Wardrobe Technician and Costume Design Specialist
Specialized training for wardrobe creation, maintenance, and supervision for theatre, film, video, and broadcast and cable television productions. Recommended for working stylists or as additional study for Fashion Styling certificate students looking to increase their versatility.
Not all courses are offered every semester.
Links direct you to current offerings.
SXG 100 Wardrobing for Theatre, Film, and TV
SXM 100 Styling Tricks of the Trade: Pinning, Taping, and Clothing Care
SXG 120 Costume Design: Theory and Practice
SXM 105 Advanced Styling: Tricks of the Trade
SXG 130 Fashion in Film and Media
SXM 010 Styling: Fit Fundamentals
SXW 425 Hand-Sewing, Mending, and Alteration Essentials
SXF 610 The Great Designers
SXH 100 Learn the Top Ten Design Motifs of All Time
SXG 610 The Great Costume Designers
SXG 140 Storyboard and Rendering for Costume Design
SXN 530 The Role of the Costume Designer with Michele Savoia
SXG 300 Wardrobe Technician Career Start-up
SXG 310 Costume Design Career Start-Up
Free-choice courses (choose one) to be taken before SXG 325:
SXF 325 Men's Image Consulting with Style
SXF 500 Fabrication: Everything You Need to Know
SXG 142 Costume Design Storyboards and Rendering II
SXM 110 Media Makeup Knowledge for Designers, Stylists and Consultants
SXM 250 Social Media and Digital Best Practices for Stylists and Photographic and Visual Professionals
SXW 400 Learn to Sew Like a Pro I
Not all courses are offered every semester.
Links direct you to current offerings.
A minimum of 14 courses are required to complete this program.
Required courses are listed in suggested order:SXG 100 Wardrobing for Theatre, Film, and TV
SXM 100 Styling Tricks of the Trade: Pinning, Taping, and Clothing Care
SXG 120 Costume Design: Theory and Practice
SXM 105 Advanced Styling: Tricks of the Trade
SXG 130 Fashion in Film and Media
SXM 010 Styling: Fit Fundamentals
SXW 425 Hand-Sewing, Mending, and Alteration Essentials
SXF 610 The Great Designers
SXH 100 Learn the Top Ten Design Motifs of All Time
SXG 610 The Great Costume Designers
SXG 140 Storyboard and Rendering for Costume Design
SXN 530 The Role of the Costume Designer with Michele Savoia
SXG 300 Wardrobe Technician Career Start-up
SXG 310 Costume Design Career Start-Up
Free-choice courses (choose one) to be taken before SXG 325:
SXF 325 Men's Image Consulting with Style
SXF 500 Fabrication: Everything You Need to Know
SXG 142 Costume Design Storyboards and Rendering II
SXM 110 Media Makeup Knowledge for Designers, Stylists and Consultants
SXM 250 Social Media and Digital Best Practices for Stylists and Photographic and Visual Professionals
SXW 400 Learn to Sew Like a Pro I
Facilitator: Patti Barbosa
Students interested in a Professional Development Certificate of completion must file an affidavit form after completing the first course in the certificate. This will also enable you to obtain your official FIT ID. To access the form log into your account at https://myfit.fitnyc.edu, in your student tab click on Online Information System, in the Main Menu click on Student, then click Online Certificate Declaration and proceed to declare your noncredit certificate.