Programs and Curriculum
Fashion Design
Fashion is often synonymous with the catwalk, makeup, big hair, glamour, glittering show-biz parties, chunky shoes, and experimental outfits. But in reality, fashion is a mirror of its culture and world view. In all its beauty, fashion is a form of artistic expression: an international language. Simply stated, fashion has no national boundaries. It is a potent declaration of how one sees and represents oneself.
The fashion industry is a complex, multi-billion-dollar business encompassing design, production, distribution, and retailing. Fashion is the fourth largest industry in the world. Students in the Fashion Design Program at VCUQ partake in a distinctive opportunity to blend the rich history of Arab culture and traditions with the fashion industry of the 21st century.
Fashion design is far more than the crafting of beautiful clothing. Fashion involves footwear design, film makeup, theater costumes, perfume design, jewelry design, sportswear, swimwear, formalwear, and casual wear design for men, women, and children.
Fashion students at VCUQ learn how to develop a fashion collection from concept to the finished product. The curriculum includes computer-assisted design, aesthetics, the theory of composition and color, fashion history and a variety of business-related courses. It also includes studies in the marketing, merchandising and business management of clothing and accessories.
A professional runway show highlights the designs created by senior fashion students during the Annual Fashion Show. Students plan and produce all aspects of the annual fashion show, from inspiration to final execution. Each year the fashion show receives accolades from outside designers, the fashion press, guests and the Qatari community.
The Fashion Design Program at VCUQ maintains close ties with the international fashion scene with student visits to fashion capitals such as Milan, Paris, London and Dubai.