What you need for fashion design is a good background in figure drawing. Check a community college for a figure drawing class, or practice drawing your friends. That'd be a great first step, and when you try to get into a fashion design school, they will look to see if you can draw a person.. . I go to Virginia Commonwealth University in Virginia. it's far away from you, but maybe will give you some ideas on their program website. Check out www.vcu.edu