Fashion design is an international industry that is constantly developing and highly diversified. There are many famous fashion design schools around the world, and they also have their own outstanding advantages in different links. From the perspective of teaching strength, it is hard to distinguish one from the other. Which country is better for fashion design to study abroad? Of course, the most attractive countries for students are the United States, Britain, France and Italy. As the location of the world's four major fashion weeks, they not only have a number of international well-known brands, but also provide students with rich learning and employment resources; In the field of fashion design, each has its own emphasis. The fashion of New York, the avant-garde of London, the luxury of Paris and the novelty of Milan have become the respective symbols of these four fashion centers.
Which country is better for fashion design to study abroad? In the United States, Britain, France and Italy, there are many differences in the advantages, restrictions and application requirements of clothing design institutions in each country. Therefore, many students often get entangled when they are faced with the choice of schools: British and American institutions have many choices, but the cost is relatively expensive; Are Italian and French resources good for employment? Can I apply at the same time? Are the requirements for the portfolio the same? In order to dispel your many doubts, today we take these four typical universities in China as examples to analyze the teaching style, advantages, and requirements of the portfolio in detail, and help you sort out the ideas for selecting countries and universities!
Which country is better for fashion design to study abroad?
British Fashion Design
When it comes to fashion design, we must mention Britain. As the birthplace of fashion design, it is in the forefront of the world in terms of market development and talent training. Also because of its long history and cultural accumulation, the clothing design teaching in Britain is very mature, with a number of top level schools: Central Saint Martin, Huangyi, LCF London Fashion Institute Kingston, etc.
Backstage of London Fashion Week 2017
Needless to say, the influence and status of Central Saint Martin is a dream school in the minds of countless students. Saint Martin's bold and innovative teaching style has also sent a large number of design pioneers to the fashion market, such as John Galliano, Alexander McQueen, Stella McCartney
In Saint Martin, fashion design is like a pure art expression, a carrier for students to express their thinking. Students use their own critical thinking to challenge various art forms and complete design works with personal style.
Student works of Saint Martin in London Fashion Week 2019
Source: CSM official website
From the perspective of enrollment requirements, undergraduate portfolios generally need to prepare 3-4 projects (3 professional projects+1 basic project), and at least two professional projects need to complete a series of sketchbooks. The complete design process is about 25-30 pages. Saint Martin requires students not only to have strict design logic, but also to have real ready-made clothes in their works.
At the graduate stage, the entire portfolio requires at least 4 projects, about 30-40 pages, (including 2 professional projects+2 professional small projects), and the projects need to be reflected in the form of a complete sketchbook.
Saint Martin requires students to have a very strong personal style in their work collection. Compared with undergraduate students, in addition to rich and creative thinking, it also needs to consider the feasibility of garment technology. The theme needs to have more profound meaning and mature thinking mode.
Summary:
1. There are many famous schools in Britain, with high market recognition and many employment options;
2. In terms of the requirements for the collection of works, attention should be paid to the students' early research and analysis process and the experiment process, and a complete sketchbook should be provided at the same time;
3. Pay attention to experiment and imagination, theoretical knowledge, creative thinking and process, which can reflect personal style and characteristics;
3. More conceptualized and personalized (famous for the concept of alternative fashion design and unique exhibition form), new and bold, exaggerated modeling;
4. Emphasize creativity, highlight experimental design, and emphasize the process of divergent research and practical ability;
5. Whether it is undergraduate or graduate student's work collection, it is better to have the form of ready-made clothes.
American Fashion Design
The United States is the center of the world's commercial economy, and many American fashion designers occupy half of the fashion circle. With this international vision and multiculturalism, American fashion design as a whole tends to be commercial and functional.
2020 New York Fashion Week
The training methods of clothing colleges in the United States are closely related to business. In addition to systematic learning of clothing technology and skills, students should also pay close attention to the market demand of consumers. Colleges and universities will also use their resource advantages to provide students with many internship and work opportunities, so that students can quickly adapt to the operation mode of the commercial market after graduation.
Parsons, Parsons New York Fashion Institute In FIT, SAIC, Pratt, SCAD, the teaching style of FIT is very typical. From the full name of FIT's school Fashion Institute of Technology, we can also see that FIT attaches great importance to garment technology and basic skills, which is reflected in its works.
FIT Fashion Design Students design live clothes for Ice and Snow
In the undergraduate portfolio requirements, 11-23 pages of works are required to be submitted, including three parts: a written paper, two complete design projects, and a work of sewing ready to wear. Two complete projects must include the front and back renderings of the works, and need to indicate the creation process, the type of fabric and the writing, as well as the inspiration diffusion process.
The collection of postgraduate works includes two parts. The first part is a Thesis Study paper of about 1000 words; The second part is a collection of works of no less than 30 pages. The first 10 pages summarize the previous works, the middle 10 pages show the current works, and the last 10 pages show their creation from different perspectives around the content of the 1000 word paper. There is also a Sewing project in the work collection requirements, which requires students to submit the production process and finished products of ready to wear, and even some applicants will be picked out and asked to do a small project before an interview.
Summary:
1. American fashion design is more market-oriented and attaches importance to a solid professional foundation;
2. The college requires to emphasize the inspiration and fabric analysis, as well as the final presentation of the complete project results;
3. The overall training mode is more commercialized, emphasizing practicality, and the design of works is more concise;
4. Pay attention to details and focus on students' painting foundation and clothing skills;
5. Students should also pay attention to the exploration and selection of fabrics on the premise of focusing on the overall effect.
France studies fashion design
As a world recognized fashion mecca, many fashion masters and high-end brands are destined to make France a "Hollywood in the fashion world", and the annual Paris Fashion Week is definitely the last of the four major fashion weeks.
Paris Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2020
When it comes to French fashion design, there are three key words: elegant luxury, advanced customization and ESMOD. ESMOD Institute of High Fashion Design, as the first fashion design institute in the world, is famous in the whole fashion design industry, and Paris, as the place leading the trend, has a strong fashion atmosphere.
ESMOD Fashion Design Course
ESMOD teachers are very strong, most of them work in major luxury companies, and have very rich work experience and teaching practice experience. In terms of teaching style, ESMOD attaches great importance to students' practical ability.
In terms of curriculum, almost all the basic abilities of the corresponding workplace are covered, and the courses of garment making such as manual sewing and advanced embroidery are also the top level in the world. It is worth mentioning that ESMOD is also the only fashion school in the world with retail stores and advanced customization services.
In terms of enrollment requirements, for students without clothing learning experience, the collection of works is not mandatory, but after the basic documents, language and other review conditions are passed, they may be invited to participate in an interview. During the interview, they will be required to orally describe their past learning experience and provide work certification.
For professionals who have worked for more than three years, there are more than one year of intensive courses and Creative Diretor courses. The portfolio requires applicants to selectively submit their own works of hand painting, pattern drawing, plane plate making, clothing cases, etc.
Summary:
1. French fashion design has a long history and a high fashion status. It has the most authoritative clothing technology and high definition related courses;
2. The tuition is lower than that of Britain and the United States, and can enjoy the subsidy policy of the French government for international students;
3. However, IFM and ESMOD only accept bachelor's degree or above, and require French scores;
4. The design style of colleges and universities focuses on technology, advanced customization, tailoring and branding;
5. The number of students enrolled each year is relatively small, and there are no specific requirements for the collection of works, but the direction of creation is directly related to the application tutor.
Studying Abroad in Italian Fashion Design
Milan, Italy, as the cradle of European art, has a very strong artistic atmosphere. Among the four major fashion weeks, Milan Fashion Week is the latest one to rise, but it is now known as the "barometer" of the fashion industry.
2019-2020 Milan Fashion Week
The fundamental reason is that Milan has gathered the top professional buyers, media and businessmen from all over the world, which has also brought Milan a fertile soil for breeding diverse and cutting-edge clothing styles.
The two most famous clothing schools in Italy are Marangoni and Polimoda. Malanioni has cultivated a large number of well-known alumni, from whom the founders of Prada, Dolce&Gabbana, Moschino and Valentino graduated.
Brimuda also keeps close cooperation with more than 500 professional fashion companies in Italy, providing students with many internship and work opportunities.
Malanioni's requirements for the undergraduate applicants' work collection are that 2-3 complete projects should have at least 12 pictures, including illustrations, clothing works, handicrafts, fabric research, etc. that can represent the applicant's level; The postgraduate portfolio needs to include 3-4 projects, including at least 20 pictures of clothing works representing their professional standards.
Marangoni Costume Course
Brimuda's undergraduate portfolio requires 2-3 projects, a total of 15 pictures, which can include basic projects that can reflect their own creative ideas, such as painting, craft, etc. There is no clear requirement for clothing works;
The postgraduate portfolio requires 3-4 projects with unlimited pages. Each project must have a complete design project. Applicants need to have certain researchability and professional standards in the selection of topics. Cross disciplinary students can submit their own works in other forms to prove their personal artistic quality.
Summary:
1. Italian universities have high cost performance ratio and rich fashion resources;
2. Relevant English/Italian level certificates are required;
3. Fashion design colleges pay more attention to artistic sense, personal style, traditional industry and high definition;
4. The collection of works requires the submission of personalized works to reflect the interest and professional foundation;
5. The work collection needs to include the complete creation process of process drawings, renderings, details and sample clothing display;
6. Relatively speaking, Italian colleges and universities have a low threshold for professional foundation, but also because of their independent style, and most of them are private colleges and universities, they are slightly lacking in diploma and market recognition.
Which country is better for fashion design to study abroad? Can Britain, the United States, France and Italy, the four top garment professional countries in the world, apply at the same time? The answer depends. Because there is no great difference in the collection of works, document materials, language and other aspects between British and American universities, especially the requirements for undergraduate work collection are almost the same, most universities can apply at the same time when the collection of works is slightly adjusted. However, Italy and France are quite different from the United States and Britain in terms of the collection of works, language requirements and curriculum. At the same time, the probability of success is very low, so it is not recommended to apply at the same time. The differences in training directions of the four different countries are quite distinct. British fashion design focuses on creativity, while the United States is more market-oriented; Italy pays more attention to materials and garment production, while France pays more attention to advanced customization.
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