Polimoda, a highly specialized fashion design school located in Florence, Italy, offers undergraduate and graduate courses in textile, knitwear and footwear design. The design courses also analyze the production, sales and marketing aspects of these specialized industries.
The Polimoda Fashion Institute of Design maintains close ties and collaboration with the fashion industry which provides a constant, up-to-date view of the international fashion scene to current students.
The fashion design school prepares students for careers in the textile and knitwear design fields and those wishing to specialize in the footwear and accessories markets as well as in general fashion design.
Polimoda is particularly well-known for its specialized design courses in fabric design and clothing pattern making.
Polimoda is considered one of the best Italian fashion schools.
An example of some of our courses:
FASHION DESIGN
This course will offer students the fundamental instruments required to create and present a fashion collection, including basic illustration, fashion trends, fabric choice and graphic presentation.
WOMEN'S PATTERNMAKING
This course is the answer to the growing need of pattern makers on the part of the firms of the sector. They need professionals able to work in complete autonomy and with exceptional technical knowledge to face the most unexpected demands of the fashion designer.
The course treats women clothing and the first year is dedicated to learning of the basic patterns, such as skirts, bodices, shirts, pants, and to the introduction of the techniques of the transformation of these bases to reach the desired model. The technique of the wrapping, the history of fashion, the technique of the patterns and the study of the English language complete the program of the first year.
Women's Patternmaking (2 years)
For a complete list of our courses, view our course catalog »