Italian Language Courses in Florence, Fashion Lessons and Personal Shopping

Italian Language Courses Combined with Fashion in Florence

Parola Italian language school offers fashion lessons two afternoons per week (4 hours a week) in combination with any of our Italian language courses held in the historic center of Florence.

Our Italian language and fashion program allows students to discover the most relevant moments in fashion history, from the eighteenth century to contemporary fashion trends. Naturally, the topic focus will be on Italian fashion.

Goal of Our Fashion History Course in Florence

At the end of this fashion course, students will completely understand the fashion industry and the most important designers of the last century.

Students and teachers will also discuss issues such as sociology, gender, and identity in fashion.

Our Italian language and fashion program includes interactive lessons showing paintings, fashions, photographs, and films related to Italian fashion history. Students will also visit important fashion museums in Florence.

Most importantly, there will be fashion tours of Florentine shops to experience style and culture.

Our Fashion Teacher and Industry Professional in Florence

Parola’s Italian fashion courses are taught by Alice Cozzi, a fashion industry professional with an MA in Fashion from the University of Florence, a doctoral candidate at the University of Reading, and the founder of Florence Fashion Tour.

Most importantly, FFT is a company that organizes personal shopping tours and image consulting services in the center of Florence.

In addition, Alice has taught various courses throughout her career, from Fashion History to Digital Marketing for Fashion.

If you have any requests regarding any specific course, please contact FFT or call +39 338 3823126.

Program of Our Fashion History Course in Florence

Our fashion program covers the essential elements that led to nowadays’ fashion.

• Introduction to the history of costume and fashion. The function of clothes in expressing gender, identity, and social class
• The 1950s: The Great Era of Italian Cinema and the Birth of Haute Couture
• 1960’s: Hippies and the successful Ready to Wear
• 1970’s: Fashion as an expression of freedom and the self. From Elio Fiorucci to Yves Saint Laurent
• 1980’s: Excess and extravagance of Italian fashion
• 1990’s: Luxury brands and minimalism
• The 2000s to today: Instabrands and the development of fast fashion

Fashion Nowadays in the World

Students will cover the most relevant fashion designers of the last decade and be asked to recognize the influences of culture, art, and history on fashion today.

Note: Our fashion course may be taken by itself or combined with any Italian courses as a supplementary class.

Note: Please visit our course prices for Florence’s language course options.

Prices For a Course on the History of Fashion

The prices of our fashion courses are in combination with the Italian lessons. I remind you that the courses might include a tour of the fashion shops in Florence with an extra cost of a personal shopping assistant. 

Florence Fashion Tour with Parola School in Florence

Florence Fashion Tour is a renowned fashion service company in Florence that runs shopping tours in the historic center of the city.

Our language institute in Florence cooperates with Florence Fashion Tours, which provides our students with personal shopping tours in the Florentine historic center.

FFT guarantees outstanding personal shopping services to all Parola’s students interested in fashion and purchasing the excellent array of fashion brands in Florence. Undoubtedly, FFT’s fashion services can help discover authentic Italian style.

For more detailed information, get in touch with us.

Individual Lessons in Florence

After the Italian courses, Parola school also offers individual fashion lessons, priced at €30 per hour with a minimum of 4 hours.

Contact Parola institute for help arranging the best combined course for you.

Enrollment in Our Fashion Course in Florence

Students can enroll in Parola’s fashion history programs and Italian language courses, or ask for Personal Shopping Tour in the historic center of Florence by filling out the registration form or contacting our school directly.