Master course in Fashion Product Management

Postgraduate

In London and Milano (Italy)

Price on request

Description

  • Duration

    8 Months

This programme is designed to create a new professional figure with the unique ability to interpret the style from the design concept to a finished garment/product. Experiencing the technical knowledge of construction and production of every garment created within the collection, an extensive knowledge of fabrics and their appropriate uses and properties combined with an understanding of cut, construction and production time possibilities enable the product manager to create a product with desired profit margins for the appropriate market. Suitable for: Istituto Marangoni Master Programmes are specially designed for students who already have a strong previous education in the field but wish to attend an advanced specialised fashion and design programme. The Master Programmes of Istituto Marangoni offer sharply defined, fully immersed courses giving you advanced training in some of the most interesting fields of fashion and design.

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Location

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London
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30 Fashion Street, E16px

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On request
Milano (Italy)
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Via Verri 4, 20121

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On request

About this course

University studies, post-diploma studies or work experience. For this Master Programme, students must submit a portfolio of work. There are no restrictions on the content of the portfolio, but it should reflect the student's graphic capabilities, own creativity as well as technical skills. To be admitted to the master programmes you will need to attend an orientation interview. To book an orientation interview, please contact our enrolment office. For further information please refer to our Admission Form.

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Course programme

Coordinate the image, budget and timeline of a fashion collection, this profession brings together the work of the designer and production to ensure that the dream becomes a reality. The Product Manager is the lynchpin of the fashion industry that turns dreams into reality, introducing new ideas, technologies, and processes.

Who is the Product Manager
The Product Manager turns ideas and design concepts into reality, transforming creativity into valid commercial proposal. With an understanding of all skills involved from design to production the product manager orchestrates and oversees all work from the first samples to the final production. They are also responsible for the set-up and implementation of quality assurance protocols for their products. Product Managers usually handle a specific product, or product line and specialise in a particular area of the fashion industry. This is a senior position within a manufacturing organisation and the Product Manager is known to be the lynchpin of the fashion industry. New creative ideas, strategies, developments and new product proposals to the appropriate market are also undertaken by the Product Manager in the team.
The essential work of the Product Manager is to coordinate the image theme, the budget and the time line of a collection, also looking after the relationship between the merchandise suppliers and the production, outsourcing, quality control and price.

The professional profile brings together the work of the design studio, pattern cutting and production to ensure that the collection fulfils the required delivery dates, price points and style.
This programme is designed to create a new professional figure with the unique ability to interpret the style from the design concept to a finished garment/product. Experiencing the technical knowledge of construction and production of every garment created within the collection, an extensive knowledge of fabrics and their appropriate uses and properties combined with an understanding of cut, construction and production time possibilities enable the product manager to create a product with desired profit margins for the appropriate market. Istituto Marangoni has an experienced history in teaching within this subject area; supported by tutors with specialised backgrounds and professional practioners, we offer an indepth experience. The research into product development, materials and processes are an innovative keynote on this programme.

Course themes:

Coordination Strategies
Fashion Industry Analysis
Management Control
Fabrics and Materials
Innovation Management
Negotiation Techniques

Master course in Fashion Product Management

Price on request