School Fashion Trip to New York
A fashion school trip to New York will be completely unforgettable and is bound to leave your students with a passion for fashion!
One of the ‘Big Four’ fashion capitals of the 21st century, New York is a must for any fashion student. Strut along 5th Avenue exploring the high-end stores with amazing window displays, mingle with New York’s elite as they purchase the latest must-haves and discover the Fashion District, with the buzz of buyers running from showroom to showroom.
New York really does offer an up-close and personal experience of the fashion industry that students will love. And, of course, it also works really well as a cross-curricular school trip destination, offering exciting possibilities for politics, art, business studies, performing arts, media studies, design and technology, food technology, maths and religious studies.
Suggested Itinerary (5 days, 3 nights)
See the Fashion Walk of Fame
The Fashion Walk of Fame is the world’s first and only monument to American fashion and pays tribute to some of the most influential designers in fashion history! This is a must-see on a fashion school trip to New York.
Along 7 th Avenue (also known as Fashion Avenue), between 35 th and 40 th Streets, the Fashion Walk of Fame consists of 28 plaques paying tribute to some of America’s greatest designers.
What’s really great is that the plaques actually tell you a little bit about the designer and why they’re worthy of such an honour. There are, of course, some very famous names that need no introduction, but some lesser known designers are featured too.
Did you know?
The Fashion Walk of Fame is, rather fittingly, located in the Garment District, an area that’s been famous for fashion manufacturing and design since the early 1930s.
Visit the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology
One of a select group of prestigious fashion museums, the Museum at FIT is famous for its award-winning exhibitions!
The museum’s permanent collection includes 50,000 garments and accessories, some of which date as far back as the 18 th century. And many of the world’s most influential designers are represented, including Chanel, Dior and Balenciaga.
The exhibition is rotated every six months, but always represents 250 years of fashion, making this a fascinating visit to include in your fashion school trip to New York.
Did you know?
The Museum features a gallery dedicated to student and faculty exhibitions, which is a great opportunity to see the work of some of the fashion designers of the future and could be really inspiring for your students to see!
Take the TV and movie locations tour
See more than 60 locations around New York familiar to you from both the big and small screen!
New York is said to be the most filmed city in the world and many of its landmarks will be familiar to your students, making this a really exciting inclusion in your school trip to New York.
Some of the highlights on the tour include Friends locations, the Ghostbusters firehouse and McGee’s pub, which was the inspiration for MacLaren’s in How I Met Your Mother.
Did you know?
The *Ghostbusters* base is an active firehouse in Tribeca – Hook and Ladder 8. The firefighters stationed here were among the first to react to the September 11 th terrorist attacks.
Day 1
Morning
Flight from UK to New York
Afternoon
Transfer to accommodation on arrival
Evening
Optional evening meal at a local restaurant
Day 2
Morning
Visit Parsons the New School of Design
Stop off at Century 21 Metropolitan
Afternoon
Visit the Museum at FIT
Evening
Visit the Empire State Building for evening views across the city
Optional evening meal at a local restaurant
Day 3
Morning
Enjoy a 4-hour Movie Stars and Locations Tour
Afternoon
Take the Garment Center's 'Insider Tour' and stroll along the Fashion Walk of Fame
Evening
Optional evening meal at a Times Square restaurant
Chance to enjoy a Broadway show
Day 4
Morning
Visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art, followed by some retail therapy
Afternoon
Transfer to airport
Evening
Overnight flight back to the UK
Day 5
Morning
Arrive back in the UK
Afternoon
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Evening
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3 nights' bed and breakfast accommodation
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Airport transfers in resort
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All flights including tax
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Comprehensive travel and medical insurance
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Detailed information pack
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Free staff place ratio 1:10
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Itinerary planning service
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Curriculum Links
A-Level
- Modern industrial and commercial practice
- Importance of marketing and brand identity
- Product development and improvement in fashion
- Trends and cycles in fashion production
- Designers, styles and fashion movements
GCSE
- Meeting customer needs
- Specialist techniques and processes for textiles
- Historical and contemporary textile designers
- Elements of fashion design and illustration
- Purposes and functions of textile designs
Educational activities and visits
Fashion Walk of Fame
In 1999, the Fashion Center Business Improvement District established the Fashion Walk of Fame to honor New York’s most influential… Read More
Garment Center "Insider" Tour
Experience the excitement of seeing the legendary Garment Center at work on this 2.5 hour tour. Although somewhat “gritty… Read More
Macy's Department Store
Shopping in New York is not complete without a trip to Macy's, not only can you stop by and pick… Read More
Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology
The Museum at FIT is one of a select group of specialized fashion museums, including the Musée de la Mode… Read More
New York TV & Movie Sites Tour – On Location Tours
Tour many locations of TV and Movies in New Yorkand straddle fiction and reality as you visit the places you’ve… Read More
Parsons the New School for Design
If you’re a Project Runway fan, you must pay a visit to Parsons School of Design on the west side… Read More
Soho & Nolita Fashion Tour
Thetour of these side-by-side neighborhoods offer the most abundant as well as the chicest shopping in the world. On these… Read More
Cultural activities and visits
Empire State Building
Reaching more than a quarter of a mile into the Manhattan sky, the Empire State Building was the world's tallest… Read More
Metropolitan Museum
One of the world’s most prestigious art galleries, the Met’s comprehensive permanent collectionspans five thousand years of art from a… Read More
Statue of Liberty
No trip to New York would be complete without a visit to the Statue of Liberty; the city’s iconic symbol… Read More
Accommodation
HI New York is Manhattan’s premier hostel, and is located in a landmark building on the Upper West Side. The building was built in 1883 to help widows of both the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 and re-opened as HI New York in 1990.The hostel offers clean, modern, mixed and separate male/female dormitory-style accommodation (4 - 12 bedded rooms) with shared bathrooms in the hallways. Linen, towels and a housekeeping service are provided.Private rooms with and without baths are also available (subject to availability).
The hostel is situated just one block from Broadway Avenue and a main subway line, and only minutes from Central Park.
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