Master in Fashion, Design Management & Product Development – MIFAD

Course Summary School: Milano Fashion Institute (MFI)

Location: Italy, Milano

Education: Master's Degree

The Master trains designers specialized in ready-to-wear, luxury, and accessories: the professional who will work inside style offices, design and creative departments of Italian fashion & luxury brands, as well as international brands, portraying the refinement and beauty of the Italian fashion products into the word.
In the master's course, you will learn to:
  • Design and work on prototypes of apparel & accessories.
  • Discover materials and technologies.
  • Design a fashion collection, with a focus on ready-to-wear, luxury, and Made in Italy excellence.
  • Understand the industrial production mechanisms that make fashion and accessories sustainable for the brand, and master all the phases of the collection development.
  • Understand the business logic of collection: from line building to capsules & specials.
  • Offer your collection to the market: from presentation to styling, with the Italian touch.
  • Design the visual communication of fashion and accessories as well.
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
Level Academic Master Diploma. Participants who successfully complete this programme will be awarded with a First Level Academic Master Diploma. Recognised through Università della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli by the Italian Ministry of Education as an academic diploma equivalent to a university postgraduate Master degree.
Key Facts:
  • Master: 1st level University Master accredited through Università della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli as formal academic qualifications in accordance with the standards set by the Italian Ministry of Education.
  • Duration of the Master: 1 year, 1200 hours
  • Selection Process: from March 1st, 2025
  • Starting date of lectures: Jan 12, 2026
  • Internship: from Oct, 2026
  • Language: English
  • Location: BY PRESENCE on campus, Milan. Our programs are available in a blended format, combining both in-person and online learning to offer flexibility while maintaining an engaging, hands-on experience.
AFTER THE MASTER'S DEGREE: WORKING IN FASHION
The Master in Fashion, Design Management & Collection Development - MIFAD trains fashion designers for ready-to-wear and Made in Italy Luxury. Trained profiles can work in the creative departments of fashion companies, professional studios, and corporate structures in the fashion, luxury & accessory sectors (eyewear, footwear, leather goods, jewelry) and in the related value chains.
The professional potential of outgoing students in the different sectors includes:
  • The creation of the fashion product: Fashion Designer, RTW Designer (Womenswear and Menswear), Textile & Materials Researcher, Style Dept. Designer;
  • The production of the fashion collection: Product Developer, Technical Developer, Fabric Developer, Pattern Maker, Model Maker, Production Technician.
With this Master, you will combine design skills and managerial skills, in order to know not only the creative process but also the context of reference in which you will work, its digital & conscious transformation.
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