THE INSTITUT FRANCAIS DE LA MODE

The Institut Français de la Mode is the center in France for training. research and expertise in the fashion-design and creative industries. It was set up on 1986 by the French Ministry of Industry in tandem with textile and fashion professionals and has since become a national and international reference for students, companies and professionals. The aim of the IFM is to accompany the development of the fashion and design industries by reinforcing skills and anticipating the changes to come. The IFM is a place of artistic expression and professional exchange and encounters whose vocation is to boost creation and innovation within industry and to enable Parisian and French "fashion and design" to shine forth.


An institute born from the will
to bring together industry and design

The IFM is a place where professions and skills intermingle and, as such, it participates in the development and competitiveness of the fashion and design industries.

The IFM is a nonprofit making association under the aegis of the Industry Section and has positioned itself as one of the main motors behind the integration of design in industry in France.

The IFM works in a broad sector that includes: fashion, textiles, luxury goods, accessories, design, household goods, perfumes and cosmetics... and on a more general level all of the sectors with a high level of creative added value, that are highly influenced by trends and fashion and greatly concerned with globalization.

On September 19th 2006, the administrators of the Conférence des Grandes Écoles decided unanimously to approve the admission of the IFM as Member of the Conférence des Grandes Écoles ("Membre Correspondant").

The Conférence des Grandes Écoles is an association of engineering, management and higher level “Grandes Écoles” that share a strict selection process, close links to business and economics and varied and wide-ranging courses.

“Membre Correspondant” of the Conférence des Grandes Écoles means the IFM is recognized for the quality of its teaching and the close links it maintains with academic research and the business world.

For example the ENA, ENSCI and the École des Beaux-Arts de Paris are also “Membre Correspondant” of the Conférence des Grandes Écoles.

An Institute in the heart of Paris

The IFM is located in the heart of Paris, the fashion, artistic and cultural capital of the world. Paris is at the crossroads for design worldwide and it is here that one comes to see, show, discover, test, find and compare new designs.

Paris is an active, creative and cosmopolitan town, a veritable laboratory for ideas that bursts with creativity. It is the city one comes to for fashion, energy and a unique range of products and brands.

Paris occupies a strategic position in the fashion world thanks to the shows, designers, trade fairs, buyers, companies, press, and the Parisian and international public to be found here.

The IFM contributes to the dynamism, attraction and influence of Paris as a fashion capital thanks to its uniquely central location.