FITS 397 Fashion Collaborations - Fashion for a Purpose

The purpose of this course is to introduce students to working with a non-profit & for-profit organization creating a fashion event. Many non-profits & for profits today partner with fashion houses, company, brands or designers for many reasons. Some of the reasons include to increase awareness, giving back to the community, marketing a fashion product and sharing mutual interests in current challenges within different cultures. This course will have a physical event which is in-person held within the University of Arizona Campus. Students will work in committees that will address specific areas of the event. Committees will be formed, but not limited to research, accounting, promotion, staging, logistic planning and public relations. The final project for the class will an in-person event on the UA campus. The focus of the event will be determined by the type of organization the class will be working with at the time.