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Are you looking for professional fashion design education for kids and teenagers?

 

Then choose our new course “Fashion design Course for Kids and Teens”

Just in 4 months your children will try themselves in a new role of fashion designer, come up with the first fashion collection and begin to understand deeply the fashion world.

Undoubtedly, studying on this course helps the children and teens to develop their talents, creativity and sense of taste.

Are you over 18 years old? Then you should choose the course for adults “Fashion designer for beginners.” 

Reasons to choose this course:

Online education

You can create your own schedule and study whenever and wherever you want.  Everyone can combine such education with studying at school.

Start – any day!

Unlimited personal tutor

Your child will have a personal tutor – experienced fashion designer who will check up all  fashion designs and give a feedback.

Good price

You will have quality training by the best price in comparison with other design schools.

European certificate

After this course, your child will get a European certificate and a letter of recommendation from the school.

Practice and Portfolio

During the course your child will make the first fashion collection.

First profession with earnings

Immediately after training, a child can try to start working as a fashion designer, create clothes and sell them.

The program of the course “Fashion Design Course for Kids and Teens”

The course is created for children and teenagers from 11 to 18 years old. It is not necessary to be able to draw, sew or to be good at computer programs.

The duration of the course is 4 months. It is possible to complete the course in 2 months.

1 module – How to create a fashion collection

  • What is a fashion collection
  • Structure and theme of mass market collection
  • Steps of creation a collection
  • Choosing a potential client
  • Choosing the target audience
  • Choosing the target audience for the collection: Age division
  • Mass market and lux. Difference
  • Haute couture
  • How to get the status of Haute couture house

2 module –
Fashion trends research

  • How the fashion trends appear
  • How to predict new trends
  • How cool hunters and trend agencies work
  • Designers that rule the Fashion world
  • Data searching for creation of a collection
  • Sources of inspiration that are helpful for creating a collection
  • Creation of a mood board of your collection
  • Mood board — presentation of a collection. Examples of different types of mood boards
  • How to make a collection from a mood board

3 module –
Artistic part of a collection: fashion sketches

  • Fashion sketch — what is it
  • Manual sketch creation — drawing, use of template for sketches, graphic programs
  • Creation of fashion sketches – collage
  • Searching for fashion sketch ideas – «Frame» method
  • Example of creation a collection – from mood board to lookbook
  • Prints in a collection. Types
  • Searching the color scheme for a fashion collection
  • Creation of mood board for a collection according to the color scheme

4 module – Which fashion style to choose for a fashion collection

  • How to find the fashion conception and style for your brand
  • Collection in a romantic style
  • Collection in a classical style
  • Creation of a fashion brand in rock style
  • Street style collection
  • Collection in sexy style
  • Sport style and substyles
  • Creative style
  • Minimalistic style
  • Boho style collection
  • Types of fabrics Part 1
  • Types of fabrics Part 2

5 module –
Sale and marketing of a fashion collection

  • Shooting of a collection
  • Lookbook and brand photoshoot – differences
  • Preparing for shooting of a collection
  • Choosing the place for a shooting
  • Presentation of a collection
  • Recommendations for making a fashion show
  • Press release of a collection
  • What is a DNA of a fashion brand
  • How to put prices for items of a collection

6 module included in a premium version – How to draw fashion sketches and designs

  • Proportions of a woman body: the canons of beauty from ancient to modern times
  • Figure Sketch: Human Body Anatomy
  • Figure Sketch Template. Part 1
  • Figure Sketch Template. Part 2
  • Basic Multi Pose Flat Sketch
  • Underwear Flat Sketches: Front
  • Underwear Flat Sketches: Back
  • Basic Flat Sketch Templates
  • Heads Flat Sketch
  • Basic Fashion Sketch Front
  • Basic Fashion Sketch Back

Final practical project – Creation of a fashion collection 

After completion of the course you will create your own fashion collection.

ielfs teachers veronica

Veronica Bernardi

  • She lives and works in Rome and Milan
  • Fashion designer education in European Institute of Design
  • Fashion designer of DOLCE & GABBANA Kidswear, Italy
  • Designer of women’s, men’s and kids’ clothing HOTSPRINGS – MAMBO, Australia

Designer of her own “T-Shirt Label “DOTS” – Australia, Italy

teacher martina

Martina COTENA

  • She lives and works in Rome and Milan
  • Fashion designer education in European Institute of Design
  • Designer of women’s and men’s clothing Alviero Martini 1ª Classe in Milan
  • The designer of outerwear of Rosa Clandestino brand in Milan
  • The designer of footwear of Lorenza bozzoli brand in Milan
  • The designer of Agata Nicosia wedding dresses in Naples
  • Fashion designer in the agency for various projects
ielfs fashion teacher riccardo carrapa

Riccardo Carrapa

  • Fashion Designer
  • Teacher of Fashion design in academy in Milan
  • Designer of his own luxury pret-a-porter women collection RICCARDO CARRAPA COUTURE, Milan
  • Art Manager at fur showrooms, Milan
  • Production and Distribution Coordinator at design company GABRIELE COLANGELO, Milan
ielfs fashion teacher julia kulakova

Julia Kulakova

  • Julia Kulakova worked as the designer and the design director of the fast fashion brand Kira Plastinina clothes (retail network in 4 countries) from the very beginning, she created more than 50% of all the assortment (including the majority of best-sellers in retail networks which were the hits of the sales).
  • Julia had her own fashion design studio “Fashion Laboratory” where she had been creating her own brand, also she worked as the creative assistant of luxory pret-a-porte designers “Nina Donis”.
  • Julia worked in various segments of clothes design and perfectly understands in practice how to create the limited luxury collections, to make clothes for a mass market of brands with huge production at factories in China and how to develop the fashion brand.
  • Julia was a winner of various competitions in fashion designing and today she is already not a participant, but the member in the juries of similar competitions

How to study on this course

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1. Apply for the course
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2. Get an access to
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3. Watch video lessons
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4. Perform practical tasks
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5. Perform tests and final progect
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6.Get certificate

START DATE

  • You choose when to begin your studies. After paying for the course, you will receive a password to access the e-learning portal. After that you are free to choose the time to study when you can and where you want.
  • On average, education on this course takes up about 3 to 6 months; however, you may complete the course faster or slower, in accordance with your own schedule.

 

LANGUAGE
All our lessons and practical tests of fashion design courses online are in English.

 

WHAT YOU NEED TO STUDY
You can watch video lessons and complete home tasks on your computer, phone or tablet at any time and in any place. All you need to study is the  internet access and a computer/smartphone/tablet.

European certificate after completion of the course “Fashion designer”

After completion our fashion design courses online you’ll get the certificate in English and Italian languages.

High quality for low price

One of the advantages of the online education on this course is a low price. Our goal is to make high-quality professional fashion education available for everyone!

Basic version — 458 EUR (all inclusive)

  • Video lessons
  • Access period to the course – 6 months
  • Partly payment — no

Standard version — 578 EUR (all inclusive)

  • Video lessons
  • Practical tasks during course
  • Personal Tutor
  • Answers of teachers to questions during studying
  • Evaluation of the home tasks and feedbacks by the teacher
  • Final project “Fashion Collection” and evaluation of it by the teacher
  • Electronic certificate
  • Access period to the course – 12 months
  • Partly payment — 3 months, 239 EUR per month

Premium version — 659 EUR (all inclusive)

For those who want best results

  • Video lessons
  • Practical tasks during course
  • Personal Tutor
  • Answers of teachers to questions during studying
  • Evaluation of the home tasks and feedbacks by the teacher
  • Final project “Fashion Collection” and evaluation of it by the teacher
  • Premium module “How to draw fashion sketches and designs”
  • Certificate
  • Free mailing of a certificate on your address
  • Unlimited access to the course
  • Fashion trend report for 1 year (fashion trends in clothing and accessories for men and women)
  • Partly payment — 3 months, 269 EUR per month

Basic version — 458 EUR (all inclusive) – 229 EUR

  • Video lessons
  • Access period to the course – 6 months
  • Partly payment — no

Standard version — 578 EUR (all inclusive) – 289 EUR

  • Video lessons
  • Practical tasks during course
  • Personal Tutor
  • Answers of teachers to questions during studying
  • Evaluation of the home tasks and feedbacks by the teacher
  • Final project “Fashion Collection” and evaluation of it by the teacher
  • Electronic certificate
  • Access period to the course – 12 months
  • Partly payment3 months, 209 EUR per month – 2 parts, 189 EUR

Premium version — 659 EUR (all inclusive) – 329 EUR

For those who want best results

  • Video lessons
  • Practical tasks during course
  • Personal Tutor
  • Answers of teachers to questions during studying
  • Evaluation of the home tasks and feedbacks by the teacher
  • Final project “Fashion Collection” and evaluation of it by the teacher
  • Premium module “How to draw fashion sketches and designs”
  • Certificate
  • Free mailing of a certificate on your address
  • Unlimited access to the course
  • Seasonal color and fashion trend palette for men’s and women’s clothing
  • Fashion trend report for 1 year (fashion trends in clothing and accessories for men and women)
  • Partly payment3 months, 239 EUR per month – 2 parts, 209 EUR

Basic version — 458 EUR (all inclusive) – 185 EUR

  • Video lessons
  • Access period to the course – 6 months
  • Partly payment — no

Standard version — 578 EUR (all inclusive) – 239 EUR

  • Video lessons
  • Practical tasks during course
  • Personal Tutor
  • Answers of teachers to questions during studying
  • Evaluation of the home tasks and feedbacks by the teacher
  • Final project “Fashion Collection” and evaluation of it by the teacher
  • Electronic certificate
  • Access period to the course – 12 months
  • Partly payment3 months, 209 EUR per month – 2 parts, 189 EUR

Premium version — 659 EUR (all inclusive) – 265 EUR

For those who want best results

  • Video lessons
  • Practical tasks during course
  • Personal Tutor
  • Answers of teachers to questions during studying
  • Evaluation of the home tasks and feedbacks by the teacher
  • Final project “Fashion Collection” and evaluation of it by the teacher
  • Premium module “How to draw fashion sketches and designs”
  • Certificate
  • Free mailing of a certificate on your address
  • Unlimited access to the course
  • Seasonal color and fashion trend palette for men’s and women’s clothing
  • Fashion trend report for 1 year (fashion trends in clothing and accessories for men and women)
  • Partly payment3 months, 239 EUR per month – 2 parts, 209 EUR

Do you teach on this course how to sew?

Sewing is not included in this course because is not a part of job of a fashion designer.

A fashion designer does not sew or create design patterns. He is creating clothes, models, technical passport and technical sketches, which are then transferred to the pattern designer or tailor.

We teach the full cycle of work as a fashion designer:

  • how to draw sketches of clothes

  • how to come up with ideas of clothes and design them

  • how to create clothing collections

  • how to promote and sell fashion collections

  • how to draw technical flat sketches of clothes

  • how to prepare technical passports for factories and industries

Will I be able to get a job after studying on your course?

Yes, as a result of this course, you create a real fashion collection that you will include in your portfolio.

You will also receive a certificate, which you will show when applying for a job.
In addition, fashion designers are usually given similar tasks at interviews that you have already done on the course and it will be easy for you to complete them.

What are the requirements to study in your course? What do I need to know?

There is no any requirements. You can learn fashion design even if you have never been connected with fashion before.
The main thing is your desire and love to fashion.

On this course, you will learn how to draw by hand fashion sketches, how to design clothes, how to work with production, how to promote your own clothes and so on
You do not need to be able to draw, sew or build patterns to study on this course.

Can you learn fashion design online?

Yes, you can effectively study as a fashion designer online.

Our educational program is divided into 2 parts:

Part 1 – Theory (50% of the time)
You watch video lessons in modules and study additional materials (as if you went to a regular fashion school or college and listened to lectures in the classroom). Video lectures can be reviewed an infinite number of times.


Part 2 – Practice (50% of the time)
You will have a personal tutor – real fashion designer who will help you to create your own fashion collection.

You do practical tasks, send them to your personal tutor for verification and get a review of the work.

During the training, you will create a real capsule collection of clothes.

What document will I receive after graduation?

You can get a European certificate of completion of the course «Fashion Designer», which will help you find a job all over the world. The Certificate is in English-Italian languages.

Who can I ask questions during the course?

Your learning process is supervised by a personal tutor, a professional fashion designer who has over 20 years of experience in fashion design, creating her own fashion collections and selling clothes. The tutor will help you develop your fashion design skills from the very beginning to the creation of the capsule collection.
You communicate with the teacher via e-mail (usually you will receive feedback to your home assignments and questions within 1-2 working days)

Will studying on this course help me get into a university or a college of fashion design?

Of course it will help. You will learn all the basics and gain basic skills that are needed for a fashion designer: learn how to draw fashion sketches, technical flat sketches, learn the whole process of creating a collection from start to finish, you will have a good understanding of how the fashion industry works.

Reznichenko Darina

Colosio Valentina

Colosio Valentina (Italy) successfully completed her studies at our school.

During the training, Valentina created her own fashion collection for children – EQUILIBRIUM.

The teacher in this work noted the harmonious combination of colors, textures and the very theme of the collection.
And most importantly: the collection is commercially successful for the target audience it is intended for.

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