Apparel Design blends a flair for fashion with practical knowledge of all aspects of the business. Students who have a talent for drawing and creating clothes, for themselves or others, can apply their creativity in classes designed to expand their knowledge of the practical side of the multibillion-dollar fashion industry. Middle Tennessee State University, with the only apparel design program at a state university in Tennessee, boasts one of the relatively few such programs in the Southeast and one of the best.