Studio Arts College International (SACI) is more than an opportunity to study abroad program in the birthplace of the Renaissance: it’s an experience you will carry with you, in your career and throughout your life.
Accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD), SACI offers a wide range of innovative, hands-on graduate and undergraduate programs in traditional and contemporary studio arts, design, conservation, art history, and Italian language and culture.
Surrounded by the great masterpieces of another age and a lively community of contemporary artists, studying at SACI is not only an opportunity to discover what came before you, but to be part of a vibrant culture that is overflowing with artistic life.
Begin a creative journey that will prepare you to succeed in the competitive art world. Many partial scholarships are available for undergraduate and graduate study at SACI. We offer an easy online application process that you can use to submit and check on the status of your application.Italian Fashion Design
Undergraduate
ARTS(FD)301 Italian Fashion Design3
Term: Fall, Spring
Prerequisites: None
The main goal of this course is to give students a complete understanding of Fashion Design in Italy, covering basic techniques of design and production, as well as a historical and hands-on approach to Italy’s fashion companies. The course is structured so that each session has a theoretical section and a practical activity. Lectures are meant to direct, support and inspire students, as well as to give a greater understanding of the fashion world and a solid base for their research. Activities include: reading and writing, mannequin and figure drawing, designing, patternmaking basics, dress-making techniques, hand sewing, trips to companies and the creation of a personal portfolio with all the course work for the final exam. Students will be able to pick their portfolio and final project themes based on their personal interest in fashion and follow them back into design history, leading them to a sociological and then historical perspective, which greatly enhances a more complete and complex understanding of fashion.
During the Spring term, students enrolled in SACI's Fashion Design course have the opportunity to participate in the Fashioning Spaces Program, an interdisciplinary program developed through a collaboration between SACI and the Ferragamo Foundation and Museum in Florence. For more information about the Fashioning Spaces Program, please see the brochure.
(See syllabus below. An updated syllabus will be posted at the beginning of each term.)
Syllabus & Faculty
- Learn more about undergraduate and graduate programs at SACI. Visit our Academics page.
- Discover how to apply, key dates and deadlines, tuition and fees, and scholarship information. Visit our Admissions page.