Sustainable Denim Design
Learn how to create your own sustainable fashion collection for a sector in constant growth and evolution.
Barcelona
On campus
ESP
Specialization Courses - Advanced Level
Language
Spanish
Start date
January 2025
Frequency
Evening
Fruition
On campus
Duration
4 Months
Course Coordination
Javier Casado
Price
€3,300
A technical and creative journey through the phases of design and production, materials, trends, technologies or regulations and certifications.
The Specialization Course in Sustainable Denim Design trains professionals capable of developing jeans collections with their specific technical, industrial and pattern-making projects, designed both for medium and high-end distribution companies as well as for their own brand.
With a 360º sustainable approach, the course will offer you a global vision of the sector, addressing the technical and creative dimensions: knowledge of trends, design, technique, technology, traditional and innovative fabrics, components and phases of the process, from the concept and strategy to the finishings.
In addition, you will learn first-hand about the reality of the sector thanks to a program of activities that includes workshops and visits to companies, studios or showrooms. You will finish your training with the individual presentation of your own sustainable denim/casual fashion collection.
Information to decide
A comprehensive vision of the denim sector and the technical and creative process of realization and production of a sustainable collection.
The course is structured in the following modules:
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Fashion culture
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Project development
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Representation and communication techniques
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Final project
Your training will culminate in a final project: the creation, production and presentation of a sustainable denim/casual collection.
Your training journey will be completed with case studies, workshops and outings so that you can get to know first-hand all the key phases of the product industrialization process: spinning and weaving companies, industrial laundry, R&D and sustainable development centres, showrooms and denim studios.
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Fashion, product or industrial designers
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Graduates in Fine Arts
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Industry professionals with proven experience.
In order to take this program, you must have a basic understanding of the Adobe package, as well as submit your updated resume and motivation letter. If any of the admission requirements are not met, the school will evaluate each case individually.
A course that takes the pulse of the demands of a market, that of denim, with a prominent presence in fashion.
From a totally sustainable approach, the program is designed to work on technical and creative aspects of the design and production of denim garments, which will allow you to discover the mechanism of this industry from start to finish.
Upon completion and depending on your profile and previous experience, you will be eligible for the following positions:
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Denim and casual designer in fashion companies
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Freelance denim and casual designer
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Sustainability advisor in denim processes
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Product manager in designer brands
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Coordinator of the denim and casual department in specialized companies in the sector
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Consultant and adviser
Led by a teaching team of active professionals, you will immerse yourself in the reality of the sector in Barcelona, not only through theoretical and practical work in the classroom, but also by participating in a series of visits to companies, studios or showrooms. In addition, you will do it at the IED, one of the fashion and design schools with the greatest national and international projection.
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Syllabus
HISTORY OF DENIM
A journey through the history of denim, from the first worker jeans to the present day
Industry evolution
Trends, coolhunting and Social Media
Artistic movements
Idols and icons of each era
Urban movements and urban tribes
Designers and brands
JEANER TERMINOLOGY
Denim anatomy: specialized textile terminology and vocabulary
Analysis of the parts of jeans
DENIM FABRICS
Types of Denim fabric
Denim fabric manufacture
Denim spinning and weaving
Washes and finishes
Laundry
Vertical manufacturer of denim garments
As part of the course, a visit to the laundry, showroom and manufacturer of fabrics and the Denim R&D centre will be arranged
UPCYCLING, SUSTAINABILITY AND CERTIFICATIONS
Manufacture of denim fabrics, treatment and washing of sustainable garments
Process, reuse of materials
Reduction of water and energy consumption
Denim environmental certification
LAB TEST, REGULATIONS, SHRINKAGE
Quality of fabrics and denim garment
Quality control
Denim regulations
Fabric shrinkage
DENIM PATTERN MAKING AND MANUFACTURING
Anatomical measurements and sizes
Bases
Volume and transformations. Standard pattern
Tailoring
Toile. Adjustments and repairs
Pattern making of the models designed in the final project
Method and basis for making prototypes.
Final garment wash
Final project support
Content of representation and communication techniques
BRANDING
Development of a personal and individual corporate identity.
PROJECT COMMUNICATION
The student will learn to digitally represent and implement their ideas and designs.
He/she will deal creatively with the use of visual communication and the development of a personal and coherent graphic style with his/her project.
TECHNICAL SHEETS AND PRICE TAGS
Technical data sheet model
Type of price tag model
Elements that make up the technical sheet
Artworks
FINAL PROJECT
Inside the labs
+6
Fashion Labs
+2
Media Lab
+3
XR Lab
+3
Hybrid Lab
Projects
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