Brand Producer Department​

Brand Producer Department
Brand Producer Department
Brand Entrepreneurship

Become an entrepreneur with your own brand
New 4-year curriculum

This is an "Entrepreneurship Training" program where students launch their own brand and personal business while still enrolled. Through practical experiences such as overseas training and opening original shops, students hone their business production skills necessary for entrepreneurship, including planning and marketing know-how, as well as outsourcing and negotiation skills.

Characteristics of the Brand Producer Department


  1. 01 You will acquire the fundamentals of clothing production that embody creativity, as well as digital skills such as graphics necessary for design.
  2. 02 Through shop management and internships, employees gain practical experience from an early stage and hone their skills.
  3. In 2003, I participated in an overseas training program at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in New York. I experienced the authentic fashion business firsthand.
  4. 04 You will learn essential PDCA skills for business by practicing AI-powered trend analysis and marketing.
  5. In my third year of university , I launched my own business as a brand owner, starting on a small scale.
Advanced specialist
This department allows students to obtain the title of "Advanced Specialist" upon graduation. This qualification is equivalent to a university degree, enhancing the credibility of professionals and proving valuable in job hunting. It also opens up the possibility of pursuing graduate studies.

*The Brand Producer program is currently preparing its application for accreditation. It is expected to be accredited after the application is submitted in 2026.

University Concurrent Study System

This system allows students to acquire both specialized skills and a bachelor's degree by studying through a university's distance learning program in parallel with practical learning at a vocational school.

*Dual enrollment curriculum = Correspondence course at Sanno University
1
First year

Learn the basics of fashion business and creation

By learning about fashion in a broad sense, you will acquire the fundamental business knowledge required of a producer and build a foundation for success in the fashion industry. You will hone your skills in developing original products and managing a business, in preparation for launching your own brand in the future.

CREATION

Learn the fundamentals of clothing design and become a creator who produces with their own hands.

PRESENTATION

Learn everything from project planning to proposal development through practical experience.
We cultivate presentation skills that are effective in real-world situations.

POP-UP TEST

The first-year students' pop-up event was held on campus.
The culmination of the spring festival

2
Second year

Through practice, you will hone the planning and marketing skills necessary for business planning.

Students will be responsible for planning, presenting, promoting, and managing their own original shops as a group. Through this practical experience, they will develop the planning and marketing skills necessary for launching their own brands in their third year and beyond.

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Learn the basics of starting your own business.

OVERSEA TRAINING

I experienced cutting-edge fashion during my overseas training in New York.

STORE OPERATION

You can gain practical experience through running a shop for about a month.

3・4 3・4
Third・Fourth year

Taking on a business challenge as a brand producer


In their third and fourth years, students develop their own business plans, launch their own brands as sole proprietors, and gain practical experience in product development and retail sales. They continuously develop the brands they have established and grow into individuals capable of starting their own businesses as producers.



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“Where fashion and interior fuse.” A brand that enriches spaces and lifestyles through clothing. It proposes a balance of calmness and exhilaration, a “new kind of comfort.” (Ryota Natsuaki, 3rd year, Brand Management Producer Course)


Curriculum (common to all first-year students)


Learn the fundamentals of brand production.

Main subjects

Creativity

This class hones creative thinking for brand product planning and enhances fashion sensibilities. The learning here will lead to new product development.

Marketing Trend Analysis

We will develop the ability to delve deeply into global trends and developments, and predict the next trends in the fashion business through market research.

Merchandising

This class focuses on developing the ability to plan the appropriate launch timing and pricing for products offered by brands and shops, aligning with the seasonal cycle of the fashion industry.

Time


Time MON TUE WED THU FRI
19:20-10:50 Creativity Merchandising coordination Product Production Material knowledge
211:05-12:35 Product Production fashion color
313:25-14:55 Marketing Trend Analysis business skills fashion drawing Product knowledge
415:10-16:40 Digital skills Western clothing history
MON
1 9:20-10:50 Creativity
2 11:05-12:35
3 13:25-14:55 Marketing Trend Analysis
4 15:10-16:40
TUE
1 9:20-10:50 Merchandising
2 11:05-12:35
3 13:25-14:55 business skills
4 15:10-16:40
WED
1 9:20-10:50 coordination
2 11:05-12:35 Product Production
3 13:25-14:55
4 15:10-16:40 ー
THU
1 9:20-10:50 Product Production
2 11:05-12:35
3 13:25-14:55 fashion drawing
4 15:10-16:40 Digital skills
FRI
1 9:20-10:50 Material knowledge
2 11:05-12:35 fashion color
3 13:25-14:55 Product knowledge
4 15:10-16:40 Western clothing history

CREATIVE WORKS