Fashion Technology and Couture in Kochi
Diploma in Fashion Technology for Garment Construction, Pattern Making and Couture
A diploma of one or two years, certified through Bharat Sevak Samaj (BSS). It covers pattern making, garment construction, textile science, CAD, embroidery, and the hand skills that couture and bridal wear need.
Learn the skill behind Kerala's biggest wedding season
A wedding outfit is made for one bride. You cut the cloth, fit it on her, and stitch it by hand, often over months. That's the skill this course teaches.
Comprehensive Training in Fashion Technology
Fashion Theory
Outfits work when the colours do, so this module starts with colour theory.
Pattern Making
You turn flat fabric into a shape you can wear.
Garment Construction
You make skirts, frocks, kurtas, and lehengas from scratch.
Apparel Designing
You turn a sketch into a collection that people can wear.
Textile Design
Fabric and colour are where a design starts, and the class includes fabric painting.
Computer-Aided Design
You use Illustrator, Photoshop and CorelDRAW, which is how studios work today.
Embroidery
Hand embroidery includes traditional work such as kantha, mirror work and zardosi.
Craft and Handicrafts
You make flowers, jewellery and decorative pieces for craft stalls and boutiques.
Communication Skills
You practise communicative English, so you can talk to clients with confidence.
Your mentors have dressed Malayalam cinema
Learn from film costume design
The individual-entrepreneur path
Or open your own boutique
Start your own boutique
₹20,000 to ₹1 lakh
typical investment to start
The diploma teaches pattern making and garment construction, the skills a boutique runs on.
Specialise in bridal couture
₹30,000 to ₹60,000
typical home-studio setup
₹2 lakh or more a month
for a premium specialist
Premium bridal wear is made by hand for one client, using the pattern making and garment construction this diploma teaches. It is priced as a specialist service.
Typical ranges across the beauty and fashion industry, not an ISDC promise. Ask us for specifics.
Ready to start?
Send your details and we'll tell you which documents to bring and when the next batch starts.
Common questions
Fill out the online form or contact us directly, submit the required documents, and pay the initial fee.
Yes. The diplomas are certified through Bharat Sevak Samaj (BSS), a national non-government organisation promoted by the Planning Commission, Government of India, after an assessment of your written and practical work. ISDC is ISO 9001:2015 certified, certificate number IN7173A.
No, there is no minimum age requirement for admission to the courses.
Yes, hostel accommodations are available for students from outside the city, along with bus concessions for daily travel.