Learn the Secrets of Fashion with the Exclusive Courses offered by NABA

Give value to your time and get a close look at the world of creativity in Milan, the world capital of Fashion.

This summer do not miss the chance to take part in the Introduction to Fashion Accessories course at NABA from June 29th to July 10th, 2009 and learn how to develop a shoe and/or a bag collection. Students will have the opportunity to work hand in hand with professional teachers from a traditional Italian shoe and bag craft school.

If you already have some background in accessories design and want to attend a more advanced level course, the “Fashion Accessories Design Studio” course run by NABA from July 14th to July 24th will give you the possibility to get to know the world of luxury accessories to explore and identify the main European Luxury Accessory Brands and their  strategies on the luxury market; the product development in terms of image; the communication strategy; the Italian-specific making methods.

Are we looking for culture or cult? Gossip or facts? How can 'lightness' be seen or read without being empty? What does philosophy have to do with company strategies? Find the answers to your questions and speak your mind, learn how to motivate your love for fashion and produce your articles working in team like in a real editorial office. This is what you can experience by taking part in the Fashion Journalism Studio (Intermediate Level) from July 14th to July 24th.

Are you fascinated by Photography? A close approach to the world of editorial and fashion photography and interaction between fashion designers, photographers and editors is the focus of NABA Fashion Photography Studio course (from July 14th to July 24th). If, on the other hand, you want to discover how to make a short animation movie, the Photography and the Moving Image Studio course (from July 14th to July 24th) is the right choice for you. The course will focus on a simple technique used to create animations by drawing with light; a series of long-exposure stills that are edited in a sequence to form a short movie. Students will express their creativity using flashlights and colour filters making their luminous designs come to life.

Are you looking for a course that will enable you to experiment textiles and fabrics? In the Fashion Textiles and Fibres Studio course (an intermediate level course held on NABA campus from July 14th to July 24th) you will learn how the simplest finishing treatments can create great changes and improvements in the original fabrics.

If you already have some experience in the sector and are seeking for a more advanced course, maybe the Costume Decoration and Painting, developed by NABA in collaboration with Accademia Teatro alla Scala, can represent a good alternative. In this course students will have the opportunity to use the most traditional and ancient techniques that have been adopted at the Teatro alla Scala ever since for the decoration of the fabrics of both Opera and Ballet costumes. They will learn to recognise fabrics and to choose the most appropriate materials and techniques taking into account the evolution of costumes, how they are used on stage, washed and stored. This is an advanced level course taking place from 29th June to 10th July.

Introduction level courses are aimed at whoever wants to start exploring the world of Fashion, whereas Studio level and Advanced level courses are meant for Fashion college students at 1st,2nd, 3rd year and for professionals who would like to have a refreshing experience in a young international environment. Do not forget that you can attend Introduction + Intermediate level courses and take the 4-week Combined Session!

For any further information please have a look at our Summer Programs website: www.design-summer-courses.com

Any question? Write to summer@naba.it