The evolution of fashion as a social, political, anthropological, semiotic and aesthetic phenomenon, following a chronological methodology that will focus especially on those periods and personalities whose legacy is key to understanding the role that clothing played – and continues to play – in the understanding of modern societies.

The subject adjusts its teaching to experimentation and practice of multiple reproduction procedures. The contents are articulated in two aspects: on the one hand, printing procedures on textile support -mainly screen printing and digital sublimation printing- and on the other hand, laser cutting procedures applied to fashion design.

Students will be encouraged to formulate their creative interests and develop their own artistic language in the field of fashion. Likewise, we will try to encourage their capacity for research and exploration through the means offered by the Faculty’s workshops, and that they know and master the machinery used, handling them with the care and cleanliness they require. Therefore, the subject is conceived as a highly experimental approach to graphic design.

Fundamentals of fashion design research. References. Topic selection. Approach and proposal development. The field notebook in fashion design. Systematisation and treatment of sketches and research materials. The formal direction and development of a family of proposals. Selection of fabrics, materials and coherent construction processes.

The subject of Fashion Illustration focuses on the representation of the dressed figure, paying attention mainly to Form, Volume, Structure, Proportion, Scale, Rhythm and Anatomy, in order to be able to face the challenges of graphic representation that each student will have to face in the exercise of the profession. During the four-month course, the student will also learn, through the study of the dressed figure, how to effectively resolve the representation of different textures, fabrics, folds and details of clothing. Emphasis will also be placed on capturing movement and learning the basics of the use of colour.

The subject is structured in a series of blocks in which the aim is to make explicit the relationship with fashion trends and their complexity. Tools for studying and analysing trends will be used, as well as those tools that are a professional resource for observing the lines of change of trends among consumers and their impact on the industry. In addition, a practical vision of ‘coolhunting’ will be provided in a 2.0 environment, monitoring the fashion sector, analysing avant-garde styles and the latest media events. The aim is to provide a basic vocabulary used in the context of the application of trends in the field of fashion.

The creative direction subject is presented as a practical approach to ideation and conceptualisation. Creative direction for fashion exposes in its origins the research process surrounding the formulation of a concept and its referential sources, strategic points that will later mark the first steps towards art direction or project development.

This subject is oriented towards the use and mastery by students of computer applications and digital resources within fashion design and its creative/business environment. Students must acquire the knowledge and instrumental skills necessary for the fundamental disciplinary areas of design, such as graphics, digital image generation and manipulation, illustration, layout, typography and corporate identity. Special emphasis will be placed on the mastery of digital tools for the generation and treatment of images and vectorial design, as well as complementary programmes for graphic editing.

This subject deals with and delves into the fundamentals of fashion design creation. It focuses on design and formal direction, as well as the development of a micro-collection proposal. It analyses the selection of fabrics, volumes and silhouettes, as well as materials and coherent construction processes.

The camera: framing, focusing, shutter, diaphragm. Basic lighting: types of light: natural and studio; types of spotlights: point light and diffused light; colour temperature. Language and expression with light. Light in portraiture. Classics of fashion photography, current trends. Relations between designers, photographers and fashion magazines. Styling, make-up, model selection, art direction, shoot preparation. Legal contracts, budgets, common applications: catalogue, book, website. Practical work on students’ projects carried out in other subjects.

This subject is conceived as a preparatory immersion for the global development of a complete fashion collection, from its conceptualisation to the development of drawings and sketches, as well as the elaboration of prototypes and samples. In other words, it is a subject in which the objective is to develop a complete proposal both at the level of research and technical project destined to materialise as a fashion collection.

This course focuses on specialised contents of graphic design applied to fashion. In a broad manner, specialised contents in graphic design, communication, illustration and graphic resources will be addressed. Students will be provided with instrumental knowledge and skills such as printing procedures, material and digital supports, typography and its creative possibilities, fashion illustration, the design of visual identity signs, brand graphics and audiovisual design within the specific context of fashion. Emphasis will also be placed on mastering the basic tools for creating technical file formats, integration of flat drawings with metrics, images and text.

Organisational flexibility of production and fragmentation and individualisation of consumption. Fashion as a cultural industry. Fundamentals of business and economics. Forms of business. Concept and functions of business management. Quality production and process management. Commercial management.

This subject will be an approach to academic research in Fine Arts, for which a seminar will be held with newly qualified PhD graduates and new researchers who will give us a first-hand account of their experience in the field of research, through a first-person approach. Based on their direct experience, this short seminar is intended to be both inspiring and clarifying.

Creation as research; research as creation. Approach to a methodological model where experimental research nourishes the processes of creation by the hand of a guest artist.

This subject is oriented towards preparing students for employment in the business environment of fashion design. The final objective of this subject is to guide students in the development of applications and the use of digital resources and tools both for the development and promotion of their own business projects and for integration into work teams in the field of fashion. Emphasis will be placed on the development of curricula vitae, as well as the management of digital tools such as content managers, social networks in the professional field, web platforms and brand management tools. This subject involves students mastering the knowledge previously acquired in relation to graphic design, fashion graphics and photography.

Knowledge of how to intervene in the context in which the artistic system develops: management of ideas and projects in the cultural context; production of artistic projects in public and personal institutions; management and mastery of websites and use of various digital platforms; use of general and cultural press and other print media to address various cultural ideas and actions.

Subject aimed at providing complex interdisciplinary research models and systems of integration and mutual information with auxiliary disciplines. The competences offered would be linked to the ability to relate and complement methods, procedures, resources and models from non-artistic fields and domains. This subject would be dedicated to the practical interconnection, planning and production of theory.

Practical design placement: The student carries out the activity in a context related to the practice of a profession, for a specific period of time and performing the functions assigned and foreseen in the placement proposal.

This subject of portfolio creation is aimed at strengthening the theoretical and practical content related to the rules, principles and elements of graphic design that are developed within the field of fashion. The final objective of this subject is to guide the student in the design and creation of portfolio projects and related applications (lookbook, brand design and management, on-line and audiovisual portfolio). The course will focus on the advanced mastery of digital tools (Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat Professional and InDesign) and the use of alternative and support programmes and resources for graphic editing, web/audiovisual design and the design of both printed and digital editorial products. The conceptual principles on which the basic development of the portfolio and applications is based will be reinforced, the direct and reciprocal relationship between theory and practice will be emphasised, and a final product finish will be required for all materials with optimum production, printing, binding, handling, etc. qualities. As well as the digital applications generated.

Development of a tutored project that must contain, demonstrate and evidence the assimilation of the contents taught during the Master’s Degree. This work allows students to demonstrate their degree of maturity when integrating the knowledge, skills and abilities acquired throughout their training process. The work will include the development of a project for the creation of a fashion collection that allows the integration of the acquired competences on which the degree is based, putting into practice your ability to search for information, analyse it, organise it and present it appropriately.