The Diploma in Fashion Design & Pattern Making at The One Academy combines creative fashion development with the technical construction skills required to turn design ideas into wearable garments. Based on the ESMOD approach, the programme brings together fashion design, pattern making, draping, cutting and sewing so that students understand both the creative and production sides of garment development. Students study fabrics, colour, trends and market considerations while learning flat-pattern methods and draping techniques used to create prototypes. As they progress, they develop collections for specific fashion markets and build the ability to communicate and present their ideas professionally. The programme is suited to students who want hands-on training in both design and garment construction and who are interested in developing a personal fashion direction grounded in practical industry skills.
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SPM minimum 3 credits; OR UEC minimum 3Bs; OR IGCSE/O-Level minimum 3 credits; OR STPM at least Grade C / GP 2.00 in any subject; OR STAM at least Maqbul in any subject; OR The One Academy Certificate in Communication Design / related Certificate minimum CGPA 2.00; OR SKM Level 3 in a related field; OR another Malaysian-Government-recognised equivalent. Applicants who did not pass or take Art at SPM/equivalent must pass a Portfolio Review or Drawing Test. · Current Fashion Design & Pattern Making page publishes the 3-credit / portfolio rule and a 3-year duration; The One Academy's 2026 intake page lists March and September. Final admission remains subject to the institution's current equivalency and programme-specific assessment rules.
English: Candidates without a Pass in English must take The One Academy Intensive English Programme. For international Student Pass purposes the published minimums include IELTS Academic 4.5, TOEFL iBT 33, Cambridge 147, ELS 106, PTE Academic 43 or MUET Band 3.
