Language

English

Start date

September 2026

Frequency

Full time

Duration

3 Years

A programme in which you’ll learn to use all your creative potential to take innovative decisions as a leader, whether developing your own project or as part of a management team.

This programme gives you the preparation you need for a number of fashion business fields. The first year focuses on design management, while the second and third years delve into production and sales management and fashion communication.

In a learning process that combines theoretical knowledge with case studies and the development of team projects, you’ll acquire the tools and skills you need to perform in these areas, using the new resources you’ve acquired to complete your Final Project. 

This programme is taught at IED Madrid Gran Vía - Palacio de Altamira. 

Information to decide

A creative, project-based program to specialize in business management for the fashion sector.

Students will learn about the economic, legal and organisational framework governing companies in the fashion industry, learning to analyse and manage a company with the needs of today and to apply the necessary digital tools (e-business, e-commerce, etc.).

This programme provides students with the creative capacity necessary to innovate in management and resources and to lead any business change.

Students will also work with a teaching team made up of leading professionals from the fashion industry, who pass on both theoretical and specific technical knowledge.

The balance between the creative and the business mentality enables students to influence companies’ supply chain and the product life-cycle with responsibility and sensitivity towards demand from consumers and from the market itself.

This program is designed for people interested in the world of fashion who want to focus their career on the management side of the fashion business. 

If you want to use your creative talent in fields such as corporate image, fashion marketing, or for your own project, this is the program for you. 

In this program you’ll acquire the know-how you need for a number of specialised roles in the fashion industry: development and production manager, product manager, marketing manager, brand creator, design manager, branding expert, fashion company organisation and management consultant.

Syllabus

Subjects

  • Design thinking

  • Fashion global map

  • Art and design culture

  • Digital tools for design

  • Project methodology for fashion design

  • Introduction to marketing and communication

  • History and phenomenology of fashion I

  • Techniques and materials for fashion design

  • Digital tools for management

  • Business management

  • Fashion bussines models

  • Marketing and media planning

  • Publishing and advertising

  • History and phenomenology of fashion II

Subjects

  • Sustainability and social approach
     
  • Operations and product management
     
  • Fashion buying
  • Sociology: consumer and trend

  • Customer strategy for fashion

  • Product and retail strategy for fashion

  • Business plan

  • Accounting and financial management

  • Fashion marketing planning

  • Associated design disciplines

  • Fashion communication

  • Human resources management

Subjects

  • Luxury market
     
  • Digital business

  • Project and market research

  • Brand management

  • Fashion retail

  • Digital and multimedia strategies

  • Entrepreneurship and leadership

  • Social media management

  • Fashion law

  • International expansion and emerging markets

  • Final project

Faculty

Director

Federico Antelo

Director of the Fashion School at IED Madrid, Visual Artist, and Textile Designer

News

11 September 2026

Issue 4: Material World - Plural Intelligences

What happens when we recognize the intelligence of materials and learn to work with it responsibly, collectively, and collaboratively?

11 September 2026

Peio Santisteban’s “Flores para un monstruo” Wins the IED Madrid Fashion Talent Award 2026

Twelve students from the Fashion Design Bachelor’s Degree at Istituto Europeo di Design Madrid presented their collections for the second consecutive year as part of the OModa Madrid Es Moda programme.

07 September 2026

Fashion show and festival: the IED Public Programme is back

In September, IED's Public Program returns with a calendar of events across its campuses in Italy and Spain, offering opportunities for dialogue, exchange and discovery open to the community and the wider public.

07 September 2026

IED Madrid Alumni Talent at OMODA Madrid es Moda 2026

Designers and IED Madrid alumni Luis Berrendero and Carlota Barrera have taken part in this edition’s programme, alongside other IED Madrid initiatives such as its Fashion Show 2026 and the event with Roberto Verino.

02 September 2026

Six talents from the IED community to take part in Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week

EGO, the catwalk dedicated to emerging fashion designers, will feature four alumni and one student from our community this year, while lecturer Juan Vidal will present his collection at a private, invitation-only event.

28 August 2026

What does sustainability mean for a design school?

When discussing sustainability, the debate often focuses on environmental impacts and the responsible use of resources. But what does sustainability mean, in practical terms, for a school that educates future designers, creatives and professionals capable of driving change?

25 August 2026

IED Barcelona Master's and Postgraduate Final Presentations 2026

A showcase of creativity and talent in fashion design, bridalwear, fashion marketing and communication, fashion product management, and interior design for hotels and food & beverage spaces.

24 August 2026

IED Madrid to Present Its Fashion Show as Part of OModa Madrid es Moda, Showcasing Talent from Its Classrooms

The runway show will begin at 6:30 p.m. at Espacio Jorge Juan

IED Ranked Among the World's Best Fashion Schools in 2025

10 July 2026

IED Ranked Top 20 Fashion School Worldwide 2026

IED has once again been ranked among the world’s best fashion schools in 2026: 18th place in the CEOWORLD ranking

Don't miss it

14 September 2026 - 18 September 2026

Barcelona

IED Barcelona 2026 Undergraduate Welcome Week

The welcome event for undergraduate students, teachers and staff to mark the official opening of the new academic year will take place on Monday 14 September.

Exhibitions and Festival

02 October 2026 - 08 October 2026

Madrid

Sepiia’s 10th Anniversary Exhibition

IED Madrid alumni and designer Federico Sáinz de Robles celebrates the 10th anniversary of his brand, Sepiia, with an exhibition.