IED Barcelona

The BA (Hons) in Fashion Design prepares professionals with a wide technical and cultural knowledge through learning concepts from the fashion field, based on creativity and analysis of the needs of the market. Its philosophy is to develop students as individuals, to become innovative and creative designers, and challenge them to develop an aesthetic style relevant to the international fashion industry.

Throughout the programme students are taught how to create their own firm as well as work for other brands. They are equipped with the knowledge necessary to form part of a design department and to interact with the different departments that comprise manufacturing companies. Our alumni are currently working in enterprises like Loewe, Margiela, Balenciaga, Camper, Marine Serre, Givenchy, Andrés Sardà, Alexander McQueen or Valentino; or started their own brand like Priscavera, Luis de Javier, UY Studio, Edward Cuming, Cynthia Buttenklepper, Eñaut, Scotria or Olya Kosterina.

The course enables students to develop the specific knowledge and master the digital production tools and skills required by future professionals in the management of Marketing and Communication within the vibrant and demanding environment that is the Fashion industry, including its most direct ecosystem of suppliers. From a strategic, executive and eminently practical approach, students will learn about the functioning and management of brands at the service of the product and the company; from the creation to the execution of strategies, delving deeper into the approaches and techniques necessary to build and communicate corporate value that has an impact on their success.

Technical knowledge of the product, the management of creativity and publishing activity will also be developed, including the creation, production and management of digital media and content. The educational pathway combines lectures and practical sessions, workshops and master classes with professionals from the sector, as well as external visits to companies, museums, showrooms and art galleries.

The course, taught in Spanish, prepares professionals who are capable of envisaging solutions and responses for the future trends in aesthetics and new market needs. It provides a theoretical and cultural base with the objective of creating an innovative aesthetic style to outstand in the international fashion market. It prepares professionals who are capable of envisaging solutions and responses for the future trends in aesthetics and new market needs. Through this degree, students are thus prepared to create collections, organise fashion events, and acquire knowledge of fashion marketing and communication in order to create their own brand. The project methodology acts as the central axis of the course, through which students learn to express their creativity and materialise their designs. Our alumni are currently working in enterprises like Loewe, Margiela, Balenciaga, Camper, Marine Serre, Givenchy, Andrés Sardà, Alexander McQueen or Valentino; or started their own brand like Priscavera, Luis de Javier, UY Studio, Edward Cuming, Cynthia Buttenklepper, Eñaut,  Scotria or Olya Kosterina.    

This course, taught in Spanish, prepares professionals who are capable of envisaging solutions and responses for the future trends in aesthetics and new market needs. The course aims to ensure that participants have the complete knowledge and necessary understanding to work professionally as fashion stylists. Our students acquire the necessary skills to analyse and interpret information and styles presented each season that will eventually transform into the trends. Job opportunities include: consultant for the development of fashion collections, look creators for a communication of collections or products, advertising campaigns, specialized publications, visual merchandiser, image consultant, etc.