The final year is almost entirely devoted to the final collection which is to include a minimum of  12 silhouettes.

In this year, the students are expected to display a synthesis of all the skills and techniques they have acquired. The students are given complete freedom in selecting their source of inspiration: a favourite artist, a social or political question, a fascinating period in history. In order to have a fully-fledged all-round collection at the end of the year, the students have to start planning and designing very early on in the academic year.

Final-year students need to draw on all their organisational skills and plan everything well right from the start. The outcome is to be the crown on four years of hard work.
The final-year collections must reflect both the spirit of our times and the designer’s position with regard to prevailing trends.

The approaching reality of professional life means that students become preoccupied with practical questions. Therefore workshops are organised with fashion professionals such as hatmaker Stephen Jones, designer Dries Van Noten, designer Ann Demeulemeester, press agent Lieven Van Parys, Sonja Noël from boutique Stijl, Ben Reardon (i-D Magazine), stylist Olivier Rizzo,... are invited to give lectures on their profession.