The objective of the HEAD Bachelor in Fashion Design is to teach students how to create their own couture collections, from conception to creation through a thorough grounding in design and production tools. The program combines workshops with technical and theoretical courses.

Students will learn to develop a critical perspective on fashion design and acquire training in methods for analyzing, designing and developing projects for couture and accessory design, and will learn through the production of prototypes, profiles and presentations.

The Bachelor in Fashion Design is organized around three progressive learning phases:

De/constructing Fashion (the fundamentals)

Students will learn the fundamentals of fashion design through exercises that explore volume, cut, materials and profiles. Technical and graphical tools will be introduced and explored.

Contextualizing Personal Practice (context and practice)

Students develop their personal practice as they contextualize it through cultural, social and historical references. The projects will include an initial contextualization of design practice.

Taking Measurements (autonomy and positioning)

Students will affirm their positioning through increasingly autonomous projects that integrate issues related to production, distribution and reception. They will develop a critical perspective on design practice.

Upon completion of the program, students will have achieved the ability to:

• Marshal the basic tools of fashion design pertaining to clothing and accessories
• Develop their creative process for developing a fashion project from concept to realization
• Experiment with techniques of cutting, volume, working with various materials and fabrication
• Integrate cultural, historical, and contemporary references into a design project
• Critically analyze practices and systems of fashion design
• Contextualize a creative process within production and distribution requirements
• Structure and pilot a fashion project through its various stages
• Combine research, conception and production within a project
• Effectively work within a variety of pedagogical formats (studios, workshops, mentored projects)
• Integrate technical and contextual specifications over the course of developing a project
• Progressively develop autonomy in project management
• Present and document a project in a clear and structured manner

After obtaining a Bachelor in Fashion Design from HEAD, alumni pursue career paths in a variety of professional fields of fashion design and other creative industries, such as:

• Fashion Designers and Independent Designers
• Design Assistants or Stylists working for ateliers or fashion houses
• Designers developing couture collections and products
• Designers / Prototype Creators specializing in garment construction
• Working with Artistic Directors in the Fashion or Image industries
• Research Specialists in materials and textile development
• Working with creative design teams in trend analysis and forecasting
• Professionals in creative industries (fashion, lifestyle, textile)
• Clothing Design (Men’s/Women’s): Stylist, Studio Manager, Artistic Director
• Accessory Design: Leather Goods, Shoes, Leather or Textile Accessories
• Designer Stitching: design and development
• Model Maker or Pattern Designer
• Image industries and Press: Photo Stylist, Marketing, Journalism
• Theater and Performance: Costumers for Theater, Cinema, or Stage

Le cursus se déploie sur trois années. La première année pose les bases techniques et théoriques du métier (coupe, couture, dessin de mode, textile) en parallèle de l'atelier de projet. La deuxième année approfondit les techniques et introduit un premier stage en entreprise. La troisième année combine un second stage, la modélisation 3D et le marketing produit, avant de se conclure par le travail de diplôme.

Admission to the Bachelor in Fashion Design requires:

• an upper-secondary diploma or an equivalent qualification
• a degree with a specialization in the relevant field, or one year of recent, documented professional experience in the field of study concerned
• French level B2 

If you do not hold the required qualification, you may apply for admission under special conditions. The applicable terms are set out in the Admission Requirements section.