For the first time, Campus MaNa is offering a unique and original textile design course, combining couture and ornamentation, led by fashion designer Stéphane Plassier at the Institut Français de la Mode (IFM) as part of the global fashion management executive MBA program. This program teaches students how to design and create clothing without using a sewing machine, drawing inspiration from ancestral textile practices and contemporary design processes.
The resulting pieces, whether lightweight or more structured, are designed to last and can be reproduced after the course.

At the end of the training, the intern will be able to:

• Understand the history and symbolism of fabric pieces in different cultures to identify seamless clothing typologies
• Explore seamless textile design techniques: draping, folding, and fastening
• Address the aesthetic, practical, and symbolic dimensions of textile pieces
• Develop a creative approach based on form, movement, and material, and consider seamless fashion as a field of experimentation
• Become independent in creating without industrial tools

This course offers an immersion into the world of textiles worn across civilizations, exploring their function, symbolism, and cultural use. From saris to ponchos, veils to stoles, shawls, and blankets, these pieces of fabric tell stories of identity, social status, and rites of passage.

Drawing on traditional and contemporary practices, participants are invited to explore an intuitive approach to clothing: draping, folding, knotting, and wrapping. This method utilizes textile origami, free patternmaking, and cutting as a construction principle to imagine garments made from a single piece, seamlessly.

Long considered "accessories," these textiles here become the foundations of a reimagined garment: modular, fluid, and expressive. The workshop also explores alternative assembly systems: brooches, clasps, lacing, rings, and even repurposing everyday objects to create fastenings and structure volume.

The training places a central focus on practical experience. It is led by fashion designer Stéphane Plassier, who has been developing a "Seamless Couture" workshop at the IFM (French Fashion Institute) for several years. For the first time, he is offering this workshop at the MaNa Campus, in a unique version, accessible without a sewing machine.

Starting with a simple piece of fabric, each participant designs one or more unique pieces, freely experimenting with volumes, materials, techniques, and fastening systems. The emphasis is on creative freedom, personal expression, and formal exploration.

At the end of the training, learners leave with their own seamless garments, demonstrating sensitive expertise and a unique creative approach.

Program

Day 1

Morning

• Speaker Roundtable
• Presentation of the training and its foundations
• Demonstration of the working method
• Appropriation of the tools
• Initial choice of fabrics
• Individual discussion based on each participant's mood board intentions

Afternoon

• Reflection and design
• Initial sketches and drawings prior to the final project
• Debriefing

Day 2

Morning

• Completion of final project preparation

Afternoon

• Completion of final project preparation with accessories and details
• Assisted implementation
• Project progress update
• College and individual debriefing

Days 3 and 4

Mornings and Afternoons

• Project implementation

Day 5

Morning

• Individual presentation of prototypes
• Finishing, alterations, and photography of garments

Afternoon

• Finishing, alterations, and photography of garments
• General debrief, presentation to the MaNa Campus team and distribution of diplomas
• Workshop cleanup

Stéphane Plassier

Fashion Designer and Visual Artist

A fashion designer with a unique approach, Stéphane Plassier cultivates an artistic approach to clothing, where the body becomes a medium for expression and textiles a territory for experimentation. Trained in art and fashion design, he freely navigates between performance, costume, design, and contemporary creation.
Known for his poetic silhouettes, his often sculpted or draped pieces, he views clothing as a visual and emotional language. His work defies ready-to-wear conventions, borrowing as much from theater, rituals, and the collective imagination. Each creation tells a story, often instinctive, always personal.
The founder of his own studio and a regular collaborator with fashion houses, cultural institutions, and artists, he also designs scenographic projects and installations. His world is filled with transformed materials, repurposed objects, and artistic and textile gestures.

Speaking in workshops at the Institut Français de la Mode and La Cambre, Stéphane Plassier shares his passion for creative freedom, the right gesture, and a sensory approach to fashion. In his workshops, he invites participants to unlearn codes in order to better invent.
Through the training offered at Campus MaNa, he introduces participants to a different way of designing clothing: without a sewing machine, with intuition, materials, and ingenuity.

• Classroom, multipurpose room, workshops with professional equipment
• Materials provided
• Individual and collaborative work
• Workshop work
• Active participation and experimentation of participants are encouraged

• Collective and personalized monitoring of work, regular updates
• Self-assessment of technical skills
• Collective feedback
• Half-day attendance sheet
• Certification of completion issued by Campus MaNa