Istituto Marangoni Riyadh reinforces its role in the Region’s creative education landscape with the introduction of Professional Fashion Insight, a curated portfolio of four intensive short courses designed for working professionals and entrepreneurs seeking real-world fashion industry knowledge without long-term commitment.

Each program is tailored to upskill participants and support the growth of fashion-focused careers and businesses through practical, hands-on learning. All participants will receive an official certification from Istituto Marangoni upon completion.

The Four Courses

Fashion Digital Design Lab: Exploring the Intersection of Fashion and Technology

This program is designed for aspiring designers, creative professionals, and fashion enthusiasts looking to develop both technical and creative skills in digital fashion design. Through hands-on experimentation with digital tools, visual research, and 2D/3D design methods, participants will explore how contemporary designers use technology to develop concepts, silhouettes, and visual narratives.

By the end of the course, each participant will produce a digital concept board along with a series of digitally rendered fashion designs.

Professional Fashion Design: Strengthening Design Knowledge

Tailored for aspiring designers, junior professionals, and creatives, this program provides a comprehensive understanding of the professional fashion design process. Participants will explore each stage of the workflow, from visual research and concept development to sketching and material selection.

By the end of the course, they will create a concept board and a coordinated capsule collection, applying the skills acquired throughout the program.

Fashion Business Immersion: Fast-Tracking Business Skills

Designed for young professionals, emerging brand owners, and entrepreneurs, this course offers practical, industry-relevant knowledge across the core pillars of the fashion business. Through case studies and hands-on exercises, participants will explore market analysis, brand strategy, and business development.

The course equips attendees with actionable insights to support sustainable growth in today’s competitive fashion landscape.

Fashion Entrepreneurship Lab: Turning Ideas into a Fashion Business

This program is aimed at early-stage entrepreneurs, emerging designers, and creative professionals looking to build or strengthen a fashion venture. Through workshops, strategic frameworks, and real-world case studies, participants will learn how to develop a business idea, from market analysis to defining a business model.

By the end of the course, each participant will present a clear entrepreneurial roadmap and a concise pitch deck.

Program Structure

Each course runs over one week for a total of twenty hours:

  • Sunday to Thursday: three hours per evening
  • Saturday: five hours (10:00 AM – 3:00 PM)

Intake Dates

  • First intake: 26 April – 2 May
  • Second intake: 21 – 27 June

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About Istituto Marangoni

Founded in 1935 in Milan as the Istituto Artistico dell’Abbigliamento Marangoni, Istituto Marangoni boasts over 90 years of success in training top professionals in the worlds of fashion, design, and luxury. With a legacy spanning four generations of students from five continents, it has been the launching pad for more than 45,000 luxury industry professionals, including names such as Domenico Dolce, Alessandro Sartori, Gilda Ambrosio, Julie de Libran, Dario Vitale, Francesca Nicoletti, and Rahul Mishra. 

According to recent research by Doxa, the Group records a significant employability rate of 91%, further confirming the quality of its educational programs and the high level of preparation of its graduates. 

Today, Istituto Marangoni welcomes approximately 5,000 students each year from 108 different countries across its schools in Milan, Florence, Paris, London, Mumbai, Shanghai, Dubai, Riyadh, Miami*, and Shenzhen*—all key international capitals of fashion, design, and luxury. 

Istituto Marangoni is ranked 45th globally in its field, according to the QS World University Rankings 2026. 

* licensed schools 

About Istituto Marangoni Riyadh

Opened in August 2025, Istituto Marangoni Riyadh serves as a school of excellence for the development of new creative talents and managers in the fields of fashion, design, and beauty. The new Higher Training Institute offers specialised programs designed to align with the needs of Saudi Arabia fashion and luxury market and contribute to the Kingdom’s economic diversification goals. In line with the Group’s global vision of its presence in the world’s most renowned luxury capitals, Istituto Marangoni is the first international Higher Education Group in the creative fields to open in Riyadh, in a project partnered with the Ministry of Culture, Fashion Commission.