Internships
Internships and graduate career opportunities are readily available on the local, national, and international fashion stage. Our students have interned and then joined some of America’s most-recognized fashion firms:
Abercrombie & Fitch |
Mountain Hardwear |
Amour Vert |
Narciso Rodriguez |
Athleta |
NICE Collective |
Betabrand |
The North Face |
DKNY |
POP Outerwear |
GAP Inc. |
Ralph Lauren |
Isabel Toledo |
Tea Collection |
J.Crew |
Thakoon |
Jones of NY |
Thom Browne |
Levi Strauss & Co |
Note: All international students must obtain work authorization before beginning any internship or off-campus employment.
Industry Leaders on a Global Scale
Here are just some of the reputable, industry-leading fashion companies where our Fashion Design students have completed internships that provided them with a rich, purposeful experience working in the their intended industry.
Companies with a stated commitment to advance sustainable fashion practices:
Abercrombie & Fitch (Columbus, Ohio) |
NIKE (Portland, OR) |
Athleta Inc. (a Petaluma, CA-based subsidiary of Gap Inc. in San Francisco) |
Mission Playground (a Petaluma, CA–based Organic Exchange brand) |
Del Forte Denim (Emeryville, CA) |
Tea Collection (San Francisco) |
Levi Strauss & Co. (San Francisco) |
Pottery Barn (San Francisco) |
Others
Amy Kuschel (San Francisco) |
J.Mendel (New York) |
BCBG Max Azria Group (Vernon, CA) |
Jones Apparel Group Inc. (Bristle, PA) |
Badgley MIschka Couture (New York) |
LOOP (Indore, India) |
Bibhu Mohapatra (New York) |
Mountain Hardwear (Richmond, CA) |
Built by Wendy Inc. (New York) |
Narciso Rodriquez Corporation (New York) |
Dena Designs (San Francisco) |
Nicole Miller (New York) |
DKNY (division of Liz Claiborne) (New York) |
The North Face Inc. (San Leandro, CA) |
Dockers (a brand of Levis Strauss & Co. in San Francisco) |
Old Navy (a division of Gap Inc. in San Francisco) |
Erica Tanov (Berkeley, CA) |
Polo Ralph Lauren (New York) |
G. Hensler (South San Francisco) |
SlingFin (Berkeley, CA) |
Ground LLC (Emeryville, CA) |
Stoll Knitting (New York) |
Gymboree Corporation (San Francisco) |
Tahari Ltd. (New York) |
Hollister (Columbus, OH) |
Weston Wear Inc. (San Francisco) |
J.CREW (New York) |
Williams-Sonoma (San Francisco) |