studying fashion in Venice

Università Iuav di Venezia is one of the leading universities in Europe for training fashion designers and fashion studies.

The bachelor’s and master’s degrees in fashion aim at excellence by training designers capable of tracing an original path towards the definition of an Italian fashion school, inclusive and open to global exchange.

Iuav students and graduating students are recruited by various companies, their works are often featured in specialist journals and receive mentions and awards.

The bachelor’s degree in fashion design and multimedia arts combines experimental character with analytical and design methodologies with a focus on material culture. It deals with creative processes and products while establishing a close dialogue between artistic research and design practice. It complements the concept of technological innovation by extending it to the themes of the body, identity, and memory in contemporary visual and design culture.

This bachelor’s degree identifies with the production, design, industrial and consumer systems of art and fashion, with a specific interest in the Made-in-Italy sector.

the fashion design track

The fashion design track aims to train designers able to ideate, design and make a collection of clothes and accessories by using fashion tools and languages critically.

Workshops are led by highly qualified fashion designers at the national and international levels, supported by technicians, craftsmen and companies that make the Italian 'fashion system' famous worldwide.

The study programme combines workshop-based activities with an intensive programme of events: seminars, lectures, exhibitions, participation in editorial projects and international contests. The study programme includes an internship period in companies or institutions affiliated with the university.

careers

Graduates are junior professional profiles related to editors, stylists, multimedia content designers, web contributors, retail/visual designers, event organisers and fashion curators.

After the bachelor's degree, students can continue their studies at Iuav with a master's degree in visual arts and fashion or in theatre and performing arts.