First Level Academic Diploma in Fashion Design - IED Torino

Language

Italian

Start date

October 2026

Frequency

Full time

Fruition

On campus

Duration

3 Years

Credits

180 CFA/ECTS

Course Coordination

Alessandra Montanaro

Course also available in:

Cagliari
Florence
Milan
Rome

The Bachelor of Arts in Fashion Design at IED Torino offers training oriented towards fashion product development and technological innovation. Students acquire advanced skills in product development, new technologies, creative direction, and digital production. Modules dedicated to marketing and branding provide a strategic vision of the sector, enriched by the use of 3D software for design and prototyping – tools increasingly central to the transformation of the fashion industry. The programme is characterised by a meticulous methodological approach, aligned with the latest production processes, preparing professionals able to engage with the technical-industrial world of fashion.

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 acquire the technical, methodological, and cultural foundations of design, creating their first clothing collections while learning pattern-making, tailoring, technical drawing, graphics, and material technologies. In parallel, the study of fashion history, anthropology, and art builds a solid cultural base to foster critical thinking.

Year Two: Technical and creative skills are consolidated through complex projects developed in collaboration with companies. Students design menswear, womenswear, and knitwear collections, exploring colour variations, treatments, and advanced processes. Digital design evolves through the use of CLO3D for virtual 3D prototyping. Theoretical studies expand with contemporary fashion, fashion marketing, and semiotics, strengthening critical capacity. Knowledge of textile culture and fashion history is combined with experimentation using eco-compatible fabrics, laying the foundations for a conscious and contemporary design language.

Year Three: Students consolidate their professional identity as fashion designers through advanced design and the use of the latest 3D technologies. The programme takes place in a simulated work environment, supported by Fab Labs and partner companies, with a focus on smart materials, technical fabrics, and wearable technologies. The thesis project represents the culmination of the pathway, integrating personal research, technical expertise, and creative vision. Alongside portfolio development, it serves as the calling card for new key figures in the fashion industry.

Faculty

Course Coordinator

Alessandra Montanaro

Fashion Consultant

Alessandro Turci

Stylist and Art Director

Alessandro Calabrese

Graphic designer and freelance illustrator

Maurizio Francesconi

Fashion historian and journalist

Giampiero Capitani

Apparel patternmaker

Giorgia Dal Farra

Fashion Designer & Print designer at Ermenegildo Zegna

Luca Palazzo

Knit Designer and program development

Melania Lamberto

Graphic & Fashion Designer presso CatChWorK studio

Angelo Lapiccirella

Freelance fashion designer

Germana Trovato

Founder of CatChWork

Projects

Fashion Design and Styling

Turin

Final projects / thesis projects
THE PERFECT MATCH

Fashion Design and Styling

Turin

Final projects / thesis projects
Object

Fashion Design and Styling

Turin

Final projects / thesis projects
Omnia Paratus

Fashion Design and Styling

Turin

Final projects / thesis projects
Attraverso lo Specchio

News

13 May 2026

TALKAK transforms the Koopera storefront into a space for memory and sustainable fashion

From May 11 to June 16, a selection of designs from the TALKAK collection, developed by students from the Official Degree in Fashion Design at IED Kunsthal Bilbao, will be displayed in the window of Koopera Store in Bilbao’s Old Town.

11 May 2026

Design tells its story at the Turin International Book Fair with EDICOLA IED

From 14 to 18 May, a newsstand of creativity presents the first two issues of Notes on Plural Intelligences alongside a selection of the best Italian and international magazines, accompanied by a programme of talks and workshops exploring themes of design, publishing and contemporary communication

07 May 2026

IED.60 Public Program - May: between Plural Intelligences and the culture of design

The programme of IED events open to both the internal and external communities continues in may; it was launched to mark the 60th anniversary as a collective reflection on the role of design.

06 May 2026

IED at the “Lápiz de Acero” Award in Colombia

IED joins Lápiz de Acero 2026 in Bogotá, supporting emerging talent and the future of design.

04 May 2026

IED Barcelona finalist in The Circularity Masterclass by Zalando

Nicole Ray Kochergin is one of the 12 students selected from more than 100 international submissions competing to win the circular design challenge organised by one of Europe’s largest online fashion platforms.

27 April 2026

TALKAK: fashion, historical memory and upcycling at Fashion Revolution Week Euskadi

IED Kunsthal Bilbao has presented the upcycling collection TALKAK within the framework of Fashion Revolution Week Euskadi, reaffirming its commitment to a more sustainable, critical, and contextually engaged approach to fashion.

23 April 2026

IED opens Stéphane Rolland’s spectacular show at Barcelona Bridal Night in front of an audience of over one thousand people

The designs were developed over several months by alumni from the Barcelona campus under the mentorship of the French couturier, who expressed his admiration for the results.

20 April 2026

Established brands, emerging talent and IED experts at 080 Barcelona Fashion

Designers Eñaut and Guillermo Justicia (IED Barcelona), together with REPARTO (IED Madrid), showcased their work on a renewed runway featuring parallel activities such as the European Designer Fashion Summit, with Julia Weems, Fashion School Director at IED Barcelona, among its moderators.

15 April 2026

More than 9,800 students took part in the AQU Catalunya and Catalan universities' mass survey on recent graduate satisfaction

Responses will be used to identify areas for improvement in the higher education studies currently offered in the Catalan university system and in higher artistic education centres.

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IED Madrid acoge una exposición sobre el Erasmus + con la Universidad Anáhuac Puebla
Exhibitions and Festival

25 May 2026 - 29 May 2026

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IED Madrid hosts an exhibition on the Erasmus+ exchange with Universidad Anáhuac Puebla

The exhibition showcases the work developed between faculty members from both institutions around textile design, cultural exchange, and contemporary Mexican craftsmanship.

Lecture and Panel discussion

26 May 2026 - 26 May 2026

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Andrea Batilla: reading Fashion today

A talk with Andrea Batilla, expert in communication and marketing strategies and brand storytelling, offering a critical reading of fashion shows and the ongoing transformations within the contemporary fashion system.