MBA Fashion Sustainability – Design Major

Teachings

The 4th year courses are common to all specializations. Their aim is to establish common fundamentals to reconcile commercial and creative challenges.

Students who choose this specialisation will be encouraged to reflect on the concept of impact management through the creation and production of a sustainable fashion collection. They are required to make choices and experiment in terms of design strategy, production techniques, the sourcing of materials, marketing strategy and circularity in the interests of transparency and traceability.

Teachings

This module grouping addresses fashion students as future entrepreneurs, providing them with comprehensive knowledge and practical tools about Sustainability, the transformation process it initiates in the field of fashion and textile apparel, and the way it can be integrated to one’s own enterprise.

Designed as an essential, innovative, practical tool, guiding students to review, analyze and experiment sustainable fashion strategies and techniques directly at the fashion supply chain level, grounded in a real situation context.

Before moving to technical aspects and matters of the sustainable fashion supply chain, students are invited to measure the positive impact of smart supply chain management and sustainable value creation in the emergence of new sustainable fashion business models. This sequence within the course practical part should arouse students’ creativity, business skills and dynamic approach of design development…while they are looking into, exploring, examining varied options of sustainable value proposition within the chosen strategy of “designing fashion for longevity”.

In that segment, students move to technical aspects and matters of the sustainable fashion supply chain. Focusing on textile processing, at the bottom of the apparel production unit, they clearly review raw material processing, that is yarn production, fabric production, and identify which aspects within yarn spinning or fabric weaving or knitting can have ecological and social implications.

This module grouping proposes to focus on embellishment and finishing processes, a traditional step within the making of garment in the supply chain, and provides students with a state of play of the new developments concerning these processes in relation to sustainability.

Students will create Mood Boards expressing their innovative vision of an Eco-Line and translate concepts into 3D shapes and sketches. They will integrate waste and impact management in the development of their eco-line visual identity elements.

This module grouping focuses on equipping students with the technical skills necessary to transform design concepts into tangible products for eco-friendly fashion lines. This module emphasizes the integration of sustainable materials, ethical production processes, and efficient resource management throughout the garment production cycle. Students gain proficiency in translating designs into patterns that minimize waste and maximize efficiency, ensuring that their eco-line creations are not only aesthetically appealing but also environmentally responsible.

The objective of this module grouping is to allow participants to understand how to position sustainable brands competitively in their respective markets through developing a differentiated DNA.

Participants will look into the last part of a product’s lifecycle and will explore how to extend it or integrate it within a sustainable framework. They key question addressed in this module grouping is how to reintegrate or disintegrate creatively.

Participants will look into the last part of a product’s lifecycle and will explore how to extend it or integrate it within a sustainable framework. They key question addressed in this module grouping is how to reintegrate or disintegrate creatively.

The Fashion Lab module grouping is handled by the Direction of Corporate Relations of IFA Paris. Through a variety of practical workshops, students will get the opportunity to be involved in real-life case studies provided by partner brands. They will also have the opportunity to work on their professional profile through customized coaching sessions to ensure they can secure a 6-month internship.