Forma Audax. Visio Culta. Femori Terminus Nullus. Department APP

Department / Studio

Apparel Systems and Studio Practice

APP is the academy's studio department. Students design, build, and critique garments engineered for academy life — uniforms that hold proportion, materials that survive movement, and silhouettes that read clean across the four houses.

APP studio table with academy socks, shoes, and uniform details.

Department Overview

APP studios run on a critique cycle. Students prototype, present, and revise garment systems against three constraints the academy returns to constantly: warmth, movement, and institutional polish.

Courses

APP.204 Winter Silhouette Lab

Prereq: Studio placement

U (Winter)

2-4-6 units

Design studio for winter layering, sock proportion, warmth, and movement-friendly tailoring.

Celeste Park
APP.260 Rave Wear, Revised

Prereq: APP.204 or permission

U (Summer)

2-3-7 units

Reflective materials, festival movement, belt bags, footwear, and campus-appropriate nightlife design.

Staff