About us
Fashion school since 1934
About us
Fashion school since 1934
for generations in fashion education
A story that begins in 1934, when Commendatore Carlo Secoli started an educational path created to spread the culture of Italian tailoring and industrial tradition.
Today Next Fashion School represents the third generation of this evolution. We combine that historical heritage with the needs of the contemporary Fashion System, to train professionals with real, immediately marketable skills. Not just inspiration, but method. Not just theory, but practice.
Our history
From its origins to the present day
1950s
Carla Secoli, daughter of the founder, took over the training content. Under her guidance, the innovative patternmaking method came to life, and it is still the heart of the school's teaching today.
1960s
The first courses for tailors, historically included in the Arts and Trades Associations, were inaugurated in Bologna. This was the beginning of the evolution that would transform the activity into a proper institute.
1970s
The training method expanded into Veneto: the Padua branch saw the launch of the school's first courses to respond to the productive needs of the region.
1980s
The school consolidated its presence. It opened its historic Ancona campus, established to train professionals to support the numerous businesses in the Marche region and central-southern Italy.
2010
Led by the third generation with CEO Marco Borney, the school evolved its identity: Next Fashion School by Carla Secoli was officially born.
Mission
Guiding students through a progressive educational journey where theory is always supported by practical experience. Our objective is to develop conscious and immediately employable professionals: individuals ready to enter the fashion industry with real skills, a solid working method and a clear vision of their role.
We train Fashion Designers who know how to design, Patternmakers who know how to construct and professionals who know how to manage.
the next method
In a custom-designed environment for the student, we ensure constant support from qualified tutors who are, first and foremost, active professionals in the Fashion System.
In our laboratories, we work on real projects by replicating the processes, paces and logic of corporate environments. The objective is clear: to provide a solid working method and real skills to start working straight away.
Our locations
Bologna, Padua, Ancona: three cities, one single teaching method.
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