Based in Rome and Milan, founded in 1964 by the academic, designer of costume and fashion Rosana Pistolese, who’s vision was to shape and support the cultural heritage of Italian Costume and Fashion industries in an innovative approach taking into consideration the interaction between these two fields.

For more than 50 years Accademia Costume & Moda has worked closely with the Fashion, Visual and Performing Arts Industries to develop a study experience able to provide students with a complete understanding, both technical and creative, aimed at supporting them towards a career.

A coherent balance across research and culture, design and product, Italy, and the tight collaboration with the most relevant protagonists of both industries, have led Accademia Costume & Moda to be the nest of current and future designers and communicators within a variety of fields.

INTERNATIONAL RANKING

Accademia today is ranked n.1 in Italy for credited courses, among the best 3 schools in the world for Fashion Design Graduate and Post-Graduate programmes by the prestigious Business of Fashion (BoF) “The Best Fashion Schools in the World 2019”.

ACCREDITATION

All the Bachelor Degree and the Academic Master Programmes are accredited by the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research (MIUR) and are internationally recognized according to ECTS (European Credit Transfer System).

PLACEMENT RATIO

Accademia has a placement ratio of well above 85% on total population in the most prestigious international fashion houses and entertainment productions. Culture and historical subjects are still vibrantly interconnected. The aim of ACM is to enhance these aspects together with an in depth critical approach to take research, knowledge and competence into the future.

INDUSTRY NETWORK

Accademia is on the edge of a cultural and global transformation thanks to the tight links created and developed in the last years with the more than 90 companies from the Italian Manufacturing industry, national and international maisons, and to a network of professionals operating in all areas of Fashion: from research to design, from prototyping to product, from storytelling / narrative / communication to positioning, to business. Among the many companies (Made in Italy manufacturers, Fashion Houses, Textile, Companies, Institutions, etc) that collaborate with ACM are: Gucci, Fendi, Valentino, Ferragamo, Brioni, The

Woolmark Company, Modateca Deanna, Fondazione Pitti Discovery, Taroni, Alesilk, Gentili Mosconi,

Lanificio di Sordevolo, Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana, Altaroma, Vogue Talents, Brioni, Clerici

tessuto, Forza Giovane, Graziano Ricami, Gruppo Dondi, Iafil, Jackytex, Woolrich, Lineapiù, Mazzanti

Piume, Lineapelle, Milanounica, Lineapiù, Ricami Laura, Russo di Casandrino, Jacop Schlaepfer…

ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES

All our academic programmes, both Undergraduate and Post-Graduate, involve ‘Industry-led Projects’ to underpin the learning with concrete professional experiences in order to allow the students to be placed internationally and in Italy in well established companies.

AWARDS

During the last few years ACM and its students have been awarded with most prestigious global prizes such as the LVMH Graduate Prize in Paris, the Camera Nazionale della Moda Fashion Trust Prize in Milan, the Mittelmoda Fashion Award in Milan, the Dorothy Waxman Textile Prize in NY, the Designers for Tomorrow Prize in Berlin, Vogue Talents and selected finalists at well known contests as the International Talent Support (ITS) in Trieste, etc.

ALUMNI

Alumni today include the Creative Director of Gucci, Alessandro Michele, his predecessor Frida Giannini, Albino D’Amato, Maurizio Galante, Marco Mastroianni, Responsable Création Matières Chez Louis Vuitton, Dior, Aldo Maria Camillo and many among the most important professionals of the Global Fashion Industry.

With regards to the entertainment industry, ACM is the proud starting point for Academy Award winners like Manlio Rocchetti (“Driving Miss Daisy”) also nominated for the BAFTA Awards for “Gangs of New York”, Isabella Rossellini, and top level costume tailors like Francesca Sartori and Gianna Gissi, both winners of several David di Donatello (Italian Oscar Awards), Stefano Canulli (Costume Designer for Cirque du Soleil, Illustrator and close collaborator of Thierry Mugler on various projets) or professionals who have styled global Celebrities.

ACADEMIC OFFER

ROME

FOUNDATION COURSE – Preparatory course to the Bachelor of Arts Programmes

BACHELOR OF ARTS PROGRAMMES (3 YEARS – 180 ECTS)

Costume & Fashion

Fashion Editor: Styling & Communication

ACADEMIC MASTER PROGRAMMES (1 YEAR – 60 ECTS)

Alta Moda, Fashion Design

Accessories Design

Creative Knitwear Design

The Art & Craft of the Costume Designer

Jewellery Design

MASTER OF ARTS PROGRAMMES (2 YEARS – 120 ECTS)

Costume Design & Alta Moda – Couture Design

Accessories & Jewellery Design

MILAN

FOUNDATION COURSE – Preparatory course to the Bachelor of Arts Programmes (1 year – Italian taught)

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMMES (3 YEARS, Italian taught)

Fashion Editor: Styling & Communication

Fashion Design Management

MASTER PROGRAMMES (1 YEAR, English taught)

Fashion Communication & Art Direction

Fashion Sustainability & Industry Evolution

Creative Direction for the Performing Arts