Fashion Design
Redesigning Fashion for a more sustainable industry
Rome
ENG
First Level Master’s Degree in Fashion Design
Language
English
Start date
November 2026
Frequency
Full time
Duration
1 Year
Credits
60
Course Coordination
Italo Marseglia
Price
EU/EEA resident students: €19.400
Non‑EU/Non-EEA resident students: €21.400
How can a Fashion Designer take a leading role in rethinking models, processes and responsibilities within an industry called to transform?
The fashion system is currently facing a profound transformation, driven by the need to reduce environmental impact and to rethink the production and cultural models that shape its processes. In this context, sustainability is no longer an optional choice, but a fundamental competence for those designing garments and collections. The Fashion Designer therefore assumes a central role in combining creativity, responsibility and awareness throughout the entire supply chain.
The First Level Master in Fashion Design at IED Roma is designed to train Designers capable of rethinking fashion projects through a sustainable perspective, enhancing tailoring skills while integrating them with a contemporary and responsible vision. The programme guides students in developing collections that take into account time, resources, materials and production processes, promoting a design approach focused on circularity and waste reduction.
Throughout the Master, students acquire a solid design methodology that combines hands-on laboratory practice, theoretical insights and cultural reflection. Significant attention is dedicated to the study of sustainable materials, innovative production processes and the dynamics connecting nature, business and the creative industry, also through direct engagement with designers and professionals active in the field of responsible fashion.
The programme has a strong laboratory-based structure and is articulated through three main design experiences dedicated to Couture, Menswear and Women’s Ready-to-Wear. Students work on the development of complete collections, experimenting with advanced pattern-making, fashion drawing and creative research, with the aim of combining tailoring, innovation and ethical design principles. The Master concludes with the creation of a final collection as a Thesis Project and with a curricular internship, to be carried out in external organisations or within IED in the form of a field project.
The Master prepares professional figures capable of entering the fashion sector with a responsible and change-oriented vision. Upon completion of the programme, graduates may work as Fashion Designers within brands and companies, or take on roles related to product development, sustainability consultancy, textile research and corporate social responsibility, contributing to the evolution of the contemporary fashion industry.
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Faculty
Course Coordinator
Italo Marseglia
Fashion Designer
Patrizia Valentini
Pattern Maker Specialist
Margherita Presti
Accessories Designer
Alessandra Gallo
Sustainable Fashion Consultant
Domenico Pauciulo
International law researcher
Enrica Alessi
Writer
Giulio Solfrizzi
Fashion Editor
Gian Marco Funari
Fashion Designer
Antonio Caiazza
Made to Measure Expert
Federica Nocita
Haute couture embroidery manager
Giuseppe Castrenze
Creative Director, Image Consultant
Benedetta Urbini
Image consultant
Daniele Santoni
Fashion & Accessories Designer
What people say
Special Visiting at Manteco
"For years, Manteco has been promoting a more sustainable fashion industry through the Manteco Academy project, sharing knowledge and the culture of circular economy with the designers of the future. The designers of tomorrow will have to create garments that are not only durable but also recyclable, paying close attention to the elements that facilitate their circularity within the fashion system."
Head of Marketing Communications at Manteco
Special Lesson con Alan Cappelli Goetz
“If we want to try to be more resilient in our life we need to adopt change. Resilience means adaptability. So, if we don't change anything about our habits and the way we go through life we won't get any result. And of course we need the result because we are talking about the human race's existence.”
Italian-Belgian actor active in film and television. Advocate for climate change awareness and green living, he has been a European Climate Pact Ambassador since 2023.
Special Lesson with Italo Marseglia and Enrica Alessi
“We talk about the great craftsmanship values of made in Italy that was born in Rome, when a lot of American movie stars used to come to Italy and used to play those movies in "Cinecittà. These great values, which were held by amazing women, were brought to great couture houses that nowadays are famous”.
Fashion Designer / Writer and Creator
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