Learn from observing people, their habits and their personal expression of fashion in Parisian daily life, as a source of inspiration. The Paris Fashion Institute guides you into the famous fashion haunts, trend-setting boutiques and department stores to understand where the inspiration of fashion comes from. In a saturated marketplace only creativity, quality and originality make the difference.

Learn the inside mechanics of fashion, an overall view of the design industry and how a design studio operates. Learn how a collection is created, from color to silhouette, how to forecast and report on trends, and a comprehensive background in fashion terminology and the true value of a garment. We explore sales and promotion. Invaluable information is provided for future retailers, from consumer behavior and buying patterns to the workings of distribution channels.

Paris Fashion Institute hosts two separate seminars each consisting of an intensive four-week program:  June - September. All classes are taught in English. Fundamental French Art History History of Fashion Creative Workshop Fashion Illustration Fashion Analysis/Marketing Field trips to venues (studios,  designer showrooms, textile mills and press offices) reveal also a multitude of possibilities pertinent to the fashion industry. 28 hours of Creative Workshops; 36 hours of Fashion Marketing/Merchandising; 12  hours of Seminar/Lecture class work; 12 hours of art history; 24 hours of Fashion Illustration; 54 hours of Design and Product Cycle; 8 hours of Survival French =174 hours of work The Paris Fashion Institute credits are transferable to other college degree programs. For students requesting credit transfers, individual dossiers are compiled based on work accomplished and a written evaluation of the student by the teaching staff.

There is no better place or environment to immerse yourself in such a program than Paris. Jennifer La Fleur, USA How to put into words PFI? For me like many others I was in the search of finding my place in the fashion industry. PFI gave me that opportunity to learn and to hear about everything from fabric to Journalism. Currently I am working in Paris at a very well know Fashion Magazine as an intern. My internship is not even starting and I already have other doors opening so if you are hard working and want to follow your dreams... than I would suggest PFI to anyone. Katharine Milburn, USA