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

Fashion Design and Styling

Rome

Didactic projects
IED Roma x Cosmopolitan

Accessories and Jewelry Design

Rome

Didactic projects
The Tiara: A crown of virtue

Fashion Design and Styling

Turin

Final projects / thesis projects
Stuffed

Fashion Design and Styling

Turin

Final projects / thesis projects
Brevemente complessi come ombre sulla terra

Fashion Design and Styling

Turin

Final projects / thesis projects
GAMAN

Fashion Design and Styling

Turin

Final projects / thesis projects
EXUVIA

Fashion Design and Styling

Bilbao

Final projects / thesis projects
The End. The Story Ends Here

Fashion Design and Styling

Bilbao

Final projects / thesis projects
Getaria

Accessories and Jewelry Design

Turin

Final projects / thesis projects
Deep Impression

News

20 July 2026

Career Days 2026: more than 60 companies meet IED Torino's emerging talent

From 14 to 16 July, IED Torino's Marconi campus hosted the Career Days 2026, bringing together more than 60 companies for one-to-one interviews and networking opportunities designed to help students and recent graduates take their first steps into the professional world.

13 July 2026

IED Barcelona Takes to the Runway at 080 x Cruïlla

Three recently graduated Fashion Design alumni showcased four looks each at the festival’s fashion runway, demonstrating how the new creative voices of the future dress.

IED Ranked Among the World's Best Fashion Schools in 2025

10 July 2026

IED Ranked Top 20 Fashion School Worldwide 2026

IED has once again been ranked among the world’s best fashion schools in 2026: 18th place in the CEOWORLD ranking

03 July 2026

July: Exhibitions, Installations and New Horizons for IED.60 Public Program

With the arrival of July, IED Graduation Days enter their busiest phase across IED’s Italian campuses, bringing with them a series of public events designed to showcase the ideas, projects and research developed by students.

01 July 2026

Pathos Formulas: Francesca Gavin Curates IED’s Project at Pitti Uomo 110 Exploring Fashion and Visual Arts

On the occasion of Pitti Uomo 110, IED presented Pathos Formulas, an exhibition and installation project curated by Francesca Gavin.

01 July 2026

Three IED Designers Win at the 2026 Spanish Fashion Academy Awards

Alumni Ernesto Naranjo, together with faculty members Miguel Becer (ManéMané) and Juan Vidal, have been recognised at the third edition of the Academia de la Moda Española Awards for their outstanding creative work.

Shop window displaying two fashionable looks created with upcycling

01 July 2026

IED Barcelona’s sustainable fashion returns to Moda Re-

Once again, first-year students from the Bachelor of Arts in Fashion Design, pathway in Fashion Styling, have created a series of looks by applying upcycling techniques to garments donated by the Fundació Formació i Treball.

30 June 2026

IED Kunsthal Bilbao celebrates the graduation of a new class in the year of its fifth anniversary

For the second consecutive year, the ceremony was held at Bilbao's iconic Philharmonic Society, bringing together students, families, faculty and industry professionals to celebrate the talent and dedication of a new graduating class.

30 June 2026

This Was IED Madrid's Graduation Shows 2026: Two Days of Designing the Future

Under the concept Times New, IED Madrid's campuses hosted the final project exhibitions for Graphic Design, Product Design, Interior Design and Fashion Design, culminating in the traditional Avant-défilé.

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