The School of Fashion Design is committed to advancing Oriental Design Studies, expanding fashion ecosystem models from a global perspective, and fostering interdisciplinary integration with emerging digital technologies. Through these efforts, the School has established an innovative educational framework that prepares future-oriented professionals for the fashion lifestyles and industrial innovation. The School offers Fashion and Accessories Design program across undergraduate, master's, and doctoral levels. Its academic structure is organized around two departments—Fashion Design, and Textile Design & Interior Design—and three program tracks: Fashion Design, Textile Design, and Interior Textile Design. The School aims to cultivate pioneering fashion artists and designers capable of shaping future lifestyles and building internationally influential fashion brands.
Grounded in the concept of a fashion ecosystem within the broader textile discipline, the School promotes interdisciplinary collaboration and multidimensional innovation. Its project-based curriculum spans undergraduate, master's, and doctoral education, emphasizing the interconnected development of fashion design, research, and industry. By strengthening brand awareness and supporting industrial transformation and upgrading, the School seeks to lead new directions for fashion design education in China.
Positioning itself at the forefront of fashion art and design education, the School integrates academic research with industry practice to nurture designer-led fashion brands rooted in Chinese cultural identity. Guided by its mission of "cultivating fashion artists who will shape the future," the School has established an innovative educational system that combines contemporary artistic vision with business acumen. The curriculum integrates Oriental fashion design studies, brand strategy, fashion curation, and digital fashion, while project-based learning that bridges academia, industry, and research provide students with opportunities to develop original, contemporary, and culturally grounded fashion brands. By promoting the global expression of Chinese narratives, the School encourages students to evolve from cultural inheritors into innovators who define future lifestyles, preparing graduates to create internationally influential Chinese fashion brands.
Through the interdisciplinary integration of design, management, and technology, the School offers a comprehensive and flexible educational system across undergraduate, master's, and doctoral levels, balancing individual creativity, market awareness, and systematic professional training.
Faculty and Staff
·Total faculty and staff: 29
·Professional faculty members: 18
·Professors: 3
·Associate professors: 6
Student Body
·Total students: 451
·Undergraduate students: 343
·Master’s students: 92
·Doctoral students: 16
Leadership for School of Fashion Design:
Xu Han, Dean
Zhao Li, Secretary of CPC School of Fashion Design Committee & Deputy Dean
Yali Ling, Deputy Dean (Executive)
Qing Lang, Deputy Dean & Deputy Secretary of CPC School of Fashion Design Committee
Official Email: ssxy@caa.edu.cn
