From technique to higher education: a look at training in Fashion in Southeast Brazil

Abstract

Higher education in Fashion Design began in Brazil around the 1990s. Initially offered by the private sector, at a time of increasing urbanization, industrialization and demands from market sectors. The central concern of this article is to reflect on the constitution, at a higher level, of the formation in Fashion in Brazil, from a section of the Southeast region and to show, through analyzes that involve a look at the curricular matrices of these courses, as well as on historical and social aspects, the causes and objectives of transposing traditionally technical training to higher education. For this analysis, a survey was conducted on secondary data on the social phenomenon of fashion and the expansion policies of Brazilian higher education, as well as the curri- cular matrices of bachelor’s degrees and technological courses in Fashion, in public and private institutions in the country.