Fashion Image Design has emerged as a new profession specialising in make-up, hair styling, fashion styling and fashion photography to create the best and most appropriate image and styling for individual, brand and corporate. The programme seeks to enable students to master the most up-to-date communication strategies, knowledge and skills of image creative sector for fashion.

The programme offers students opportunities to work with industries professionals, and exposure of the newest trends by industry guest seminars. Students will be taught with systematic and professional training in enhancing the abilities of both individual and collaborative practice.  By the time of programme completion, graduates are ready to contribute in various roles of creative talents in fashion communication, advertising, film, TV and media, and art direction, etc.

Students may choose one of the following streams so as to enhance professional knowledge and skills in specific areas:

• Higher Diploma in Fashion Image Design (Hair and Make-up Styling)
• Higher Diploma in Fashion Image Design (Styling and Photography)

The 1st semester is a common semester. Students will progress to the streams in the 2nd semester, subject to their choice, academic performance and availability of places in specific streams.

Graduates may be employed as fashion stylists, fashion image consultants, magazine stylists, film make-up artists, bridal make-up artists, hair stylists, fashion photographers, etc.

Graduates can pursue relevant degrees locally or overseas. They are eligible to apply for admission to topup degree programme offered by the following university in collaboration with the School for Higher and Professional Education (SHAPE):

• Nottingham Trent University, UK::
  BA (Hons) International Fashion Business# (Registration Number of Non-local igher and Professional Education: 251505)

Graduates are eligible to apply for admission to top-up degree programme offered by:

• Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong (THEi):
  BA (Hons) in Fashion Design

Graduates can also apply for admission to relevant degree programmes of local universities:

• The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts:
  BFA (Hons) Degree in Theatre and Entertainment Arts Programme - Costume Technology
  BFA (Hons) in Theatre and Entertainment Arts - Set and Costume Design
• The Hong Kong Polytechnic University:
  BA (Hons) Scheme in Fashion and Textile Studies

Upon admission to relevant degree programmes, graduates can apply for credit exemption. The level of exemption will be considered on individual basis.

# It is a matter of discretion for individual employers to recognise any qualification to which this course may lead. Please refer to the corresponding programme page in the website of SHAPE (www.shape.edu.hk).

Students are eligible to apply for ordinary membership of the Asia Hair Masters Association (AHMA) and the Hong Kong Fashion Designers Association (HKFDA). Students are eligible to apply for student membership of Hong Kong Designers Association (HKDA).

 http://www.vtc.edu.hk/admission/en/programme/de114303-higher-diploma-in-fashion-image-design/ 

VTC reserves the right to cancel any programme, revise programme title, content or change the offering institute(s) / campus(es) / class venue(s) if circumstances so warrant.