Course Details
Course type: Group – in-person
Location: Ferrari Fashion School – Via Savona 97, Milano
Participants: Max 15
Schedule: July 20–24, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00/6:00 p.m.
Duration: 5 days – 40 total hours
Cost: €850
Materials: artistic drawing kit
Language: Italian/English
Lecturer: Gilberto Calzolari
Enrollment closes: July 17, 2026
An intensive workshop for those who love drawing, fashion, and art, designed for fashion and art students, illustrators, and enthusiasts of style and visual expression.
During one week of immersive practice, participants will explore drawing as a creative language for fashion, developing observation skills, personal style, and aesthetic sensitivity.
The program alternates life drawing sessions (with a model) with en plein air activities in Milan’s iconic fashion and art locations: from the Museo del Novecento to Armani/Silos, as well as the city’s most iconic urban such as Duomo and Quadrilatero della Moda. The city itself becomes both a muse and creative set.
The course ends with the presentation of an illustrated capsule collection, inspired by Milanese fashion and art of the 20th and 21st centuries, representing a personal synthesis between visual research and contemporary inspiration.
Program
The course may be subject to changes to ensure the best learning experience.
Introduction
- Basics of fashion drawing: proportions, dynamic anatomy, gesture, and movement
- Life drawing session with a model
- Analysis of personal style and experimentation with different graphic techniques
- Short group review of the work
Style and Composition
- Focus on fabrics, folds, and draping
- Study of the relationship between body, garment, and movement
- Style and composition workshop: creating an illustrated fashion image
- Introduction to the illustrated capsule collection (concept and personal moodboard)
En Plein Air: The City as Muse
- External visits to Museo del Novecento / Armani Silos: inspirations from Italian modern art
- Quick sketching exercises and urban observation
- En plein air sessions in central Milan (Duomo, Galleria, Quadrilatero della Moda)
- Study of the figure and urban environment as a fashion stage
Dialogues Between Art and Fashion
- Analysis of visual and stylistic languages in contemporary fashion
- Sketching and collection of visual materials for the capsule collection
- Visual reinterpretation workshop: from research to illustrated boards
- Guided review of individual projects
Final Presentation
- Composition of the final board (layout, palette, presentation)
- Group presentation of final works
- Open discussion and lecturer feedback
Lecturer
Gilberto Calzolari
Gilberto Calzolari, a professor at the Ferrari Fashion School Faculty of Fashion Design, was born and raised in Milan, where he graduated from the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera in scenography and costume design. After working for over 15 years as a fashion designer for prestigious international luxury brands such as Marni, Alberta Ferretti, Valentino, Miu Miu, and Giorgio Armani, in 2015 he launched his own sustainable ready-to-wear brand, bearing his name.
He has received several awards, including the Franca Sozzani Green Carpet Fashion Award for Best Emerging Designer (2018), Monte Carlo Fashion Week Award for Best Emerging Designer (2019) for his contribution to sustainable fashion, C.L.A.S.S. ICON Award (2020), and Young Designer DHL Award (2021).
His collections have been presented at Milan Fashion Week, Showcase Altaroma, The Next Trend Event, Budapest Central Europe Fashion Week, Monte Carlo Fashion Week, Expo China, White Milano, White’s WSM Fashion Reboot, and the Qingdao International Fashion Industries Alliance Festival. He has also participated in the exhibitions “Fashion_Revolution_Italia” (2022) and “Fashion to Reconnect” at Fondazione Pistoletto (2023).
Fees
Fee:
- €850 (single payment)
- two installments of €430 (the first upon enrollment; the second within 30 days)
Discounts:
- Plena Education Students and Alumni (RUFA, SPD, Ferrari Fashion School, Saint Louis College of Music, CIELS, CAST, MADE): 50% discount:
- Former Participants of Plena Education Short and Summer Courses: 15% discount
- University Students: 10% discount (upon presentation of valid student ID or transcript)
- For corporate/school/academy/group/family packages and agreements: please contact corsibrevi@plenaeducation.it
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