Fashion Design

Pearl Academy offers Bachelor's, Master's, and Professional programs in design, media, and business. The course-specific eligibility criteria for admission to the institute are given below. 

It is mandatory that the candidate meets the eligibility criteria for the programme they are applying for admission. If the candidate fails to meet the cut-off, he or she will be disqualified from the admission process.

Eligibility Criteria for Bachelor's Courses

Pearl Academy offers UG courses in Fashion Design, Fashion Textiles, Fashion Media Communication, and other courses. The eligibility criteria for these courses are mentioned below.

Fashion Design  (Fashion Design/ Fashion Accessories /Fashion Textiles)

Aspirants meet the eligibility criteria to secure admission in this course if they have cleared their 10+2 or equivalent in any discipline from a recognised board with at least 50% aggregate marks.

Fashion Styling & Image Design

To secure admission in this course, candidates need to have cleared their 10+2 or equivalent exam (in any discipline) from a recognised board/school with at least 50% marks.

Fashion Media Communication

The eligibility criteria for admission in this course, require students to possess a minimum of 50% aggregate marks in their 10+2 or equivalent. Aspirants need to note that they can belong to any discipline to secure admission in Fashion Media Communication at Pearl Academy

Interior & Spatial Design (Interior Architecture/ Interior Design)

To secure admission in this course, candidates should have cleared their 10+2 (or equivalent), in any discipline with at least 50% marks.

Product & Lifestyle Design (Industrial Products / Lifestyle Accessories)

Candidates seeking admission in this course offered at Pearl Academy should have secured a minimum of 50% aggregate marks in their 10+2 (or equivalent) exam. Students from all streams/ disciplines are eligible to apply for admission to this course.

Fashion & Lifestyle Business Management

Candidates seeking admission in this course offered at Pearl Academy should have secured a minimum of 50% aggregate marks in their 10+2 (or equivalent) exam. Students from any stream/discipline are eligible to apply for admission to this course.

Global Luxury Brand Management

To secure admission in this course, candidates need to have cleared their 10+2 or equivalent exam (in any discipline) from a recognised board/school with at least 50% marks.

Advertising & Marketing

To secure admission in this course, candidates need to have cleared their 10+2 or equivalent exam (in any discipline) from a recognised board/school with at least 50% marks.

Media & Communication (Journalism / Entertainment)

Candidates seeking admission in this course offered at Pearl Academy should have secured a minimum of 50% aggregate marks in their 10+2 (or equivalent) exam. Students from all streams/disciplines are eligible to apply for admission to this course.

Note: Candidates opting for 4 Year UG Course in Interior & Spatial Design (Interior Architecture / Interior Design) and 4 Year Course in Product & Lifestyle Design (Industrial Products / Lifestyle Accessories) are offered a waiver from appearing for the Pearl Academy entrance exam if they enclose a copy of NATA score card (whichever applicable) along with the Application form.

The transformation of the world fashion landscape has been amazing, where cultural heritage, elegance, and aestheticism meet at the crossroads. From traditional tailoring to contemporary high street fashion, the meaning of fashion designing has evolved.

In the early days of the 18th century, fashion was either associated with modesty and grace or class and gender, but the 19th century brought the tides of the Fashion Design revolution. Charles Frederick Worth, the first fashion designer in history, came up with haute couture and fashion houses by making personalized garments that became synonymous with self-expression, liberation, and individuality.

The birth of modern fashion truly started in the 20th century, where the ideas of minimalism, streetwear, and power dressing took limelight, and influential designers like Coco Chanel, Christian Dior, and Mary Quant turned fashion into an experience, a lifestyle, where women were freed from tight corsets and handed over the little black dress, and Hollywood and hippie fashion dominated the fashion vogue.

Further, the 21st-century contemporary fashion designing trends are all about fast fashion, social media marketing, celebrity influence, blending tradition and innovation, and classic tailoring and experimentation. It is important for aspiring designers to understand the history of fashion in order to navigate and create a meaningful impact on the future of fashion.