By offering these specialisations, the school hopes to nurture students to become competitive young talents of the industry, and to make their mark in the fashion world as they unleash their creative ideas.

Students will undergo a 100% coursework curriculum with project and studio practice. Learning experiences are also enhanced through an optimal student-lecturer ratio, classes with experienced teaching faculty, and modern facilities housed within on-campus Fashion Studios. 

To work towards a more industry-led learning ground, students will have opportunities to collaborate with local or global brands in practical real-life collaborations and through participating in the Graduate Fashion Show – all part of the curriculum here in our school in Singapore. Read more about the MDIS Graduate Fashion Show here.

Bernie Xu


Head of School
MDIS School of Fashion and Design

Creative practice is his passion. Bernie Xu is Head of the School of Fashion and Design at Management Development Institute of Singapore. He holds an MA in Education Studies with Distinction and a Bachelor of Arts, First Class Hons, in Fashion Design from Northumbria University, New Castle. Following his graduation, his collection was exhibited during the London Fashion week and had over 20 years’ experience in the Fashion industry. He has taught, led and managed a whole range of programs with several of top fashion university partners as BA (Hons) Fashion and Textile Design by University of Portsmouth (UK); BA (Hons) Fashion Product and Promotion by University of Sunderland (UK); BA (Hons) Fashion Design / BA (Hons) Fashion Marketing and Branding by Nottingham Trent University (UK).

Bernie spent his illustrious career as a nimble, entrepreneurial, creative leader in R&D, Marketing, Merchandising and sales development department. Monitoring licensing brand’s OTB, Distribution, Pricing, Inventory, and Navigating Trends always stay relevance with marketing and commutation department for multiples retail point of sales and E-commerce marketplace. Ensure that effectiveness to look beyond work and focus on the needs of the entire company. Involves Leading & working with managers from different departments to help them prepare presentations and manage contract negotiations. Oversee multiple product lines in different regions.

Indraputra Hasssan

Lecturer
MDIS School of Fashion and Design

Indraputra Hasssan is a Fashion Lecturer and also the Programme Leader for MDIS Higher Diploma Program and also the Teesside University degree programme. His interest in fashion has made him the Valedictorian of class 2018 when he studied BA (Hons) Fashion Design at the University of East London majoring in Creative Pattern Cutting and Textile.

Indraputra working experience includes 6 years of experience in the education industry. He started his education career from being a Technical Officer and climb the corporate leader to a Programme Leader role which explains his strength in technical modules. In his portfolio, he also dabbled in product and fashion styling, backstage manager for local and international fashion runways, magazine shoots and billboards. He has done styling work for luxury brands such as Dior, LV, Self-Portrait, Jason Wu and many more.

There's a quote by Malcom X that he believes and stands by, "Education is the passport for the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today."

Alexis Fong


Lecturer
MDIS School of Fashion and Design

Alexis Fong is a fashion lecturer from Singapore with a passion for Pattern cutting and Fashion marketing. She graduated from Lasalle College of the Arts BA in Fashion Design and Textiles majoring in creative pattern cutting. Her working experience includes working with different fashion companies in Singapore and an internship with Christian Siriano from New York. In her portfolio, she has experience working for tailoring companies and can create custom suits to Avante Garde evening wear. Graphic designing and fashion illustrations are one of her key strengths in building up a well-rounded fashion portfolio.

Her education background includes lecturing in MDIS Tashkent for Fashion Product and Promotion under the University of Sunderland program.

Alexis is often fascinated by fashion events and have been involved in facilitating the MDIST Fashion show in Year 2022. It is not the work that pushes the boundaries but the heart to learn and educate spurs her continuous efforts in different areas of fashion.

Irfan Kasmadi

Jewellery Programme Leader
MDIS School of Fashion and Design

As a designer and an educator with over 25 years of industry and academic experience in diversified design fields and institutions in Singapore and overseas, it has instrumented Irfan Kasmadi with skills, knowledge, and expertise in inspiring and fostering creativity and design entrepreneurship among students. Irfan views education and design as the process of devising not individually but the whole system or environment, design as participation, and as an educational discipline that unites arts and technology, and perhaps even further definitions, bridging creative ideas and education into new grounds that are not conformed by traditions and operations that are cast in stone.

Throughout his ever-widening scope of passion and commitment to art and design, Irfan has received several accolades in the design and education industry since his early years in art education. In 1992, he won the Singapore Jewellery Design Award organized by Singapore Design Council. In 1995, he was awarded by the Singapore Prime Minister’s Office Public Service Division for winning the Redesign of National Day Awards Medals Competition. In 1997, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia, awarded him with Medici Award for Outstanding and Continuing Student in Bachelor of Arts (Fine Arts) majoring in Gold and Silversmithing. The following year in 1998, he received an Overseas Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Master of Arts (Fine Arts).

His excellent interpersonal skills and career in ploughing the fields of education, fine arts, and design have propelled him to explore and re-enforce links between the students, society, art, and design that are not based solely on acquisition but on differentiation, identity, and innovation in the 21st century. Irfan brings education with a shining beacon of kaleidoscopic view of a broad range of academic pathways that nurtures students with the spectrum of design knowledge to business practices. His multi-disciplinary expertise lies in traditional to contemporary jewellery practices, art history, design technology, curriculum and design management, publication, visual merchandising, marketing, and packaging to digital design and everything else in between.

Ace Chia

Associate Lecturer
MDIS School of Fashion and Design

Ace has eight years of experience in the fashion industry and has collaborated with brands such as L'Oréal Professional and Triumph International for her label. Her expertise includes apparel design, footwear design, pattern-making and conceptualisation. 

In 2014, Ace was invited as a speaker during the inaugural Singapore Design Week. As a fashion photographer, she has published works in magazines and worked with companies such as Shiseido Professional and TruDance.

As a lecturer, Ace has been involved in a number of collaborations, including womenswear brands such as Ouwey Taiwan and i-13 Concept Pte Ltd. For these projects, she mentored students and helped them to gain an understanding of the industry and develop market-ready products.

While juggling her passion for teaching and running events for her photography company, she has completed her Master of Arts in Design. 

Carolynne Ng

Associate Lecturer
MDIS School of Fashion and Design

Carolynne Ng has been a creative business solutions designer and a collaborative relationship builder since attaining a Bachelor of Business degree from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Australia, in 2000. She is currently pursuing the Master of Arts in Professional Education with the National Institute of Education and will be graduating in 2021.

She was a programme coordinator and lecturer for Raffles College of Higher Education, a private education institution. Prior to this, she became the Business Director for Elementz Media, managing the advertising and sales for Singapore’s edition of L’Officiel. She has also represented image consultant company Jill Lowe International. Currently, she is an associate lecturer at the MDIS School of Fashion and Design. 

Carolynne holds the Advanced Certificate in Training and Assessment (ACTA) and Advanced Certificate in Career Development Facilitation (ACCDF), and is also certified as a Strength Deployment Inventory (SDI) Facilitator. She is a trainer for Everest Innovation where she delivers WSQ programmes on leadership and people management, and business management. Furthermore, she designs corporate training programmes and is an Instructional Designer for authoring platform, ArClab.

Currently, she is the Lead Growth Specialist for The Good Life Family Club where marketing opportunities are created for various brands. In 25 years of her career, she has worked in various industries ranging from advertising, to manufacturing, and including healthcare for both local and international markets. 

“The MDIS School of Fashion and Design had provided me with a convenient education pathway from the foundation stage into a degree programme. In addition, as I have no prior experience or knowledge of fashion and design, my lecturers helped me learn everything from the basics – this has enabled me to follow each of the steps in my programme well. As the school collaborates with brands, the modules are industry-relevant in preparing me for my career – this has allowed me to learn how to work and deal with clients. ”

Bridgitta Angeline
MDIS Alumna
Class of 2022
Bachelor of Arts (Honors) Fashion and Textile Design  

“My programme provided me with a clear structure for creating my designs, starting from research to textiles. In addition to fashion design, the programme has provided me with insights into textile design, which has helped enhance my designs and originality. Despite having difficulties achieving an ideal shape/silhouette, I highly enjoy making my own garments, as the final result is always worth it. Through the challenges of making each garment, I would always gain a new understanding and knowledge of drafting, sewing and fabric properties.”

Teo Ka Yong
MDIS Alumna
Class of 2021
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Fashion and Textile Design

“In the fast-changing and competitive world of fashion design today, my programme is always up-to-date with trends in beauty. All my modules have been engaging and have provided me with the chance to improve myself continuously. For example, I initially struggled with writing my assignments, but my lecturers guided me throughout the process.”

Jiang Zhi Bo
MDIS Alumna
Class of 2021
Bachelor of Arts (Honors) Fashion and Textile Design 

“MDIS was my top choice as I wanted an environment that had a diverse mix of disciplines so that I could mingle and network with people across different faculties. My favourite aspect of my full-time programme at the School of Fashion and Design was that I was able to explore and transform my ideas into live physical works of art. The process of doing so was really enjoyable as I got to experience different techniques and innovations. My course has definitely helped me realise my dream of creating my own brand after gaining some experience in the fashion industry. I would highly recommend the MDIS School of Fashion and Design to anyone who wants to make a difference in the industry by creating your own labels after you graduate with the skills and experience you have developed here.”

Ma Ni
MDIS Alumna
Class of 2021
Bachelor of Arts (Honors) Fashion Design