Specialization Course in Fashion Styling - IED Milano

Language

Italian

Start date

November 2026

Frequency

Evening

Fruition

Blended

Duration

7 Months

Course Coordination

Simona Valentini

Price

4.000 €

Styling as a tool for incisive, coordinated and contemporary communication of the fashion product.

Become a versatile figure working in different fields, from publishing to film and videomaking.

The Fashion Stylist plays a complex role because he/she has to master a number of soft skills: from designing a fashion shoot to developing editorial content, from using graphic software to creative thinking, from brand restyling to developing online and print advertising campaigns.

With this course, you will acquire all the knowledge you need to present yourself and operate confidently within the profession. It will constitute important in-depth education for your future career, training to become an expert in the promotion of the fashion product and the aesthetic-stylistic imagery that characterises it.

Information to decide

Develop a concept for a complete styling project

The course enables the development of an autonomous research methodology, involving the creation of a series of working moodboards, based on a collection of guiding images. You will also delve into the developments and changes in modern and contemporary dress codes. Starting with the roots, the current stylistic and cultural landscape will be presented in order to understand future trends.

For men, women, kids and still life, you will produce a visual body of work. Supervised by a lecturer, you will develop a complete project, from the analysis to the development of the idea and emotional references, from the analysis of the photography and consequent suitable location to the interpretation, styling, casting, make-up and hair styling up to the editing and final presentation.  

This course is aimed at those who have a strong passion for fashion understood above all in its communicative dimension and who wish to undertake training to acquire the necessary tools and knowledge to work as a Fashion Stylist on a professional level.

If you dream of working for fashion magazines, fashion and advertising agencies and TV or film production companies, this is the perfect training for you. 

Here are 4 reasons to choose this course:

●      In addition to fashion styling dedicated to women's and men's design, specific segments will be reserved for the world of kids and still life, to offer comprehensive training;

●      You will create your own personal portfolio: a high standard of professional post-production shoots to get you into the world of work as competitively as possible;
●      You will participate in workshops and laboratory activities directly on a set and guided by a professional photographer; you will also understand how to relate to different professionals and manage the set effectively;
●      The lecturers are professionals in the field who will share their knowledge gained from experience in the field.

Syllabus

The course is developed through the following modules: Photoshop and InDesign, research methodology, visual culture, contemporary fashion, trend forecasting, still life, fashion publishing, fashion styling - women's, men's and kids' design, casting, photographic techniques.

Faculty

Course Coordinator

Simona Valentini

Freelance Stylist Consultant

Luca Smorgon

Creative Director, Image Consultant

Mia Vilardo

Trend & Brand consultant, Creative Project Manager

Giacomo Cusano

Director of Education at Krisalide Institute, Freelance consultant

Valeria Mediani

Fashion Stylist and Creative Consultant

Giulia Smith

Casting Director

Projects

Fashion Stylist IED Milano

Fashion Design and Styling

Milan

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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.

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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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