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.
Get more details
Visit programme websiteProgramme 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.
Check out the full curriculum
Visit programme websiteKey information
Duration
- Part-time
- 1 months
- 3 hrs/week
Start dates & application deadlines
Language
Delivered
- 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 61 other Short Courses in Fashion, Textiles and Luxury Goods in United KingdomExplore more key information
Visit programme websiteAcademic 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.
Make sure you meet all requirements
Visit programme websiteTuition Fee
-
International
134 USD/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 134 USD for the full programme during 1 months. -
National
134 USD/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 134 USD for the full programme during 1 months.
Unlimited subscription: $39.99 / month