ACCADEMIA COSTUME & MODA - An overview

“Fashion and Costume can be considered two expressions of the same art. We like to think of them as
also part of Human’s Culture and Nature. This is probably why society has always communicated its style
through this Art as its meaningful and symbolic character. Custom and costume become the combination
of the ever changing world of Fashion and the endless evolution of human life, marking the level of
sensitivity of each era and culture.”
Rosana Pistolese, Founder of Accademia di Costume e Moda, 1964
“We consider Costume and Fashion two essential pillars of our culture. That’s why we chose to focus on
both issues combining them with the surrounding worlds of design, culture, research, tradition, innovation,
craftsmanship, product making shaping future professionals geared for the ever demanding industry.
Favoured by a one and only opportunity offered by our exceptional location that has hosted us for the last
50 years: Rome.”
Fiamma Lanzara, President of Accademia di Costume e Moda since 1990
PATROCINIO

ACCADEMIA COSTUME & MODA
ACADEMIC OFFER
TALENTS
INTERNATIONAL CONTESTS
CAREERS & PLACEMENT

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ACCADEMIA COSTUME & MODA
The Accademia Costume & Moda was founded in 1964 by Rosana
Pistolese (1925-2008), who previously inaugurated the Chair of
Fashion Design at the California State University (Davis Campus) and
was visiting Lecturer at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York.
Costume and Fashion Historian, journalist and designer she dedicated a
lifetime to education. For the past 50 years, the School has been a cultu-
ral centre of excellence in the areas of Fashion and Costume, providing
the Fashion System and Entertainment Industry with professionals who
have pursued great careers nationally and internationally.

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ALUMNI NETWORK
In its 50 years, Accademia has
developed many talents in all its fields
of reference. We cannot possibly list
them all but we can give you a slight
taste of some of their most outstanding
achievements.
Among our ex-students we can find
famous Creative Directors of some
of the most important fashion houses,
such as Alessandro Michele for
Gucci, Frida Giannini, Aldo
Maria Camillo for Cerruti, Raffaele
Borriello for Maison Leonard.
Others instead, have decided to run an
independent career creating their own
brands-MaurizioGalante(Maurizio
Galante Haute Couture), Tommaso
Aquilano (AQUILANO RIMONDI
and Creative Director together with
Marella Ferrera (MARELLA FERRERA), Bruno Simeone (Rossorame).
While some have become Head Designers or Line Managers for
fashion companies like Valentino, Armani, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Plein Sud.
And to make the list even more complete we must not forget our many
Senior Designers working for the fashion industry both in Italy and
abroad for companies like Max Mara, Givenchy, Dolce e Gabbana etc.
As for the show business, among alumni Isabella Rossellini, we are the
proud starting point for Academy Award winners like Manlio Rocchetti
(“Driving Miss Daisy”) also nominated for the BAFTA Awards for “Gangs
of New York”, and top level costume tailors like Francesca Sartori and
Gianna Gissi, both winners of several David di Donatello, Stefano
Canulli illustrator and costume designer (e.g. Cirque du Soleil), Vrettos
Vrettakoscelebrity designer for Bejoncè and Jennifer Lopez.

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The library and the archive of the
Accademia di Costume e di Moda
have been inserted in the Project “1900
Fashion Archives” promoted by the
Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and
Activities.
Our library property counts around
3.000 units and it grows year after
year thanks to continous purchases and
donations.
We also have a magazine library that
preserves original copies dating back
to 1876. Among the subscriptions with
high historical and bibliographic value
there are “Bellezza” and ”Harper’s
Bazaar” (donated by fashion journalist
Irene Brin), “Vogue”, “Crapouillot”,
“Draper’s organiser”, “Sipario”, “Il dramma”, “Boehn von Max - Die mode”,
“Fashion”, “l’Officiel 1000 modeles 2006”, “Textile vie”, etc.
The archive has been affirmed by the regional board of the ministry
of cultural heritage and environmental conservation, as of
“important historical attention”. The core of this documentation is
constituted by the papers of Rosana Pistolese, founder of the Accademia.
Over the years the library and its archives have been further enriched
by works donated by distinguished costume and fashion personalities:
Elio Costanzi (scriptwriter and professor); Ottavio Spadaro (director); Bruno
Piattelli (designer); Maurizio Monteverde (costume designer and professor).
BOOK & MAGAZINE LIBRARY

For businesses and for the world of arts and culture, the college has always
been a meeting place and a key destination in their search for high-level,
qualified professionals.
Personalities as Irene Brin, Giulio Andreotti (Honorary Chairman),
Susanna Agnelli (Honorary Chairman), Renè Gruau, Laura Biagiotti,
Pierre Cardin, Gianni Bulgari, Egon Von Furstenberg, Isabella
Rossellini, Roberto Rossellini, Giovanni Spadolini, Bruno Piattelli,
Roberto Capucci, Lindsay Kemp, Indira Gandhi, Federico Zeri,
Daniel Bovet, Marco Tullio Giordana or Achille Bonito Oliva have
been lectures of unmemorable moments…
… continuing today with Sara Maino, Gitte Jonstadder, Matteo
Marzotto, Tommaso Aquilano, Lapo Elkann, Maurizio Galante …
ISABELLA ROSSELLINI WITH HER WORKS
RENÈ GRUAU AND LAURA BIAGIOTTI
INDIRA GANDHI AND ROSANA PISTOLESE
GIOVANNI SPADOLINI
GUEST LECTURERS

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SINCE 1964 . . .
PIERRE CARDIN SUSANNA AGNELLI DEANNA FERRETTI & EGON VON FURSTENBERG
NELLO PONENTE AND SERGIO CAPECE MINUTOLO FEDERICO SCHUBERT ROBERTO CAPUCCI WITH ROSANA PISTOLESE

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. . . TO DATE . . .
LUPO LANZARA, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE ACCADEMIA
WITH SUZY MENKES AND SILVIA VENTURINI FENDI CINZIA MALVINI AND TOMMASO AQUILANO
PIERO VITALINI, CESARE CUNACCIA,
KSENIA ROMANOVA
AND ANGELOS BRATIS
LUPO LANZARA WITH SILVIA VENTURINI FENDI
FRANCA SOZZANI WITH STUDENTS FROM THE THREE-YEARS PERIOD
LUPO LANZARA WITH SUZY MENKES, SIVLIA VENTURINI
FENDI AND THE JURY OF WHO IS ON NEXT

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. . . TO DATE . . .
STAIRS & COSTUMES AT THE ACCADEMIA CLASSROOM AT THE ACCADEMIA
SHOES PROTOTYPESACCESSORIES LABORATORIES

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THE PROGRAMS
The Academic Offer of ACM includes:
Three-Year UNDERGRATUATE COURSES
• (ITA) Academic Diploma in Costume and Fashion (180
ECTS)
• (ENG) Undergraduate Course in Fashion Accessory Design
- Made in Italy
• (ENG) Undergraduate Course in Fashion Editor, Styling
& Communication
1st Level MASTER’S DEGREE COURSES (60 ECTS)
-1 Academic Year
• (ENG) Alta Moda, Fashion Design
• (ENG) The Art and Craft of the Costume Designer for Opera
and Ballet
• (ENG) Maglieria, Creative Knitwear Design
• (ENG) Fashion Jewellery Design
• (ENG) Accessory Design – Leather Goods, Shoes, Bags and
Eyewear
VOCATIONAL COURSES - 6-9 months
• (ITA) Fashion Communication
• (ITA) Fashion Design
• (ITA) Accessory Design
INTENSIVE COURSES (week-end formula) and
SUMMER SCHOOL
Fashion; Costume; Accessories; 3D Pattern Making; Visual Merchandising;
Marketing & Communication.

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THREE YEAR BACHELOR DEGREE IN FASHION & COSTUME DESIGN
RECOGNISED BY THE ITALIAN MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
First Level Academic Diploma (M.D. 14 July 2011 n.94)
Costume and Fashion - 180 Credits
The Diploma is the only one in Italy that proceeds equally in Fashion and
Costume within the same educational path.
The Academic Diploma aims to train professional
figures capable of meeting the needs of companies
in both fashion and costume design: research,
design, planning and product. The structure of
the Diploma promotes continuous interaction between
specific techniques and skills in the fields of Fashion
and Costume, guaranteeing the student an adequate
education in culture, style and design in the areas of
costume, fashion and accessories.
The course provides students with a complete
education programme which ables them a good
standard of professional competence.

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THREE YEAR BACHELOR DEGREE IN FASHION & COSTUME DESIGN
RECOGNISED BY THE ITALIAN MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
First year Credits 58
Style, Art and Costume History 1 (ABST47) 4
History of Costume 1 (ABST47) 4
History of Fashion 1 (ABST48) 4
Typology of Materials (ABPR30) 6
Fashion Design 1 (ABPR34) 10
Textile Design 1 (ABPR34) 6
Costume Design 1 (ABPR32) 10
History of the Performing Arts 1 (ABST53) 4
Iconography and Anatomy Design (ABLE69) 6
Fundamentals of Information Technology (ABTEC39) 4
Second year Credits 64
Computer Graphics (ABTEC38) 6
Textile Design 2 (ABPR34) 6
Accessories Design 1 (ABPR34) 6
History of the Performing Arts 2 (ABST53) 4
English Language (ABLIN71) 4
Cultural Marketing Fundamentals (ABLE69) 6
Third year Credits 62
Accessories Design 2 (ABPR34) 6
Layout and Visualization Techniques (ABPR19) 6
History of the Performing Arts 3 (ABPR32) 4
Marketing e Management (ABPSC67) 6
Final Thesis 8
A practical and theoretical approach
Lectures
Seminars with experts
Labs
Individual guided approach
Visits to events and trade fairs
Participation to international contests
Visits to fashion companies
Visits to theatre, cinema and television
productions

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At the end of the Three Year Programme, after an accurate
selection, final year’s students present their Final Work.
The Fashion Final Work “Talents” consists in
a collection created by each student, chosen by a
commission of experts from the fashion world.
These collections are presented during Rome’s
Couture Fashion Week/ALTAMODALTAROMA
The Costume Final Work consists in preparation
and presentation of a real Theatre Show thanks also to
the collaboration of external important professionals
and to the Lecturers of the Accademia.
The Costumes designed by our students are worn
by the actors during the theatre show
OUR STUDENTS FINAL WORKS

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FASHION: TALENTS 2015
JURY: SILVIA VENTURINI FENDI (PRESIDENT, ALTAROMA), AND IN ALPHABETIC ORDER, GIAMPIERO ARCESE (DESIGN COORDINATOR ARMANI COLLEZIONI DONNA) LIVIA CARIMINI (ASSISTANTE
HAUTE COUTURE, MAISON VALENTINO), DAVIDE DALLOMO (FOUDER AND PRESIDENT, LAGENTE MILANO), MARCO FALCIONI (HEAD DESIGNER MENSWEAR HUGO BOSS ), DEANNA FERRETTI
(MODATECA DEANNA), MAURIZIO GALANTE (DESIGNER COUTURIER), GIOVANNA GENTILE FERRAGAMO (VICE PRESIDENT, SALVATORE FERRAGAMO), SIMONETTA GIANFELICI (FASHION
CONSULTANT AND TALENT SCOUT), STELLA JEAN (FASHION DESIGNER), LAURA LUSUARDI (FASHION COORDINATOR, MAX MARA), RAFFAELLO NAPOLEONE (CEO, PITTI IMMAGINE).

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COSTUME: TEATRO INDIA, “L’ILUSIÓN COMIQUE”
DI PIERRE CORNEILLE 2012
PHOTOS OF THE PLAY AND ACCADEMIA’S LABS

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COSTUME: TEATRO VASCELLO, “IN PIENO NEL MONDO. PALMA BUCARELLI”
DI LORENZO CANTATORE, MARILÙ PRATI, EDOARDO SASSI 2014
PHOTOS OF THE PLAY

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Only a few of the many contests
our students participate in.
Every year the young designers
position their collections as finalists
and/or winners in many contests (RMI,
Mittlemoda, REMIX, VOGUE
TALENTS).
The Accademia has also been selected
in July 2012 to participate among
the best fashion schools of the world
to International Competition of
Graduate Fashion Week, London.
And from next year 2016 it has been
selected to participate to the prestigious
H&M Design Competition, among
40 international fashion schools of
which only 4 Italian

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GEA ANTONINI WINNER, MITTELMODA 2011 GIULIA TESORIERE 2 PLACE REMIX 2012
CORRADO SCOLLO & ADRIANA CALZETTI
WINNER, MITTELMODA 2012
GRADUATE FASHION WEEK LONDON 2014
DESIGNER SABRINA PILKATI
NICOLAS MARTIN GARCIA - REMIX 2015
DEBORA FOSSACECA AND FEDERICO BUCARI AT 23TH
ED. OF CALZEDONIA CONTEST 2015

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GLIMPSES OF THE ACCADEMIA FACTORY

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