Master Degree in
Fashion Design

Innovative pattern cutting and design I, highlights a focus on creativity and CLO 3D technology. CLO 3D is a powerful and industry-standard software that revolutionized the fashion industry by enabling designers to create, visualize, and manipulate digital garments in a realistic 3D environment, streamlining the design process and reducing waste. It allows for realistic simulation of fabric drape and fit, instant modification of patterns, ultimately shortening time-to-market.

Advanced Portfolio and Design I explores fabric manipulation as a creative process that transforms the appearance or texture of materials to achieve unique design effects. Techniques such as pleating, tucking, ruffling, laser cutting are encouraged to add dimension, texture, and visual intrigue, elevating simple fabrics into intricate works of art. Students are encouraged to seek inspiration beyond the fashion world, drawing from nature, architecture, photography, fine art, and other disciplines to cultivate original ideas. Through hands-on experimentation, detailed documentation in a research book, and iterative development, such as altering scale, fabric type, or pattern, creating innovative and individualized outcomes.

The Future of Fashion & Sustainability is  about destruction, it’s about innovation. It tears down to rebuild. The result is a kind of luxurious rebellion: garments that feel raw yet intentional, chaotic yet meticulously crafted. These aesthetics often blur the line between fashion and anti-fashion, echoing the ethos of grunge while transcending it through conceptual design.  At its core, deconstruction reimagines the future of fashion, offering a canvas for creativity that defies logic, embraces asymmetry, and transforms the familiar into the extraordinary. It is here, in this space of disruption, that the most visionary and daring expressions of style emerge.

This project invites you to be inspired and to collaborate with a luxury fashion brand that defines the cultural landscape through bold vision and fearless creativity. You will explore the brand’s legacy, innovation, and cultural relevance, understanding not only what it represents, but why it matters. As the next generation of fashion creatives at IMM, you are challenged to look beyond trends and dive into the essence of creative expression. Through deep research and conceptual exploration, you will translate insight into innovation, developing a personalized collection that embodies your creative identity while staying true to the DNA of your chosen brand.

You will focus on creative, unconventional, and industry-relevant techniques beyond traditional flat pattern drafting, emphasizing skill development for creating unique garments and exploring advanced concepts like transformational reconstruction, and digital pattern cutting. This course caters to a range of skills enabling you to translate your final collection sketches into 3 dimensional garments, this including hands-on experience with industry-standard software and materials.

Advanced Portfolio and Design II is designed to refine your creative voice and elevate your professional readiness through an intensive focus on portfolio development, concentrating on skills in fashion illustration, in-depth fabric and trend research, and technical garment drawing, creating tech-pack ready outputs aligned with industry standards. Through guided experimentation, critique, and mentorship, you will develop a comprehensive and innovative portfolio that showcases their unique design identity and technical expertise. Final portfolios will feature fully realized collections, supported by original photography and art direction, with a strong emphasis on visual storytelling. This class prepares you to confidently pursue industry roles or launch independent creative ventures, equipping them with the tools, insight, and polish needed to stand out in today’s competitive global fashion landscape.

Creating, Communicating & Delivering Luxury is a Creative Direction class designed to ignite your passion for visual storytelling and transform it into a powerful branding and advertising campaign that elevates your final collection. Throughout the course, you will delve into the dynamic roles of brand director and art director, gaining firsthand experience in crafting compelling visual narratives that resonate across luxury markets, exploring how visionary ideas are conceptualized, strategized, and brought to life through collaborative, high-impact execution.  From the initial spark of inspiration to the final presentation of your own look-book, branding strategy, and advertising, you will learn to lead with intention and innovation, gaining valuable insight on how to shape the future of this evolving role within the fashion and luxury industries.

You will focus on creative, unconventional, and industry-relevant techniques beyond traditional flat pattern drafting, emphasizing skill development for creating unique garments and exploring advanced concepts like transformational reconstruction, and digital pattern cutting. This course caters to a range of skills enabling you to translate your final collection sketches into 3 dimensional garments, this including hands-on experience with industry-standard software and materials.

This class is designed for aspiring fashion entrepreneurs seeking to build innovative and sustainable fashion businesses in today’s fast-evolving global market. Students will explore the intersection of creativity, commerce, and innovation, learning how to develop viable business models, identify target markets, and craft brand strategies rooted in authenticity and purpose. Through case studies, guest lectures from industry leaders, and hands-on projects, students will gain the tools to launch or scale fashion ventures that are culturally relevant, financially sound, and socially responsible. By focussing on leadership and strategic thinking, preparing you to thrive as founders, brand builders, or change-makers in the fashion

 The Research Methods class equips students with the essential skills, critical thinking abilities, and academic discipline necessary for success at the postgraduate level. Through a dynamic combination of lectures, seminars, and hands-on activities, students will develop a solid foundation in both theoretical frameworks and practical research techniques. The course is designed to support students in formulating clear, relevant, and innovative capstone project proposals that reflect academic rigor and personal or professional interests. Key areas of focus include the development of reflective practice to support continuous learning and self-evaluation, strategies for conducting thorough literature reviews, and an in-depth exploration of both qualitative and quantitative research methodologies. By the end of the course, students will be well-prepared to undertake independent research projects with confidence and clarity.

 The Master of Arts in Fashion Design final collection marks the pinnacle of each student’s graduate journey, a bold manifestation of visionary style and blue-sky thinking, grounded in Istituto Marangoni’s rich Italian heritage, with traditional craftsmanship and cutting-edge innovation. The outcome is an eight-look, runway-ready collection that integrates advanced technical skills, rigorous research into a chosen theme, and a fully realized design portfolio. This comprehensive body of work reflects the student’s personal aesthetic, a forward-thinking approach to the future of fashion, and a deep engagement with the philosophy of art.