COURSES IN
FASHION DESIGN
Fashion design is the creative spark of the fashion industry, where inspiration becomes design vision and a language of style.
In this section you will find the Next Fashion School courses dedicated to fashion design: from trend research to collection development, and from fashion illustration to digital technical drawing.
The courses train professionals capable of translating creativity into cohesive and contemporary collections, combining design culture, aesthetic sensitivity and an in-depth knowledge of the fashion system.
Fashion Global Design
A comprehensive three-year course combining fashion design and patternmaking: from trend research to design, right through to the final capsule collection.
- 3 years
- Bologna, Ancona, Padua
Fashion Design
Three-year course dedicated to style design and collection creation: from trend research and fashion illustration to the study of materials.
- 3 years
- Bologna, Ancona, Padua
Fashion Design – Saturday
Two-year Saturday course: the programme guides students through the design of collections, from fashion illustration to materials and brand identity, with a focus on women's, men's or children's design.
- 2 years
- Bologna, Ancona, Padua
Next Stylist
Specialist pathway exploring the skills needed to work in this field, analysing the different types of stylist and their role in the creative and communication supply chain of fashion.
- 10 weeks
- Bologna
Digital Fashion Design
Specialist course in digital fashion design with Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and Procreate: fashion sketches, mood boards, graphic variations and collection presentations.
- 10 weeks
- Bologna, Ancona, Padua
Digital Fashion Design – Summer
Intensive summer course in Digital Fashion Design: fashion sketches, moodboards, graphic variants and collection presentations using Illustrator, Photoshop and Procreate.
- 5 weeks
- Bologna, Ancona, Padua
Smart Fashion Design
Intensive Summer Course in Fashion Design: fashion illustration, colouring techniques, moodboards, colour palettes and technical drawings for a collection.
- 2 weeks
- Bologna, Ancona, Padua
Accessories
Specialist course in handbag and small leather goods design: from material research and colour palettes to graphic development and prototype construction.
- 10 weeks
- Bologna, Padua
Accessories – Summer
Intensive summer course on bag and small leather goods design: material research, colour palettes, graphic development and prototype construction.
- 5 weeks
- Bologna
ATM – Time and Motion Analysis
Specialist course in Time and Motion Analysis for the fashion industry: standard times, organisation of production lines, quality control and process cost management.
- 9 months
- Bologna
Textile Technologies
Textile Technologies Seminar: fibres, yarns and fabrics, merchandise reading, spinning processes, construction and main finishes.
- 2 days
- Bologna, Ancona, Padua
Textile Technologies – Summer
Summer seminar on Textile Technologies in Bologna: fibres, yarns, fabrics, commodity-based analysis, spinning processes, construction and finishes.
- 2 days
- Bologna
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