Continuing education

In an industry that never stands still, build your skills and unlock your team's potential with IFM's recognized expertise in the creative industries.

As the codes of fashion, luxury, and creation constantly evolve, IFM empowers professionals and companies to strengthen their expertise and anticipate change. Conceived by IFM faculty and researchers and enriched by a network of renowned industry specialists, our programs offer a bespoke approach tailored to each organization’s challenges and to the ongoing transformations shaping the market.

To meet the diverse needs of today’s professionals, IFM provides a wide range of formats: open-enrolment programs, customized training, conference series, and immersive learning expeditions. Our pedagogical methods are equally varied—full-time or part-time, online or in-person, hands-on workshops, or blended learning paths. This flexible structure allows us to design programs lasting from a single day to several months, adapting seamlessly to each participant’s objectives and schedule.

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Open enrolment programs

These programs allow you to develop your skills in key areas of fashion and the creative industries through short courses (usually 1 to 2 days) designed to fit easily into your professional schedule.

Courses objectives:

Improve your understanding of developments in the sector
Develop new skills
Advance your professional practices
Engage with high-level speakers and expand your network

A catalog of 25 courses organized around four main themes:

Fashion, design, culture, and society: broaden your fashion knowledge, grasp the latest trends, understand the world of design, and analyze historical, cultural, and societal changes
Brand strategy, communication, AI: develop a brand strategy, master storytelling, and understand the latest technological developments and their fields of application
Sectoral expertise: strengthen your professional knowledge in collection development, merchandising, retail & customer experience, sustainable development, etc.
Products & craftsmanship: develop your knowledge of materials and products, and master technical expertise

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Custom programs

We design tailor-made training programs adapted to the specific needs of each of our clients. Whether you want to introduce your teams to the specifics of the sector, support a strategic transformation, or understand major societal issues, our programs are a strategic investment in the future of your organization.

By working hand in hand with your teams, we co-create innovative programs that emphasize experience sharing, hands-on learning, and case studies from the industry.

Some examples:

We design introductory and market analysis modules to help new employees or international teams understand the dynamics of the fashion and luxury industries and grasp the major transformations shaping them
We also train business teams — in HR, marketing, communications, purchasing, product development and more — on the latest developments in design, distribution, visual merchandising, branding, expertise, AI, and supply chain management
We offer strategic programs to help organizations adapt to geopolitical shifts, societal changes, and the challenges of sustainable and technological transformation

International

IFM has extensive experience in designing tailor-made international programs for private companies, international organizations (UN, World Bank, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, etc.) and public/private partnerships.

All our areas of expertise can be adapted to your specific needs and take the form of:

Relocation of open-enrolment or custom-made programs to the country of your choice
Organization of seminars in Paris, such as the “Paris Experience,” to introduce your international teams to fashion and design through on-site visits and face-to-face modules at the IFM
Distance learning courses
Coaching sessions

Faculty & speakers

Our programs are led by IFM’s faculty and enriched by contributions from leading experts from France and around the world.

Drawing on cutting-edge research, industry insights, and the arts and techniques of creative practice, our instructors are selected for their distinctive expertise in fashion, luxury, and the broader creative industries. Each year, our community of contributors grows with new voices—professionals who share a commitment to transmitting their knowledge and experience in a spirit of dialogue, openness, and ongoing inspiration.

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References

Fashion houses, leading luxury groups, the cosmetics industry, emerging independent labels, niche brands, fashion tech start-ups, established retailers and digital natives — they all place their trust in us.

2,500 trainees trained per year
Nearly 200 training courses completed each year
95% satisfied or very satisfied

Some of the companies that have taken IFM continuing education courses:

ACCENTURE
AIGLE
ALAIA
BACCARAT
BALENCIAGA
BALMAIN
BEAUMANOIR
BESSON
BIANCA
BON MARCHE
BOUCHERON
BPI FRANCE
BYREDO
CAREL
CARTIER
CELINE
CHANEL
CHAUMET
CHAUSSEA
CHLOE
CHRISTIAN DIOR COUTURE
CHRISTIAN DIOR PARFUM
CLARINS
CLUB MED
COTY
COURREGES
CTC
DECATHLON
DES PETITS HAUTS
DISNEYLAND PARIS
ESTEE LAUDER
ETAM
FUTUROSCOPE
GALERIES LAFAYETTE
GIVENCHY
GUERLAIN
HAVAS
HERMES
JEAN PAUL GAULTIER
JACQUEMUS
KENZO
KERING
LACOSTE
LAGARDERE TRAVEL RETAIL
LECTRA
LEMAIRE
LOEWE
LONGCHAMP
LOUIS VUITTON
LVMH
MARGIELA
MILLET MOUNTAIN
MOET HENNESSY
MONTAGUT DEVELOPPEMENT
MOYNAT
MUGLER MODE
NIKE
NINA RICCI
PARABOOT
PETIT BATEAU
PUIG
PWC
ROGER VIVIER
SAINT LAURENT
SCHIAPARELLI
SESSUN
SISLEY
SMCP
THE BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP & Cie
TOD'S GROUP
VALENTINO
VILEBREQUIN
WARNER MUSIC France

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