Diploma of Fashion Styling
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Overview
If you're drawn to fashion imagery, cultural trends, and the power of visual storytelling — and you want to turn that creative instinct into professional practice — the Online Diploma of Fashion Styling gives you the foundation to do exactly that. You'll explore styling, trend forecasting, design fundamentals, and digital communication, guided by educators with active industry experience.
About the Course
This diploma is built around the belief that effective fashion styling sits at the intersection of creativity, culture, and communication. Over one year, you'll progress through three trimesters — Identity, Empowerment, and Innovation — moving from foundational styling concepts through to more resolved, professional outcomes.
You'll learn through creative studio practice, research-driven projects, and industry-informed briefs that reflect real-world fashion contexts — editorial, digital media, and commercial styling. Alongside hands-on styling studios, you'll develop an understanding of fashion history, social trends, future contexts, and creative practice — all essential to working confidently within the contemporary fashion industry.
Online students have the same depth of learning experience as those on campus, with scheduled live sessions connecting you to your mentors and peers, flexible access to materials through iCampus, and optional use of LCI Melbourne's Collingwood facilities.
Successful completion of this diploma will also qualify you for credit towards the Bachelor of Design Arts with a major in Fashion & Costume Design at LCI Melbourne.
Opportunities
Getting a job is at the heart of the LCI Melbourne experience. Alongside your studies, you'll have genuine opportunities to build your professional network and your portfolio through industry projects, student exhibitions, and VIP events — the kind of real-world experience that makes a difference when you're ready to enter the workforce.
Upcoming Sessions
| Start date | Language | Schedule | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 2027 | English | Full-Time - Evening | Melbourne - Blended Online Learning | Apply now |
| May 19, 2027 | English | Full-Time - Evening | Melbourne - Blended Online Learning | Apply now |
| Sep 15, 2027 | English | Full-Time - Evening | Melbourne - Blended Online Learning | Apply now |
| Feb 7, 2028 | English | Full-Time - Evening | Melbourne - Blended Online Learning | Apply now |
Admissions Criteria
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Local applicants
• Completed Year 12 or equivalent*,
• Creative Interview (30 min).
ATAR scores are not considered in applications. Unscored VCE (or equivalent) is accepted for entry.
*Contact us to discuss Year 12 equivalencies.
Find out more about new exemptions for Year 12 applicants via VTAC
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International applicants
Same as local applicants*, plus proof of English Language Proficiency:
• IELTS overall score of 6.0, with no skills band lower than 5.5, or,
• TOEFL, Pearson Test of English, CAE, or other IELTS 6.0 equivalent.
*Contact us to discuss Year 12 equivalency.
Must be 18+ years of age at commencement of course.
List of Units
Trimester One: Identity
- Fashion Styling Studio 1 (STFS1)
- Design History & Culture (AXC111)
- Design Fundamentals (COM111)
Trimester Two: Empowerment
- Fashion Styling Studio 2 (STFS2)
- Social Trend Forecasting (AXC121)
- Digital Communication (COM222)
Trimester Three: Innovation
- Fashion Styling Studio 3 (STFS3)
- Future Context (CXT333)
- Creative Practice (COM333)
Tuition & Aid
LCI Melbourne is an Australian–Government accredited Institute Of Higher Education providing Australian Domestic students with access to FEE-HELP.
FEE-HELP is a loan scheme that assists eligible students to pay tuition fees.