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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.