OSAKA INSTITUTE OF FASHION College

Major from 2nd year

Fashion Creator

Art Fashion
Designer Course

ART FASHION DESIGNER

Hone your artistic sense,
Aiming to become a top designer.

This is a special course that will hone your free-thinking, unconstrained by preconceived notions, high-level pattern making and sewing techniques to realize those ideas.
Aiming to win a major contest.

98th Soen Award

Japan's top fashion contest. Of the 16 finalists, four were from our school, with Rensuke Iwano (3rd year) winning the grand prize.

Nippori Fashion Design Contest 2024

This contest is held with the aim of cultivating talent to support the future textile and fashion industry. Misaki Shiragaki (3rd year) won the Nuiya Design Award.

KAI HAT&Head-piece contest 2024

A design contest to discover new creators who will pave the way for the future of hat culture. Momoka Shiroyama (3rd year) won the award.

15th N-1 Mode Grand Prix

This competition was established with the hope of nurturing the next generation of fashion designers. Misaki Shiragaki (3rd year) won the Hokkaido Governor's Award, Tomoka Kawaguchi (3rd year) won the Sapporo Mayor's Award, and three other students won prizes.

Reclothes Cup 2024

In an upcycling design contest sponsored by Book Off, which uses old clothes to promote further circulation of materials, Yuka Kayano (3rd year) won the judges' special award.

24th YKK Fastening Awards

This is one of Japan's largest student contests, which aims to discover new possibilities for zippers, buckles, etc. From a total of 6,782 entries, Rensuke Iwano (3rd year) won the Grand Prize.

Under the guidance of special instructor Mikinori Kojima, he achieved success in numerous contests

He has learned know-how on how to "gain high praise at shows" from Mr. Kojima, former editor-in-chief of Soen, which has led to good results in contests.

curriculum

Active on the world stage,
I aim to become a top designer.

This is a special course where you can develop free ideas that are not bound by preconceived notions, as well as high-level patterns and sewing techniques to realize them. There are plenty of growth opportunities such as shows, exhibitions, and industry collaborations, and we aim to win in major contests. Upon graduation, students will present their own collection that expresses their worldview.

2ndyear

Educational subjects
  • Creative design Ⅰ
  • Creative Design Research
  • contest drawing
  • Graphic design Ⅰ
  • Pattern product exercise Ⅰ
  • Sample making Ⅱ
  • Contest Preparation Ⅰ
  • Material Knowledge II (on demand)
  • Employment measures I
  • Fashion Business Theory (on demand)
  • Industry information
  • Business communication Ⅱ

Work presentation schedule

[First half] Summer festival show announcement
[Late] Spring Festival Show Announcement

3rdyear

Educational subjects
  • creative design Ⅱ
  • Creative Design Research
  • contest drawing
  • Graphic Design II, Web I
  • Pattern product exercise II
  • Sample making Ⅲ
  • Men's & Sports Planning (selection)
  • Children planning (selection)
  • Employment measures II
  • Contest Preparation Ⅱ
  • Graduation work

Work presentation schedule

[First half] Summer Festival Works Exhibition
[Late period] Autumn festival show announcement
Graduation production collection announcement

Main subjects

creative design

Students repeatedly experiment and research while planning an original brand, and learn creative design ideas aimed at high-level contests.

contest drawing

Based on the drawing techniques learned in the first year, students will receive thorough training in a variety of drawing techniques, mastering the skills to win contests.

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