IFA Paris
IFA Paris (International Fashion Academie) is an international fashion school created in Paris in 1997.
It is a multi-disciplinary fashion school that offers undergraduate and graduate programs in design, technique and business on its campuses in Paris and Shanghai.
IFA Paris's mission is to provide young fashion professionals with the skills and attitude necessary to become leaders in international fashion & luxury companies and, at the same time, to strongly encourage its graduates to lead the way in shaping the next generation of fashion design.
IFA Paris currently enrolls over 800 students from around the world at its Paris and Shanghai campuses.
The School
IFA Paris Campus
IFA Paris was created in 1997 but is connected to a pattern making and draping history that extends back over a century. IFA’s Bachelor in Fashion Design and Technology was created with the insight that French fashion education in France needs to internationalize in order to remain competitive in the rapidly evolving global fashion industry. In 2009, IFA Paris expanded its offerings to include MBA programs in Artistic and Brand Management.
IFA’s Paris Campus recently relocated to the historical garment district in the 10th arrondissement, called home by many thriving fashion businesses.
IFA Paris Shanghai Campus
In partnership with the Shanghai University of Engineering Science, IFA Paris established its campus in Shanghai in 2002 as the first Sino-French joint venture in fashion education to be approved by the Chinese government.
Today, it has become the leading fashion design school in China and the only one that proves its dedication to fashion by bringing the best professional instructors from France.
Programs
BA in Fashion Design
- Duration: 3 years
- Location: 2 Years in Paris followed by a year in Shanghai or vice versa.
- Modules:
•First and Second year:
Design, Pattern making and draping, Lectra Systhems, Fashion history, Sewing, Textiles, Fashion Marketing...
•Third year:
Students choose one of the following three focuses: Fashion Design, Pattern Making & Draping and Fashion Marketing.
- Admission: High school graduate with a keen interest in Fashion design.
MA in Fashion Business Retail & Management
Conducted in cooperation with Florentine fashion school, POLIMODA, only available at the Shanghai campus.
- Duration: 9 months
- Location: Shanghai and Florence
- Modules:
•6 months in Shanghai:
Strategic Marketing, Fashion Merchandising, Principles of Fashion Product Design, Retail Distribution, Fashion Marketing, Marketing Communication, Retail Management, Fashion Buying, Business Plan Workshop, Italian Language & Culture
•3 months in Florence
Contemporary Fashion Business, Product Development, Visual Merchandising, Fashion Marketing Communication, visits to fashion companies and fairs
- Admission: Bachelor holder, or equivalent diploma. Admissions are subject to written testing and interview.
MBA International Artistic Management, Fashion Apparel and Accessories
- Options & Locations:
•Full-time program: 9 months (8 months in Paris and 1 in Shanghai) Program taught entirely in English.
•Part time program: 18 months (In Shanghai, 2 weeks in Paris) Program taught in English with Chinese translation.
- Modules:
Fashion Branding, Art Design and Fashion Culture, Textile Industry, Trends, Personal Collection, Team Collection.
- Admission: Bachelor in Fashion Design or its equivalent. 3-years related fashion design work experience. Personal portfolio.
•English proficiency is required for the full time program. Applicant from non- English speaking countries will need to provide proof of English proficiency.