The didactic programme comprises 600 theoretical hours and the remaining will focus on design and workshops. The best students in the Master Course will be awarded an internship programme in some of the most important Fashion Companies. The main strength of this Master, is its capacity to combine theoretical preparation, study and analysis of the most successful manufacturing case studies with solid experience carried out in collaboration with enterprises within the sector.

Course is aimed to graduates from similar fields, those with diploma from private university level schools, or professionals with some years experience in the sector.

Master in Fashion Design

The evolution of the Fashion System demands for the designers not only to be able to design collections, but also to be professional characters with growing multi-disciplinary competences, capable of managing and communicating with the various sectors involved. Today the fashion designer needs to be manager and art-director at the same time, and must be able to manage the project up to the product, the communication and the retail aspects.

Only in Italy and only in Milan it is possible to study at the centre of a Fashion System that is unique in the world and internationally recognized; where the creativity of the fashion designers integrates with the production capacity, with the quality of fabrics and confection, with entrepreneurial abilities as well as with retail and communication innovations, allowing a direct contact with this world, its protagonists and events....

This is MaHKU

MaHKU is the working title of the one-year Master programme of the Utrecht Graduate School of Visual Art and Design. MaHKU comprises five disciplines, i.e. Editorial Design, Fashion Design, Fine Art, Interior Design, and Public Space Design.

We offer an MA curriculum both discipline specific and interdisciplinary entailing a mixture of provocative seminars and workshops.

MaHKU is accredited by the Open University in London. Upon successful completion of the Master programme you earn the internationally acknowledged title of Master of Arts (MA).

Master programmes in art and design focus on a research-based process of creation. As a Master student, you critically reflect on the boundaries of your discipline through research methodologies, a variety of theoretical discourses, and interdisciplinary activities. But you will also engage in a rich mix of discipline-specific topics and discussions....

Aim of the Course

The Master programme is intended for young Designers who wish to develop their personal style in creating a fashion collection and their own brand. A highly specialised intensive programme, based on the fundamentals for achieving success in Fashion Design: creativity, assurance of expression, attention to individual cultural development, a passion for research.

The Course is intended as a conclusion to the Fashion Designer’s training and aims to stimulate personal and cultural development, leading to the creation and presentation of a fashion collection in a professional and effective manner.

By the end of the Master the Designer will have acquired the ability to communicate the results of his studies and will be able to produce an original, recognizable collection, fully expressing and embodying his own individual ideas and concepts....

Aim of the Course

Continually growing in importance, the Fashion Coordinator is a versatile professional figure in a pivotal position between the design and marketing sectors of a company. The coordinator of a collection is expected to filter and present market information which will assist the stylistic development of the collection.

The coordinator works with the styling office in the programming and management of the collection’s development, and at the same time with the marketing office to interpret individual client suggestions and the results of broader market research. The coordinator also works with the communications department and on the organization of events to present the collection....

Aim of the Course

Accessory Designers enhance a silhouette, adding their signature style to a contemporary collection. Accessories must emphasise a look and create the right mood; they often indicate cultural and social status and must be useful, consistent and durable.

The Master programme teaches students how to interpret, design and realize collections of accessories. They learn how to maintain artistic integrity in their work, respecting the styles of other creative persons involved in a collection. They must be able to effectively present their style in the world of fashion and collaborate with brands and designers.

The Fashion Bags and Accessories Course is based on the traditions and expertise of craft and sartorial skills. The personal and cultural development of the student is stimulated, leading to the creation and professional presentation of an innovative accessories collection, reflecting both the spirit of the moment and a mature designer’s profile....

The remarkable feature to this master would be the ability to process design and trend researches complying with the idea of fashion, guaranteeing quality, from research to finished product and preserving the company’s economy.

The purpose of this course is to train creative professionals, able to combine theoretical knowledge, creativity and organizational skills, and most of all relate with producers.

Tuition will cover all steps in the creative process: vision, research, design, colours, fabrics, cost assessment, prototyping and collections. The course mean to provide the students with critical sense, analytical, methodological and innovative-concept detection skills. The didactic programme comprises 600 theoretical hours and the remaining will focus on design and workshops. The best students in the Master Course will be awarded an internship programme in some of the most important Fashion Companies....

Aim of the Course

Tom Ford is a self-communicating person-brand. designer and director as well. Diesel customers are a tribe of fans. Ferrari cars are becoming eco-friendly and Porsche is selling mobile phones. Steve Jobs created an uncontested market with the iPod. Karl Lagerfeld and Madonna designed for H&M. What if Benetton one day decides to start an haute couture collectionWho is managing all these, and many other potential challenges? The Brand Manager, a specialist in shaping, preserving or renewing the identity of a brand, from defining a company’s vision, mission and its values, to the coherent implementation of effective and efficient marketing and communication policies.This profile requires traditional economic and marketing skills, but also an ability to interpret post-modern reality applying a knowledge of aesthetics, sociology, history, philosophy, psychology and semiotics, but with a natural sensibility for innovative concepts: experience, emotional, viral and guerrilla marketing, tribal societing, low- and no-cost communication, convergent branding, buyology, storytelling, concept- and cross-selling, trendsetting, pampering, metabranding, cult- and love-marking, image building, hardwear and softwear, communication, trading up & down, heritage and vintage management, product placement, eco-nomics....

MBA Design, Fashion and Luxury Goods

Managing business in the ever-evolving fields of design, fashion, and the luxury goods is a challenging task. Managers of the sector have to handle creativity, corporate image, and volatility while pursuing long term profitability through sound marketing strategies, efficient distribution plans, quality sourcing, etc.

Companies from the design, fashion, and luxury goods sector hire MBA's because they know they can benefit from their strong general management skills. However, often times, they report a lack of knowledge of the design, fashion, and luxury goods world and of the specific tools necessary to manage brands of the sector....

Master in Fashion Management

Fashion companies are constantly looking for people capable to match creativity and management: a new generation of managers, suited to the specific requirements of Fashion. Domus Academy, thanks to its long lasting experience in Fashion education, has taken this challenge and has developed a unique approach to work out and strengthen the peculiar managerial competences necessary to work within the Fashion world.

The Master in Fashion Management aims at shaping and developing the competences of managers capable to understand and play the rules of Fashion. The Programme follows a cross-field and multicultural approach, matching management and fashion styling, linking knowledge of the product to sensitivity to fashion....

Aim of the Course

By definition this course aims to help students use their individual skills to undertake a career in the world of Fashion and Culture as a Curator or Trend Researcher. Now that Fashion has entered the museum and exhibition world, the Fashion Curator represents a new professional figure. Fashion garments are archived in the same way as works of art. Specialised and qualified Curators in the field of costume and dress can bring new energy to museum management and exhibition design.

All visual concepts of fashion will be studied during the course, whether a fashion show, a retail presentation, or a museum exhibition. A fashion garment can have many different lives: starting in the design studio it then becomes a consumer object and ultimately an archived artistic item....

Course Overview

If you are seeking a career in fashion marketing, this one year course is for you. Reflecting the industry, it is fast-paced, exciting and innovative and is designed to enthuse and challenge students.

The course will provide you with the business insight, fashion marketing expertise and personal skills necessary for today’s increasingly competitive global environment.

By advancing your knowledge of fashion marketing theory and practice, the programme encourages students to develop creative and distinctive solutions to the challenges facing the international fashion industry.

Prospects...

Aim of the Course

In the Fashion world, shoes are the most complicated and sophisticated of all projects, requiring specific knowledge of structures and procedures to create a viable product. Most of the world's Luxury and Fashion footwear is developed through Italy's long tradition of fine craftsmanship, excellent materials and design.

The Course is intended as a conclusion to the Shoe Designer’s training and aims to stimulate personal and cultural development, leading to the creation and presentation of a collection in a professional and effective manner.

Students learn the standards of craftsmanship, creative design, realization of prototypes and forms that ultimately can be brought into production....

IFA-POLIMODA Masters in Fashion Business and Retail --

Two Schools, Two Cities, One World-class Fashion Education

IFA Paris and POLIMODA have joined their efforts in creating a Master's program in Fashion Business and Retail to allow students to pursue a post-graduate education in fashion business in Shanghai and Florence. This is a unique opportunity to build career skills and gain a full understanding of fashion's fastest emerging market and experience one of Europe's oldest and most dynamic fashion centers, Florence.

This program is designed to train young fashion professionals to become leaders in the fast-changing Chinese fashion world by focusing on product development, marketing communication, branding strategy and visual merchandising....

Master of Arts Fashion Design and Management 

The Master of Arts in Fashion Design & Management Program prepares its graduates for careers in positions including: collection coordinator, creative/ artistic director in fashion, head of quality control, lead designer, trend & design consultant, fashion forecaster, product design manager, artistic director, and fashion entrepreneur.

Credential Awarded

Master of Arts in Fashion Design & Management issued by IFA Paris.

The Modules

Art, Design & Fashion CultureStudying art, fashion, design and architecture is a crucial step for anyone who aims to become an effective fashion designer or artistic director in an international environment. This module uses case studies to survey all important aspects of the creative fields, including fashion, contemporary architecture and design, exhibition analysis, and the semiotics of fashion imagery....