3 fashion cities short course 2016

3 FASHION CITIES Short course 2016KINGSTON UNIVERSITY LONDON 26.06—01.07 / ECOLE DE LA CHAMBRE SYNDICALE DE LA COUTURE PARISIENNE 04.07—08.07 / ACCADEMIA COSTUME & MODA ROME 11.07—15.07


THE CONCEPT WHY 3 FASHIONCITIES?

This unique opportunity gives you access to fashion experts in each city and key insights taught by experienced fashion staff and technicians in each institution.

London, Paris and Rome are all European Capitals of Fashionwith their own history and cultural identity.

Each area of study is designed to compliment your current course level and give you extra specialist first-hand knowledge and skills particular to each institution.

The 3 FASHION CITIES short course can be an excellent opportunity for any student currently studying on an undergraduate fashion course, or preparing an application portfolio for entry to a degree course in fashion including You will be introduced to new research methods in order to enhance your existing design research and portfolio skills.The three institutions have aligned their educational teaching methods to give students an innovative short course programme.

The new collaboration between 3 different international reputable fashion institutions in Europe; Kingston University in London, Ecole de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne in Paris and Accademia Costume & Moda in Rome, is a new innovative formula of fashion education short courses combining an introduction to each city’s specific diverse culture and their own fashion system.

LONDON PARIS ROME

CREATIVE RESEARCH ARCHIVE / MUSEUM VISITCREATIVE WORKSHOPHAUTE COUTURE FLOU DRAPING TOILEACCESSORIES DESIGN LUXURY - BAG DESIGN PORTFOLIO


WHO IS THE SHORT COURSE AIMED AT ?

The course is designed for international students from different cultures and fashion backgrounds who are interested in an opportunity to be taught in 3 different fashion institutions.

Students studying fashion at undergraduate level could benefit from these experiences as complimentary to their own course, as it can help them to prepare an application portfolio for any undergraduate or post-graduate course.

The subject areas, not often covered within a traditional course, would give an opportunity to compare both international cultural differences and similarities within the broad fashion subject area.

The teaching methods are flexible so students of different undergraduate levels can benefit and achieve a positive outcome.

Minimum of 4 hours a day 5 days a week, including external visits, directed visit.Students have workshop access duringschool opening hours.

A detailed timetable and further details will be provided on confirmation of your place by the individual institute.

STUDY HOURS

PROJECT COORDINATION

Kingston University London :

Elinor Renfrew, Head of Fashion Department

École de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne :

François Broca, Dean

Accademia Costume & Moda Roma :

Adrien Roberts, Director of Education


COURSE CONTENTThis exciting opportunity covers a variety ofcreative research and specialist workshops led by experts. The content of each course is based on design methods within each institution leading to different fashion outcomes, reflecting the locations and the cultural diversity of the threecapitals.

The interactive approach of a creativeworkshop format within each school is combined with city visits and exhibitions. This enables the student to gain a full understanding and appreciate the different cultural approaches to fashion in the 3 cities.

A detailed programme will be given to eachstudent that is successfully selected to be on the course and have completed the tuition payment.

Each Fashion City experience can include the following but is not limited to:

• Visual research including archives.

• Museum and library visits.

• Creative workshop exploration.

• 2D/3D design work.

• Work on stand.

• Making of a toile or prototype.

• Portfolio feed back.

WHAT TO BRING?

Most workshop resources will be provided in each school, however you will need to bring some basic art and design equipment to each course:

• Laptop (with ADOBE photoshop and

powerpoint).

• Drawing materials.

• A detailed list of equipment will be

provided when you have been

accepted on the course.

LONDON PARIS ROME


COST

APPLICATIONPROCESSThere is no application deadline, however the 20 strongest portfolios up loaded will be offered a place first.

• Being an undergraduate student from a

Fashion course.

• Basic skills in drawing, pattern, cutting and

sewing is required.

• Basic digital knowledge of Photoshop,

InDesign and PowerPoint.

• Minimum age 18 years old.

• English proficiency.

Applicant student should fill in an application form and upload a mini portfolio of 6-8 pages A3 of research, drawings and design onto artsthread.com

• LINK to register your application

and upload portfolio :

PLACE OFFER,INSCRIPTION AND PAYMENT

• The best candidates will be offered a

place from one of the three institutions.

• Numbers of Students: 12 Min – 20

Max.

• The course is not confirmed as

booked unless 100% paid.

CONTACT

For international students please find below the email addresses of each institute for further information, inscription and payment methods

London : [email protected] : [email protected] : [email protected]

Applicant

2 Fashion CitiesIncl VAT/TVA/IVA

3 Fashion CitiesIncl VAT/TVA/IVA

Definition/Criteria

Internal Students €1,800 €2,400

Internal student currently at one of the participating 3 schools

External Students from EU

€2,700

EU passport holder from college in EUNot from one of 3 participating schools

External Overseas Students

€3,100Not currently studiyng at one of the 3 schools

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KINGSTONUNIVERSITYFashion Department, Design School

Last year the Faculty of Art Design and Architecture commemorated the 140-year-old legacy of Kingston School of Art to be relaunched as a brand next year and this heritage that is recognized as one of the best art and design schools in teaching and research in Europe.

Kingston Fashion BA Fashion course ranks 3rd in the world in the new Business of Fashion global website. It was again named 4th in the world by leading fashion blog Fashionista.com and also in the Guardian’s league table for 2016.

High profile Fashion alumni include designer John Richmond, fashion editor Glenda Bailey, Felipe Oliviera Baptiste at Lacoste ,bespoke tailor Joshua Kane and accessories designer Sophie Hulme. Most graduates go on to become design directors at global brands who also sponsor projects and fully paid internships in the US and Europe. These include Brooks Brothers, Banana Republic, Club Monaco, Tommy Hilfiger and we also collaborate with Urban Outfitters, Zara, H&M and ASOS. Recent graduate Josh Read, who won Brooks Brothers internship, also won the LVMH graduate year at Dior.Visiting designers who input into the course includeTodd Lynn, Holly Fulton, Leutton Postle, Jens Laugesen, Will Broome, Markus Lupfer, Denza international and InDesign recruitment. Kingston also offers a multi disciplinary MA Fashion one year programme.

LONDON 27th June - 1st July 2016Cutting Edge Design - From Archive to Modernity

Kingston would offer an experience of the cutting edge uniquely British point of view of Fashion Design. The unique design experience will include:

• London shops /exhibitions.

• Visit and talk at premier vintage store.

• Visit to top London designer studio.

• Research in Kingston costume archive.

• Access to Kingston state of the art Learning Resource Centre.

• Access to fashion department, staff, technicians and resources.

• Launch/signature of book ‘Developing a Fashion Collection‘

published by Bloomsbury.

LONDON

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ECOLE DE LA CHAMBRE SYNDICALE DE LA COUTURE PARISIENNE

The Ecole de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne, founded by the Chambre Syndicale of Haute Couture, is the perfect reflection of what is and has always been central to the work of Couturiers and Designers. It offers both the highly skilled technical training the professions require and prepares the ascent of tomorrow’s leading fashion designers.

Internationally renowned for its training in fashion know-how, the School opened in 1927, and has since gone through various stages of fashion educational development and now offers:

• A four-year ‘Masters’ diploma course in

Fashion Design, Pattern-Making and Draping.

• A postgraduate one-year Advanced Fashion

Design and Pattern-Making diploma course -

created in 2006 for students who have

already done further studies in fashion.

• A summer school programme.

Have studied here : Adeline André, Alexis Mabille, André

Courrèges, Anne Valérie hash, Dominique Sirop, Gilles

Rosier, Gustavo Lins, Issey Miyake, Jean Colonna, Jean-

Louis Scherrer, Jens Laugesen, Jérôme Lhuillier, Julien

Fournié, Karl Lagerfeld, Lars Nilsson, Lefranc.Ferrant,

Maxime Simoens, Rabih Kayrouz, Stéphane Rolland,

Tom Van Lingen, Tomas Maier, Suzy Menkès, Valentino,

Véronique Nichanian and Yves Saint Laurent.

PARIS : 4th July — 8th July 2016Haute Couture tradition of ‘flou’ technique - from Classical drape to avant-garde.

The course will offer the students an introduction to the origin of draping and its link from the ‘flou’ tradition of Paris Haute Couture to avant-garde. The course is designed in an interactive workshop format and will include:

• Introduction to Haute Couture tradition of ‘flou’.

• Visual research methods and how to document your process.

• Visit to a reputed Paris Fashion Museum and library resources.

• Introduction to techniques of draping and fabric manipulation.

• Shown how to present your work in mini portfolio.

PARIS

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Accademia Costume & Moda

Rosana Pistolese a noted Costume and Fashion Designer/Historian and Journalist, founded the “Accademia Costume & Moda”in Rome in 1964.

Over the years Accademia has been responsible in the development of many talents in the related fields of Fashion, Costume and Communication, such as Frida Gianni, Alessandro Michele (Creative Director GUCCI), Aldo Maria Camillo, Maurizio Galante (Haute Couture), Tommaso Aquilano (Co Creative Director of Aquilano Rimondi and FAY), Stefanno Canulli (Costume Designer for Tierry Mugler and Cirque du Soleil and Fashion Illustrator), Isabella Rossellini (Actress and model), Manlio Rocchetti ( Academy Award for “Driving Miss Daisy 1990”), Gianna Gissi and Francesca Sartori (both winner of several David di Donatello)

The principal academic offer currently includes:

Three-year Undergraduate degree courses in:

• Costume and Fashion Design.

• Fashion Editor Styling and Communication.

One-year, 1st level Master’s Degree courses in:

• Alta Moda Fashion Design in collaboration

with VALENTINO.

• Accessories’ Design, Leather goods, Shoes

and eyewear in collaboration with FENDI.

• Costume Design.

• Vocational, Intensive and Short Courses.

Accademia Costume & Moda has excellent links with the professional world; many renowned figures in the Fashion and Costume Design sectors are former students, who look to their alma mater to locate the next new talents.

ROME - Accademia Costume & Moda 11th – 15th July 2016Understanding Italian Design through Luxury Fashion Accessory Brands andCreative Workshops

The course offers an opportunity to be introduced to the real Italian Fashion System through study of Accessories Design, its luxury brands and by the end of the week produce your own bag design in leather.

• Bag design and development.

• Practical workshops in order to create leather

bag prototype.

• Introduction to the luxury accessory design

brand codes.

• Theory/history lectures on accessories.

• Special visits day visit to Florence.

• Expert guided tour to both the Gucci and

Ferragamo.

ROME

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