The challenge of the current fashion industrial system consists in renewing a world full of contradictions where the themes of sustainability, identity and digital have now become its founding pillars

Sustainability does not only mean promoting conscious consumption but understanding how the entire fashion chain can optimize processes and improve productivity in a virtuous way by taking care of all the aspects of a garment lifecycle.

It is in this context that the IED School of Fashion examines the connections of fashion with the cultivation or production of raw materials, with the production and printing processes of yarns and fabrics, with traditional and industrial manufacturing, with the management of waste, with the upcycling phenomenon, or with projects aimed at recovering precious archives and vintage garments.

In recent years the fashion  product has become as important as the imagery it brings with it. People don't just buy an object but a lifestyle, a way of thinking or behaving. A dress helps to become aware of who we are and brings with it issues related to both identity and freedom of expression. In this regard, Styling can provide added value by proposing stories that can amplify the messages deriving from a collection, a fabric or an idea.

We have abandoned the era of speech in favor of a rapid and synthetic language made up of images that need to be constructed and inserted into digital media. Also the product ideation and design phases are moving towards virtual worlds that require specialized technical skills. At the same time, in the real world, the fashion industry asks its managers to understand what the needs of its target are, in order to maintain or increase market shares and find the right position in the pyramid that goes from luxury to the mass market.

Our courses at the IED School of Fashion aim to train the key figures of the fashion supply chain, thus ranging from the creative to the strategic field, from the organizational to the commercial aspects, from marketing to image and communication activities. In this direction, the School of Fashion teaches its students to "live" and "feel" fashion, in its entirety and in every single part, an interaction of perspectives and a mix of professional figures.

Fashion Events September 2025 – IED Istituto Europeo di Design

Projects

Accessories and Jewelry Design

Rome

Final projects / thesis projects
The middle class opulence

Accessories and Jewelry Design

Rome

Final projects / thesis projects
VYDE

Fashion Communication and Management

Rome

Final projects / thesis projects
Expressly by E. Marinella

Visual and Interactive Arts

Madrid

Didactic projects
NEUº

Graphic Design and Visual Communication

Madrid

Didactic projects
Sinestesia
Photocomposition with two women wearing colorful clothes on a drawn background and with a mask painted over their eyes

Fashion Design and Styling

Barcelona

Final projects / thesis projects
This must be the place

Final projects / thesis projects
Ramé

Fashion Design and Styling

Cagliari

Final projects / thesis projects
Act Otherwise

Accessories and Jewelry Design

Milan

Final projects / thesis projects
Closing The Loop

News

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.

Dos premios para el documental The Designer is Dead de Gonzalo Hergueta, Alumni IED Madrid

13 April 2026

Two awards for the documentary The Designer is Dead by Gonzalo Hergueta, IED Madrid Alumni

The film has won the Best Documentary Award in the Official Selection at Moritz Feed Doc 2026 and the Audience Award at the Atlàntida Mallorca Film Fest 2025

09 April 2026

Alessandro Bernini meets Jewelry Design students

The high jewelry designer visited IED Torino to share his journey through formal research, visual culture, and bespoke creations, including pieces made for some of the leading names in the contemporary music scene.

31 March 2026

IED Firenze and Kingston University present "Together, We are Fashion!"

IED Firenze, in collaboration with Kingston University, presents an international educational project exploring themes of second hand, fashion archives, the influence of art, and brand identity construction within a contemporary context.

25 March 2026

IED ranked among the world's top 100 academic institutions in the QS World University Rankings® by Subject 2026

Europe's largest Art and Design school network secures 78th place worldwide in the Art & Design discipline, marking its 60th anniversary year.

25 March 2026

Inditex Talent Session at IED Barcelona

The Zara Talent programme brought together students from Fashion Design, Interior Design, Styling, Fashion Marketing and Communication, and Footwear Design for a day of one-to-one meetings with the group’s human resources teams.

Jaime Álvarez, alumni del IED Madrid, gana el Premio Mercedes‑Benz a Mejor Colección con su firma Mans

25 March 2026

Jaime Álvarez, IED Madrid Alumni, wins Mercedes‑Benz Award for Best Collection with his brand Mans

Designer Jaime Álvarez, creator of the Mans label, receives the award at Mercedes‑Benz Fashion Week Madrid, reaffirming the talent of the IED alumni community.

24 March 2026

Antesch Live Printing Event, a night in Turin of streetwear, music and creativity created by two IED alumni

Antesch, a brand founded by IED Torino Fashion Design alumni Eugenio Cauteruccio and Andrea Torresan, is organising a Live Printing Night together with Dart Production, bringing together live customisation, streetwear, food and music.

23 March 2026

MBFW honours designers Juan Vidal, a lecturer at IED Barcelona, and Jaime Álvarez (MANS), IED Madrid Alumni

Juan Vidal has been awarded the National Designer Award, whilst Jaime Álvarez has received the NARS Icon Award

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