Masterclass
Series 2023

History

The MasterClass-Series began with the idea to teach the different arts of fashion and is one of the most successful and growing programs offered by the Arts of Fashion Foundation.

The Symposium MasterClass-Series launched in 2005 with only one class, and this program has at some point expanded up to 4 classes per year with a maximum of 60 students to ensure a positive dynamic work environment and a substantial network.

Each year, we partner with the fashion program of a different university to host the MasterClass-Series. The classes are taught in english over a period of 5 full days by a team of 2 emerging designers per class for 15 selected fashion students who come from around the world.

Due to the success of the Symposium MasterClass, Summer and Winter MasterClass Programs have been launched where students travel to Paris to spend 4 weeks studying under these cutting-edge designers at the Museum of Les Arts Decoratifs (MAD) at the Louvre.

Collaborations with prestigious Parisian Haute Couture craftsmanship houses including Maison Lesage, Maison Lemarie, Lognon, part of les Metiers d’Art Chanel, have been developped.

The Masterclass is meant to:
•   Develop creativity by exposing students to new techniques, craft and different design approaches.

•   Give participants the opportunity to learn from first-hand experience with cutting-edge designers.

•   Allow students the opportunity to create a unique work for their graduating portfolios.

•   Initiate and encourage collaboration between professional designers and students.

•   Allow students to meet and network with other fashion- driven students from different parts of the world.

•   Provide the opportunity for students to exhibit and present their work at a professional runway show.

Prestigious list of past Masterclass Instructors:


•   ANNE VALERIE HASH  |  PARIS
•   ANTHONY VACCARELLO  |  BRUSSELS
•   ARNAUD MICHAUX  |  BRUSSELS
•   AURORE DE LA MORINERIE  |  PARIS
•   AURORE THIBOUT  |  PARIS
•   CHRISTIAN WIJNANTS  |  ANTWERP
•   CHRISTINE PHUNG  |  PARIS
•   CHRISTOPHE BEAUFAYS  |  LIEGE
•   DAVID DUBY  |  PARIS
•   ETIENNE MINEUR  |  PARIS
•   FABIENNE JOUVIN  |  PARIS
•   HAESUNG BONG  |  SEOUL
•   JASPER CHADPRAJONG  |  LONDON
•   JULIE PERRIN  |  PARIS
•   KENTA MATSUSHIGE  |  KYOTO
•   LAURENCE TEILLET  |  LONDON
•   LAURENT EDMOND  |  PARIS

•   LEA PECKRE  |  PARIS
•   LONG-NAM TO  |  NEW YORK
•   LUCILE PUTON  |  PARIS
•   MANISH ARORA  |  NEW DELHI
•   MATTHEW AMES  |  NEW YORK
•   MATTHIEU BLAZY  |  ANTWERP
•   NATALLIA BRILLI  |  LIEGE
•   OWN  |  BRUSSELS
•   RAPHAELLE H’LIMI  |  PARIS
•   SANDRA BACKLUND  |  STOCKHOLM
•   SASIWIMOL SREEVITOON  |  PARIS
•   STEPHANIE COUDERT  |  | PARIS
•   SUSIE BUBBLE  |  LONDON
•   TONY DELCAMPE  |  BRUSSELS
•   WENDY AND JIM  |  VIENNA
•   YIYU CHEN  |  TAIPEI
•   ZOE VERMEIRE  |  GHENT

Program description

Arts of Fashion Foundation 4-week intensive fashion program 2023

•  MENGDIE ZHAO
   China – Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology
   Arts of Fashion Scholarship Awarded 2022

•  WILL CROSSON
   Canada – LaSalle College Montreal
   Arts of Fashion Scholarship Awarded 2022

•  SONGYEON HAN
   USA – Fashion Institute of Technology
   Arts of Fashion Scholarship Awarded 2022

•  YIFEI FANG
   UK – Kingston University
   Arts of Fashion Scholarship Awarded 2022

Increase, develop and promote creativity by exposing talented students to different cultural environments, design approaches and new techniques, including the diverse, unique and rich culture of craftmanship from the Haute Couture. Learn and experience first hand from first class renowned highly creative minded and independant fashion designers. Give students support and direction to develop their own design DNA while receiving feedback on their portfolios and professional projects including best source of education, senior thesis and international competitions advice. Initiate and encourage collaboration and exchange of ideas between professionals, designers and students.

Allow students to mingle and network with other fashion driven students from all over the world.

This course studio program is taught in English by a team of fashion and textile designers for a class of 15 students maximun. (160 hours, over a period of 4 weeks - equivalent to 9 credit hour and consisting of minimum 5-day a week, 9AM-6PM with 1 hour lunch break)

The Arts of Fashion Foundation is offering to fashion students and recent graduates another opportunity to work with rising creative designers and explore the exclusive reservoir of Haute Couture through this unique collaboration.

The main idea is not only to sharpen participants’ skills, increase their vision and develop their creative potential, but also pushing their design and inventiveness boundaries to the appropriation of the know-how or savoir-faire. Following the inspiration of the current fashion exhibitions and exploring design strategies such as use of unconventional materials, the ideas of transgression and subversion including surrealism and pastiche, selected participants by session will create and design capsule collection around a pre-defined atmosphere, following assignments and specific given theme.

•  LAB is a studio course dedicated to design and execute finished garments from the original silhouette with prominent designers as critics. Students develop and define their own concept through the themes given and following their design research.

•  COLLAB is a studio course dedicated to explore and experiment textile design techniques from Haute Couture and Savoir Faire. Students develop and apply their research for their design project.

•  CULTMODE offers a comprehensive survey of the fashion design fields. Through fashion professionals and guests, field trips and exhibitions as well as our collaboration with the Cristobal Balenciaga Museum and unique access to their collections, students learn the scope, history and dimensions of the fashion Haute Couture and its related fields.

The Cristobal Balenciaga Museum will host the ephemeral exhibition of the work in progress produced by participants the last Thursday of the session (5-9PM). A photoshoot is also organised the last Friday for portfolio purposes. A certificate of participation is delivered to students according to full attendance of the program and work. The Arts of Fashion Foundation certificate of achievement is given only to students who completed all the requirement and which work is exhibited.

The goal of the Arts of Fashion Foundation 4-week intensive fashion program is to further develop and promote creativity in fashion, exchange of ideas, give fashion students access to the best possible sources of fashion education - including the diverse, unique and rich culture of craftmanship from Haute Couture tradition.

Offering

The Arts of Fashion Foundation 2023 innovative 4-week intensive fashion program offers to fashion students and recent graduates a fashion design studio course program of 160 hours, over a period of 4 weeks - equivalent to 9 credit hour, and consisting of 6-day a week at least, 9 AM to 6 PM, (with one hour lunch break).
Tuition fees $6,500.00

All applicants have:
•  to complete the individual registration form online
•  to email their CV/resume in attachment (contact-us@arts-of-fashion.org), in shortly explaining why they think this program can help them (motivation).
•  a recommendation letter from professor or from a previous student from the Arts of Fashion is always welcome but not requested.
•  a Skype/Zoom interview may be scheduled.

Upon receipt of your registration form and reception of your CV/resume and motivation letter, the Arts of Fashion will review your application and send you the final decision about your enrollment. The 4-week intensive fashion program is limited to 15 students, the full payment tuition fees will secure your spot.

After the 15th student registered, all next students will be on a waiting list and be contacted if some spots would be available. Students on the waiting list will be contacted in order of receipt of their registration form.

Accommodation is available in an Hostel-Dorminatory in Getaria for registered students at the discounted rate of €800.00 for the entire Program breakfast included, Shared hotel room with 2 students for a discounted rate of €1,250.00 for the entire program breakfast included. Individual hotel room for a discounted rate of €2,000.00 for the entire program breakfast included.

DEADLINES & CANCELLATION POLICY
Full payment of tuition fees is requested to secure your spot after acceptation in the program. Payment is in US $ by bank wire transfer. You can also pay by credit card via PayPal but 3% of processing fees will be added to the amount. All cancellation must be made in writing - before April 15, 2023 - 10% will be deducted for processing fees. After April 15, 2023 no tuition fees will be refunded.

COVID19 information | In case the health situation does not allow the program to take place, a full refund of the tuition fees will apply.

Coverage

Please note that the registration and tuition fees do not include international insurance and medical coverage. Therefore it is the responsibility to each participant to contract a personal international insurance before leaving for the winter and summer programs in Europe. We advice participants to take information first from their own insurance company in order to have additional medical and liability coverage during their travel and stay.

The tuition fees do not include transportations, accommodation, meals, personal expenses, basic materials and medical insurance. The Arts of Fashion Foundation, and their members, volunteers, designers, guests and instructors, and space owner - the Museum, will not be held responsible for liability due to accident, injury, damage, loss of material and belongings or any other incident causing loss or harm to a program participant during the 4-week session, travel time and stay in Europe even if the incident is occurring by the involved parties. It is the responsibility of the student to be insured and to insure or not what they produce, carry or / and submit.

SUPPLIES
Students are expected to provide some supplies. Participants will receive a list of the needed basic materials before the session begins including fabric, and supplies.

ACCOMMODATION & TRANSPORTATION & VISA
Program participants must take their own arrangements to and from Getaria, Spain.

4-week accommodation possibilities in June in Getaria: Youth Hostel Dorminatory type - €800.00 - Hotel shared room for 2 student €1,250.00 - Hotel single room € 2000. Students are responsible for their accommodation, and can choose their own. The Arts of Fashion Foundation can help for the reservation with the accommodation listed.

Please note that all visitors will need to present a valid passport (that does not expire just before the visit or before the end of the visit) and proof of sufficient funds and a return airline ticket are often requested by the authorities.

With COVID19, please check the travel updates for Visa and Vaccination. In normal time, US-citizens don't need a Visa. After going through customs, you will be free to travel in the Schengen space during the period of your stay less than 3-month. For non-US citizen, if your country does not have a special agreement with Europe, you will have to obtain a tourist visa. You need to begin the process as soon as possible before your departure time. Near international Airports are San Sebastian and Bilbao. Buses are available to reach Zahaus, few miles from Getaria every hour.

Cristobal Balenciaga Museum

Cristobal Balenciaga Museoa is a non-profit organization located in Getaria - birthplace of the fashion designer - whose mission is to research and disseminate Cristobal Balenciaga’s life and work, his importance in the history of fashion and design, and the contemporary nature of his legacy. cristobalbalenciagamuseoa.com

Opened in 2011, the Museum houses a unique collection of about 3000 references. It has organized so far 14 thematic exhibitions about different aspects of Cristobal Balenciaga’s work and launches every year educational programs and activities that aim to share knowledge on the couturier’s design concept and technique.