Institut Francais de la Mode news and archive

The University of Antwerp prepares the next edition of its 2023 summer fashion course

The University of Antwerp announced the opening for this year’s applications for its Summer School on Responsible Fashion Management which has been set up in collaboration with French fashion institute Institut Français de la Mode (IFM) in Paris and Academia Cerebra Milan in Italy. The course aims to provide a thorough understanding of the...

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IFM introduces new advanced management programme in fashion and luxury

Designed as a career accelerator, the new programme at French fashion institute L’Institut Français de la Mode (IFM) focuses on advanced management in the field of fashion and luxury. The programme is aimed at experienced professionals - senior executives, entrepreneurs, heads of strategic units - who wish to develop their careers. Over a period...

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What do future art directors trained at the French Fashion Institute (IFM) dream of?

Until Sunday, April 2, 2023, the public can discover 'What’s for lunch?', the temporary three-day Parisian exhibition that features the work of students and future graduates of the master in art direction and fashion image at the French fashion school Institut Français de la Mode. The aim of the exhibition is to offer a unique visibility to the...

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IFM master students open PFW FW23 with sustainable and accessible designs

Paris - They are barely 20 years old, they believe in sustainable and accessible fashion and dream of breaking the 'vicious' circle of overproduction: the master students 2023 of the French Fashion Institute (IFM) kicked off Paris Fashion Week on Monday. Twenty-five of them are celebrating their transition to professional life with a fashion...

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Four new members have joined the IFM Foundation

Now that fashion week season is over, partnerships between the industry and fashion schools are once again more important than ever. Paris fashion school the Institut Français de la Mode has its own foundation that aims to forge these partnerships in the long term, while at the same time collecting funds for the school’s scholarship...

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Loro Piana announces Knit Design Award winners

Italian fashion brand Loro Piana has named two students from the Institut Français de la Mode, Paris as winners of its Knit Design Award 2022. The international competition challenged students from six schools of fashion and design including North Carolina State University, the Institut Français de la Mode, Heriot Watt University of Edinburgh,...

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Institut Français de la Mode appoints Sidney Toledano as chairman

Parisian fashion school Institut Français de la Mode (IFM) has named LVMH’s chairman and chief executive Sidney Toledano as its new chairman. Toledano, who has been a board member at Institut Français de la Mode for more than 20 years and vice president for the past five years, takes over the chairman role from André Beirnaert, who did not renew...

Chloé developing a social impact measuring tool

French luxury fashion house Chloé has announced that it is developing the industry’s first social impact measuring tool, which it hopes can be adopted across the fashion industry. The tool is being designed to help a brand measure, evaluate and visualise its social impact to address the fact that while there are many tools to measure fashion’s...

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AMI Paris collaborates with IFM to launch entrepreneurship prize

Contemporary fashion brand AMI Paris has launched an entrepreneurship prize in collaboration with fashion school Institut Français de la Mode (IFM). It is the first edition of the competition and the objective of the award is to encourage entrepreneurship within the industry through educational means. As well, it is the hope to create a...

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IFM and Birimian launch accelerator program dedicated to African emerging brands

Paris-based fashion school Institut Français de la Mode (IFM) announced a partnership with Birimian, the first operational investment company dedicated to African luxury and premium heritage brands. Birimian and IFM are launching the IFM-Birimian Accelerator x Africa, an innovative acceleration program for emerging African heritage brands in the...

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Institut Français de la Mode free online fashion course attracts 100,000 learners

Institut Français de la Mode has launched the second run of its free online fashion course, ‘Understanding Fashion: from Business to Culture’, on FutureLearn.com, the global social learning platform. The free online fashion course, which includes insights and video testimonials from the world’s leading fashion experts, including designers Sir...

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French fashion academy to offer free online course

French schools may be closed until further notice, but the prestigious Institut Français de la Mode announced it will offer a free online course, starting March 30th. The famous fashion academy will launch the 4-week course ‘Understanding Fashion: from Business to Culture’. The lessons will be free and open to any participant to follow lecturer...