
  • Adjunct Faculty

Latoya Woods

Latoya Woods
  • Fashion Merchandising and Marketing
  • Adjunct Faculty
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