ESMOD Brochure 2023-2024

Tradition Innovation

After celebrating our 180th anniversary in 2021, ESMOD remains firmly focused on the future.

Founded in 1841, ESMOD is not only one of the world’s first fashion institutions of its kind, it also posesses the largest network of campuses around the world. The quality of student achievement in design, craftsmanship, technical skills, brand development and management has been recognized by the UGEI (Union of Independent Grandes Ecoles,) among others, which has welcomed ESMOD into its association of highly respected institutions.

At the heart of our programs, from fashion design to fashion business, from introductory levels to continuing education for professionals, is the fostering of creativity, essential for imagining the products that may best serve the needs and desires of 21st century consumers. ESMOD provides the technical skills to then transform these ideas into products. We are also dedicated to continuing the tradition of innovation at ESMOD, inspired by our founder Alexis Lavigne, pioneering Metawear courses for digital and 3D design, began in September 2022.

Recognition in both the academic and professional worlds allows ESMOD students to pursue joint degrees with such venerable institutions as the National Conservatory of Arts and Trades. Our students and professors are actively engaged in research into new approaches and technological innovations to the challenges of our era.

We are proud to pass on this treasured heritage of French craftsmanship and spirited originalty to students of all nationalities and cultures. ESMOD is training the professionals who will make tomorrow’s apparel and accessories, from affordable to luxury, while contributing effectively to the necessary evolution of our industry, that it may become both sustainable and inclusive. From daring entrepreneurs to members of creative teams, our graduates have what it takes to write the coming chapters of fashion history,

Whether students are to become “creatives”, designing and making clothing, product technicians, experts in creative marketing, distribution, branding, communications ,or a combination of the above, our professors are here to guide ESMOD students through their chosen career paths, instilling in them our passion for excellence.

Welcome to ESMOD!

Véronique Beaumont COO

Cover : Thomas Heno - Photographe : Romain Rigaud

Left page : Sarah Cléry - Photographe : Maxime Visticot

Quentin Denghien

Photographers : Harold Rafael Georges & Henri Mahieu

An International Group

ESMOD Fashion Design

Paris, Roubaix, Lyon, Bordeaux, Rennes

Established in 1841, ESMOD is the world’s first school of fashion design. We offer technical and artistic training at the highest levels for the textile and fashion industry. Our unique approach, focused on cutting edge research and patented methods, imparts the technical skills that allow students to develop their creative potential to design and produce professional level collections and develop innovative brands.

ESMOD Fashion Business

Paris, Roubaix, Lyon, Bordeaux

Since 1989, ISEM, now known as ESMOD Fashion Business, has been the pioneering school in higher education for fashion and luxury industry management. Highly practical lessons are linked to our Fashion Design training courses, as well as history, fashion culture, lifestyle, and focus on the development of product strategies, marketing, merchandising, international sales and 360° communications.

A Unique and International Network

Beijing, Beirut, Damascus, Dubai, Guangzhou, Istanbul, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Oslo, Seoul, Sousse, Tokyo, Tunis

The ESMOD network, comprised of 18 schools in 12 countries, supports the ESMOD vision by passing on our methods and expertise around the world. While all of these schools benefit from ESMOD's exclusive programs and teaching methods, each one boasts a strong individual identity, enriched by the culture and traditional craftsmanship of the country in which each is based.

ESMOD Editions

Following the lead of our founder, Alexis Lavigne, who published the world’s first scientific methods for pattern-making, ESMOD continues to publish patternmaking and fashion design methods, as well as writings on fashion culture and products, providing unique and timeless educational resources for students and professionals. ESMOD Editions also provides students with the physical tools essential for their hands-on training, including professional-grade mannequins and tape measures, both invented by our founder.

ESMOD Patrimoine

Since our founding nearly two centuries ago, ESMOD has served as an ambassador of French culture, spreading French fashion know-how to students from around the world. Carefully preserving student work and donated pieces, we’ve built a unique and ever-growing archive of historical garments and accessories from across the ages.

ESMOD Pro

Since 2010, ESMOD Pro's continuing education department ESMOD Pro has been guiding fashion and lifestyle professionals through the transformations of our industry, helping them to benefit from advances in digital design, apparel manufacturing and marketing. In addition, we help them to better understand and anticipate the evolution of consumer behavior. Through a variety of formats adapted to each client’s needs and time constraints, ESMOD Pro allows professionals to refresh and polish the skills businesses require today, from start-ups to established groups and iconic companies.

A Network of Partner Schools

ESMOD joined the UGEI (Union of Independent Grande Ecoles), in May 2022, and thus further expanded our network of partnerships with fellow higher education institutions. We encourage students to pursue study abroad opportunities within our unique network of partner schools in France and around the world. Whether they are looking to participate in an exchange with an ERASMUS school or earn a dual degree offered by ESMOD and the National Conservatory of Arts and Trades (CNAM) or the NEOMA School of Business, the value of such experiences has been shown to greatly stimulate creativity. Graduates with such credentials are highly sought-after.

Expertise, excellence, and innovation since 1841

ESMOD provides a high-quality education based on patented methods, a legacy passed down from our founder: Alexis Lavigne. The methods published by ESMOD Editions echo the reflections of this great figure in the field of design and innovation. Research that prefigured the adaptation of the industry of luxury and fashion. Today, these methods are the basis for ESMOD's teaching, training students fo all manner of careers in fashion, helping them to find their way and flourish in their chosen area of expertise.

Professional development and entrepreneurship at the heart of our curriculum

Thanks to our vast network of corporate partners and professionals, ESMOD makes internships and job opportunities available to our students on a dedicated platform. Throughout their studies, our students receive personalized support when it comes to job applications, recruitment sessions and meetings with partner companies. Within our programs, numerous projects, case studies and competitions sponsored by companies in fashion and other sectors allow students to apply the knowledge they’ve acquired while also build their professional networks. As of 2023, ESMOD's student council will allow students to bid on proposals from companies for projects paid according to the legal provisions laid out by the National Confederation of Junior-Enterprises.

Accreditation, certifications and recognized diplomas

ESMOD has been a member of the UGEI (the Union of Independent Grande Ecoles) since 2022.

In 2021, the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research (MESR) recognized ESMOD France as well as its 3-year undergraduate programs and "Creative Director" Postgraduate degree program (BAC+5; comparable to a masters). Thanks to our unique and patented methods and constant striving to improve, ESMOD has achieved a level of excellence deemed worthy of recognition from the Ministry of Culture for the dissemination of instruction in the art of fashion design and apparel making. These certifications are registered at levels 6 and 7 of the National Directory of Professional Certifications (RNCP).

Morethan 10,000 ESMOD Alumni to support and guide you

Our network of alumni, French and international graduates are our best ambassadors, living proof of the quality of instruction at ESMOD.

The exclusive ESMOD Alumni platform brings together this unique network of students, graduates and professionals, helping students find internship and career opportunities. It is also a space for communication and exchanges, highlighting the wide variety of professions and activities of ESMOD alumni in a wide range of companies and domains.

Munkhtuya Batzolboo - Photographer : Lucie Monroe

Professional Degree Programs

Fashion Design

This program provides a creative and technical approach that offers a global yet precise vision of the creative process behind building a collection, emphasizing more and more eco-design and sustainable fashion. Built around research, the curriculum allows students to build their own style identity in order to develop original and innovative products. By taking a digital approach with eco-responsible perspectives, as well as opportunities to work on projects for renowned brands, set ESMOD’s Fashion Design program apart. Thanks to a wide range of specializations and spectrum of electives that broaden one’s scope of the fashion industry, combined with our close and constant proximity to industry insiders, ESMOD offers easy access to several career paths in design, garment creation and product development.

Hit the Ground Running After Graduation

In constant contact with the industry: we maintain close working relationships with industry professionals in order to remain up to date with the expectations of a constantly evolving sector. We can therefore offer courses that are adapted and updated accordingly each year (innovation, CSR, etc.)

Our students are taught by a faculty of industry professionals and have the opportunity to come into contact with others, whether it be while presenting their final collections before a panel of outside professionals during their end-of-year juries or with a project-based curriculum executed via practical case studies for partner companies.

A transversal education: The complementary nature of the ESMOD group allows for hybrid learning, giving students in Fashion Design the opportunity to collaborate with students in Fashion Business on reallife cases and to develop interdisciplinary skills, which are increasingly valued within the industry. Career development support: Our students benefit from our guidance, as we help them break into the job market by creating mandatory internship periods within the curriculum as well as the many educational initiatives driven by our Career Development Office.

Fashion Business

This program aims to train creative and innovative managers and entrepreneurs in fashion on an international scale.

Foundational and experiential courses in marketing, distribution and communications build skills that are both strategic and operational.

The creative final thesis project presented orally before a jury of industry professionals shows our students’ 360°capabilities.

Students of 42 different nationalities choose between French-speaking and English-speaking classes in Paris and have mandatory internship periods that are a part of the curriculum each year. Therefore, creating operational and versatile profiles that can work in product development, marketing, communications, digital and CRM, production, visual merchandising and more!

The Business Marathon in Paris

A week-long competition that takes place in February, during which our 3rd and 4th year French and international Fashion Business students and 4th year Fashion Design students work in groups on marketing, communications, trendrelated and/or creative problems that our partner companies encounter and propose.

At the end of the week, students pitch their strategic recommendations directly to brand representatives, who offer prizes to the winners.

ESMOD

Fashion Design Esmod

Fashion Business

Fashion Design Undergraduate

Level 6 Certification

Fashion Designer in English: Paris

In French: Bordeaux, Lyon, Rennes and Roubaix

Accessible after a high school diploma (post-bac)

Fashion Business Undergraduate

Level 6 Certification

Head of Marketing and Communications Strategy in Fashion Industry

In Paris, Bordeaux, Lyon and Roubaix accessible a high school diploma (post-bac)

+ Bachelor's Degree in Innovation Management in Paris

Fashion Design Postgraduate

Accredited BAC+5 degree (Level 7 Certification)

Creative Director in Paris Accessible after a Bachelor's degree

Fashion Business Postgraduate

Level 7 Certification

Manager of International Development in Fashion & Luxury Industry in Paris

Accessible after a Bachelor's degree

+ MBA Business Management in Paris

Katsuki Nakata - Photographer : Lim Shania

Career Paths

By adopting a professional approach to our curriculum, our students have a wide range of creative career paths to choose from, depending on their degree and specialization: creating garments, collections or marketing strategies, distribution and innovative communications strategies.

Design Creation & Expertise

Artistic Director

Digital Fashion Designer

Trend and Prospectives Consultant

3D Pattern Maker NFT Designer

Creative & Technical Designer

Video Game Fashion Designer

Seamstress Pattern Maker

Director of Collections

Trend Forecaster

Fashion Designer

Head Tailor

Creative Director

Supply Chain

Industrialization

Product Developer

Production Manager

Buying & Sourcing Manager

Quality Control Manager

Logistics Manager

Strategic Marketing

Marketing Manager

Product Manager

Merchandising Manager

Digital Marketing Manager

Branding Manager

RSE Manager

Digital Product Manager

Communications

Communications

Fashion Stylist

Metaverse Event Director

Designer Strategic Planner

Digital Brand Content Manager

Fashion Press Officer

Fashion Editor

Community Manager

Director of Graphic

Merchandising and Omnichannel Distribution

Sales Manager / Buying Manager / Visual Merchandiser / CRM Manager / Store Manager / Personal Shopper

E-Commerce Manager / E-Merchandiser

E-Commerce & Marketplace Developer / E-Merchandiser 2.0

This list of professions is simply an indication, but the fashion industry is constantly evolving and requires more and more cross-disciplinary skills, offering opportunities that are all the more exciting as they increase the number of carreer paths and opportunies for growth across all sectors. The boundary between Design and Business is slowly disappearing in favor of a more experiential and authentic fashion industry. Indeed, with the industry's increasing interest in new technology (3D, Metaverse and NFTs) and its necessary shift towards eco-responsability (upcycling, zero waste, CSR, etc.) the entire life cycle of a product is now being redefined. An extremely promising reality for our graduates receiving training in these emerging domains.

A wide range of job prospects in fashion, luxury & lifestyle

Personalized Support for Career Development

The ESMOD Career Development Office is a real asset and instrument of synergy as it guides students and graduates through their professional placements. The office’s permanent contact with industry professionals allows us to evaluate the needs and realities of the market.

The Career Development Office puts companies in touch with students and alumni by centralizing internships and career opportunities on our digital platform, which is updated daily by professionals in the Fashion & Luxury sectors, both in France and abroad.

We have also developed recruitment partnerships with companies that want to become involved with ESMOD to find the best profiles and recruit at the source. Dynamic, efficient and responsive, our Career Development Office provides modules to support students' professional projects, such as mock interviews, CV and cover letter workshops as well as presentations on today’s fashion industry via alumni-led round tables.

Our goal: prepare our students to enter the job market in the best possible conditions to ensure success in their job search.

Competitions, partnerships, collaborations, and professional projects throughout the curriculum

Always current with industry standards, ESMOD offers students of all levels the opportunity to work on real-life projects for brands or facilitates and encourages submissions to international competitions to showcase their talents. This is an effective way to get the most out of what they have learned before graduating while simultaneously helping to build up their CVs with exclusive and impressive professional experience.

Competitions :

Alpaca Awards, Barbie, Business Marathon, Carrefour, Emmaüs, Grain De Malice, Lepage, Maison Lesage, Naf Naf, The Norm, Tape à l’oeil, UNESCO Global Conference, Women @ Dior, FashionCube, etc.

Collabs / Partnerships :

Atelier de Paris, BETC, Biennale d’art contemporain de Lyon, Centre Meriadek, Dress X, Eurovision Junior, Festival Des Villes Sœurs, Fashion Data, France Télévision, Texworld, Lectra Dior Homme, LVMH, Mandarin Oriental, La Redoute, Musée La Piscine, Maisons De Mode, Revibe, The Conscious Festival, Lee Jeans, La Samaritaine, Le Rouge Français, Ictyos, Inclusion conseil, Inditex, WGSN, etc.

Mandarin Oriental

Barbie

Women @ Dior

A network of over 10,000 Alumni

Our young alumni can begin their professional careers straight after graduation. Thanks to our mandatory internships and operational and inter-disciplinary curriculum, they have access to a wide variety of job prospects depending on their chosen career path and preferences. Here is an overview of the diverse and prestigious positions currently occupied by our alumni:

Artistic Directors…

HERMES – Bali Barret

SALVATORE FERRAGAMO – Guillaume Meilland

KAPORAL – Thierry Vainqueur

CLAUDIE PIERLOT – Vanessa Pierrat

BONTON – Christine Innamorato

LONGCHAMP – Sophie DeLafontaine BEAUTYSTREAMS.COM – Michaël Nolte

ERES – Marie-Paule Minchelli

COMPTOIR DES COTONNIERS – Nathalie Marchal

ETAM – Olivia Grego

ZAPPA - Constance Boutet

PETIT BATEAU – Anouk Robyn

Created their own brand…

Alexandre Vauthier, Catherine Malandrino, Jérôme Dreyfuss, Junn J, Thierry Mugler, Tammy & Benjamin, Dice Kayek, Roseanna, Vestiaire Collective, Franck Sorbier, Victoria/Tomas, Manoush, Boutet Solanes...

Created their own agency or concept stores…

DLX Paris, Bureau Alexandra Jubé, WOMB, The Broken Arm, Les Cachotières, Saventy Percent, Entada Textile, Stori-A, Bon Magasinage, The Other Art of Living, Montaigne Market, PBC L’agence…

Charlotte Pluquin - Photographer : Clément Decoster

Professions

They work for...

Fashion Design

Nancy – Design and Production Manager – NINA RICCI

Maël – Stylist – CHRISTIAN DIOR COUTURE

Jean-Charles – Knitwear & Jersey Designer – HERMES

Soufiane – Product Developer – SANDRO

Clémence – Product Manager – LACOSTE

Julie – Content & Event Production Manager – MAJE

Thomas – Print Designer – LANVIN Mallory – PR & VIP Manager – GUCCI

Catherine – Flou & Suit Pattern-Maker – MAISON MARGIELA

Tony – Personal Shopper – LE PRINTEMPS

Clara – Press Officer – CARTIER

Maxence – Visual Identity Manager for France & International – AUBADE PARIS

Marine – Production Manager – JACQUEMUS

Yeda – Global Merchandising Director – STELLA MCCARTNEY Franck – Director of Haute-Couture – JEAN-PAUL GAULTIER

Marie – Director of Collections – JULES

Fashion Business

Aydha – Celebrity and Media Relations Manager – MUGLER

Julie – Digital Content Coordinator – BALENCIAGA

Madeleine – Creative Director for Trends and Culture – LA SAMARITAINE PARIS

Claire – Collection Manager – BALMAIN

Catalia – Menswear Product Manager – ZARA / INDITEX Delphine – Sales Director – LOEWE

Luciana – Marketing & Communications Manager – HUGO BOSS

Jérôme – Publishing Manager – CHRISTIAN DIOR COUTURE

Lucie – Fashion Editor – FASHION NETWORK

Morgan – Visual Merchandising Manager – HUGO BOSS

Agathe – Media Relations Manager – GIORGIO ARMANI

Louise – Digital Project Manager – BETC DIGITAL

Alexandra – Communications & Image Director – JENNYFER

Bénédicte – Brand and Prospective Strategy Director – MARTINE LEHERPEUR CONSEIL

Capucine – Media & Image Project Manager – TAG WALK

Anthony - Global VIP Relations Manager – LOEWE

Juliette Bonniau – Visual Merchandiser – DIOR

Florent – Worldwide Buying & Merchandising Manager – SAINT LAURENT

Lana – Social Media Project Manager – LOUIS VUITTON

Marie – Head of Advertising – DDB

ESMOD Alumni Platform

This large network of alumni stays connected on our ESMOD Alumni platform, which assembles students, alumni and fashion professionals to encourage networking as well as publicize employment opportunities and exciting collaborations. 17

Fashion Design Testimonials

Leathergoods Artisan HERMES

The professors know how to guide us as we develop our ideas while still respecting our creative universe. They also know how to take us out of our comfort zone enabling us to create unique and innovative collections.

Digital ProjectContentManager BALENCIAGA

The pace of the work and the professors' demands effectively prepare us for work in a professional environment.

The vast richness of the ESMOD textile library and curicu- lum allowed me to join the VERSACE Material Research teams in Milan for an internship. This was a very useful experience for my work as a fashion designer.

One of ESMOD's strengths is being able to set up exchanges with various schools in its network. I started my Fashion Designer course at ESMOD Beijing and finished it at ESMOD Paris, without sacrificing an ounce ofquality in my education.

Freelance Stylist/Designer

Founder of the brand CAMILLE QUENTIN

Fashion Business Testimonials

ESMOD gave me the opportunity to meet new people and be more organized. We really learned to work in a group and this is really important.

I was looking for a school that highlighted the bu- siness & marketing side of fashion... These 3 years have taught me about creativity, fashion culture and all the strategic notions of marketing, communica- tions and digital tools, etc.

During this experience, I was able to analyse how the luxury industry works in depth. ESMOD has truly changed my career and given me incredible opportunities (...) to work for luxury brands like Lanvin, Chanel, Giorgio Armani, Louis Vuitton, and all because the school (...) taught me how to apply and prepare for these roles. I'm delighted with the experience I had at ESMOD and grateful for everything the school has given me.

ESMOD helped me integrate easily into the professional world with mandatory internships every year.

Assistant Product Manager Footwear,for Sneakers Accessoriesand AMI PARIS

Communications and Production Assistant at ANTIDOTE MAGAZINE

Exotic Leather Style and Development Assistant at LOUIS VUITTON

Junior PR & VIP coordinator at CHLOÉ

Our Commitments

Caroline Bouquin, CSR Coordinator at ESMOD

Our network of schools is developing an ecosystem that combines technology, inclusivity, influence, design and biomimicry. Responsible choices that reflect the ethics of our group and its solid values are applied at all levels and expressed through a number of significant collaborations with renowned organisations: Convention des Entreprises pour le Climat (CEC) ; Paris Good Fashion ; Chair BALI (Biarritz Lifestyle Industry) ; Refashion, etc. Not only as a company and as a group of companies but also as a higher education institution, ESMOD places the utmost importance on social responsibility, on the one hand in order to lead by example and on the other to ensure that its students understand what companies now expect of them.

We wanted to build a world in which “digital” makes life easier. More enjoyable. Without any hassle. We're even building a new and completely digitalized world. (...) This will lead you to unimaginable professions. What will yours be, how will you live and breathe Fashion? Anything is possible. You who live in this digital world (...) because you are the future of this country. You are the future of Fashion. You are the future of this Fashion industry: A space for creation. A space for freedom. A space for equality. You are the future of this Fashion, one that respects the environment. This Fashion that knows no borders. I hope you create and live this strong, free, tolerant and digital Fashion.

We strongly believe that the amount of clothing being produced today is far greater than humanity's needs. We share the beauty and excitement that physical fashion creates, but we believe there are ways to produce less and produce more sustainably (...). With DRESS X, we aim to demonstrate that some clothes can only exist in their digital form. We proposed a business case to ESMOD Fashion Business students and were pleasantly surprised by their ability to work effectively in such a short space of time. They carried out in-depth and highly relevant market research on this new and unusual topic, NFTs. The quality of their ideas and especially the winning team impressed us with their fair, innovative and easy-to-implement strategic recommendations. We quickly decided to establish a lasting partnership with ESMOD with the introduction of the ESMOD x DRESS X certificate.

Paris Good Fashion is an association that aims to make Paris the capital of sustainable fashion by 2024, when it will host the Olympic Games. Established in 2019 at the request of Paris City Council, Paris Good Fashion brings together more than a hundred stakeholders (major groups, retailers, NGOs, federations, start-ups, etc.), all working towards a common goal: accelerate the sector's social and environmental transition.

ESMOD is working every day to improve and transform the industry's practices by participating in their think tank.

Yann Rivoallan, Sponsor of the ESMOD Fashion Business Class of 2021 and President of the Fédération Française du Prêtà-porter (French Federation of Ready-to-Wear)

Olga Chernysheva, Chief Sustainability Officer at DRESS X , Digital Fashion Sharing and Selling Application (NFTs) Business Marathon partner for Fashion Business 2022

Elis x ESMOD Lyon - An upcycling project created by Fashion Design students with a communications plan concieved by Fashion Business students.

Clémentine Ollivier - Photographer : Killian Bizais

Fashion Design Undergraduate Program

Fashion Designer

Available in Paris in French or English, Lyon & Roubaix Bordeaux and Rennes (1st and 2nd year) in French LEVEL

A fashion design curiculum as technical as it is creative

A creative and technical curiculum based on the design and production of daily wardrobe pieces and a final thesis collection relating to a specific sector: Ready-to-wear, Luxury, Haute Couture, Lingerie, Accessories, etc.

Instruction that combines creative identity development, technical skill progression, fashion culture insights, as well as use of digital design tools, branding tacticts and leveraging professional experience to improve career development and job prospects by graduation.

Targeted Career Paths

There are many career opportunities related to the design process of a collection, from inspiration to production, from sketching to technical flat drawing, sourcing materials, pattern making and beyond. Our graduates can therefore join brands in studios or design offices as well as pattern-making ateliers and sample rooms of established labels, or even start their own business. The growing importance of digital technology also offers great opportunities for them to join exciting new professions in the fields of 3D design and industrialization (Modaris Lectra.)

Accredidation

Level 6 Certification, NSF code 242 registered with the RNCP by France Compétences (France’s academic accreditation governing body) registration decision dated June 1st 2022Bachelor's Degree Equivalent (Bac+3 or 180 ECTS credits)

Accessible through APL

Required Profile

A high school diploma or equivalent (regardless of concentration.)

Possible to apply as a transfer student into the 2nd or 3rd year, which requires proof of experience in design and pattern-making equivalent to the requirements of the ESMOD program.

Final Project

The two first years of the curriculum culminate in a design and pattern-making presentation before a panel of faculty members that features a personal dress model with a complete design dossier.

In the third year, students present a personal collection to a jury of industry professional, in a showroom format. These professionals judge the technical and artistic qualities of the collections.

Professional Experience

In the first year, students can do voluntary internships during school holidays. However, in the second year, a mandatory 5-week internship included in the curriculum allows students to gain a significant amount of professional experience and to apply the knowledge they have acquired during their course of studies. In the third and final year, students complete 3 to 6 month internships within a fashion-related brand. This experience is assessed in the form of an internship report, which is the final step of the curriculum.

Study Abroad

Having an experience studying abroad is a unique opportunity that can complement your education based on the specific expertise offered by our affiliated institutions.

It is also an opportunity to enrich your personal career ambitions while discovering new cultures and work methods.

You can do exchanges for a few weeks up to a whole year in one of our network schools in Beijing (China), Beirut (Lebanon), Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Guangzhou (China), Istanbul (Turkey), Jakarta (Indonesia), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Oslo (Norway), Seoul (South Korea), Tokyo (Japan), Tunis and Sousse (Tunisia).

Supplemental Courses in Paris

3rd year students in Paris have the possibility to simultaneously complete a Bachelor's degree in “Innovation Management In Fashion Companies,” in partnership with CNAM (offered in French only,) as well as a Metaverse Fashion Management & Design certificate in partnership with DRESS X (offered in English only.)

In addition, since ESMOD is a member of the ERASMUS+ charter, we can also offer our students study aborad opportunities in a number of partner schools within Europe: IED in Madrid, Barcelona, Rome, Milan and Florence; Polytechnic University of Madrid; LCI in Barcelona; NABA in Milan, Fashion & Design Academy in Berlin, Technical University of Liberec (Czech Republic); University of Trier (Germany). ESMOD is actively forming ties with other renowned universities outside Europe, notably with the University of Minas Gerais in Brazil.

4 progressive academic focuses over 3 years

A 3-year program split between Creative Design and Technical Design: the first focuses on the creative conception of a fashion product, while the second translates this concept into garment construction via flat pattern-making or draping.

Core courses enrich the curriculum by offering a solid basis in fashion culture, a mastery of digital design tools and familiarization of the fashion market and its various sectors.

It is the combination of all these disciplines that sets ESMOD methodology apart, providing our graduates a complete breadth of knowledge and skill set, both technically and artistically, to help them break into the job market.

Creative Design

Fashion Sketching / Illustration

Color Theory

Creative Methodology

Technical Flat Drawing Illustration

Development of Personal Creative Universe

Product Analysis, Optical Research…

Product Variations

Complete Design Dossiers Creation:

Skirt, blouse, dress (1st year)

Suits, casualwear (2nd year)

Development of a commercial clothing line (3rd year)

Technical Design

Volume Research, Fabric Selection & Performance, Sewing Techniques, Pattern Making, Size Gradation Design, etc.

Case studies on skirts, blouses, dresses, tailored suit jackets and trousers, dress pants and casualwear items via flat cutting and draping in muslin. Creation of manufacturing and finishing samples.

Execution, in teams, of a unique skirt and blouse model in fabric.

Creation of unique sweatshirt, dress, tailored suit jacket and trousers, jacket and jeans models. Designing pieces in a specific sector in the 3rd year (womenswear, menswear, lingerie, haute couture, etc.).

Foundational Courses

Market and Consumer Analysis

Fashion History

Fashion Culture

Fashion English

Live Model Illustration

Textiles

CAD (Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and CLO 3D)

CAP: (MODARIS Expert software (Lectra system))

Personal project coaching, digital marketing, branding

Production; Technique and Craftsmanship Electives (in the 3rd year)

Career Development

In the first year, students can do voluntary internships during school holidays. However, in the second year, a mandatory 5-week internship included in the curriculum allows students to gain a significant amount of professional experience and to apply the knowledge they have acquired during their course of studies. In the third and final year, students complete 3 to 6 month internships within a fashion-related brand. This experience is assessed in the form of an internship report, which is the final step of the curriculum.

In addition we offer courses taught by recruitment professionals, who introduce the various business structures, fashion professions and their definitions, the different organizational charts of companies according to sector, the best strategies to adopt to find a first internship or first job, etc. Personalized advice, combined with CV-writing tutorials and more, ensure our students submit a bulletproof application!

Metawear in Paris

In the second year, students can choose to specialize in 3D design tools. This course focuses on developing collections and universes created with essential digital design tools such as CLO 3D, BLENDER, MAYA, DAZ3D, etc. without neglecting the technical aspect of "physical" pattern-making classes to better understand volumes and the construction of garments in 3D.

Students go on to choose one of the 3rd year specializations, an at the end of that year, they will have the opportunity to present a complete virtual collection project.

Product Development (CAO) in Paris

In the second year, students can choose to perfect their knowledge of computeraided pattern making (CAP), specifically thanks to the possibilities offered by LECTRA: Modaris Expert Pro. This option allows students to focus on the technical aspect of product development in the same way many fashion companies do.

In the third year, students can obtain a LECTRA MODARIS 2D and/or 3D certificate, which is a true asset to their CV.

Eco-Design

in Paris - Regional modules

Students can choose to develop their collection designs in an ecologically responsible way. We continue to adapt our teaching methods to accommodate the most environmentally-friendly design and manufacture strategies being invented: zero waste pattern making, upcycling techniques, eco-ethical sourcing, reflection on CSR values of a brand, etc.

In the third year, students can propose a concept for an ecologically responsible collection in any one of the specializations available. This approach can help set these students apart, in an industry that continues to emphasize eco-responsibility and recruit accordingly.

Emerging Designer

Paris, Lyon, Roubaix

Specializations

In their third year, students choose one of the specializations available on their campus that propels them to develop a complete collection concept.

Sportswear & Outdoor

Knitwear & Jersey

New Couture

Artistic Performance

Menswear

Contemporary Womenswear

Emerging Designer

Luxury Designer

Child & Teen

Lingerie & Bodywear

Accessories

Technique and Craftsmanship Electives

These courses help our students to develop their artisanal expertise or master a digital tool that will prove useful in developing their collection. Each student chooses from the following TCEs: embroidery (Lesage), sustainable fur (Saga Furs), leather, LECTRA MODARIS 3D (CAP), CLO 3D, knitwear, etc.

This Specialisation covers both Men’s and Women’s Casualwear from a fresh viewpoint. Working on product lines, colors and volumes that can be androgynous, non-gendered, hybrid, transformative or blur lines, in order to push the boundaries of conventional readyto-wear.

Marina BafuttoPhotographer : Silvia Rocchino

Menswear

Paris, Lyon, Roubaix

Womenswear

Paris, Lyon, Roubaix

Learn about menswear through tailoring and its specific characteristics. Students gain perspectives on urban and contemporary fashion for a creative market that is still rapidly expanding.

Create a collection with a modern approach to appeal to a wider audience. This specialisation requires a great deal of adaptability and will open up the doors to a high-potential womenswear market.

Cherifa ElkharadlyPhotographer : Sarah Steck

Théo AcquistapacePhotographer : Killian Bizais

Artistic Performance Design

Paris

Childrenswear & Teens

Paris

Take an elaborate and innovative approach based on performance or artistic expression. The piece becomes an expression of the artist. This specialization requires a deep knowledge of culture and sociology. You can develop a personal or generational message, or illustrate the work of an artist.

This specialization covers a broad sector spanning children's to teen clothing, enabling students to meet children and adolescents’ needs to express an identity with imagination, fantasy and originality.

Pablo RensPhotographer : Pablo Rens

Chloé Thibault;Photographer : Jean-Baptiste Pennel

The evolution of traditional Haute Couture into highly luxurious limited edition pieces with advanced research into textiles and artisanal methods, while occasionally integrating new innovations. Learn about specific Haute Couture techniques through painstakingly detailed work and the use of fine textiles and artisanal techniques (embroidery, pleating, draping, etc.) to create unique hand-made pieces.

Active Sportswear & Outerwear

A modern fashion approach to activewear garments that combines technicity with innovative materials. Students use a creative 3D approach with the use of CLO 3D software or Fusion 360 for 3D printing.

Katsuki NakataPhotographer : Lim Shania

Paris

Maéla Fortin -

Photographer

: Juliette Denis

Luxury Design

Paris, Lyon, Roubaix

Knitwear & Jersey Paris

Learn specific techniques used in the luxury sector to create small series of clothing with a particular focus on materials (finishings, innovative materials, etc.). In this specialization, students have the opportunity to highlight the specificities of French fashion internationally.

Learn techniques specific to knitwear by adopting an ever more innovative and imaginative approach. This specialization requires real interest in the subject and prepares students for what is still a major market that continues to grow.

Quentin DenghienPhotographer : Harold Rafael Georges & Henri Mahieu Margot ReignierPhotographer : Anaïs Oudart

Lingerie & Bodywear Paris

Exploration of new materials and new techniques. This specialization requires meticulousness and penetrating observation with attention to detail. Lingerie, as well as its related products like loungewear, is now a sector in its own right in the world of luxury and design.

Accessories

Paris

Development of a creative concept for footwear, sneakers and leathergoods with prototypes manufactured by specialists. This specialization also lets students explore the world of jewellery and other products (such as scarves, belts, etc.). Students learn to employ a creative 3D approach with the use of CLO 3D software or Fusion 360° for 3D printing.

Clara FourrierPhotographer : Sarah Steck

Xinping WangPhotographer : Tian Ronghua

Quentin Denghien - Photographers : Harold Rafael Georges & Henri Mahieu

Fashion Business Undergraduate Program

Head of Marketing & Communications Strategy in Fashion Industry

Paris-Pantin (classes in French and in English), Bordeaux, Lyon and Roubaix (in French only)

A business school curriculum for fashion lovers

Specialized in marketing and communications within the fashion and creative industries, this course offers 360° vision and curriculum to develop a solid basis in fashion culture, a global understanding of the sector, strong product knowledge and operational skills in marketing, distribution and communications.

Accredidation

Level 6 certification, NSF code 242p, registered with the RNCP by France Compétences (France’s academic accreditation governing body) registration decision dated 17 June 2021 –Equivalent: Bachelor's Degree (Bac+3 or 180 ECTS credits)

Targeted Career Paths

The career paths accessible to our graduates following this program is everything relating to Fashion Business, as showcased by the careers of our alumni: from forecasting & trends to communications, including product development, marketing, distribution, merchandising, PR, etc. We provide them the opportunity to work in highly operational roles in companies of various sizes and market position, from start-ups/SMEs to large international premium fashion and luxury groups or even to pursue entrepreneurial projects.

Required Profile

A high school diploma or equivalent (regardless of concentration.) Have an artistic sensibility, curiosity and a real motivation to work in the sector, a professional project with the aim of joining a company in thindustry or an entrepreneurial project..

Possible to apply as a transfer student into the 2nd or 3rd year, for students with experience in marketing and communications, and after taking part in an induction seminar to be brought up to speed in fashion culture.

Final Project

At the end of the 2nd year, students choose the subject of their thesis project that they will work on throughout their 3rd year.

The topic: creating a diversification for an existing brand (propose a new product line for a brand of your choice) or a collaboration between 2 brands. The objective being to apply all the skills developed over the three years of study (market research, collection development, implementing marketing strategies, digital and CSR strategies, distribution and communications actions). A 360° project for which students have a series of coaching sessions with specialized professionals before handing in a written thesis that they then present and defent in an oral presentation before a panel of industry professionals.

Professional Experience

Students complete mandatory internships included in the curriculum each year for a duration of 3 months in the first 2 years and 4 to 6 months in the 3rd year. These internships are a way to create a professional network while helping guide students to choose between the different sectors and profesions in the fashion industry.

Students also gain experience by taking part in the Business Marathon in their 3rd year. This project is an opportunity for students to address real issues experienced by partner companies.

Study Abroad

As ESMOD is a member of the ERASMUS+ charter, we can offer our students study aborad opportunities in a number of partner schools within Europe: IED in Madrid and Universidade da Coruña in Barcelona (Spain) Academy of Fashion and Design, Berlin, Munich, Hamburg (Germany)

Additional courses in Paris

For the third year in Paris, it is possible to prepare a Bachelor's degree in Innovation Management at fashion companies, in partnership with CNAM as well as a Metaverse Fashion Management & Design certificate in partnership with DRESS X.

Accessible via APL

The "Head of Marketing and Communications Strategy in Fashion Industry" undergraduate degree program is accessible via APL. The Accreditation of Prior Learning makes it possible to obtain a diploma registered with the National Directory of Professional Certifications (RNCP) to strengthen your career opportunities, based on prior professional experience.

6 progressive academic focuses

Fashion Culture & Craftsmanship

Everything you need to know to understand fashion's past and present, to understand the work of designers and the stages involved in the construction a fashion product.

The subjects: Color Theory, The Creative Process, Fashion History, Artistic Timelines, Reading Technical Dossiers, Intro to Pattern-Making, Fashion Culture, Textiles and Innovations, etc.

Creative Industry Ecosystems

Gain insights into inner workings of the fashion industry by studying its various sectors and its key players, from fast fashion to luxury, in order to be able to project into the furute of an ever-evolving industry.

The subjects: Market Research, Fashion Sociology, Fashion Week Analysis, Fashion Press, Accessories, Fashion Markets, Trends and Forecasting, Brands and Designers, Production, CSR, etc.

Marketing & Fashion Management

Everything you need to know about developing a fashion product, the competitive environment, market price points relating to distribution and consumer behvior, with a strategic, operational approach.

The subjects: Strategic and Operational marketing, Brand Management, Digital Marketing, CRM & Data, Intercultural Management, etc.

Fashion Communications

All the tools needed to manage the visual, strategic and operational communications of a brand to build its identity and share its story.

The subjects: Strategic and Operational Communications, Social Media Strategy, Storytelling, Editorial Communication and Artistic Direction, PR, Influencer Marketing, Event Planning, etc.

Merchandising Distribution

How to understand distribution channels from the physical POS through to E-commerce. Everything you need to know to set up an effective distribution strategy in the digital age.

The subjects: Buying, Distribution Channels (Retail & Wholesale), CRM/DATA, Omnichannel Distribution, Sales & Commercial Negotiation, Visual Merchandising, Merchandising/Retail, etc.

Career Development

Everything you need to master to give you the best possible chance to find an internship and a job after graduating.

The subjects: Technical Skills (Computer Graphics, writing cover letters and CVs, managing your professional E-reputation), Interpersonal Skills (Professional Communication, English, Italian, Spanish or French as a foreign language for international students), Professional Support (Career conferences, professional meetings), Entrepreneurship / Business plans, etc.

Bachelor's Degree at CNAM "Innovation management in fashion companies"

Offered to 3rd year students in Fashion Business and Fashion Design or those with the ESMOD or ISEM qualifications (ESMOD Fashion Business) or equivalent qualifications (Bac+2 or Bac+3)

Courses are taught via evening class modules.

Complementary Skills

The aim of this program is to introduce students to the innovation strategies put in place by companies, particularly in the fashion industry and to lead them to develop their own projects that encompass these topics. Courses are taught via evening class modules.

Program

In addition to the modules acquired and taken into account during the 3-year ESMOD course, the programme includes modules taught at the CNAM and validated by a written or oral exam.

The modules concerned are:

Study of upstream / downstream marketing and innovative processes

Production management in clothing companies. (1 module of production taught at the CNAM de Cholet)

Supervised team project (fashion innovation case study)

Required profile

Student enrolled in the "Fashion Designer" or "Head of Marketing & Communications Strategy in Fashion Industry" programs (subject to obtaining a diploma) or someone with an equivalent degree.

Validation

Diploma from CNAM Institution "Bachelor's Degree in Innovation Management in Fashion Companies".

Credits awarded: 60.

Charlotte Pluquin - Photographer : Clément Decoster

Fashion Design Postgraduate Program

Official Accredidation

RECOGNIZED DEGREE

Degree recognized by the State at BAC+5 level by the ministerial order of July 22, 2021, BO no. 29 – 120 ECTS

Accessible via APL

The "Creative Director" diploma is available via APL. The Accreditation of Prior Learning makes it possible to obtain a diploma registered with the National Directory of Professional Certifications (RNCP) to enhance your professional career.

Additional Courses in Paris

All students admitted to this program may also obtain a certificate by enrolling in the Metaverse Fashion Management & Design evening courses in partnership with DRESS X.

Anya Baghdassarian - Photographer : Jora Zaria

Creative Director

Paris (in French or in English)

Available as an “alternance” program

A professional course to become a Creative Director or innovative entrepreneur

This program allows students to learn how to set up a creative project, conceptualize and develop proposals, and enter into a process of sourcing and industrialization, as well as managing teams focused on innovation and research.

Throughout this course, students develop a creative research project or entrepreneurial project from its conceptual phase right up to its presentation before a panel of industry professionals. The curriculum also includes product development, communications and event management practices as well as exploratory research methodology.

A close relationship with the professional world: in addition to a 6-month professional placement or work-study program, conferences are held every month with prestigious guest speakers from major companies as well as emerging designers.

It is also possible to do an internship for your own brand, or another French or international brand. In addition, this program instills a strong awareness of ecological design (eco-responsible sourcing, textiles, upcycling, etc.).

Targeted Career Paths

Depending on your project and chosen career path, students can assist and then aim to become a brand's Creative or Artistic Director, working in a studio or workshop with additional managerial responsibilities.

Positions in product development and/or production are also possible, as well as positions with a strategic and managerial position at an international level. Many will be able to take the entrepreneurship route and build their own brand or business concept from scratch.

For those who have chosen to continue their studies at a Doctorate level in Applied Arts or Innovation, research positions at certain houses offer great career opportunities.

Required Profile

For creatives and passionate designers who want to strengthen their skills in design, business and fashion culture.

For those aiming for Creative Director positions, for their own business or for a brand.

For those wishing to explore specific creative techniques or move into research.

Available full-time (in English) or as an “alternance” (in French).

A Bachelor's degree in Design (from a fashion school or equivalent) or a degree in Applied Arts with a strong interest in fashion. Other profiles (business schools, art schools, human sciences) according to creativity, skills and experience. B2 level in English required (exception for the “alternance” option.)

6 progressive focuses spanning 2 years

For the full time English program, the first three semesters are based in the classroom followed by a six-month internship. For the French “alternance” format students spend one week at ESMOD and three weeks at a company each month over the four semesters.

Design Project

Be able to create and produce collections.

The course is based around creating an innovative design project, open to multiple variations in clothing design and beyond (other textile productions, finishings, embroidery, accessory design, videos, etc.).

This project includes artistic direction, working in a design studio, prototyping and production.

Branding

Courses in Branding, Management, Marketing, Communications, Product Development, as well as lectures by professionals to allow students to integrate various skill sets and manage the different stages in production and marketing for a brand, a collection or a product.

Fashion Culture & Artistic Direction

Through various classes, workshops and conferences, this focus allows student to acquire the knowledge of fashion culture (both artistic and professional) necessary to understand the current fashion landscape and its evolution.

The classes offered include: History of Art and Design, Emerging Designers, Textiles and Made in France. Guest lectures on topics such as Artistic Direction are also included.

Research Methodology

This selection of courses provides an introduction to Research and Innovation in Fashion, through specialized lectures, individual coaching sessions and seminars on current affairs and research.

Students are also prepped to write their fifth year dissertation through various writing and methodology workshops.

Students can be supported should they wish to pursue a Doctorate.

Immersive Internship and Dissertation

Writing a dissertation is the final part of the course, where students present the problems encountered and the solutions that would address them. At the same time, a 6-month placement or workstudy program, linked to the creative project and dissertation itself, enables students to understand the managerial practices of companies behind the creative process in design.

Career Development

One part of the curriculum is dedicated to acquiring the necessary tools to enter the workforce.

This focus includes:

Management and Leadership

Interpersonal Communication

French as a Foreign Language and Fashion Terminology

CLO 3D

Support modules to find internships.

Loan Poulmarc’h - Photographer : Lamine Jammeh

Joséphine Macaire Lopez - Photographer : Clément Decoster

Fashion Business Postgraduate Program

Manager of International Development in the Fashion & Luxury Industry

This is a full-time program with regular projects featuring a professional perspective for people working in operational managerial roles

Paris-Pantin

(Lessons in French or in English in the 4th year and in English in the 5th year)

For future managers in marketing, distribution and communication in the fashion and luxury sector

The goal is to understand the past and present of fashion and luxury in order to prepare yourself for a future in an ever-changing industry with a strategic and managerial approach on an international scale.

Recognized by the state

CERTIFICATION LEVEL 7

Level 7 certification, NSF code 242p, registered with the RNCP by France Compétences registration decision dated 25 April 2022 - Equivalent Master's Degree (BAC+5 or 120 ECTS credits)

Targeted professions

All professions related to Fashion Business, as showcased by the careers of our alumni: from forecasting & trends to communication, including product development, marketing, distribution, merchandising, PR to strategic and managerial roles with an international and luxury scope or entrepreneurial projects.

Required profiles

Bachelor's degree with a wide range of backgrounds accepted (general business school, administration, law or design, social sciences, digital, etc.)

Have a creative sensitivity, curiosity and a real motivation to work in the sector, a career project with the aim of joining a company in the sector or an entrepreneurial project linked to the sector.

Professional experience

An internship between June and September is highly recommended in the 4th year, especially for those entering the sector, to increase your chances of having a qualified internship for the professional immersion linked to your 5th year dissertation. When taking part in the Business Marathon in the 4th year, students address real issues experienced by partner companies.

4th year - Build Up My Brand Project

(January to June)

Five months of collaboration with a 3rd year Fashion Design student who has created his or her own collection to learn how to work and interact with a creative person. The Fashion Business student will implement all their strategies to launch the designer's brand in terms of market position, distribution and communication. Workshops are supervised by experts in launching creative brands. A final presentation before a jury of industry professionals takes place in June.

5th year Research Dissertation

A research thesis linked with the internship company, and focused around the major issues in the sector (digitization, CSR, etc.) with an aim of making strategic recommendations for international development. The thesis will be written during the internship and supervised by professional coaches, who are experts in these issues. It will be orally presented before a jury of professionals from the sector in French or in English.

Additional courses

For students from the Undergraduate Fashion Business who wish to continue in Paris, it's possible to apply for a double degree in partnership with NEOMA Business School and their TEMA program in Digital and Innovation Management.

All students admitted to this programme can obtain a certificate by taking Metaverse Fashion Management & Design evening classes in partnership with DRESS X.

Accessible through VAE

The "Manager of International Development in the Fashion & Luxury Industry" diploma is available through VAE. The Validation of Aquired Experience makes it possible to obtain a diploma registered with the National Directory of Professional Certifications (RNCP) to enhance your professional career.

4 progressive focuses covering 2 years

Fashion & Luxury Eco-system

Learn to understand and integrate the constraints and codes of fashion through the study of the industry and its stakeholders.

4th Year subjects: History & Sociology of Fashion, Media and Fashion Weeks, Brand Culture, Trends and Prospects, Art and Fashion, Architecture and Luxury, the Luxury Market, Sport and Luxury, Creativity, Product Development, Collection and Collection Planning, Styles and Identity, PLM, Textiles and Innovation, Strategy and CSR approaches, Fashion and Sustainability, CSR regulations, etc.

5th Year subjects: Couture, Made in France and Art Professions, Digital and Innovation, Luxury Experience, International Market Research, Sustainable Creation and Product Life Cycle...

Marketing & Communications Strategies

Understand what a brand is, how it develops, what it communicates, what it promises and learn how to manage the marketing and communications teams in a company in the Fashion and Luxury sector...

4th Year subjects: Brand Design, Influencer Marketing, Digital Strategy, Communications Strategies, Media Planning, Storytelling, PR, Artistic Direction, Innovation Strategy, Influencer Marketing, etc.

5th Year subjects: International Strategic Marketing, Marketing and Semiotics in the Fashion industry, E-reputation, Digital Innovation, Fashion & Luxury Brand Licenscing, Management, Sustainability in Fashion & Luxury, Sustainable Business Models, etc.

Purchasing & Merchandising Strategy

How to understand the needs of brands in terms of distribution, merchandising and visual merchandising in the digital age

4th Year subjects:

Brand development

Distribution Strategy

Retail Merchandising...

5th Year subjects:

Product Marketing and Purchasing Process

B2B Buying

Sourcing and purchasing Supply Chain Customer Experience...

Career Development & Entrepreneurship

All the tools needed to successfully enter the working world.

The subjects: Brand law, Business Plan, IT, Computer Graphics, Expression Management, Professional English relevant to the sector or French as a Foreign Language for international students, Career lectures, CV and cover letter workshops, Interview simulations, E-reputation.

Possibility to apply to the Women at Dior programme...

Joséphine Macaire Lopez - Photographer : Clément Decoster

Emeline Yosbergues - Photographer : Clement Decoster

Short & Professional Courses

Creative & Technical Design Intensive Program

Paris, Roubaix, Bordeaux, Rennes

The intensive training course condenses the first 2 years of the Fashion Designer program into 1 year

This program helps students to master the basics of womenswear design and production. Once validated, this program gives students access to the 3rd year of the’ Fashion Designer’ degree course to obtain the certified (RNCP Level 6) diploma.

Required profiles

For professionals returning to higher education and wanting to move into the field of fashion design or for students with a BAC+2 or higher who wish to reorient their studies by choosing a creative field in fashion.

In Bordeaux, Rennes and Roubaix, only accessible to applicants who have already followed an artistic course of study.

Curriculum

Identical to that of the first two years of the Fashion Designer syllabus, at a more sustained pace in view of the level of maturity of the applicants.

Validation

Institutional certification awarded at the end of training if the level is validated and 120 ECTS credits in order to qualify for the 3rd year.

Clara Cousin - Photographer : Flavien Segalini

Courses for students or professionals wishing to learn or improve their skills in the fields of Fashion Design, PatternMaking and Computer Aided Design (CAD). These short courses include evening courses and workshops on Saturdays or online.

For students, participation in a certain number of modules allows them to potentially qualify for the 2 nd year undergraduate Fashion Design program, after their skills are evaluated and validated.

For professionals, these modules allow them to validate their knowledge and to improve their skills.

Design and/or Pattern-Making Evening Classes

Monday to Thursday from November to June (2-hour classes) in Paris, offered in French only

Design

Introduction to fashion silhouettes and flat patternmaking. Teaches coloring techniques and the analysis of trends. This knowledge is applied by creating a mini-collection.

Moodboard Trends / Fashion Figurines / Textile & Portfolio Creation / Marketing / Entrepreneurship/ Branding and Positioning / Flat Drawing databases of basic pieces and learning how to transform them

Introduction to fashion silhouettes and flat patternmaking. Teaches coloring techniques and the analysis of trends. This knowledge is applied by creating a mini-collection.

Moodboard Trends / Fashion Figurines / Textile & Portfolio Creation / Marketing / Entrepreneurship / Branding and Positioning / Flat Drawing databases of basic pieces and learning how to transform them

Required Profile

Accessible for beginners aged 18 and above

Pattern-Making

Learn the pattern-making process, the interpretation of fashion drawings and the creation of a prototype. Learn the construction process and architecture of a skirt and blouse, flat patternmaking and execution of a prototype in muslin/ fabric. Introduction to pattern-making using fitted draping and create a personal piece.

Validation

School diploma and access to level 2 evening classes

Modules & Workshops

in Paris

Design Evening Courses Modules

Personal Universe

Moodboard Trends / Fashion Figurine / Textiles & Portfolio Creation

Branding / Curating a Collection

Marketing / Entrepreneurship / Branding and Positioning / Flat drawing databases of basic pieces and learning how to transform them.

Illustrator & DAP (online) evening sessions

Flat drawing basic products on Adobe Illustrator

Pattern-making Workshops

Pattern-Making Transformations (level 1)

Technical File for a Skirt / Transforming a Basic Skirt / Blouse widening / Draping a dress / Zero Waste

Accessible after a level 1 in evening classes or level evaluation - For students from other fashion schools who wish to enter directly into the 2nd year “Fashion Designer” degree program. Classes on Saturdays during the 2nd semester.

Additional Courses

Completion of the evening courses in Fashion Design and Pattern-making as well as completing these three modules (DAP / Illustrator & Transformation Pattern-making) allows students to join the 2nd year of our undergraduate ‘Fashion Designer’ program upon evaluation and validation of prior knowledge.

Level 1 & 2 CLO 3D Course

CLO 3D is the must-have software used by fashion brands for digital design. This Korean software is used by many of the world's leading sports, luxury and ready-to-wear brands. It allows creative freedom, combining a 2D and 3D interface and challenges the development circuit produced by digital creation.

At the end of this course, students will be able to: Move through the 3D interface with confidence; move objects and patterns; import their own patterns; sew different patterns together and modify them; start the rendering engine and render their first 3D clothing images.

DRESS X Digital fashion management & design certificate

A 35-hour training course over 8 weeks, given in the evenings in English.

Dress X is the first NFT marketplace and the number one E-shop in digital fashion. It was therefore a natural decision for ESMOD to collaborate with DRESS X, a leader in this new market, to launch a dedicated course that allows students to obtain a certificate.

This course approaches fashion products in a Web 3.0 environment with a Design perspective, but also Business, approach to understand how to use, sell and market digital fashion.

Introductory Courses

For high school students & fashion novices

Courses lasting between 5 days and 1 month for high school and university students who wish to learn about fashion (Design, Pattern-making or Fashion Business) with the perspective of integrating into the first year of either our Fashion Design or Fashion Business undergraduate programs.

Summer Session - July

Fashion Silhouettes – 5 days – Paris & Roubaix

"Inside Fashion" Introduction to Fashion Design / Fashion Business – 8 days or 1 month – Paris

Fashion Business – 8 days or 1 month – Paris

Design or Pattern-Making – 1 month – Paris

Design and Pattern-Making – 15 days or 1 month –Paris & Roubaix

Introduction to Sewing – 3 days – Rennes

Spring Session

Fashion silhouettes – 5 days – Paris

Inside Fashion Introduction to Fashion Design / Fashion Business – 15 days – Paris

Fashion Photography – 15 days – Paris

Required Profile

Accessible for beginners aged 15 and up These programs may help students looking to enroll in ESMOD’s degree programs.

Illustration : Liliana Guzik

Fashion Design & Business Foundation Program

A 6-week program for high school students

from May to June in Paris

A training course for high school graduates or young students changing their course to have an overall understanding of the fashion industry with the goal of integrating into our first year Fashion Design or Business undergraduate programs.

Curriculum

Learn the techniques of artistic expression: drawing live models, sketching, photography, videos, illustrations, graphic design, color palettes

Learn the basics of fashion design: the principles of portfolio creation, color and material research Introduction to pattern-making: 3D volumes, flat pattern-making techniques

Development of fashion culture, introduction to flagship labels in France and abroad, fashion trends and trend bureaus, etc.

Explore French and International Art History

Introduction to the notion of a labels, targets, product development, collections, distribution, merchandising and communications.

French classes (French as a Foreign Language) for English-speaking students.

Validation

Institutional certificate

Required profile

Accessible for beginners aged 17 and up

These programs may help students looking to enroll in ESMOD’s degree programs.

Learning Resources

Provided for ESMOD students

ESMOD continually develops personalized services to meet students’ needs as they evolve from their first day on campus to their entry into professional life and beyond accompanying them throughout their careers.

ESMOD Tools

MyESMOD

A website and an application that allow students to find their schedules, grades, attendance sheets and documents linked to their courses.

ESMOD Editions E-Books

The current e-book offering consists of several digital works Published by ESMOD Editions, accessible via a dedicated application. These continually updated volumes on textiles, pattern-making and gradation, the process of creating a collection, fashion photography and visual merchandising are assigned according to each student’s chosen program, as a complement to in-class instruction.

ESMOD Alumni

A professional community bringing together alumni, students, professors, partner companies and professionals to keep in touch with fellow graduates, publicize professional activities and opportunities and keep up to date with the network's latest news and industry developments.

Maurice Jamin - Photographer : Clément Decoster

Fabric Library & Documentation

ESMOD France students have access to dedicated spaces that provide inspiration for their collections and research topics. Used with guidance from their instructors, this carefully curated selection of relevant documents, from recently published to historic books and magazines and textiles of all kinds provides invaluable support for their creative and technical work.

In Paris, nearly 10,000 books are available to students in the documentation library. The fabric library displays some 20,000 references of fabrics, including many donations from the stocks of the most illustrious Parisian fashion houses.

IT tools

The following IT tools are available for all ESMOD students:

A Microsoft account providing access to Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Drive, etc.) as well as an ESMOD email account for Outlook and Teams, a collaborative tool that allows them to digitalize much of their work.

An Adobe account giving them access to the entire suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.).

Access to WGSN, a professional trend-prediction platform designed to serve the needs of industry professionals. Thanks to our partnership, students have access to this wealth of information on trends - tomorrow's colours, products, textiles, and consumer behaviours, to inform and nourish their reflections and creative process.

The Student Association

Led by students, the SA (“BDE, Bureau des Élèves” in French) assists them in developing a variety of projects, including providing services to companies, allowing for rewarding professional experiences while attending school.

The Creative LAB

A creative lab is available to students at ESMOD Paris where they can use professional equipment and software including 3D printers, transfer machines and other industrial machines, etc. for their projects throughout the year.

Craftsmanship since 1841

Craftsmanship has been ESMOD’s cornerstone since our founding by Alexis Lavigne, master tailor to the Empress Eugenie, wife of Napoleon III of the nineteenth century. He was the inventor of many patented tools still used in sewing, including the model's bust and the tape measure.

He published numerous texts, including his ground-breaking scientific method for pattern-making and cutting, which enabled the emergence of ready-to-wear manufacturing, having a democratizing effect on fashion and gave rise to ESMOD Editions. These published works evolved into regularly updated textbooks that remain the foundation of ESMOD teaching. Alexis Lavigne's investment in knowledge trasmission led him to open his first Lavigne cutting courses, ancestors of the ESMOD school, in 1841 where apprentice tailors came to train.

Cutting courses in the ESMOD INTERNATIONAL Group

In 1885, upon the death of Alexis Lavigne, his daughter, Alice Guerre, took over management of the school and opened it to a new public: young ladies.

As early as 1900, the Guerre-Lavigne school already sought to export its expertise internationally in order to enrich its methods through contact with other cultures and crafts.

The 1960s marked a turning point in ESMOD’s focus when the designing of clothes became pre-eminent, bringing to the forefront the role of designer. In 1976, the École Guerre-Lavigne took the name of ESMOD.

Always striving to meet the needs of an ever-evolving industry, when the marketing of fashion grew in importance in the late 1980s, ESMOD opened ISEM, the first business school dedicated to fashion. Now called ESMOD Fashion Business, it serves as a training ground for tomorrow’s specialists in sales, marketing, communications and management.

In 1984, the first ESMOD outside of Paris was founded by ESMOD alumnus Satoru Nino. Other forward-thinking fashion veterans followed suit, opening branches from Seoul to Dubai, and from Oslo to Beijing, creating by far the world’s largest group of fashion schools. While our shared curriculum allows students comparatively seamless study abroad experiences within the ESMOD network, we take pride in celebrating the diverse cultures of each of ESMOD’s 18 schools in 12 countries.

Alice Guerre-Lavigne 1890

Berthe Lecomte-Guerre 1934

Jean Lecomte

Paule Douarinou

Annette Goldstein

Satoru Nino

ESMOD Editions

Reference literature

During ESMOD’s nearly two centuries, ESMOD Editions has kept alive our founder’s methods and processes, while, inspired by his example, encouraging innovation.

ESMOD Editions showcases, thanks to the ingenuity of its processes, our ability to adapt to the evolution of fashion and culture. Continually revised publications present in French and English the most effective methods of pattern-making and design, as well as new material about fashion culture and the product environment.

A large part of ESMOD publications is now available in e-book versions with enhanced content. These form the corpus of methods used by students throughout their courses.

ESMOD Patrimoine

An exceptional collection

Over nearly two centuries, ESMOD has built up an invaluable archive that traces the development of the school as well as the major stages in the history of fashion from the 19th century to the present day.

From this collection of rare items including books written by Alexis Lavigne, prototypes, patents, photos, garments, and accessories that beautifully illustrate the evolution of style and manufacturing techniques throughout the ages, students access a vast source of information, learn to appreciate the work of designers, past and present, and are inspired.

ESMOD France on the Runway

Every year, ESMOD students present their collections in stunning runway shows before live audiences of friends and family, journalists, fashion industry leaders, and representatives of governments and respected institutions. Each year, 18 runway shows display nearly 800 student collections are judged by more than 600 professionals at ESMODs in France and around the world.

Throughout the year, ESMOD continually promotes student talent via fashion shows, contests, and exhibitions organized with our partners, providing greater visibility for our students’ work.

Haruki Shirota - Photographer : Jean-baptiste Pennel

Bold Runway Trends

By Patrick Cabasset & Hervé Dewintre

The richness of the end-of-year fashion shows held at ESMOD Paris, Lyon, Roubaix and Rennes really does allow for trends to be redefined, and given the creativity of the virtuoso silhouettes created by these freshly minted professionals, PlanetESMOD couldn’t resist attempting to try to convey some of the emotional force of these works, which span all of the specializations offered at ESMOD.

The communicative emotion that these fashion feats have triggered can be divided into two major families of distinct trends, one unexpected, cerebral, nostalgic, reflective and sometimes austere, offering an objective response to a time that is by no means always bright, the other counteracting this gloom with a joie de vivre that is both generous and contagious in equal measure.

Clémentine Ollivier - Photographer : Killian Bizais

Army Core

References to conflict with flair is what we see here; volume and protective padding, darkened, veiled and subdued colours, and rigid straps and braids armouring the body, and bag-like pockets to carry everything with you. This is ‘combat-ready’ streetwear for the (still) peaceful urban guerrilla.

Victoria De Looz - Photographer : Jean-Baptiste Pennel

Mutations

Gender fluidity and spectacular experimentation result in decidedly mutant fashion. This performance wardrobe draws on the richness of yesterday’s haute couture and the unique aesthetic of neo-manga fashion. By examining theatrical costumes, dramatic gestures, they convey a new form of expressionism, sometimes apocalyptic and selfaffirming, imparting universal messages.

Victoire Guiot - Photographer : Jean-Baptiste Pennel

Deconstruction

The deconstructivist trend for breakting things apart, changing and cutting everything up, is smashing the rulebook,as the unstructured becomes the very structure of the garment. The art of patchwork and creative destruction via laceration, patchwork, and topsy-turvy tailoring makes old clothes into something new. The refreshing, eco-inspired reflections behind these upcycled, experimental styles enlivens wardrobes with conceptual suits and more eco-conscious clothing.

Anya Baghdassarian Photographer : Jean-Baptiste Pennel

Reconstruction

A new kind of formalism is shaking up traditional clothing structures, which are now being reconsidered, redesigned and restructured as part of a modern wardrobe representing a new avant-garde, an intellectual asceticism in which black and white, grey and denim blue often feature heavily. Geometric experimentation evokes cubism. Modesty and simplicity are no longer the enemy of style.

Thomas Heno Photographer : Jean-Baptiste Pennel

New Objectivity « Nouvelle Objectivité »

These trends are decidedly well-thought out and reflect a current situation that is rarely rosy. Emotion is suddenly born of reflection: precision becomes experimental and construction/deconstruction becomes a cerebral matter. This introspective, serious, sometimes austere movement reflects a time of doubt, a sometimes warlike age, a difficult day-to-day reality and an uncertain future in tribute to the German avant-garde of the immediate post-World War I period described in the exhibition "Nouvelle Objectivité" at the Centre Pompidou. Any objective resemblance to any aspects of our current daily lives is not entirely coincidental.

Katsuki Nakata Photographer : Jean-Baptiste Pennel

Théo Acquistapace Photographer : Killian Bizais

Swashbuckling Style

The fairy-tale romanticism of these silhouettes, comprising long, structured coats, wrap-around capes and draped tops, with dramatic, oversized effects and XXL volumes, brings a real sense of theatre to the world of fashion. These are clothes for showing off!

Bordeaux

Rennes

Paris

Roubaix

Lyon

Pantin

ESMOD France

With a total of six campuses in France, two in greater Paris and four in the regional centers of Bordeaux, Roubaix, Rennes, and Lyon, ESMOD’s vibrant domestic and international network for professional training is unrivalled in the world of fashion education. Each and every ESMOD school upholds the same high standards of excellence and relevance that characterize our curriculum.

Sharing a common curriculum, each school , within its local eco-system, cultivates partnerships with regional institutions to guarantee students unique creative experiences and plentiful opportunities for internships aligned with each student’s training and professional goals.

We make sure that students’ talent is discovered by fashion pros and enthusiasts through our active support of student participation in contests, exhibitions, workshops, shows and more!

Paris

The Fashion Capital

Thanks to its rich history, Paris is indisputably one of the world’s great fashion capitals, and well-known for much of what makes life worth living- art, literature, food, and romance! The greatest Parisian designers have had considerable influence on the city and the world. It is in this center of creative and economic effervescence that ESMOD Paris has been training fashion professionals for more than 180 years.

ESMOD Fashion Design

The first school in the ESMOD group, our “flagship”, in Paris’ 9th arrondissement, a magnificent private villa built in the Eiffel style around a multi-story central glassdomed atrium, transports all who enter into a space designed to inspire and enthrall.

Near the Palais Garnier Opéra, la Madeleine, vibrant Pigalle, Montmartre, and the shoppers’ mecca, Boulevard Haussmann, with its exquisite “grand magasins” department stores, Les Galeries Lafayette, and Le Printemps, the area around ESMOD Paris abounds with architectural gems.

At ESMOD, Fashion Design (“FD”) students find all they need to bring their wildest ideas to life: professional-quality sewing machines, the ESMOD boutique, which supplies design and pattern-making tools at low prices, a library of relevant documents and materials (managed by a former assistant to Christian Lacroix) provide a rich source of knowledge and inspiration. A conference room is also available to students, for “speed dating” with fashion professionals during recruiting sessions, and for a variety of events organized by ESMOD throughout the year.

Pantin

New territories of craftsmanship

In what is often referred to as “the Brooklyn of Paris”, in the rapidly expanding “Grand Est,” neighbouring the headquarters of Chanel, Hermès and other important Parisian cultural institutions such as the Philharmonie de Paris, Parc de la Villete and it’s Grande Halle, the Cité de la Musique, etc. The Pantin campus is home base for Fashion Business ("FB”) students as well as for third-year students in Fashion Design, with whom they work in teams on "Build Up My Brand” projects. Ample recreational opportunities are to be found a short walk from school, including outdoor dance classes by the waterside, supervised fresh water swimming, electric boats to rent and drive along the Bassin de la Villette, concerts, exhibitions and cinematic events at the famed “104.”

ESMOD Fashion Business

In an art deco structure of exceptional beauty, originally home to a 3,500m² “Banque de France”, ESMOD Pantin’s entrance opens into a sunlit atrium enhanced by a mezzanine, modular rooms. Across from the front entrance is a central, walled garden planted with apples, grapes and berries and equipped with covered outdoor seating. In all of ESMOD’s schools, we aim to provide students and staff with environments conducive to health, well-being, and happy, creative collaboration. A large capacity multipurpose room host conferences, film viewings, and a variety of other events, and cutting edge equipment in specially adapted spaces.

Roubaix

France’s northern textile, fashion, and innovation hub

Created by the municipal authorities and labels in the ‘Nord’ department of France, drawing on a textile tradition that dates back to the 15th century, the ESMOD Roubaix campus has been a special partner of the Hauts de France region since its inception. Furthermore, its border location gives it an added European dimension.

The school, established over 27 years ago, is located in a stately home which was extended very early on. This means that our Fashion Design and Fashion Business students now have over 3,000m2 in which to develop day-by-day, in interiors that meet all of their requirements.

Lyon

City of history and culture oriented towards the future

One of Europe’s textile capitals spanning the entire sector, and benefiting from the region’s silk-making heritage, ESMOD Lyon offers its students the best environment to bring out their talents, stimulate their creativity and let their personality shine through.

Located in a region that is boosting its efforts to internationalize its courses and industries, the school is attended by students from all over the world, who contribute to the local cultural dynamic. With the backing of a very large number of professional partners in the region's textiles and garment industry, ESMOD Lyon helps develop the creative industries that play a prominent role in the the Lyon Greater Metropolitan Area and the City of Lyon.

Located on the slopes of the Croix-Rousse, in the 1st arrondissement, a historical fashion and design neighborhood, ESMOD Lyon occupies the former Telecoms Museum, infusing it with a contemporary eco-urban image. The school extends over three floors with cutting-edge equipment and vast, bright and spacious interiors.

Bordeaux

France’s preeminent Atlantic coast metropolis

A UNESCO World Heritage site, recognized for its economic vibrancy, high-level universities, quality of life and exceptional historical heritage, Bordeaux is a highly sought-after destination. The South-West of France is a very attractive hub for sports activities, due to the presence of the Atlantic Ocean and the Pyrenees. ESMOD Bordeaux is part of an area where technical innovation in sportswear is important.

ESMOD Bordeaux draws on the vibrancy of an area well-endowed with schools, from the Chartrons district to the Bassins à Flots, serving about 10,000 students. In full expansion, close to boutiques, lounge cafés and outdoor restaurants, this district offers an exceptional living environment. In addition, the recently expanded school premises make it possible to study under the best conditions.

Photographer : Vincent Alexandre Bourzeix

Rennes

Reigning queen of university cities in western France

From its historic production of canvas and linen to its current expertise in technical marine clothing, Brittany textile culture is rooted in tradition and firmly engaged in today’s textile industry.

Founded in 1988, ESMOD Rennes enjoys the vibrancy of this university city and has steadily maintained its position as the foremost school in western France

ESMOD Rennes’ familial atmosphere fosters creative exchanges among its students, and its vibrant city-center location near the grand Places des Lices and myriad of shopfilled alleyways is sure to energize and inspire all students.

International Network

ESMOD’s 18 schools in 12 countries together make up the world’s only such family of schools for fashion education. ESMOD’s expertise is thus transmitted to train industry professionals worldwide using patented teaching methods. Each school in the network collaborates closely with the group to ensure that our shared curriculum is transmitted at the same high level everywhere, while respecting each school’s unique personality, marked by the culture and ‘savoir-faire’ of the country in which it is based.

Beijing

Beirut

Bordeaux

Damascus

Dubai

Guangzhou

Istanbul

Jakarta

Kuala

Lumpur

Lyon

Oslo

Paris

Rennes

Roubaix

Seoul

Tokyo

Tunis

Sousse

Beijing China

ESMOD Beijing opened its doors in 2017 in the center of China’s capital city, where students can enjoy many recreational facilities and the stores of many international brands. Not only the political capital of China, Beijing is also its largest artistic and cultural center.

ESMOD Beijing strives to be a creative platform combining multiple influences, straddling tradition and modernity.

Beirut Lebanon

A cultural center for centuries, crossroad of cultures and traditions, Lebanon has always been a leader in the fields of art and design.

Drawing upon its haute couture legacy, ESMOD Beirut, in partnership with the esteemed Saint Joseph’s University, is nonetheless at the vanguard of the contemporary, infused by the energy of this great capital city, with a flair for forward-thinking ideas, luxury and budding trends.

Its students don’t hesitate to take casual wear and give it added value using luxurious materials or unusual cuts, making evident their mastery of the technical skills taught at ESMOD.

Damascus Syria

ESMOD Damascus breathes creative energy into a country with a renowned textile industry. A challenge met and a success confirmed by twenty years of graduates now active in the fashion market internationally.

Yuka Goto - Photographer : Lucie Monroe

Dubai

United Arab Emirates

Drawing upon the economic vibrancy of a cosmopolitan and international city that combines tradition and modernity, ESMOD Dubai has found a place for itself in a society that elevates fashion to a way of life.

With an approach that is very much oriented toward couture and luxury, students learn the most sophisticated techniques in: draping, “flou”, embroidery, pleating, etc. to produce exceptional custom-made pieces.

ESMOD Dubai has become an essential rite of passage for designers wishing to open their own couture houses in the region

Guangzhou China

Located in the third most populous city in China, neighbouring Shenzhen and Hong Kong, ESMOD Guangzhou is a beacon of French ‘savoir-faire,’ creativity and a high level of technical competence in southern China.

China’s young people are very interested in the rest of the world, and their boundless open-mindedness is evident in their work, which straddles a creative balance between couture style, still highly coveted, and the world of high-end ready-to-wear, so sought after by fashion lovers.

Istanbul Turkey

Nourished by centuries of transcultural interactions, at the crossroads between Europe and Asia that is Turkey, ESMOD Istanbul has established itself as a model of creativity.

ESMOD Istanbul benefits from the dynamism of the Turkish textile and garment industry and enjoys the full support of the major fashion, media and industrial group VAKKO, which provides ESMOD students with complete technical training.

This economic and multi-cultural context allows ESMOD Istanbul to position itself as a reference for surprising, original fashion.

Jakarta Indonesia

ESMOD Jakarta revels in an international, edgy fashion, recalling the most avant-garde fashion magazines.

In order to make code-transcending garments, they master the technicality that they use to serve a wild and limitless creativity.

Drawing upon renowned local expertise, ESMOD Jakarta sets itself apart in the fields of accessories and knitwear. With courses also offered in Fashion Business, and thanks to strong support from the Indonesian Design Development Foundation, ESMOD Jakarta is an incontrovertible reference in south-east Asia.

Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

Like its constantly changing host city, ESMOD Kuala Lumpur exults in unlimited creativity, continually reinventing the flagship products of Western fashion.

Students thus love working with color, oversized volumes, and contrasts between light and heavy pieces. The result is fashion that is fresh, original and free from codes, with a heightened consciousness of our environment.

In partnership with "The One Academy", an institution that has successfully trained talented young people for 2O years in all areas of the image industry, ESMOD KL is more than able to promote its creative identity at the international level.

Oslo Norway

To survive in the challenging Scandinavian climate, Norwegians have developed a lifestyle that respects nature, with a special focus on cocooning

As clothing is an indispensable part of every culture, ESMOD Oslo draws on Norway’s rich local traditions in materials and techniques, training its students in the creation of pieces worthy of an Autumn-Winter wardrobe (coats, sweaters, etc.) requiring a highlevel of technical ability. Far from sticking with the basics, Oslo students take pleasure in stylising casual concepts to create chic, contemporary collections. The more well-known aspects of Nordic technicity (working with leather, fur and knitwear) are not neglected in the completion of their training.

ESMOD Oslo’s partnership with Kristiania University College, allows it to strengthen its academic status and benefit from magnificent new premises, just a stone's throw from the beautiful port of Oslo.

Seoul South Korea

Drawing on the vibrancy of an ever-expanding textiles market, ESMOD Seoul stands out with its sharp fashion vision and high level of technical expertise. A real focus is placed upon finishings for fabrics (textures, prints, etc.) in order to emphasise the design of each garment.

As the fashion market is highly sector-specific, ESMOD Seoul has developed specific courses to serve these areas, such as Men’s fashion. The great creative richness and energy of the contemporary Korean art scene and Korean popular culture offers its students an enviable backdrop for creative pursuits.

Tokyo Japan

In one of Japan’s capital’s most beautiful quarters , students at ESMOD Japan are at the beating heart of the bubbling fashion laboratory that is Tokyo. Students here develop a strong sense of look and detail, drawing on the energy of the Shibuya fashion neighbourhood, and benefiting from ancestral know-how in textiles and related arts of this culturally rich nation. Inspired by architecture, art, food, -everything around them! - they hatch unique styles, ricocheting from “kawaïi” to advanced structural experimentation.

Tunis / Sousse Tunisia

Tunisia’s history has resulted in cross-pollenization of many clothingand textiles traditions. ESMOD Tunis and ESMOD Sousse draw upon these traditions while modernizing it. What we see in Tunisia reflects a genuine fusion of styles.

Students’ creations show an urban learning in their work with natural and technical fibres, while holding on to tribal elements passed down in each culture. Accessorising with jewellery, bags, etc. is also an important part of their creative process. ESMOD’s two schools in Tunisia also demonstrate a high level of aptitude in lingerie and knitwear.

Irène Fan - Photographer : Lucie Monroe

Application & Registration

Fashion Design & Fashion Business

Registration is open from October onwards and remains open as long as places are available, subject to admission into the requested course.

NB: Applications to ESMOD are not through the ParcourSup platform.

Create your MyESMOD a

The first step is to create an account on the MyEsmod platform by visiting the following link:

Application

To apply to any of our courses, please:

1.Click on "Application" in the left-hand menu then,

2."Apply to a course" then,

3."Choose the city in which you would like to study”, then

4. "Select your learning focus".

Here you’ll see all the programs that are open for applications. Please :

1.click on "Register", then,

2.Fill in the application form

3.and send us the required supporting documents in digital form.

After the admissions department receives your application, we’ll study it carefully to ensure that your requested program is a good match for you. In about one week we’ll respond to you either by telephone or email.

In some cases we might recommend another course that may seem more suitable to us.

Thank you for your interest in ESMOD!

3 4

Be assessed

To find out if you are eligible for admission-

After applying you will receive details describing a file for you to fill in at home and send to us. You will have the chance to speak with a member of our admissions committee during an appointment we’ll schedule with you beforehand.

The application fee is €80.

Sign up

Your results will be sent to you by email, by telephone or by post (according to your preference) in the week following the interview.

If you’ve been accepted, you will be able to complete your registration form online, upload the required documents and pay the tuition fees to complete your registration:

MyESMOD

« My application" Section

« Registration form" Section

ESMOD PARIS

contact@esmod.com / +33(0)1 44 83 81 50

12, rue Catherine de la Rochefoucauld, 75009 Paris

Human Resources: ressources.humaines@esmod.com

Communications : communication@esmod.com

ESMOD Alumni (former students) : alumni@esmod.com

ESMOD PANTIN

pantin@esmod.com / +33(0)1 42 33 31 38

30, avenue Jean Lolive, 93500 Pantin

ESMOD BORDEAUX

bordeaux@esmod.com / +33(0)5 56 51 34 93 11 /15, cours Edouard Vaillant, 33300 Bordeaux

ESMOD LYON

12, bis rue Burdeau, 69001 Lyon

ESMOD RENNES

6, rue du Louis d’Or, 35000 Rennes

ESMOD ROUBAIX

Nani-Loa Gruet - Photographers : Layla Gras & Augustin Granger