Fashion Design

The Fashion Design programme at SID provides students with a comprehensive vision where students gain practical hands-on experience in their course enabling them to confidently enter career paths in fashion design, pattern making, garment manufacturing, craft studies, fashion merchandising and so on.

This is overseen by a team of professional faculty who instruct, inspire and mentor students utilizing their technical and design expertise while also encouraging the development of individual style. This has ensured that SID holds a coveted position among the top fashion design schools in the country.

The four year B. Des. Programme in Fashion Design provides students with well- rounded knowledge of Indian as well as the global fashion industry that encompasses design, trends, manufacturing, marketing and retail. The programme provides an insight into the remarkable efforts that go into building a successful fashion business, and helps students to develop their skills, confidence and imagination. Internship, workshops, guest lectures and Industry visits are an integral part of the curriculum.

Program Structure
Program Structure Fashion Design Batch 2024-28
Career Opportunities
Fashion Intern Fashion Designer , Junior Designer , Assistant Fashion Designer, Graduate Trainee
Recruiters
Placement Statistics
Highest Salary Average salary Median salary
18.6 LPA 10 LPA 9 LPA
Students Projects
Abhineya Arul
Abhineya ArulBatch 2022-26
This concept celebrates the vibrant chaos of the city, where every window, street corner, and sound forms a unique part of the urban symphony. Instead of viewing the noise as overwhelming, it embraces it as a sign of life, movement, and diversity. Each window represents a different story, a rhythm in the city’s composition. The hustle of people, layering of sounds, and contrasting architecture express the city’s energy. The city is a living organism, where noise is its heartbeat, and every person, building, and street contributes to its dynamic narrative, forming a tapestry of stories, sounds, and lives in harmony.
A
This concept celebrates the vibrant chaos of the city, where every window, street corner, and sound forms a unique part of the urban symphony. Instead of viewing the noise as overwhelming, it embraces it as a sign of life, movement, and diversity. Each window represents a different story, a rhythm in the city’s composition. The hustle of people, layering of sounds, and contrasting architecture express the city’s energy. The city is a living organism, where noise is its heartbeat, and every person, building, and street contributes to its dynamic narrative, forming a tapestry of stories, sounds, and lives in harmony.
B
This concept celebrates the vibrant chaos of the city, where every window, street corner, and sound forms a unique part of the urban symphony. Instead of viewing the noise as overwhelming, it embraces it as a sign of life, movement, and diversity. Each window represents a different story, a rhythm in the city’s composition. The hustle of people, layering of sounds, and contrasting architecture express the city’s energy. The city is a living organism, where noise is its heartbeat, and every person, building, and street contributes to its dynamic narrative, forming a tapestry of stories, sounds, and lives in harmony.
C
Anuja Vijayan
Anuja VijayanBatch 2022-2026
This concept, inspired by the invasive nature of Cryptococcal Meningitis, draws from the visceral reality of a brain being overtaken by a living, growing fungal infestation. It becomes the documentation of biological distortion, the brain transforming into an unfamiliar terrain. At the heart of this collection lies the moment before collapse, the fragile pause where awareness still lingers, just long enough to feel it slip. The result is a quiet, blooming mental collapse. This transformation is expressed through the usage of bioplastics and other textured surfaces that echo the unsettling beauty of internal decay. Rot is not the end, but the birth of something unrecognizable.
A
This concept, inspired by the invasive nature of Cryptococcal Meningitis, draws from the visceral reality of a brain being overtaken by a living, growing fungal infestation. It becomes the documentation of biological distortion, the brain transforming into an unfamiliar terrain. At the heart of this collection lies the moment before collapse, the fragile pause where awareness still lingers, just long enough to feel it slip. The result is a quiet, blooming mental collapse. This transformation is expressed through the usage of bioplastics and other textured surfaces that echo the unsettling beauty of internal decay. Rot is not the end, but the birth of something unrecognizable.
B
This concept, inspired by the invasive nature of Cryptococcal Meningitis, draws from the visceral reality of a brain being overtaken by a living, growing fungal infestation. It becomes the documentation of biological distortion, the brain transforming into an unfamiliar terrain. At the heart of this collection lies the moment before collapse, the fragile pause where awareness still lingers, just long enough to feel it slip. The result is a quiet, blooming mental collapse. This transformation is expressed through the usage of bioplastics and other textured surfaces that echo the unsettling beauty of internal decay. Rot is not the end, but the birth of something unrecognizable.
C
Ann Moni Jacob
Ann Moni JacobBatch 2022-2026
This collection dissects the extreme absurdity of dreaming, where the subconscious abandons language, physics, identity, and reason. These irrational dream fragments are studied as serious emotional data, symbolic, volatile, and meaningful. The garments become physical translations of that absurdity: warped timelines, melting forms, forgotten places and hybrid entities. This is not fantasy. This is the raw, uncomfortable truth of the mind when no one is watching, not even you.
A
This collection dissects the extreme absurdity of dreaming, where the subconscious abandons language, physics, identity, and reason. These irrational dream fragments are studied as serious emotional data, symbolic, volatile, and meaningful. The garments become physical translations of that absurdity: warped timelines, melting forms, forgotten places and hybrid entities. This is not fantasy. This is the raw, uncomfortable truth of the mind when no one is watching, not even you.
B
Abineya Arul
Abineya ArulBatch 2022-2026
The Pamban Anchorage, set against the crystalline waters of Rameswaram, celebrates the fishermen of Pamban Island—their rhythms, rituals, and roots. We explore lives of coastal keepers who rise with the tides, carrying generations of wisdom. This is a culture kept alive. Their routines shaped by the sea, food steeped in salt and spice, nets cast like prayers, and belief in myth and nature form a living heritage tied to the sacred. The sea is memory and myth. The Ramayan whispers through sand, Ram Setu stones, and chants, as fishing practices and oral tales keep mythology alive.
A
The Pamban Anchorage, set against the crystalline waters of Rameswaram, celebrates the fishermen of Pamban Island—their rhythms, rituals, and roots. We explore lives of coastal keepers who rise with the tides, carrying generations of wisdom. This is a culture kept alive. Their routines shaped by the sea, food steeped in salt and spice, nets cast like prayers, and belief in myth and nature form a living heritage tied to the sacred. The sea is memory and myth. The Ramayan whispers through sand, Ram Setu stones, and chants, as fishing practices and oral tales keep mythology alive.
B
The Pamban Anchorage, set against the crystalline waters of Rameswaram, celebrates the fishermen of Pamban Island—their rhythms, rituals, and roots. We explore lives of coastal keepers who rise with the tides, carrying generations of wisdom. This is a culture kept alive. Their routines shaped by the sea, food steeped in salt and spice, nets cast like prayers, and belief in myth and nature form a living heritage tied to the sacred. The sea is memory and myth. The Ramayan whispers through sand, Ram Setu stones, and chants, as fishing practices and oral tales keep mythology alive.
C
Tanisha Mitra
Tanisha MitraBatch 2022-2026
The Yearning project was developed as a trend-driven concept capsule for American Eagle Outfitters womenswear wovens, exploring themes of nostalgia, emotional connection, and contemporary authenticity. The project translated these ideas into design narratives through artisanal details and expressive aesthetics. The Bohemian Romance project involved designing a Spring ’27 womenswear capsule for Jessica Simpson (OJG) Collection targeted for mass retail partners such as Target and Jcpenny. The project began with an in-depth study of the brand’s positioning, customer profile, and design language, followed by trend research to build a cohesive seasonal narrative.
A
The Yearning project was developed as a trend-driven concept capsule for American Eagle Outfitters womenswear wovens, exploring themes of nostalgia, emotional connection, and contemporary authenticity. The project translated these ideas into design narratives through artisanal details and expressive aesthetics. The Bohemian Romance project involved designing a Spring ’27 womenswear capsule for Jessica Simpson (OJG) Collection targeted for mass retail partners such as Target and Jcpenny. The project began with an in-depth study of the brand’s positioning, customer profile, and design language, followed by trend research to build a cohesive seasonal narrative.
B
The Yearning project was developed as a trend-driven concept capsule for American Eagle Outfitters womenswear wovens, exploring themes of nostalgia, emotional connection, and contemporary authenticity. The project translated these ideas into design narratives through artisanal details and expressive aesthetics. The Bohemian Romance project involved designing a Spring ’27 womenswear capsule for Jessica Simpson (OJG) Collection targeted for mass retail partners such as Target and Jcpenny. The project began with an in-depth study of the brand’s positioning, customer profile, and design language, followed by trend research to build a cohesive seasonal narrative.
C
Sowbarnika Senthilkumar
Sowbarnika SenthilkumarBatch 2022-2026
In the warmth of Indian summers, this collection draws inspiration from the charm of a floral market, soft pastels, fresh blooms and a comforting sense of familiarity. It translates this atmosphere into ethnic ready-to-wear, where fluid silhouettes and lightweight fabrics reflect ease, movement and everyday functionality. Rooted in nostalgia and routine, the collection captures the quiet beauty of daily life, creating pieces that feel intimate, elegant and effortlessly connected to both tradition and modern living.
A
In the warmth of Indian summers, this collection draws inspiration from the charm of a floral market, soft pastels, fresh blooms and a comforting sense of familiarity. It translates this atmosphere into ethnic ready-to-wear, where fluid silhouettes and lightweight fabrics reflect ease, movement and everyday functionality. Rooted in nostalgia and routine, the collection captures the quiet beauty of daily life, creating pieces that feel intimate, elegant and effortlessly connected to both tradition and modern living.
B
In the warmth of Indian summers, this collection draws inspiration from the charm of a floral market, soft pastels, fresh blooms and a comforting sense of familiarity. It translates this atmosphere into ethnic ready-to-wear, where fluid silhouettes and lightweight fabrics reflect ease, movement and everyday functionality. Rooted in nostalgia and routine, the collection captures the quiet beauty of daily life, creating pieces that feel intimate, elegant and effortlessly connected to both tradition and modern living.
C
Shilimkar Eshita Sunil
Shilimkar Eshita SunilBatch 2022-2026
Always encouraged to colour within lines, neatly and precisely, this collection alters this perspective and reignites the untamed spirit of childhood, that painted on walls and coloured sun-kissed, cracked pavement with chalk. Pigment is not something to be controlled, but unleashed. In Traditional Batik, wax defines boundaries and decides where colour must stop. However, here pigments bloom and blur into wildflowers, and wax cracks into abstract impressions of uncertainty. The collection is the quiet courage of the artisans choosing to experiment, trust instinct and let imperfection speak.
A
Always encouraged to colour within lines, neatly and precisely, this collection alters this perspective and reignites the untamed spirit of childhood, that painted on walls and coloured sun-kissed, cracked pavement with chalk. Pigment is not something to be controlled, but unleashed. In Traditional Batik, wax defines boundaries and decides where colour must stop. However, here pigments bloom and blur into wildflowers, and wax cracks into abstract impressions of uncertainty. The collection is the quiet courage of the artisans choosing to experiment, trust instinct and let imperfection speak.
B
Always encouraged to colour within lines, neatly and precisely, this collection alters this perspective and reignites the untamed spirit of childhood, that painted on walls and coloured sun-kissed, cracked pavement with chalk. Pigment is not something to be controlled, but unleashed. In Traditional Batik, wax defines boundaries and decides where colour must stop. However, here pigments bloom and blur into wildflowers, and wax cracks into abstract impressions of uncertainty. The collection is the quiet courage of the artisans choosing to experiment, trust instinct and let imperfection speak.
C
Srishti Sharma
Srishti SharmaBatch 2021-2025
Through the twists and turns of existence, there comes a series of phases and layers. The layers of fragmented thoughts and emotions invoke a sense of mystery and curiosity that explores the corridors of imagination, which can be considered as an escape from reality or a manifestation of an expected alternate reality waiting to be discovered. The result is an artistic fusion of asymmetrical textures, organically shitiing hues and unexpected forms mirroring the departure from the conventional arrangement and a dynamic interplay of unravelling delusional threads of thoughts.
Through the twists and turns of existence, there comes a series of phases and layers. The layers of fragmented thoughts and emotions invoke a sense of mystery and curiosity that explores the corridors of imagination, which can be considered as an escape from reality or a manifestation of an expected alternate reality waiting to be discovered. The result is an artistic fusion of asymmetrical textures, organically shitiing hues and unexpected forms mirroring the departure from the conventional arrangement and a dynamic interplay of unravelling delusional threads of thoughts.
Through the twists and turns of existence, there comes a series of phases and layers. The layers of fragmented thoughts and emotions invoke a sense of mystery and curiosity that explores the corridors of imagination, which can be considered as an escape from reality or a manifestation of an expected alternate reality waiting to be discovered. The result is an artistic fusion of asymmetrical textures, organically shitiing hues and unexpected forms mirroring the departure from the conventional arrangement and a dynamic interplay of unravelling delusional threads of thoughts.
Srishti Sharma
Srishti SharmaBatch 2021-2025
In the intricate tapestry of nature, the journey of each seed is a testament to life's diversity and resilience. While every seed follows a "cyclical" path —shaped by its unique textures, colors, and environment —their path to germinate and grow varies widely.
In the intricate tapestry of nature, the journey of each seed is a testament to life's diversity and resilience. While every seed follows a "cyclical" path —shaped by its unique textures, colors, and environment —their path to germinate and grow varies widely.
In the intricate tapestry of nature, the journey of each seed is a testament to life's diversity and resilience. While every seed follows a "cyclical" path —shaped by its unique textures, colors, and environment —their path to germinate and grow varies widely.
Nivedita Jhunjhunwala
Nivedita JhunjhunwalaBatch 2021-2025
The concept of "Rising in Love" is a celebration of love’s evolution—a journey that begins with the intensity and idealism of poetic love and matures into the dynamic, multifaceted experience of modern love.
The concept of "Rising in Love" is a celebration of love’s evolution—a journey that begins with the intensity and idealism of poetic love and matures into the dynamic, multifaceted experience of modern love.
The concept of "Rising in Love" is a celebration of love’s evolution—a journey that begins with the intensity and idealism of poetic love and matures into the dynamic, multifaceted experience of modern love.
Nivedita Jhunjhunwala
Nivedita JhunjhunwalaBatch 2021-2025
This collection envisions the marine world not just as a vast expanse of water but as a metaphor for the feminine essence—fluid, powerful, nurturing, and endlessly deep. It captures the poetry of marine life, from the rhythmic motion of waves to the luminous beauty of underwater treasures.
This collection envisions the marine world not just as a vast expanse of water but as a metaphor for the feminine essence—fluid, powerful, nurturing, and endlessly deep. It captures the poetry of marine life, from the rhythmic motion of waves to the luminous beauty of underwater treasures.
This collection envisions the marine world not just as a vast expanse of water but as a metaphor for the feminine essence—fluid, powerful, nurturing, and endlessly deep. It captures the poetry of marine life, from the rhythmic motion of waves to the luminous beauty of underwater treasures.
Natasha Rajadhyax
Natasha RajadhyaxBatch 2021-2025
“The Art Of Sushi” is an ode to the art of sushi-making and its poetic parallels with Japanese clothing forms. Like a masterful sushi chef while making sashimi , nigiri or maki we layer flavors to create a symphony of visual and emotional appeal. Infusing this art into traditional Japanese silhoueties such as the kimono, yukata, and hakama, we capture the essence of sushi's precision and the timeless elegance of these garments, to create a visual symphony harmonizing gastronomy and fashion.
“The Art Of Sushi” is an ode to the art of sushi-making and its poetic parallels with Japanese clothing forms. Like a masterful sushi chef while making sashimi , nigiri or maki we layer flavors to create a symphony of visual and emotional appeal. Infusing this art into traditional Japanese silhoueties such as the kimono, yukata, and hakama, we capture the essence of sushi's precision and the timeless elegance of these garments, to create a visual symphony harmonizing gastronomy and fashion.
“The Art Of Sushi” is an ode to the art of sushi-making and its poetic parallels with Japanese clothing forms. Like a masterful sushi chef while making sashimi , nigiri or maki we layer flavors to create a symphony of visual and emotional appeal. Infusing this art into traditional Japanese silhoueties such as the kimono, yukata, and hakama, we capture the essence of sushi's precision and the timeless elegance of these garments, to create a visual symphony harmonizing gastronomy and fashion.
Natasha Rajadhyax
Natasha RajadhyaxBatch 2021-2025
“NEO GENESIS" is a fusion of nature and technology, reflecting the idea of using advanced innovations to reconnect with our origins. It draws on the bio-digital hybrid concept, where organic elements and digital advancements merge to create something both futuristic and deeply rooted in the past. The collection envisions a world where technology is not only a force for progress but also a tool to restore natural harmony, enhance our environment, and regenerate what has been lost.
“NEO GENESIS" is a fusion of nature and technology, reflecting the idea of using advanced innovations to reconnect with our origins. It draws on the bio-digital hybrid concept, where organic elements and digital advancements merge to create something both futuristic and deeply rooted in the past. The collection envisions a world where technology is not only a force for progress but also a tool to restore natural harmony, enhance our environment, and regenerate what has been lost.
“NEO GENESIS" is a fusion of nature and technology, reflecting the idea of using advanced innovations to reconnect with our origins. It draws on the bio-digital hybrid concept, where organic elements and digital advancements merge to create something both futuristic and deeply rooted in the past. The collection envisions a world where technology is not only a force for progress but also a tool to restore natural harmony, enhance our environment, and regenerate what has been lost.
K.Kaviya
K.KaviyaBatch 2021-2025
The concept of cyborgs has long fascinated humanity, blurring the lines between man and machine. In fictional literature, cyborgs have been portrayed as beings with both organic and artificial components, possessing enhanced abilities beyond human limitations. This collection seeks to celebrate the juxtaposition of technology and humanity, creating a style that is bold, avant-garde, and futuristic.
The concept of cyborgs has long fascinated humanity, blurring the lines between man and machine. In fictional literature, cyborgs have been portrayed as beings with both organic and artificial components, possessing enhanced abilities beyond human limitations. This collection seeks to celebrate the juxtaposition of technology and humanity, creating a style that is bold, avant-garde, and futuristic.
The concept of cyborgs has long fascinated humanity, blurring the lines between man and machine. In fictional literature, cyborgs have been portrayed as beings with both organic and artificial components, possessing enhanced abilities beyond human limitations. This collection seeks to celebrate the juxtaposition of technology and humanity, creating a style that is bold, avant-garde, and futuristic.
K.Kaviya
K.KaviyaBatch 2021-2025
"How Much More?" explores the continuum of relationships, from mutual support to coercion, reflecting the delicate balance of human connections. By drawing parallels to nature’s interdependent systems, the project examines the shift from harmony to manipulation and control. Through wearable art, the collection embodies the fragility and resilience of relationships, emphasizing the need for vigilance, boundaries, and responsible engagement.
"How Much More?" explores the continuum of relationships, from mutual support to coercion, reflecting the delicate balance of human connections. By drawing parallels to nature’s interdependent systems, the project examines the shift from harmony to manipulation and control. Through wearable art, the collection embodies the fragility and resilience of relationships, emphasizing the need for vigilance, boundaries, and responsible engagement.
"How Much More?" explores the continuum of relationships, from mutual support to coercion, reflecting the delicate balance of human connections. By drawing parallels to nature’s interdependent systems, the project examines the shift from harmony to manipulation and control. Through wearable art, the collection embodies the fragility and resilience of relationships, emphasizing the need for vigilance, boundaries, and responsible engagement.
Alisha Sharon Kujur
Alisha Sharon KujurBatch 2021-2025
Deconstructed Delight" is a bold reimagining of fashion, where tradition is unraveled and reconstructed into unexpected forms. Collars shift to the waist, sleeves stretch beyond norms, and silhouettes defy convention, creating a striking balance between experimentation and elegance.
Deconstructed Delight" is a bold reimagining of fashion, where tradition is unraveled and reconstructed into unexpected forms. Collars shift to the waist, sleeves stretch beyond norms, and silhouettes defy convention, creating a striking balance between experimentation and elegance.
Deconstructed Delight" is a bold reimagining of fashion, where tradition is unraveled and reconstructed into unexpected forms. Collars shift to the waist, sleeves stretch beyond norms, and silhouettes defy convention, creating a striking balance between experimentation and elegance.
Alisha Sharon Kujur
Alisha Sharon KujurBatch 2021-2025
This collection aims to portray how the finite nature of time impacts our lives across physical, mental, and emotional dimensions. It serves as both a canvas and a stage for the grand tapestry of human existence, where infinite moments of joy, achievement, and personal growth unfold.
This collection aims to portray how the finite nature of time impacts our lives across physical, mental, and emotional dimensions. It serves as both a canvas and a stage for the grand tapestry of human existence, where infinite moments of joy, achievement, and personal growth unfold.
This collection aims to portray how the finite nature of time impacts our lives across physical, mental, and emotional dimensions. It serves as both a canvas and a stage for the grand tapestry of human existence, where infinite moments of joy, achievement, and personal growth unfold.
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