Beyond Graduation
FIT enjoys international recognition for the quality of its programs and the caliber of its graduates. At FIT, you're connected, through a faculty of industry professionals and extensive networking opportunities. As a result, FIT graduates have a higher than average job placement rate.
Graduates in Accessories Design hold positions as:
- assistant or full-fledged designers of shoes, handbags, belts, and small leather goods
- stylists
- merchandisers for manufacturers or retailers
- product-line builders
- production personnel
- lead patternmakers
- entrepreneurs
Graduates have been placed at major companies including:
- Michael Kors USA, Inc
- Rosetti Group
- Liz Claiborne
- Brown Shoe
- Fashion Forward NY
- Payless ShoeSource
- Nine West Accessories