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The quality Made in Italy in Fashion Education
Polimoda, International Institute of Fashion Design & Marketing is an Italian centre of excellence, recognized worldwide for its high quality, fashion-oriented, didactic offer ranging from design & marketing to management and communication, always in close relation to the business world.
Polimoda started in 1986 as a joint project co-financed by the cities of Florence and Prato, along with entreprenurial associations and the collaboration of the Fashion Institute of Tecnhology, State University of New York.
Polimoda provides students with high-quality professional training, always in sync with the needs of fashion companies.
Polimoda is also a member of IFFTI (International Foundation of Fashion Technology Institutes) and works closely with the Regione Toscana and the disctricts of Prato and Firenze, benefitting from European Union funds.
- Villa Favard, nuova sede Polimoda
- Ferruccio Ferragamo, Presidente Polimoda
- Santo Versace, Presidente Polimoda Consulting
PRESIDENT
FERRUCCIO FERRAGAMO
A name representing fashion Made in Italy in the world
DEAN
LINDA LOPPA
A world renowned name in the fashion education field
THE INSTITUTE SPIN-OFF
POLIMODA CONSULTING
Education, consulting and internationalization services for companies.
36 major fashion companies as associates
POLIMODA CONSULTING PRESIDENT
SANTO VERSACE
President of Gianni Versace Spa
Polimoda relies on a team of professors with long term-experiences in the fashion industry, a team focused on providing students with an updated education, always close to the fashion business.
Our experts in: Design, Fashion, Marketing, Communication, Trends, Shoes, Patternmaking.
Villa Strozzi, the Stables, the Design Lab, the Acciaiolo Castle and the new premises of Villa Favard, in the heart of Florence.
Several prestigious, historical facilities a few minutes away from Florence and Scandicci, surrounded by beautiful parks: technical labs for pattern-making, stylistics, knitwear and footwear prototyping, equipped with the most renowned industrial instruments.
• 1.000 students
• 50% internazional students
• 300 students doing internships
• 83% of students already employed 6 months after completion of studies
• 25 years of experience
• 150 professors
• 5 prestigious facilities
• 22.000 books & monographs
• 400 fashion magazines
- Linda Loppa, Direttore Polimoda
dynamism and innovation
Polimoda is aware that the fashion system is subject to many changes of taste and styles through the years and it is fully committed to updating its techno/cultural courses and services for students and companies on a regular basis.
enhancing talents
The school boosts creativity and technical inclinations of the students, by setting up educational units that can stimulate individual capacities from both a theoretical and practical point of view.
care for local area development
Polimoda defines itself as “a school close to fashion companies”: the set up of courses reflects all the concrete needs of the fashion industry.
internationalism
Polimoda was born in collaboration with the Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York; a sign of the great role that the associate founders have been playing in our history, creating close relationships with other international institutes operating in the fashion field.
From 2002 Polimoda has been developing a quality management system certified by TŰV Italia, aimed at reinforcing its role of leading institute and pole of excellence in fashion education, thanks to a steady organizational improvement.
The quality system is the main instrument through which Polimoda confirms its committment to all those standards granting efficiency, reliability and improvement through the years.
Polimoda presents a wide choice of educational offers, covering all profiles of the fashion system:
PREPARATORY COURSES
Educational offers for a first orientation into the fashion system
POST DIPLOMA COURSES
Complete educational packages, duration 2 or 3 years, for undergraduates looking for a future in design, patternmaking, marketing within the fashion system. (Internship in fashion company included).
POST DEGREE MASTER
Wide range of high-quality, six and nine months masters, both in English and in Italian, dealing with all the prominent professional roles in fashion & luxury field.
SUMMER COURSES & SPECIALIZATION COURSES
Short courses focused on key subjects of the fashion business.
AND MUCH MORE...
Professional courses financed by the European Social Fund, in collaboration with other educational centres (F.I.T. in New York).
At Villa Favard, a series of seminars with illustrious guests and experts for a direct evidence from the Fashion System.
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Enrollment Fees (PDF)
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Polimoda Scholarships (PDF)
Students Policy (PDF)
Documentation Center Regulation (PDF)
Product Laboratory Regulations (PDF)
Computer Lab Policy (PDF)
Polimoda Student Guide (PDF 1,3Mb)
Summer at Polimoda offers a pared-down selection of our most popular courses, from the classics to the most innovative new subjects.
It is not necessary to take an entrance exam, you will need to send your CV so that we can be sure of the participants’ level of qualifications and motivation. What are you waiting for? Book your Polimoda Summer Course!
