Fashion college in america - los angeles or new york?

Question

I'm planning on going to University in America (I'm from England), I want to study a fashion course in either L.A or New York but I don't want to design and make clothes, I want to style and be part of more of the media aspect such as magazines etc.

Any one have any recomendations?

Answer 1

With all due respect to the above answer, deciding on which city to attend school should not be based on how much press coverage a city gets. It should be based on the school's acedemic quality and of course the financial implications of attending.

However in NYC you may wish to look at FIT (Fashion Institute Technology) this is school as such notible Alumni like Calvin Klein, Leon Max and actress Karen Allen.

http://www.fitnyc.edu/html/dynamic.html

You may also look at the two public universities in NYC, which are CUNY and SUNY.

http://www.suny.edu/

http://portal.cuny.edu/

In L.A. there is the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, however they do only offer an associates degree and not a bachelors.

http://www.fidm.edu/

There is also Otis College of Art and Design:

www.otis.edu

There are also many notible universities in L.A. such as CSULA, CSUN, USC and UCLA,  which do not offer direct fashion degrees or programs but do offer degrees in such areas as marketing and media.

Answer 2

New York always seems to get more press coverage than LA. I would say NY!