Fashion Design and Accessories

SubjectFashion, Design

LevelUndergraduate

Type of DegreeDiploma Accademico di I Livello

CostEUR 19,700

CountryItaly

CityMilan

Cost non-EUEUR 23,100

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the course

The course in accessories teaches students how to become accessory designers. During the three-year course those participating will develop their individual creative skills. The introduction and building of the technical component of the knowledge set will provide the student with an independently informed position on design to be able to work in confidence on creative products. 

The course enhances the technical, design and business skills necessary to create and design accessory products: handbags, leather goods, shoes, eyewear, belts, hats, scarves and jewellery. By means of an attentive study and research into the creative design and development of the accessory from a historical perspective, students are able to contextualise their study. To further enable students in this endeavor they assess current trends in accessory design, the application of traditional and innovative materials and product function together with the needs of the client and the contemporary lifestyle the client leads. The technical aspects of the development of new products will be studied, as well as their industrial feasibility in accordance with the luxury and style standards of the brand.

The research of materials will be the first step in the development of project proposals, experimental innovations in design through both traditional and new techniques, enhanced by the use of appropriate 3D software programmes to achieve virtual simulations of objects. Through a product prototyping process, the conceptual visualisation, formal analysis and a feasibility study of the production will be undertaken. In collaboration with important companies active in this sector, individual creative sensibilities will be encouraged in synergy with business and production possibilities.

The growth in accessories in the international market has become a strategic business development model for fashion brands and luxury.  Designers have a leading role in this emerging market, able to understand and interpret contemporary trends, thereby offering market strategies for the brand and satisfying the needs of a specific target market. Accessories in fashion complete a look and often define the customer aspirations in style and status.

Accessory designers can work in commercial industry, maker studios or design studios, small-scale accessory companies, in fashion ateliers or as a freelance designer. The knowledge they have acquired during the course also allows them to cover the role of product manager for important fashion and luxury brands, as they are able to evaluate fashion, design, trend, production, brand image and the needs of the market. 

learning outcomes

On completion of the three-year course in luxury accessories, the student will be able to:

  • conduct independent research to inform design ideas for accessories;
  • apply different drawing techniques to illustrate fashion accessories;
  • use modeling techniques to develop ideas for design details;
  • demonstrate knowledge of materials and technical drawing skill for the creation and prototyping of bags and shoes;
  • use appropriate design software to create technical drawings and illustrated 3D designs for a professional presentation of accessories;
  • design a collection of accessories that satisfies the needs of the identified market;
  • manage and respect workloads and deadlines in a professional manner.

course themes

FIRST YEAR

  • design methodology
  • materials and function
  • branding and design
  • history of art and accessories



SECOND YEAR

  • the art of luxury
  • materials and style
  • marketing and design
  • fashion culture and contemporary perspectives



THIRD YEAR

  • accessory exploration
  • final major project
  • research theory and practice

Life after Marangoni ...

Helena Tellow

profession: Assistant Graphic Designer for Paul Smith shoes

programme studied: fashion design, three-year course undergraduate

school: London

graduated in: 2012

Since August 2012, Helen has been employed as assistant graphic designer for Paul Smith shoes in London.

Gifted at drawing, Helena, born and raised in Gothenburg, suddenly decides she wants to study fashion at Istituto Marangoni in London.

To gain some work experience during her studies, she gets an internship at Vivienne Westwood as a jewellery designer, a field into which she had already ventured in India and Paris before her training; and another internship with Erdem, working on women's apparel. Soon after graduating she was hired by Paul Smith as an assistant graphic designer.

Her collection for her final year at IM, entitled Turbulence, was inspired by a plane crash in Antarctica, and is for sale on the site Muuse (www.muuse.com/ #! Collections/105-turbulence-by-helena-tellow). She is planning a prêt-à-porter collection for the same brand.

In December 2012 Helena was selected as one of six finalists of ELLE Sweden and H&Ms competition to design a dress.

Her aim is to design clothing with clean lines and innovative cuts. She focuses on the details to make each piece unique and feminine, leaving the wearer feeling great.

Read more alumni stories on the Istituto Marangoni website here.


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