- Anthropology of Fashion and Desirability: Beyond the Catwalk
- CAD for Fashion Design I
- CAD for Fashion Design II
- Construction Techniques
- Draping
- Experimental & Sustainable Fashion Design
- Fabric Styling
- Fashion and Sustainability
- Fashion Buying Concepts
- Fashion Communication
- Fashion Consumer Behavior
- Fashion Entrepreneurship
- Fashion Figure Drawing
- Fashion Illustration I
- Fashion Illustration I (Short Term)
- Fashion Illustration II
- Fashion Marketing
- Fashion Merchandising Internship
- Fashion Styling
- Global Fashion Merchandising
- Global Sales Management
- History of Costume
- History of Italian Fashion
- Interdisciplinary Design
- Introduction to the Fashion Industry
- Knitwear I
- Luxury Brand Management
- Merchandise Planning and Control
- Patternmaking
- Product Development
- Retail Management
- Sustainable Materials
- Textile Science
- Trend Forecasting
- Visual Merchandising
Fashion Design, Marketing and Merchandising
The aim of the LdM Fashion Design, Marketing and Merchandising Department is to educate and inspire future creative leaders in the fashion business on an international stage. Students at LdM learn new technologies with sustainability as the starting point for innovation, while critically examining traditional fashion industry practices learning how to respond to the expanding needs of the industry and its effect on the global economy.
At LdM, students acquire a solid theoretical foundation with practical applications, ranging from design and product development to retail management. Thanks to a collaborative and interdisciplinary approach, students acquire vital skills and develop the ability to think critically, explore innovative solutions and perform in today’s evolving fashion industry.
LdM’s experiential learning philosophy is backed by visits to museums and organizations dedicated to the major Florentine fashion houses and boutiques, independent tailors, textile mills and leather goods production sites while focusing on the “Made in Italy” movement, with a comprehensive examination and on-site lessons to fully unveil its influence on the luxury goods market.
Florence, as the birthplace of Italian fashion, acts as an inspirational source for students to reflect upon and integrate skills gained from various disciplines. Students examine the fashion industry as a cultural expression and how it interacts within the production and consumption of designer goods, viewed through the lens of Italy’s rich history in fashion and design. LdM fashion design students learn how to cultivate and express their creativity by acquiring solid industry capacities in areas from illustration and pattern development to textiles and digital technology.
The fashion marketing and merchandising courses focus on brand identification, market strategy and the dynamics of retail buying, while also analyzing brand positioning and practicing entrepreneurial skills. To complete the study of the fashion industry, students then delve into areas such as analyses of consumer behavior, buying concepts and business management to give a complete global perspective on the fashion industry. The acquired competencies and skills are then applied by working in collaborative teams within a global context.
The LdM Department of Fashion Design, Marketing and Merchandising is located in three historic buildings in the heart of Florence. The Fashion Lab Center, a design production site, is housed in a 14th century cloister, which is surrounded by Renaissance masters’ frescos. The 16th century palace belonging to the aristocratic fashion dynasty Pucci, are home to lecture halls and fashion studios dedicated to research and technology.
The aim of the LdM Fashion Design, Marketing and Merchandising Department is to educate and inspire future creative leaders in the fashion business on an international stage. Students at LdM learn new technologies with sustainability as the starting point for innovation, while critically examining traditional fashion industry practices learning how to respond to the expanding needs of the industry and its effect on the global economy.
At LdM, students acquire a solid theoretical foundation with practical applications, ranging from design and product development to retail management. Thanks to a collaborative and interdisciplinary approach, students acquire vital skills and develop the ability to think critically, explore innovative solutions and perform in today’s evolving fashion industry.
LdM’s experiential learning philosophy is backed by visits to museums and organizations dedicated to the major Florentine fashion houses and boutiques, independent tailors, textile mills and leather goods production sites while focusing on the “Made in Italy” movement, with a comprehensive examination and on-site lessons to fully unveil its influence on the luxury goods market.
Florence, as the birthplace of Italian fashion, acts as an inspirational source for students to reflect upon and integrate skills gained from various disciplines. Students examine the fashion industry as a cultural expression and how it interacts within the production and consumption of designer goods, viewed through the lens of Italy’s rich history in fashion and design. LdM fashion design students learn how to cultivate and express their creativity by acquiring solid industry capacities in areas from illustration and pattern development to textiles and digital technology.
The fashion marketing and merchandising courses focus on brand identification, market strategy and the dynamics of retail buying, while also analyzing brand positioning and practicing entrepreneurial skills. To complete the study of the fashion industry, students then delve into areas such as analyses of consumer behavior, buying concepts and business management to give a complete global perspective on the fashion industry. The acquired competencies and skills are then applied by working in collaborative teams within a global context.
The LdM Department of Fashion Design, Marketing and Merchandising is located in three historic buildings in the heart of Florence. The Fashion Lab Center, a design production site, is housed in a 14th century cloister, which is surrounded by Renaissance masters’ frescos. The 16th century palace belonging to the aristocratic fashion dynasty Pucci, are home to lecture halls and fashion studios dedicated to research and technology.
