Menswear is changing. Learn to design its future.
Menswear is a constantly evolving system where culture, identity, tailoring, innovation and industry come together. The Master in Menswear Design, developed in partnership with Brioni, is an advanced programme for those who want to deepen their understanding of menswear design and develop a contemporary approach to Fashion Design.
You start with research and take it through to the project. You explore the evolution of menswear codes, investigate materials and new technologies, deepen your knowledge of pattern cutting and tailoring, and learn how to turn an idea into a coherent collection.
Throughout the programme, you work on research and collection development projects, bringing together pattern cutting, materials, digital technologies, visual communication and project strategies. Industry Projects also give you the opportunity to work on real briefs, connecting your creative identity with the codes and requirements of the market.
The partnership with Brioni takes you directly into the Maison’s design and tailoring culture. During the Master, you also take part in an immersive experience at Brioni’s headquarters in Penne, Abruzzo, working closely with its Master Tailors and exploring pattern cutting, tailoring construction and product development. It is an important opportunity to connect the classroom with manufacturing, design with craftsmanship, research with the real production chain.
A full-time year in Rome, combining classes, workshops, seminars, Industry Projects and a curricular internship, gives you the creative, technical and strategic skills to develop an independent and personal final project.
The Master’s programme prepares you to work within brands, maisons, companies and manufacturing businesses in the menswear sector, where creativity, technical expertise and product knowledge must continuously work together.
The skills developed throughout the Master’s programme can also be applied to a broader range of creative, technical and production roles, including:
Menswear Product Designer, Product Developer, Assistant Fashion Designer, Pattern Maker, Sample Maker, Tailor or Tailoring Technician, Design Studio Assistant, Product Office Assistant, Fashion Illustrator, Fashion Researcher, Junior Fashion Designer and Freelance Designer.
You have already studied Fashion Design. Now you can choose where to take your vision.
The Master is aimed at graduates in Fashion Design who want to complete or deepen their education in the specific field of menswear.
It is designed for those who want to develop advanced skills in Menswear and learn how to manage the entire design process: from research to collection, from pattern cutting to construction, and from the development of a garment to its relationship with the production chain.
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Bachelor Degree meeting the entry requirements of the course, or another qualification obtained abroad and recognised as suitable by Accademia Costume & Moda, in accordance with current legislation and international agreements;
Minimum B2 level of language proficiency.
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Deferred payments: the tuition fee can be paid in 2, 5 or 8 instalments without a loan, or in a greater number of instalments with an interest-free loan.
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Yes. The Master does not start with the foundations of Fashion Design, as it is designed to specialise skills you have already developed within the specific field of Menswear Design.
The Master is full-time, lasts 12 months and comprises a total of 1,500 hours. The programme includes classes, workshops, company visits, Industry Projects, seminars, a curricular internship and a final project.
Industry Projects are special projects developed in collaboration with companies within the programme. You work on specific briefs and engage with professionals and industry realities while you are still studying at ACM.
In recent editions, the Master has collaborated with Brioni, Hugo Boss, Pontoglio 1883, Ernesto Pigni and Elia Quagliola.
Pattern cutting is a central component of the Master. The programme explores menswear pattern cutting, from pattern construction to toile development and prototyping, including direct guidance from Brioni’s Master Tailors at the Penne headquarters.
Yes. The programme includes CLO 3D, used to develop projects from 2D pattern construction through three-dimensional design, prototyping and collection development.
Yes. The Master is recognised by MUR (Italian Ministry of University and Research) as Academic Master and awards 60 CFA credits.
