Fashion Design
Rome
ITA
First Level Academic Diploma in Fashion Design - Specialization in Fashion Design
Language
Italian
Start date
October 2026
Frequency
Full time
Fruition
On campus
Duration
3 Years
Credits
180 CFA/ECTS
Course Coordination
Paola Pattacini
The Bachelor of Arts in Fashion Design at IED Roma is distinguished by its artisanal approach, with a strong emphasis on haute couture and meticulous attention to detail. Pattern-making, tailoring, embroidery, and textile research are combined with constant trend analysis, resulting in refined and conscious collections. Particular focus is placed on sustainable fashion: through upcycling practices and creative reuse of materials, students explore new expressive possibilities, reinterpreting even fur in a contemporary key.
Studying fashion in Rome means being immersed in monuments, museums, and urban settings that serve as cultural and visual stimuli, inspiring designers to merge tradition with experimentation.
Course structure and contents:
The programme spans three years, during which design is integrated with cultural knowledge, dialogue with professionals, technical skill development, and the use of innovative tools.
Year One: Students are introduced to the fashion system through its key components – clothing, accessories, and materials – while beginning to explore their own design identity. Practical and theoretical courses develop the foundations of drawing, design, and pattern-making, while tailoring workshops highlight artisanal quality. Cultural subjects such as fashion and art history help students interpret the present and navigate the sector critically.
Year Two: Dedicated to designing complete collections. Students focusing on clothing work on womenswear, menswear, knitwear, and sportswear; those specialising in accessories develop womenswear, menswear, and sports collections. Advanced pattern-making, knitwear, material use, and digital illustration are explored, with the introduction of software such as Clo3D and InDesign. Theoretical studies expand with courses in semiotics, photography, and business. Interdisciplinary experiences, such as the IED Factory, encourage teamwork and openness to diverse creative languages.
Year Three: Focused on the creation of an original capsule collection in haute couture, prêt-à-porter, knitwear, or accessories, developed as a thesis project. This is the result of personal research and may be individual, collective, or company-based. Workshops and courses support the realisation of the project, with particular attention to styling and final presentation.
Faculty
Course Coordinator
Paola Pattacini
Textile Researcher and Development Manager
Carmine Distefano
Fashion Designer
Bonizza Giordani Aragno
Author of several books about costume and fashion history
Alessio Tommasetti
Architect
Enrico Petti
Architect and Video Designer
Simona Petrollini
Art Director
Alessandra Lanna
Stefano Dominella
President of Maison Gattinoni Couture
Pier Daniel Procopio
Tiziana Melchiorri
Paola Ungaro
Margherita Presti
Accessories Designer
Laura D'Ancona
Giulia Rossi
Professor
Maddalena Libertini
Antonio Capobianco
Anna Sampietro
Sofia Piomboni
Nicola Righi
Maria Cristina Silvestrini
Stefano Cassio
Carmen Palumbo
Luigino Piccolo
Tailor Director
Antonio Piccirilli
Fashion Designer
Eleonora De Martini
Simona Filippini
Photographer
Inside the labs
+7
PATTERN-MAKING WORKSHOP
+6
LEATHER GOODS AND CUTTING AND SEWING WORKSHOP
+5
TAILORING AND KNITTING WORKSHOP
+3
FASHION PHOTO STUDIO
+6
TEXTILE LAB
+4
CINTIQ LABS
+3
FASHION COMPUTER LABS
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