Is Fashion Education Selling a False Dream?

World Top 5 Fashion Institutes such as Central Saint Martins and The Royal College of Art have emerged as the top schools in BoF’s first Global Fashion School Rankings. But there survey also reveals widespread dissatisfaction amongst the more than 4,000 students and alumni who participated in survey. You can read more at business of fashion blog more about world top 5 fashion schools survey.

At MIFT Mysore, we insure that fashion student must acknowledge & imbibe following points before studying fashion -

¨Fashion is neither Textile & Garment Industry nor tailoring & stitching.

¨Fashion is study of exactly knowing future ( forecasting & Trend Analysis) using fashion communication, fashion journalism, fashion media, fashion photo shoot, Fashion show management, fashion magazine/ TV/ Show management, merchandising etc. Fashion careers include opportunities in journalism, blogging, social media, public relations, reputation management and event planning, styling and fashion photography. Moreover fashion career requirement is changing continuously, for example following sector are current job trend -

MIFT Students Modelling & Magazine Design Practice Work 

¨Fashion Research and Visualization

¨Fashion Communities and Networking

¨Fashion Editorial Writer & Manager

¨The Fashion Image & digital Fashion Landscapes

¨Fashion PR, Branding and Marketing

¨Fashion journalist

¨Online content producer

¨Multi-media practitioner

¨Copy editor

¨Professional blogger

¨E-Magazine designer 

MIFT students practice design management, makeup stylist management and photoshoot management 

At MIFT, Fashion Students practice for following career skill set requirement on daily basis:-

¨Fashion Media Management

¨Newspaper (Fashion Page / Sunday Page / Page 3) Design

¨Fashion Magazine Design

¨Personal Stylist Blogging

¨Video Blogging (Vlogging)

¨Vlogumentary

¨Motovlog ( Fashion Tourism)

¨Microblogging

¨Creative Writing

¨Writing Elements ( Motif, Tone, Conflict, Advertisement, Commercial, Product Review)

¨Writing Genres ( Fiction, Drama, Memoir, Short Story, Teen, Adult, Poetry)

¨Personnel Interview

MIFT Students Practice Work-piece 

MIFT pass out student are trained to manage following diverse employees and free lancers workforce working in fashion industry such as

1. Media Stylist

MIFT Student Run Fashion Magazine Cover Page Practice 

2. Fashion Photographer

3. Textile Buyer

4. Merchandiser

5. Fashion Blogger

6. Textile Designer

7. Sales Manager

8. Store Manager

9. Fashion Model Manager

10. Fashion Show Organizer

11. Ramp/Catwalk Layout Designer

12. Sponsorship Manager

13. Branding Manager

14. Textile Production Manager

15. Industrial Engineering / Manager

At MIFT, We also includes 21st century branding & advertising propaganda techniques focusing consumer psychology & behaviour such as

MIFT Students Work

•Cognitive Marketing

•AI & IOT Based Marketing

•Neuro-marketing

•Hyper Personal Marketing

•Deep Learning of Consumer

• Stealth Marketing

•Astroturfing

•Ambush

•Ambient

•Experiential

Student Planned, Organized and Controlled Fashion Show at Mysore City in September 2017 

 Rather just fashion designer team management, MIFT student can manage any fashion industry team & division. They are capable enough to train human resource for better efficiency, effectiveness and energy for skills such as -

 1. Driving Employees centricity.

2. People Management.

3. Financial/Sales Performance.

4. Process Management.

5. Business Expansion.

6. New store Opening.

7. Multiple Store Management.