Description

From this point of view, the main formative objective of the Master Course in Fashion Design is to acquire an in-depth knowledge of the fashion sector in all of its aspects, through an integrated approach between creative, cultural, productive marketing and communication aspects.

The path of the Master in Fashion Design is a path of experience, research and project making, created combining the theoretic patrimony of innovative and expert didactics with the fundamental contribution of a close and concrete collaboration with prestigious companies and professionals, who chose to follow the students during their training.

Studying Fashion Design in Italy is a unique experience that allows being in direct contact with this world, its protagonists and events, and the constant dialogue with professionals, contribute to the development of professional characters able to successfully express their creativity and to face effectively the evolution of the challenges presented by the field.

The Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana (National Chamber of Italian Fashion) recognises the elevated of Domus Academy's Fashion Department.

The course starts in January and finishes in December. Its teaching structure consists of a series of project seminars, different year after year, covering all the issues useful to train a complete designer.

1. The first months are dedicated to the basic training of the students with the analysis of the complex distribution system, trade fairs and manufacturing processes. Students are asked to work on design methodologies and the knowledge of the territory and of the Italian Fashion System, through two project seminars developed in collaboration with professionals. The themes faced in the course are in fact constantly updated, considering the social, commercial and methodological evolution of the Fashion System.

Each project seminar lasts three/four weeks, and in this period the department plans meetings and lectures (psychology of fashion, anthropology, socio-economic forecasting, marketing and management, textile culture, contemporary art, etc.) on the theme of the seminar, which is consequently analyzed from different angles, thanks to the support of the different professionals.

2. In the following months the projects in collaboration with companies and fashion designers start. The formula of these seminars change from time to time since the designers and the representatives of companies can choose to work separately or according to tandems built ad hoc to stimulate the confrontation with the students. The briefs become more complex and articulated. The students are not simply asked to develop a design project, but a pathway able to highlight their strategic abilities in using conceptual and research tools applied to the project. In this phase, the confrontation with the professional world becomes the operative key to build a path closer to the philosophy of a laboratory rather than to a traditional education experience. In this way, the students are given the opportunity to face the reality of the system in the different categories of product and of market.

The students work in collaboration with fashion designers representing the international ready-to-wear field, as well as with companies present on different levels of the market. In order to offer a complete overview of the possibilities offered by the Fashion System as well as a full understanding of the different competences, the students meet in this phase the different professional characters of the field.

3. At the end of the this second phase the companies that have taken part in the project seminars select a number of students who produced interesting results to follow them in the final Master thesis.

The final Master project is developed and represents the moment when the students have the possibility to work individually with companies on a chosen theme.

4. The final Master project is presented to the Examination board during the last months. All the Master projects are exhibited during an exhibition open to the public and to the press.

Highlights

The objective of the Master in Fashion Design is to train professionals with the ability to blend their creativity and their theoretical knowledge with organization and relation abilities with the world of production. Students attending the course have the possibility to access different contexts, such as:
- Fashion companies: both casual-wear and ready-to-wear
- Fashion Houses: design office
- Textile companies

Minimum Education

Bachelors

Subject Areas

• Fashion Design And Merchandising

Cost in US$:

EURO 23,595

Program Fees Include:

Tuition and all materials. Please contact us for accommodation, living and transportation costs.

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel

Independently or in Groups

Typically Participants Work

Independently or in Groups

Scholarships are Available

Application Process Involves

• Letters of Reference
• Resume
• Written Application

Typically The Application Process Time is

3-4 weeks

Post Services Include

• Alumni Network
• Job and Internship Network
• Exit Debriefing Abroad

Domus Academy Milan's Mission Statement

For over 25 years, Domus Academy has styled itself as a workshop for advanced level study and research to further the innovation potential of Design and Management. Focusing its teaching and research work on developments in industrial manufacturing processes, the gradual shift in aesthetic idiom and modification of consumer behavior as well as public and private forms of service, Domus Academy aims to be an international forum for debate on these issues as regards Made in Italy product and fashion design, interaction and web design, Urban vision and architectural design, design direction, car design, accessories design and business design.

Year Founded

1982