Fashion Design & Business School in Paris, France

IFA Paris Fashion School:
International Fashion Academy (IFA) Paris is a leading fashion school located in the historical garment district in the 10th arrondissement in the center of Paris, France. Established in 1982, we offer a 3-year Bachelor in Fashion Design and Technology degree course and a 1-year intensive postgraduate certificate course in Fashion Design & Management. We also offer additional undergraduate & graduate programs in the fields of Fashion Design and Fashion Business. All of our fashion programs are taught entirely in the English language.

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IFA Paris opened our school in Shanghai, China in 2002 and students on our Bachelor degree program are strongly encouraged to study abroad in Shanghai for part of their course. Also, students can attend POLIMODA which is the top fashion design and marketing school in Italy, as part of the MBA / Masters Program in Luxury Brand Management.

Why Study Fashion in Paris?
Paris still lays claim to being the world’s fashion capital and remains an essential stop for young designers who wish to understand where fashion came from and where it is going. It provides the fashion world with important fashion events such as its twice-yearly fashion week, fairs, and trade shows, fascinating concept stores, and industry leading trend agencies.

Paris holds a special place at the top of the fashion world. As fashion’s birthplace, it gave the world some of its most renowned designers and fashion houses including Yves Saint Laurent, Chanel and Dior, and remains the place where the new generation of fashion designers including Rick Owens, Martin Margiela and Alber Elbaz choose to live and work. The headquarters and flagship stores of the world's most prestigious labels are at your doorstep. The affinity Parisians feel for fashion extends beyond the bounds of the industry and into the city’s films, art galleries, museums, theaters, and street life.

The cultural impression of the city is further enhanced inside IFA’s Paris school. We offer all the amenities and resources of a world-class educational institution.A diverse and international student body provides unlimited opportunity to explore the different ideas and aesthetics that will drive the trends of the future.

- Bachelor Degree in Fashion Design & Technology Course (3 years):
The Bachelor in Fashion Design and Technology was created with the insight that fashion education in France needed to internationalize in order to remain competitive in the rapidly moving global fashion industry. Students will have an average of 25 hours in class a week over a period of 32 weeks a year.

Subjects covered include: Fashion Design; Pattern Making and Draping; Fashion Marketing; Computer Design; Lectra Systems; Textiles Technology; European Fashion History and English.

- Postgraduate Fashion Design & Management Certificate (1-year Intensive Course):
The IFA Paris Postgraduate Certificate in Fashion Design & Management is designed to enable its students to take the next step in their fashion careers by building not only design skills but an understanding of the industrial, cultural and market forces that shape the fashion world.

The aim of the program is to provide students with a holistic mastery of the fashion design & production processes, an impressive portfolio, and the international perspective necessary to succeed in the globalize fashion economy.

- MBA in Fashion Business Degree Program: 1-year intensive program - 36 weeks in Paris OR 24 weeks in Paris + 12 weeks in Shanghai

- Masters Degree Program in Luxury Brands Management: 1-year intensive program - 12 weeks in Paris, Shanghai & Florence

- MBA in Luxury Brand Management: 1-year intensive program - 24 weeks in Paris + 12 weeks in Shanghai

Dual City - Paris & Shanghai Study Abroad Program:
The IFA Paris schools in Paris and Shanghai, China both offer exactly the same curriculum and program for the Bachelor degree in Fashion Design & Technology course. The course was designed to allow students the opportunity of studying fashion abroad and we encourage our students to study in both cities successively to grasp global concepts on fashion knowledge. In Paris, IFA students can explore fashion’s rich French heritage; while in Shanghai, they can discover and experience fashion’s fastest growing market. Classes are taught entirely in English in both locations.

IFA's Placement Office is open from Monday to Friday from 9am to 6pm. The following services are provided to students and graduates in Paris:

- An essential liaison between the fashion and luxury industry and our students and graduates
- Organizes on-campus recruitments for various companies
- Maintain a database of internships and job opportunities
- Invites industry speakers to introduce their companies and their operations
- Assists students in writing resumes and prepare interviews
- Meet regularly with IFA alumni
- Follow graduates in their career development