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

Final projects / thesis projects
Ramé

Fashion Design and Styling

Cagliari

Final projects / thesis projects
Act Otherwise

Fashion Design and Styling

Florence

Didactic projects
WP Chronicles

Fashion Design and Styling

Florence

Special projects
Numèro Switzerland

Fashion Design and Styling

Turin

Final projects / thesis projects
THE PERFECT MATCH
Medium shot of the torso of a woman wearing a corset with built-in plants

Fashion Design and Styling

Barcelona

Final projects / thesis projects
Walking gardens
Una noia alça al vol la seva vestimenta de color taronja en un camp de blat

Fashion Design and Styling

Barcelona

Final projects / thesis projects
África en Globo
Climbing shoe on an old suitcase in a green meadow

Product and Service Design

Barcelona

Final projects / thesis projects
El Egoísta
A sports shoe seen from the side with black and white motifs

Product and Service Design

Barcelona

Final projects / thesis projects
Simulacrum Superimposed on Reality

News

13 January 2026

Cartier opens its doors to IED Torino students

An exclusive experience focused on understanding high jewelry production processes

12 January 2026

Stéphane Rolland’s haute couture at IED Barcelona

The star guest of the 10th Barcelona Bridal Night at Barcelona Bridal Fashion Week 26 visits the school to discover the creations by alumni of the Postgraduate Programme in Bridal and Occasionwear Design, who will open the runway show next 22 April.

19 December 2025

IED Barcelona celebrates Graduation Day for a hundred students from Master's and Specialisation Courses

The event recognises their successful journey through their studies at the school.

18 December 2025

New April intake for Master’s Programs in Italy

Starting April 2026, IED launches new Fashion Masters in English. An international, hands-on path designed to build the skills demanded by the global fashion industry.

Green lettering on a blue background with the copy Welcome Event 26

18 December 2025

Welcome event Postgraduate 2025/2026 - IED Barcelona

It will take place on 15 and 16 January for Master's, Postgraduate and Specialization Course students.

01 December 2025

AQU Catalunya and IED Barcelona begin a mass survey to gauge the satisfaction of recent graduates

More than 60,000 people who finished their university and artistic studies last year will receive the survey, which will serve to improve the degrees currently being taught. Participants will be entered into a prize draw for the latest generation iPhone.

Tres premios a Alumni y estudiantes IED Madrid durante el mes de noviembre: Premio Nacional de Innovacion, Frame Awards & Premio Antalia Decora

28 November 2025

Three awards for IED Madrid alumni and students in November: National Innovation Award, Frame Awards & Antalia Decora

Federico Sáinz de Robles wins the National Innovation Award with his brand Sepiia, while Lucas Muñoz receives the FRAME Editor's Pick mention for his COLAB project for Sancal and Jacobo López del Hierro Llopis wins third prize at Antalia Decora

Innovative materials and smart fabrics: the new frontier of textile design

27 November 2025

Innovative materials and smart fabrics: the new frontier of textile design

How textile design merges creativity, innovation and social responsibility, reshaping the future of fashion.

24 November 2025

IED Milano Jewelry Design Students Exhibit at Formnext

IED Milano Jewelry Design BA students exhibit at Formnext with Legor, Taurini, and Leather & Luxury Magazine

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