Fashion Design & Development

Course Overview

MOD 1 – Fundamentals of Design and Fashion Design
Design with purpose. Discover your style. Begin your journey in the world of fashion.
Build the foundations for your future in the fashion industry by combining creative thinking, design principles, and cultural awareness.

Fundamentals of Creative Process & Design
Explore the essential issues in professional design, while developing research, learning, and communication skills to support your creative growth.

History of Art
Follow the evolution of art from prehistoric times to the present day, including painting, sculpture, and architecture. Learn how to position your work within an artistic and historical timeline, while practising research and writing skills.

History of Fashion Design
Discover the most important fashion eras, understanding how production methods and historic styles still shape modern collections.

Fundamentals of Fashion Design
Examine the global fashion industry and its relationship with cultural, social, and environmental issues. Learn how to research fashion markets, evaluate trends, and apply fundamental design practices that will guide your future projects.

MOD 2 – Fashion Communication & Development
Learn to communicate your design ideas effectively, both through visuals and in writing, using professional tools and methods.

Fashion Illustration I
Develop your drawing skills through both hand and CAD techniques. Practise perspective, proportion, shading, and colour while defining your own illustration style. Create professional mood boards that communicate your creative vision clearly.

Digital Tools for Fashion
Gain confidence using industry-standard software to translate your designs into professional presentations. Learn how to select the most suitable graphic formats and techniques for your projects.

Creative Concept Development
Explore the creative process behind building a theme, brand style, or collection identity. Learn to present your concepts visually in a way that is market-ready and aligned with industry expectations.

This course is more than an introduction — it’s your first step into the world of contemporary fashion. You’ll build the confidence, skills and creative mindset to move forward in design, production, or visual communication.

Next available intakes are:

22nd September 2025 – 06 February 2026

Tuition Language: English

Duration: 20 Weeks

Schedule: Full-time tuition schedule

Tuition Fees: €7,500

Material list

Laptop (portable computer), PC or MAC book Pro

We recommend you to buy a Lap Top with sufficient RAM memory and a powerful graphic card. We recommend a 15” screen. When you have purchased your computer, please practice working on it prior to start.

Computer Programmes

Please make sure you get the programmes in the same format as your laptop (for example a Mac formatted program will not work on a PC).

  • Adobe Master Collection CC2018 with manual from Adobe
  • Microsoft Office – student version

Remember to buy the original student version as they are much cheaper. Also ask for the latest version.

Basic material list (specified once classes start)

  • Basic sewing machine
  • Pattern cutting ruler (pattern master or other versions)
  • Masking tape
  • Fabric scissors
  • Paper scissors
  • Thread snips
  • Basting thread
  • Pins
  • Sewing needles
  • Thimble
  • Unpicker
  • Bobin
  • Soup/ Wax marker
  • Tracing wheel
  • Awl
  • A4 plastic sleeves for patterns
  • Mechanical pencil (HB)
  • Pencils (2B, 6B, 2HB)
  • Eraser
  • Pencil sharpener
  • Colouring supplies (specified once classes start)
  • Black, blue and red biros
  • 3-5 colours of felt pens
  • Sketch pad (A3 size)
  • Charcoals

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