The costume designer course deals with the study of costume fashion. It starts from the earliest antique civilizations to the end of the 1900s through the twist of the centuries. It gives particular attention to the styles that characterized the history of costume in the twentieth century.

During the training course, the student will acquire solid theoretical and practical bases of historical period. The course describes shapes and models that characterized the most popular garments, fabrics and finishing of each period.

Each historical epoch will be approached by initial theoretical study and reproduction of ad hoc sketch. The students will eventually create in every detail a woman's and a man's garment of all historical period. Students will gain the techniques of using of fabrics, tailoring, decoration and finishing of each historical period.

• History of Costume

• History of the theater

• Fashion styles

• Study of the Drawing: sketch, chromatology and multimedia graphics

• Study of ancient and modern pattern

• Fabrics, materials and instrumentation (part 2 and 3)

• Hand and machine sewing techniques

• Technical data sheet for the manufacture of made-to-measure clothing

• Classic embroidery, high fashion embroidery and manual arts