Fashion Courses Taught in English in Milan, Italy

Accademia del Lusso, Milan:
Situated in the heart of Milan - Italy's fashion capital, Accademia del Lusso is an Italian School of Fashion & Design that provides a range of Master's and Bachelor's degrees, intensive 1-year programs, a foundation year, and short-term courses designed to train and prepare the fashion industry’s most sought-after professionals. Courses are taught in English (or Italian), and subjects include Fashion Design, Fashion Styling, Shoes & Accessories Design, and Interior Design among many others. Our aim is to connect the needs of the job market with the aspirations of those who want to begin or develop their career in the fashion, design and luxury industry.

Fashion & Design Courses in Milan

Bachelor's degrees
Designed for high school graduates or those who wish to start a new career in the fashion industry, these three-year bachelor degree courses provide a solid preparation and accredited qualification that grounds students in the skills and knowledge they need to succeed as professionals in today’s competitive job market. 

•  Fashion Design
Languages available: English, Italian
Credits: 180 Credits (ECTS)

In this full-time accredtied course, you will gain the skills necessary to be able to design and create entire collections that are competitive and valid, both from a creative and commercial point of view. On completion of this course, you will be able to plan, design, develop and produce fashion collections that are in line with market demands.

You'll develop skills in drawing, design, sewing, and patternmaking. In addition, you'll learn research skills and essential collection planning techniques.


•  Fashion Brand Management
Languages available: English, Italian
Credits: 180 Credits (ECTS)

In this full-time, accredited course you'll learn how to understand the reasons why a fashion collection succeeds or fails, with the aim of increasing the value of a brand by strengthening or more suitably defining its image, and enhancing the advertising communication of a brand or specific product types.

Designed to shape students into professionals with highly transferable skills, this course teaches you how to combine trends and aesthetic/style evolutions with the interests of the business and market. You will also learn how to reposition a product where necessary. 


•  Fashion Styling & Communication
Languages available: English, Italian
Credits: 180 Credits (ECTS)

This full-time, accredited course provides you with the skills and knowledge you need to deal with everything that transmits the style and identity of a business or brand.

You'll learn all about being a professional within public relations or a press office, where you would work with press campaigns, advertising, conferences, public announcements, external relations, exhibitions, shows, and events. 

Master's Degrees

Designed for graduates who have studied in university for a minimum of three years, our master's degrees, in collaboration with eCampus University, Italy, will prepare you to work in a wide range of management positions within the fashion and luxury sector worldwide. 

On successful completion of your course, you will have the opportunity to be considered for an internship position with a brand of business in the fashion, design, and luxury sectors.

•  Sustainable Fashion Design
Language: English
Course duration: 1 year
Credits: 60 (ECTS)

An innovative course placing sustainability at the heart of fashion design practice. The course shapes a professional figure who has the strategic skills to penetrate the production side of fashion and luxury business and work as a manager in the product area of the luxury goods and fashion sectors.


•  Fashion Communication Management
Languages available: English, Italian
Course duration: 1 year
Credits: 60 (ECTS)

Through this course, you'll be able to manage every stage of a communication plan, as well as the team of different professionals who form part of the communication sphere within a luxury goods business. You'll learn how to write advertising material and press releases,  maintain and develop contacts with press services, as well as sustaining public relations and event management.


•  Fashion Brand Management
Languages available: English, Italian
Course duration: 1 year
Credits: 60 (ECTS)

Learn to follow the entire development and sales process of a product associated with a brand. This course teaches you how to promote a brand’s philosophy using working and strategic marketing strategies. You'll pay particular attention to quality of products, style, image, and the efficiency of advertising campaigns.


Foundation Year
Lasting 1 year, the Foundation year at Accademia del Lusso Milan has been specially designed to support your growth and development onto undergraduate studies in fashion, design and beyond. It also helps international students adjust to life in another country.

Intensive one-year courses:
Our one-year intensive courses aim to provide advanced, practical training that builds on your existing skills or prepares you in a short space of time for a career in a specific area of the fashion and design industry.

Suitable for high school or university graduates. 

•  Fashion Product Design (taught in English)

This course aims to provide you with an in-depth knowledge of the advanced creative skills and practical techniques you need to work in the fields of design, pattern making, and tailoring. It will prepare you to become a professional who is able to manage the entire production chain of a fashion product, from original sketch design to final creation of a garment. 


•  Interior & Retail Design (taught in English)

This course provides you with the practical abilities and in-depth theoretical knowledge you need to identify and coordinate the trends, styles, and materials that allow you to distinguish the concept of ‘contemporary living’ with originality. In addition, it gives you professional and methodological skills in design and planning. 


•  Shoes & Accessories Design (taught in English)

The design and development of bags and shoes is one of the most significant economic stimuli for countless businesses across the globe. This course gives students working skills and strategic ability in order to shape them into professionals who are able to create, plan, design, develop and produce footwear and accessories collections in line with market demands.



Specialized Preparatory Courses:

Our Preparatory Courses last 3 months and take place before the beginning of each academic year. They are only available for those enrolled on a longer-term course at Accademia del Lusso and prepare students in terms of language and culture.
Course options include:

• Fashion English Language
• Italian Lifestyle, Culture & Language


Professional Short Courses:

•  'Made In Italy & Luxury Goods Industry'

Taught in English, this 10-week course is ideal for those who want to get to know more in depth what the ‘Made in Italy’ brand stands for. The course includes theoretical classroom lessons, workshops and other practical activities, project work and assessment tests.


•  Milan Fashion Week Experience:

Taught in English, this 5-day course is a study of Italian Fashion Design through Milan’s eyes. It will delve you deep into the inner workings of MFW and it a fantastic way to experience the Fashion Week like never before. The takes place over 38 hours split between 5 days. There are dynamic lectures, workshops, visits, and exclusive entry to Milan Fashion Week events.


Summer Fashion Course in Fashion Design

Taught in English, this course provides basic knowledge and techniques in Fashion Design. The course duration is flexible, and students can choose to study from a minimum of 1 to a maximum of 4 weeks (120 hours), with each week tackling a different area of Fashion Design.




Student Testimonials:

"My best memory was the first year I was selected to take part in the end of year fashion show - it was such an amazing experience!
Toby

"I've got to know some great people who've really helped me grow, and I can only thank all the teachers and staff of this wonderful school."
Anna

"The courses at Accademia del Lusso allowed me to gain an understanding of the fashion sector, and above all have opened my mind, having taught me to see things from a different point of view."
Elisa

“Right from the start, Accademia del Lusso demonstrated to be able to satisfy my hunger to learn, and gave me the opportunity to get to know wonderful people who share the same passions as me."
Sebastian