Made inTuscany.
Inside Italian Fashion — craft and communication. A two-week Summer School where students learn how Italian luxury products are manufactured and how their value is communicated to the world.
Italian luxury: from local ateliers to global markets.
Made in Italy goes beyond exceptional quality, it is about storytelling, intercultural communication and the way Italian excellence speaks to the world. This Summer School gives students insider access to the workshops where luxury is crafted and the way it is communicated to global markets.
Craft, materials & communication.
Leather Goods
Inside the world of high-end pelletteria — from raw hide to finished leather goods. Students learn how leather is selected, cut, assembled and finished, with visits to two producers in the Florence–Prato manufacturing district.
Field Visits
Textiles & fabrics
The technical heart of fabric construction — yarns, weaves, finishings, and the industrial processes that turn fibre into the textiles used by the world's leading fashion houses. Includes two visits to textile producers in the heart of the Tuscan textile district.
Field Visits
Communicating Italian Fashion
How Italian luxury speaks to the world. Storytelling, intercultural communication, brand identity, export language and the cultural codes that turn craftsmanship into global appeal — taught by faculty in languages and international communication.
Sessions
What you will learn.
Material knowledge
The fundamentals of textile and leather: how a fabric is constructed, how leather is worked, the characteristics of raw materials and how they shape the final product. The technical foundation on which everything else is built.
Product development
The full cycle that turns a creative idea into a finished garment or leather goods piece ready for production. Sampling, prototyping, technical specs, fittings — the journey from sketch to shelf.
Fashion industry & communication
How a contemporary fashion company is structured — design, production, sourcing, merchandising — and how Italian luxury communicates with global markets through language, storytelling and intercultural codes.
Made in Italy & identity
Why Italian fashion holds strategic global appeal. Heritage, sustainability, inclusive design and the cultural codes that turn craftsmanship into a recognisable language of excellence worldwide.
How the 40 hours unfold.
Two weeks built around three specialised streams and direct access to the Florence–Prato manufacturing district — where Italian fashion is made.
- 12h Leather Goods studio with Angela Moschini — materials, construction, product development
- 12h Textile & Materials studio with Flavia Cassiano — fabric construction, finishings, industry dynamics
- 10h Communicating Italian Fashion with SSML Faculty — intercultural communication, storytelling, brand language
- 6h Company visits in the Florence–Prato manufacturing district — leather goods and textile producers
- · Accommodation solutions available on request
Who is it for.
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Where Italian fashion meets the language of the world.
Through studio sessions, factory visits, materials work and intercultural communication training, you gain technical knowledge, cultural insight and an authentic understanding of how Italian fashion is made — and how it speaks.
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