Language

Spanish

Start date

January 2025

Frequency

Evening

Fruition

On campus

Duration

4 Months

Credits

15 IED

Course Coordination

Javier Casado

Price

€3,300

A technical and creative journey through the phases of design and production, materials, trends, technologies or regulations and certifications.

The Specialization Course in Sustainable Denim Design trains professionals capable of developing jeans collections with their specific technical, industrial and pattern-making projects, designed both for medium and high-end distribution companies as well as for their own brand.

 

With a 360º sustainable approach, the course will offer you a global vision of the sector, addressing the technical and creative dimensions: knowledge of trends, design, technique, technology, traditional and innovative fabrics, components and phases of the process, from the concept and strategy to the finishings.

 

In addition, you will learn first-hand about the reality of the sector thanks to a program of activities that includes workshops and visits to companies, studios or showrooms. You will finish your training with the individual presentation of your own sustainable denim/casual fashion collection.

Information to decide

A comprehensive vision of the denim sector and the technical and creative process of realization and production of a sustainable collection.  

The course is structured in the following modules:

 

  • Fashion culture

  • Project development

  • Representation and communication techniques

  • Final project

 

Your training will culminate in a final project: the creation, production and presentation of a sustainable denim/casual collection.  

 

Your training journey will be completed with case studies, workshops and outings so that you can get to know first-hand all the key phases of the product industrialization process: spinning and weaving companies, industrial laundry, R&D and sustainable development centres, showrooms and denim studios.

  • Fashion, product or industrial designers 

  •  Graduates in Fine Arts 

  • Industry professionals with proven experience. 

 

In order to take this program, you must have a basic understanding of the Adobe package, as well as submit your updated resume and motivation letter. If any of the admission requirements are not met, the school will evaluate each case individually.

A course that takes the pulse of the demands of a market, that of denim, with a prominent presence in fashion. 

 

From a totally sustainable approach, the program is designed to work on technical and creative aspects of the design and production of denim garments, which will allow you to discover the mechanism of this industry from start to finish.

 

Upon completion and depending on your profile and previous experience, you will be eligible for the following positions:

 

  • Denim and casual designer in fashion companies

  • Freelance denim and casual designer

  • Sustainability advisor in denim processes

  • Product manager in designer brands

  • Coordinator of the denim and casual department in specialized companies in the sector

  • Consultant and adviser

 

Led by a teaching team of active professionals, you will immerse yourself in the reality of the sector in Barcelona, not only through theoretical and practical work in the classroom, but also by participating in a series of visits to companies, studios or showrooms. In addition, you will do it at the IED, one of the fashion and design schools with the greatest national and international projection.

Syllabus

HISTORY OF DENIM

A journey through the history of denim, from the first worker jeans to the present day

Industry evolution

Trends, coolhunting and Social Media

Artistic movements

Idols and icons of each era

Urban movements and urban tribes

Designers and brands



JEANER TERMINOLOGY

Denim anatomy: specialized textile terminology and vocabulary

Analysis of the parts of jeans



DENIM FABRICS

Types of Denim fabric

Denim fabric manufacture

Denim spinning and weaving

Washes and finishes

Laundry

Vertical manufacturer of denim garments

As part of the course, a visit to the laundry, showroom and manufacturer of fabrics and the Denim R&D centre will be arranged



UPCYCLING, SUSTAINABILITY AND CERTIFICATIONS

Manufacture of denim fabrics, treatment and washing of sustainable garments

Process, reuse of materials

Reduction of water and energy consumption

Denim environmental certification



LAB TEST, REGULATIONS, SHRINKAGE

Quality of fabrics and denim garment

Quality control

Denim regulations

Fabric shrinkage



DENIM PATTERN MAKING AND MANUFACTURING

Anatomical measurements and sizes

Bases

Volume and transformations. Standard pattern

Tailoring

Toile. Adjustments and repairs

Pattern making of the models designed in the final project

Method and basis for making prototypes.

Final garment wash

Final project support

Content of representation and communication techniques



BRANDING

Development of a personal and individual corporate identity.



PROJECT COMMUNICATION

The student will learn to digitally represent and implement their ideas and designs. 

He/she will deal creatively with the use of visual communication and the development of a personal and coherent graphic style with his/her project.



TECHNICAL SHEETS AND PRICE TAGS

Technical data sheet model

Type of price tag model

Elements that make up the technical sheet

Artworks



FINAL PROJECT

Faculty

Javier Casado

Course Coordinator

Projects

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