Language

Spanish

Start date

July 2027

Frequency

Part-time

Fruition

On campus

Duration

3 Weeks

A journey through the constantly evolving world of fashion and beauty, how to understand trends and use them for your client's look.

In this Image Consultant Summer Course you’ll acquire an in-depth knowledge of fashion culture, learning to analyse the key aspects of your client’s image, using tools to analyse the information you need as a consultant and coach to give sound advice on ergonomics, visagism, colour and psychology.
The 3-week course includes theoretical classes, case studies, workshops, master talks and practical exercises. 

Information to decide

A holistic approach to image styling that answers any questions you might have on strategy, methodology and cultural aspects and projects in an innovative and experimental way. 

The course sessions, modules and exercises simulate the
process of a project, and the professional management of the same by an image consultant and personal shopper.

To do this, the course is organised into various sessions: theoretical classes, experimental sessions, practical project development, workshops and the chance to talk to masters of their trade, professionals working with major companies in the sector. 

If you’re a fashion student, interested in the world of consulting and coaching, if you want to become an image consultant and personal shopper, this is the course for you.

Professional stylists, designers, window dressers, people working in advertising or for production companies, professionals in the fields of fashion communication, PR, fashion retail, accessories and beauty shops or window dressers will find the course both interesting and useful.

A global approach to gain practical and experimental experience as a consultant in professional image project management. 

This course puts you in touch with the fashion market, and the Barcelona fashion scene in particular. You’ll participate in workshops, project development and master talks by professionals working in the sector. 

Syllabus

The history of fashion and personal image consultation

Fashion styling, catwalks, brands and designers
Trends

Presentation of the modern image stylist and personal shopper profile
Personal image

Consumer psychology

Styles and archetypes

Coaching and personal image psychology

Visagism

Colour analysis

Materials, fabrics and international sizing

Wardrobe essentials

Fashion brands and shopping management

Etiquette and protocol

Workshop: Setting up an image consulting firm

Workshop: Team coordination

Workshop: Public speaking

Final project: Coaching

News

06 October 2026

150 students begin the 2026–2027 Academic Year on IED Barcelona’s Master’s, Postgraduate and Foundation Courses

The Welcome Event for Master’s and Postgraduate students took place on 1 and 2 October, featuring a new edition of the “Designing for the Many” workshop and the opening lecture. Foundation students received their welcome on 5 October.

06 October 2026

Public Program IED.60, October 2026

This month, IED’s Public Program continues to take design beyond the classroom, creating opportunities for dialogue with audiences, cultural institutions, businesses and professional communities.

02 October 2026

AQU Catalunya grants favourable accreditation to IED Barcelona’s Bachelor of Arts in Design

Once again, IED Barcelona has received a favourable report from the Catalan University Quality Assurance Agency (AQU Catalunya), certifying the quality of the Bachelor of Arts in Design (Título de Grado en Enseñanzas Artísticas Superiores de Diseño) delivered by the centre.

02 October 2026

IED Lands in Mexico with Federico Antelo

From 10 to 22 October, the IED Madrid Fashion Director brings talks and workshops to Mexico's top design events.

Fashion sketch with four male silhouettes

02 October 2026

IED Barcelona Alumni Albert Porta named finalist in Sangue Novo

ModaLisboa’s platform and competition for emerging young designers has selected him to present his collection “Branco” on 9 October at Pátio da Galé in Lisbon.

30 September 2026

Two IED Barcelona projects to be exhibited in "Matter Matters" at the Museu del Disseny-Dhub

During the 2026/27 academic year, “The Beetle Bottle” by Product Design alumnus Abdelaziz Moustafa will be featured in the Autumn/Winter exhibition, while “Mis queridos Ascos” by Fashion Design graduate Violeta Mata will be exhibited in the Spring/Summer edition.

29 September 2026

Six emerging IED designers reach the final stage of the Arts Thread Global Creative Graduate Showcase 2026

Alumni Mariona Panés, Sara Vainer, Miranda Sanz, Malak Yahia and Victoria Escobar (IED Barcelona), together with Zuriñe Berrueta (IED Kunsthal Bilbao), are finalists in the competition, which last year attracted more than 5,000 creatives from 117 countries. Discover their projects and vote!

28 September 2026

IED wins the YKK Prize at Milano Moda Graduate

Costanza Barbieri and Giulio Censori win the prize awarded by the event’s main sponsor. Gaia Karabits is also among the six finalists for the Fashion Design Award.

26 September 2026

THE PROCESS, IED fashion show at MFW '26

14 young designers and a collective vision of fashion as a cultural practice, beyond the garment. Special Mentor Danielle Kwateng.

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Exhibitions and Festival

06 October 2026 - 01 September 2027

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“The Beetle Bottle” and “Mis queridos Ascos” at “Matter Matters. Designing with the World”

The projects created by IED Barcelona alumni Abdelaziz Moustafa (Product Design) and Violeta Mata (Fashion Design) have been selected to be part of this exhibition at the Museu del Disseny-DHub.

Exhibitions and Festival

08 October 2026 - 31 October 2026

Turin

IED Torino x Torino Design City

From October 8 to 31, 2026, IED Torino will take part with three student projects exploring ecological and environmental transition, as part of a programme of exhibitions, talks and workshops focused on design and innovation.

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Exhibitions and Festival

17 October 2026 - 17 October 2026

Barcelona

Barcelona Dibuixa 2026: “The Power of Hand Drawing”

IED Barcelona is offering this workshop, where participants will discover, guided by architect and lecturer Gianfranco La Cognata – Laco 2, how design takes shape through illustration.