About the Program

ESMOD Dubai, in partnership with Tamkeen, will be offering a comprehensive Fashion Program tailored for 30 Bahraini fashion designers interested in creating a fashion brand. ESMOD, a leading fashion design school with locations in Paris, Tokyo, and Dubai, is part of the renowned ESMOD International Fashion Schools network. Known for excellence in fashion education, ESMOD Dubai will be offering a diverse program focusing on fashion design, pattern making, fashion marketing, and other related fields for participants at various professional stages.

The program will run for approximately 19 months that will include a series of workshops and mentorship sessions to follow up on the progress of fashion designers in the development of their collection.

About ESMOD

ESMOD is a prominent fashion design school located in various fashion capitals around the world such as Paris, Tokyo, and Dubai. It is part of the ESMOD International Fashion Schools network, which is known globally for its excellence in fashion education. ESMOD Dubai offers a wide range of programs in fashion design, pattern making, fashion marketing, and related fields, catering to participants at various stages of their educational and professional journeys.

Program Details

Start Date: 9 October 2024 ESMOD

Program Duration: 19 months

Details of the Training Course: Phase 1 30 Participants

Areas

Virtual/ Physical

Number of Participants

History of Fashion & 2025 Fashion Trends

Physical

30

Business – Marketing – Branding principles – 2 1/2 day per batch of 15 students

Physical

Sustainable fashion

Physical

Textile theory – selection – usage

Physical

Design – creative process – mood board – capsule collection – portfolio for mentorship selection

Hybrid

5 days physical – 2 days online for modules briefing

Digital Illustrator – photoshop – procreate

Physical

Social media strategy & techniques

Physical

Sewing practice + test (students bring their own sewing machine)

Physical

Body measurement – Basics of construction – skirt pockets – zippers – pleats

Physical

Details of the Training Course: Upon their performance and outcome assessed during Phase 1, 15 Participants will be selected to join Phase 2 of the Training Course to design and produce a collection to be shwcased.

Areas

Virtual/ Physical

Number of Participants

Technical drawings

Physical

15

Technical file for collection production

Physical

Finishing techniques RTW – Luxury RTW – Haute Couture

Physical

Social media follow up of each account

Online

Textile embellishment & manipulation: smocking, slashing, stenciling, flower pounding, needle felting

Physical

Study pieces (construction + pattern + sewing) Tailored sleeve + kimono sleeve

Physical

Top-shirt-Pants-Dress construction + patterns (5 days x 5 designers) x 3

Physical

Corset & Draping – Red carpet – @ Esmod Optional

Physical

Collection Development follow up: Collection brief, Collection design, Collection review, Collection modification, Collection selection, Textile review, Collection plan

Online

Collections prototypes fittings on models & corrections

Physical

Marketing – Branding – Costing – Business plan –

Online

Program eligibility

  • The designers must be Bahraini nationals
  • The designer’s age must be at least 18 years and above.
  • The applicant must have a fashion background or certification.
  • The designer’s years of experience in the field should not exceed 5 years.
  • Virtual CR or conventional CR holder, should not be older than 5 years
  • The applicant must possess basic background on sketching, sewing and designing.
  • The applicant must be willing to receive feedback and advise on enhancing their collections.
  • The Applicant must be able to commit to the program in terms of attendance and delivery. See dropout clause link
  • Final collection must be original and not stolen from other designers.
  • Every applicant needs to have a fashion design portfolio which includes drawings / sketches / illustrations done by themselves, fabric swatches, photos of garments and artwork, the portfolio should not be longer than 10 pages in a single pdf file.
  • Designers must be fluent in English as the course is delivered by international English-speaking experts.