Vogue Diploma in Fashion Communication

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Our Vogue Diploma in Fashion Communication programme, offers an exceptional opportunity to be immersed in the dynamic fashion and media industries with Condé Nast. This comprehensive programme delves deep into the fashion, media, and creative industries, with a strong emphasis on both theory and practice, students will engage directly with industry professionals, ensuring a well-rounded education that keeps pace with the latest trends, debates, theories, and industry practices.

As a student in this intensive programme, you will explore a holistic view of fashion’s cultural, economic, global, and local significance. You will foster diverse perspectives and cultural awareness, preparing you for a career in fashion communication and media.

The overarching goal of this programme is to equip you with the knowledge and skills needed to excel in the fashion, media, and associated industries. Whether your passion lies in creative subjects like styling and image-making, a strategic or business-oriented approach, or a combination of both, this programme accommodates your unique skills and interests.

It will introduce you to areas such as the context of fashion, the fashion system, Fashion Media, marketing and promotion, branding and brand identity design, image-making and visual communication, fashion retailing and environments. The programme also provides valuable opportunities for experiential learning and engagement with professionals in the fashion, media, and related industries, and will aid you in identifying your strengths and formulating a well-suited career path within these dynamic fields, or pursuing further higher education.

Notably, Condé Nast College boasts unparalleled access to industry luminaries, including the editorial and business teams behind iconic publications such as Vogue, GQ, Glamour, Tatler, House & Garden, World of Interiors, and WIRED. This unique advantage allows us to combine academic rigour with outstanding industry connections, creating an educational environment like no other.

At Condé Nast College of Fashion & Design, our unwavering commitment to industry preparation is evident. These modules will offer you invaluable interactions with industry professionals.

With our unique access to the fashion industry, the College prepares students for employment through live industry projects and provides expert career advice to students and graduates.

The technological developments of recent years have driven new opportunities in the Fashion Communication sector, and there is no longer such a distinct separation between fashion media and fashion retail. Professionals now move seamlessly between editorial roles and positions with major fashion brands and retailers, and this shift has greatly widened the scope of available careers.

Students on this course will also have access to our Career Services including, but not limited to:

• Strengths testing
• CV editing
• Mock Interviews
• Career path planning

Previous students graduating from our Diploma in Fashion Communication have gone on to work at:

• Condé Nast International
• Vogue
• Glamour
• Aisle 8
• Net-A-Porter
• Harvey Nichols

Further Studies

The course is designed so that a student exits with the Diploma at the end of the three terms, or if you wish, you could transfer across to the two-year BA (Hons) Fashion Communication & Industry Practice, joining the programme for term 4 through to the completion in term eight. In this case, you would still need to go through an interview process before being allowed to transfer.

The course offers a unique blend combining academic rigour and industry engagement with practical and professional skills acquisition, drawing on the expertise of Condé Nast Publications and the College’s wide network of industry professionals.

You are encouraged to develop their understanding of how the fast-paced and ever-changing fashion and media industries operate, and to consider your potential future role within these industries.

The programme’s key aims are to:

• Introduce students to the culture and context of the fashion industry
• Develop students’ knowledge of the fashion and media industries
• Introduce students to the key theory and industry practices relevant to fashion media, marketing, promotion, branding and communication
• Provide opportunities for students to learn from professionals within the fashion, media and associated industries
• Provide opportunities for students to develop key transferable skills in research and analysis, creative thinking, communication, and the production of creative and strategic outputs
• Enable each student to consider their potential path within the fashion industry or continuing study, and to leave with a portfolio of work.

Course Structure

Autumn

• Fashion Culture & Trends
• Fashion, Image & Visual Communication
• Introduction to Fashion Media

Winter

• Fashion Marketing & Promotion
• Fashion Retail Environments
• Fashion & Society

Spring

• Fashion Branding & Creative Communication
• Brand Identity & Design
• Professional Development Portfolio

The program’s key aims are to:

• Introduce students to the culture and context of the fashion industry
• Develop students’ knowledge of the fashion and media industries
• Introduce students to the key theory and industry practices relevant to fashion media, marketing, promotion, branding and communication
• Provide opportunities for students to learn from professionals within the fashion, media and associated industries
• Provide opportunities for students to develop key transferable skills in research and analysis, creative thinking,communication, and the production of creative and strategic outputs
• Enable each student to consider their potential path within the fashion industry or continuing study, and to leave with a portfolio of work.

The course is designed so that a student exits with the Diploma at the end of the three terms, or if you wish, you could transfer across to the two-year BA (Hons) Fashion Communication & Industry Practice, joining the program for term 4 through to the completion in term eight. In this case you would still need to go through an interview process before being allowed to transfer.