The Master’s in Fashion Design & Innovation at Istituto Marangoni is a 1 year long program for international students, taught in English.
📖Introduction
Istituto Marangoni is a private institution founded in 1935, specializing in fashion, design, and art education. With campuses located in major fashion capitals such as Milan, Paris, London, and Shanghai, it offers an international environment that nurtures creativity and industry-ready skills. Istituto Marangoni is renowned for blending traditional craftsmanship with modern innovation, attracting students from all over the world. It is widely recognized for producing graduates who go on to become influential designers and industry leaders.
Master’s in Fashion Design & Innovation at Istituto Marangoni
Participants will learn how to define their unique creative vision, understanding fashion's core elements, from research of emerging trends to material sourcing to learn their distinctive properties and uses, subsequently moving on to concept design, production and communication, in order to accurately transform the entire creative process. The programme enables students to deal with the technical, digital and virtual aspects of the fashion process in a ecological way, with dedicated assets such as Clo3D for virtual pattern making. Participants are encouraged in the development of an advanced research-based methodology, taking advantage from a multidisciplinary perspective which is further ignited by insights drawn from humanities such as psychology for fashion, social anthropology, digital marketplaces and critique of contemporary fashion design. Show less
Information Technology Fundamentals Fashion History and Culture Sociology, Anthropology, and Psychology of Fashion Materials Science and Technology Basic Design Fashion Design I Techniques of Visual Communication Physics for Design Digital Image Processing History of Applied Arts Representation Methods and Tools Graphic Design Elective Courses Foreign Language
Year Two
History and Criticism of Contemporary Fashion Sociology, Anthropology, and Psychology of Fashion Production Processes Experimental Prototype Creation Design Methods Fashion Design II History and Criticism of Contemporary Design Fashion Product Technologies Fashion Design Realization: Pattern Making Integrated Product Design Fashion Trend Forecasting Perception Studies Fashion Design Realization: Draping on Mannequins Elective Courses
Year Three
Sociology, Anthropology, and Psychology of Fashion Fashion Collection Design Product Design I Pattern Making and Modeling Economics and Fashion Marketing Prototype Design and Patterns Product Design II Realization of Experimental Prototypes Economics and Business Management Fashion Project Communication Internship Final Dissertation
Istituto Marangoni stands as one of the world’s leading fashion and design schools, boasting nearly a century of experience in cultivating artistic talent. The academy offers programs in fashion design, fashion business, styling, interior design, and visual design, giving students the practical knowledge and creative inspiration needed to succeed in the competitive industries of fashion and design. By maintaining close connections with industry professionals and offering hands-on learning experiences, Istituto Marangoni ensures that students graduate fully equipped to meet the demands of the ever-evolving creative landscape.
🏠 Accommodation
You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.
You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.
How to book:
Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it
Please choose the programs here , "You are advised to select 2-3 programs to increase your chances of getting accepted.
Required Documents:
Passport
Graduation certificate
Passport size photo
Official transcript
Personal statement
English certificate (You can take the English test online)
Guarantor letter
2 Recommendation letters
Preparing documents:
You can start your application now and send the application documents during your application. Some documents you can send later if you don’t have them right away. Some more info about preparing application documents is here
Applying Online is simple in just a few steps. More information is available here.
The first steps are to choose the programs, pay the application fee and upload the application documents.
Once submitted to Global Admissions, we will review your application within 2-3 days and proceed to the university or ask you for further clarification
After it has been processed to the university you will receive your unique application ID from each university.
The university may contact you directly for further questions.
We will then follow up each week with the university for updates. As soon as there is any update we will let you know. If you have made other plans, decide to withdraw / change address at any time please let us know.
After you have been accepted you will receive your admissions letter electronically and asked to pay the non-refundable deposit to the university.
Once you have paid the deposit the university will issue you the admissions letter and visa form to your home country.
