It is now essential to speak of sustainable fashion as a tool for development. Fashion is an industry that depends on social, natural and creative resources. The environmental and social impact of fashion are worrying and, therefore, it is necessary to create a system that brings fashion design, the supply chain and operations to bring about a cultural change. Therefore, education plays an essential role and for this reason we have compiled a list with some of the main institutions that promote education in the field of sustainable fashion. If you are deciding where to study and want to explore and understand sustainability in fashion, as an interdisciplinary topic, this list can be a useful study.
Naba New Academy of Fine Arts
Master in Fashion and Textile Design
Level: Master
Where: Milan
Duration: 2 years
Departure: February / October
The Specialized Biennium in Fashion and Textile Design is an intensive course based on the realization of practical projects. Thanks to this course, you learn to apply the tools and the language of fashion so that you can access the working world in a more complete way in the field of fashion design, textile design, artistic direction, as well as its communication. This course has inspired many students and represents a challenge for all those interested in deepening knowledge and techniques of visual representation necessary to implement their talent.
Further information can be found at the following link.
IED Milan
Fashion Design 1: Ethics and Sustainability in the Fashion Industry, taught by Marina Spadafora
Level: Master, Triennial, Magistral
Where: Milan
Duration: 15 hours
Language: Italian, English
Departure: April
The course deals with the concept of Ethics and Sustainability regarding the evolution in the fashion industry. You will learn sustainable marketing practices and how fashion can be connected to ethical business practices; what are the technologies that will emerge to make fashion a leader in sustainability. The main themes will be: how sustainability is perceived in the fashion field, how the media have focused their attention on this new aspect that concerns sustainability. The main objective of this course is to understand ethics and sustainability issues through lessons and practical case studies, discussions and research. In addition, we want to deepen the issue of the impact that sustainability has on stakeholders around the world, starting from consumers, up to workers. In this course, sustainability initiatives in the fashion sector will be developed.
Further information can be found at the following link.
Textiles
Level: First level Master
Where: Como
Duration: 11 months
Departure: January 2021
The main goal of this Master in Textiles is to professionally train students who are able to establish a dialogue between creative activities and technical-productive roles. The course offers cultural, strategic, technological and design knowledge in the textile sector and offers collaborations with companies and experts in the Como textile area, which stands out globally. At the end of the course, the students will obtain: ability and ability to manage, as well as coordinate the design and production phases of textile products, develop innovative projects that take high account of the tradition and values of sustainability and traceability, do research, create strategies for marketing and communication, interpreting market trends. Possible job opportunities are: textile product manager, textile sourcing manager, fabric operations manager, raw materials / textile buyer, account manager, fabric researcher.
Further information can be found at the following link.
Fashion Design
Level: Master
Where: Milan
Duration: 1 year
Departure: January 2021
Cost: € 18,900 Discounts, scholarships and financing available
This Master in Fashion Design is a creative laboratory for students, proceeds towards the gradual definition of a design technique that can be implemented with Made in Italy know-how. In the field of fashion in Italy, a relationship is constantly created between style, design, social developments and craftsmanship that makes us immerse in a truly unique context in the world. Students have the opportunity to enrich their trend analysis skills, linking the theoretical knowledge and experience of Italian design with creativity, outlining a consistent and innovative fashion language at the level of shapes, fabrics, ideas, colors and production processes . To improve creativity, they are given the opportunity to participate in four thematic workshops, dedicated respectively to women’s, men’s, bespoke and contemporary clothes, which will allow them to acquire high-level tailoring methods and means of analysis and design development, to to be able to face the different needs of the market.
Further information can be found at the following link.
MIP Politecnico di Milano Graduate School of Business
GEMLUX-Global Executive Master of Luxury Management
Level: Master
Where: Dubai, Milan, Geneva, Paris
Duration: 18 months
Cost: AED 135,000
English language
Departure: September 2020
The Master in Global Executive of Luxury Management (GEMLux) will offer students a truly international vision of the luxury goods and services market, with study trips to some of the most iconic capitals of luxury shopping. After completing your studies, you will obtain a double degree at the University of Wollongong in Dubai and the MIP Politecnico di Milano which enjoys an international reputation. Students will be able to launch an iconic luxury brand, understand the luxury retail experience, promote an important luxury shopping destination and create unique and memorable experiences.
Further information can be found at the following link.
MGLUXM-MASTER in Global Luxury Goods and Services Management
Level: Master
Where: Milan and Mumbai
Duration: 12 months
Cost: € 16,500
Departure: September 2020
The Master in Global Luxury Goods and Services Management (MGLuxM) is a one-year course intended for the training of experienced managers in the global luxury sector. It was developed by the SP Jain School of Global Management and the MIP Politecnico di Milano Graduate School of Business and is a program that offers a global learning of the luxury markets, such as that of Europe and the application of marketing, retail and sale in emerging markets such as India.
Further information can be found at the following link.
IMLUX- International Master in Luxury Management
Level: Master
Double degree program:
– Specialization Master of the Polytechnic of Milan
– Master in Science from the NEOMA Business School
Main partners: PRADA Group and Champagne Taittinger
Where: Milan and Paris
Duration: 9 months + project work and optional internship
Cost: € 19,500
Departure: September 2020
TERM I – Focus on People and Organizations: Luxury companies and the environment
The first period at NEOMA provides a general view of the structure and the market in the luxury sector. This first part of the course includes all the general aspects of managing a luxury business: from the definition of the strategy and the design of the business model, to the way of managing tangible and intangible assets such as real estate and brands. A strong emphasis is provided on the financial, organizational and marketing aspects by providing students with an overview of the main aspects of managing a luxury company. A deep and practical experience on how French luxury companies work and are organized thanks to the participation of managers who share their experiences with students.
TERM II – Focus on Processes: creating, transforming and supplying luxury products and experience
The second period, based at the MIP in Milan, is dedicated to the presentation of the main functional aspects of creating value in luxury companies: from the design of the collection to the supply chain, to retail management and communication. Furthermore, great attention is paid to the presentation of new and emerging challenges for luxury companies: from sustainability to digitalization. All these themes are presented to students in a dynamic and interactive way, with the support of key brands from the luxury sectors that challenge students with projects and initiatives during the lessons.
TERM III
The final part of the master is dedicated to the project work relating to luxury and the professional thesis or business plan. The projects that will be offered to companies are part of the training program and offer students a unique opportunity to work on real cases in close connection with luxury companies.
Further information can be found at the following link.
MILAN FASHION INSTITUTE
Product Sustainability Management
Level: First level Master
Where: Milan
Duration: 1 year
Cost: € 15,900
Departure: January 2021
The objective of this Master is to train the most qualified Junior Professionals who will work as Product Sustainability Manager is CSR Manager, focusing on the pillars related to the meanings of fashion sustainability, laws and regulations, from design approaches to communication analysis tools, in order to prepare them for the management of sustainability processes for fashion and luxury companies. This path aims to provide the knowledge, skills and analytical tools necessary for the definition and recognition of a system-product-service cycle and a sustainable process for fashion. The master in Fashion Direction: Product Sustainability Management is the first university master designed worldwide.
Further information can be found at the following link.
New Sustainable Fashion
Level: Short course
Where: Milan, Bovisa Politecnico
Duration: 4 weeks
Cost: € 2,600
Departure: September 2020
The course New Sustainable Fashion aims to share updated information and interesting examples of innovative business models in the fashion and luxury industry with its participants. The course is focused on identifying the drivers of sustainability to create a value that can be shared by all. Creating shared value in the fashion industry means being able to respond to the needs of different stakeholders: the environment, society, institutions, art, culture, territory and consumers. A responsible fashion company has already started the long and complex process of integrating ethics and aesthetics in the value chain, in constant balance with all stakeholders.
Further information can be found at the following link.
POLIMODA Master in Sustainable Fashion
Where: Florence
Duration: 9 months
Cost: € 28,000
English language
Departure: April
The Master in Sustainable Fashion is a program designed to train sustainability specialists, circular economy managers and fashion diversity managers. Systemic thinking, ethical fashion, circular business models and standards, eco-design, diversity and inclusion are the watchwords of fashion that shed light on some of the most critical themes of the contemporary world agenda and are becoming increasingly accepted objectives by fashion brands and non-profit organizations.
Further information can be found at the following link.
Sustainble Fashion Seasonal Course
Level: Master
Where: Florence
Duration: 1 month
Cost: € 4,500
English language
Departure: March / June / August
The goal of this seasonal course is to create the avant-garde spokesperson for the sustainable and ethical fashion system of the near future, while offering the unique opportunity to connect culturally and professionally with the latest trends. The figure formed by this course will be able to find its place in the interdisciplinary New World of fashion thanks to its original thinking and independent mentality, transforming intuitions into actions and paving the way for tomorrow’s green carpet.
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