Master in Fashion Trend Forecasting

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Master in Fashion Trend Forecasting

  • Course description Master in Fashion Trend Forecasting.

    Duration: 9 Months
    Fruition: On campus
    Frequency: Full time
    Language: English

    Methodology and structure.

    The IED Master in Fashion Trend Forecasting is founded on a theoretical-cultural approach that integrates qualitative and quantitative research techniques, allowing students to deepen their understanding of the fashion industry, its links to related creative fields, market demand, and consumption habits. 

    Students will learn to effectively express their ideas and communicate their research findings, creating convincing and visually compelling presentations capable of directing important business decisions in a sector with increasingly complex dynamics.  

    The course’s final project will see students developing a professional trend book for a real partner company using their acquired analytical and perceptual skills to satisfy the assigned brief.  


    Who is it for?.

    Considering the wide range of cultural, numerical, and visual aspects of a trend, this Master is open to all students interested in entering the world of fashion, with a passion for novelty as a common denominator.

    The course has been designed to prepare students for careers in Trend Forecasting, Cool Hunting, or Research & Development roles. The skills and competencies acquired in this program may also be fundamental if students wish to consider a career as a so-called Futurologist or if they are willing to consider job positions in the consultancy industry.


    Why choose it.

    The legacy and tradition of a city like Florence, and Italian culture as a whole, contribute to providing an ideal context where business and a new renaissance of the fashion system can flourish and thrive. The creativity of international students and faculty from around the world is unleased in this inspiring location.  

    Considering the wide range of cultural, numerical, and visual aspects of a trend, this Master is open to all students interested in entering the world of fashion, with a passion for novelty as a common denominator.

    The course has been designed to prepare students for careers in Trend Forecasting, Cool Hunting, or Research & Development roles. The skills and competencies acquired in this program may also be fundamental if students wish to consider a career as a so-called Futurologist or if they are willing to consider job positions in the consultancy industry.

    Close partnerships with some of the most important and innovative fashion brands in Italy and internationally will allow you to work on real-life projects and get in touch with many different companies and creative agencies.

    IED Master courses are designed by considering both the market’s evolutions and the required skills in order to train professionals who are ready to undertake relevant career paths. 87% of IED Master students enter the job market one year after graduation, according to data collected in November 2021.


    About IED:

    For more than fifty years, the Istituto Europeo di Design has been operating in the fields of education and research in the disciplines of design, fashion, visual communication and management. Today, the IED is a constantly expanding international network that issues first-level academic diplomas and organises three-year courses, Masters courses, continuous professional development and advanced training courses.

    The most significant milestones in the Group’s history include the foundation of the IED campuses in Milan (1966), Rome (1973), Turin (1989), Madrid (1994), Barcelona (2002), São Paulo (2005), Venice (2007), Florence (2008) and Cagliari (2009). In 2012, the Aldo Galli Academy in Como also joined the IED Group and as of 2013 courses have commenced in Rio de Janeiro, the second IED school in Brazil.

    Since 1966, the IED has developed innovative and diversified teaching methodologies, focused on synergies between technology and experimentation, creativity, strategies and integrated communication, market issues and a new form of professionalism. Thus does the Istituto Europeo di Design offer young professionals working in the fields of Fashion, Design and Communication the knowledge and the effective tools they need to cater for the constantly developing requirements of the working world.

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