Dar Al-Hekma University celebrates the graduation of students in the Fashion Design Training Program offered by the Department of Continuing Education
In collaboration with the Saudi Fashion Authority and the Italian Fashion Academy ITSCOSMO, Dar Al-Hekma University celebrated on Sunday, May 29, 2023, the graduation projects of the Fashion Design Training program in an impressive exhibit of students' designs.
Over a period of three months of fashion design training, students honed their creative skills and were prepared and trained to engage in theatrical and cinematic costumes' designs. The training program also aimed at enhancing and reinforcing cultural and historical awareness and embodying the Saudi historical identity in keeping with Saudi Vision 2030.
Burak Chakmak, CEO of the Fashion Authority, explained that the cooperation between Dar Al-Hekma University and the ITS COSMO Academy achieved fruitful results on the ground, and the coming period will have many opportunities for cooperation to enrich this important cultural field, noting the importance of cinematic costume designs.
The Head of the Department of Continuing Education at Dar Al-Hekma University and the Project Director of the Fashion Design Training Program, Dr. Zuhair Al-Awni, praised the tireless efforts and the dedication of the team of trainers from ITSCOSMO academy and the Saudi Fashion Authority in implementing the program, and training the 15 female students participating in the program.
The exquisite fashion exhibition displayed 15 different student-designed costumes reflecting the history of Saudi fashion, textiles, and accessories and revealing the skills, the aesthetic talents, the innovative spirits, and the distinctive creative edge of Saudi females.