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Overview
Curious about how the fashion industry has transformed and shaped Western culture over the last 150 years?
This 4-week Understanding Fashion - From Business to Culture from the Institut Francais de la Mode by FutureLearn delves into the fashion world and investigates fashion as both a cultural phenomenon and a creative industry.
You’ll explore the interaction between fashion, society and business with top fashion designers and professors from Institut Français de la Mode.
Explore the emergence of fashion trends
Where does fashion actually come from? You’ll start the course by answering this question and learning about modern fashion and its contemporary relevance.
You’ll explore the rise of the fashion industry during the industrial revolution and evaluate how brands inject modernity into their designs. The course features case studies from top fashion designers such as Chanel and Gucci.
Programme Structure
What topics will you cover?Fashion and modernity: contemporary relevance, ‘Zeitgeist’, and the desirability of the new.
Fashion and society: the concept of trends, social distinction and selection, culture and subcultures.
Fashion as a language: decoding silhouettes, the genre of fashion literature and fashion press.
Fashion and consumption: fashion and gender, the emergence of ‘lifestyle’, fetishism.
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 1 months
- 3 hrs/week
Start dates & application deadlines
You can apply for and start this programme anytime.
Language
English
Delivered
Online
- Self-paced
- No Attendance
- Proactive tutoring and support
- Individual work/assignments (with online group discussions)
Disciplines
Business Administration Fashion, Textiles and Luxury Goods Fashion Design View 73 other Short Courses in Fashion, Textiles and Luxury Goods in United KingdomAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- Whether you’re a marketing student intrigued by consumer culture or you’re an experienced fashion professional looking to enhance your knowledge, this course is designed for anyone looking to deepen and specialise their knowledge of the fashion industry.
- This course will also be relevant to fashion entrepreneurs who need a holistic view of the industry’s key success factors.
- This course is supported by DEFI.
Tuition Fee
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International
20 USD/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 20 USD for the full programme during 1 months. -
National
20 USD/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 20 USD for the full programme during 1 months.
- Limited access:free
- $189.99 for one year
Funding
Studyportals Tip: Students can search online for independent or external scholarships that can help fund their studies. Check the scholarships to see whether you are eligible to apply. Many scholarships are either merit-based or needs-based.
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