Summer Course - Milan Fashion Week Experience.
- Length: 5 days
- Study pace: Full time
- Education level: Summer / Short course
- Institute: Accademia del Lusso School of Fashion & Design
- Location: Milan
- Language: English
- Start date: February 2019
Program description.
Experience Milan Fashion Week 2019 head-on with Accademia del Lusso – the independent, exclusive Italian School of Fashion & Design at the heart of Milan’s fashion district.
Delve into the inner workings of Milan’s fashion system and gain an exclusive insight into Made in Italy through this unique course which combines classroom lessons with field trips and entry to some of the most important fashion shows of Milan Fashion Week 2019.
The 5-day course, held directly in English, is organised as follows:
Mornings: Lessons at Accademia del Lusso.
Classroom lessons taught by experts currently working in the fashion industry. Subjects covered include trend forecasting, Italian textiles, fashion design, and case studies of successful Italian luxury fashion brands and designers.
Afternoons: Field trips.
Participants visit Milan’s most important fashion and luxury sites though field trips to stores, showrooms, and other key locations such as the Book Village and Armani Silos museum.
INCLUDING: Entry to the fashion shows of Milan Fashion Week 2019
Duration:
38 hours over 5 days, divided as follows:
• 20 hours: theory classes
• 18 hours: external workshops (visits)
Admission requirements:
- Last recent qualification
- Suitable knowledge of English: demonstrated by a formal certificate or Skype language interview.
Program content.
38 hours over 5 days, divided as follows:
• 20 hours: theory classes
• 18 hours: external workshops (visits)
Time.
Day 1.
09:00 a 13:00 - Italian Fashion Design Design; Italian Case histories
14:00 a 17:30 - External Visit: ‘Armani Silos’ and Tortona area: stores and showrooms (Castor, Nonsolomarras, Biffi)
Day 2.
09:00 a 13:00 - Next Fashion Designers: Italian Case histories
14:00 a 17:30 - External Visit: Corso Como area (10 Corso Como, Piazza Gae Aulenti, and Milan’s New Skyline)
Day 3.
09:00 a 13:00 - Italian Fashion Textiles and Materials: Italian Case histories
14:00 a 17:30 - External Visit: Quadrilato and Centre area (luxury Italian brands’ flagship stores and multi-brand stores)
Day 4.
09:00 a 13:00 - Italian Trend Forecasting: Analysis and Case histories
14:00 a 17:30 - External Visit: Book Village (trends book, fashion magazines, and books), and Fashion Library (Porta Genova area)
Day 5.
09:00 a 13:00 - External Visit: Vicolungo Outlet or Fidenza Village for a shopping experience of luxury and top brands
14:00 a 17:30 - External Visit: Vicolungo Outlet or Fidenza Village for a shopping experience of luxury and top brands
*The program could change accordingly to the events and shows of the Fashion Week
About us.
Accademia del Lusso was founded in 2005, and is the School of Fashion & Design in Italy specialised in training key professional figures in the fashion, design and luxury sectors. Our main school site is on Via Montenapoleone, an inspiring location at the heart of Milan’s fashion district, and a mandatory stop for whoever wants to come into contact with the inner core of the fashion world.
