Intensive Program in Pattern Making and Fashion Design

Please note that this program is delivered in French.

Program highlights

• an intensive format that allows you to acquire strong skills in only one year
• high level teaching in pattern making by draping and flat cutting
• a reinforcement of your skills in fashion design
• individualised follow-up
• ideal study conditions on the brand new campus of the Institut Français de la Mode

Pattern Making

You will learn how to fully design a garment with high-end and couture techniques combining draping and flat-cutting techniques.

• Draping module: tailoring, raglan, kimono, flou
• Flat cut module: basic construction, transformations and pattern making on skirts, bodices, collars, sleeves, trousers, jackets, linings
• Digital: mastery of the CLO-3D software through group and individual lessons

Production techniques

You will discover the craftsmanship of assembly, hand and machine techniques, specific to the couture and luxury industry.

• Specific assembly techniques, hand finishing
• Specific assembly of the flou (bias, finishes...)

Fashion design / style

You will learn to use one or more creative processes (drawings, models, styling, cutting/gluing, Chinese shadow, creative cutting, etc.) in order to develop a collection.

• Tailor-made garment module
• Monochrome module
• Blurred garment module
• Textile module

Fablab

You will have access to Institut Français de la Mode's fablab which will allow you to practice 3D printing, laser cutting, digital embroidery, sublimation printing on fabric, etc. Specific training courses will be offered to you.

Internship

An optional 6-month internship will complete your education, giving you additional professional experience in a studio or workshop.

The Intensive Program in Pattern Making and Fashion Design leads to careers such as:

• Womenswear Design: Assistant Designer, Junior Designer, Designer
• Creative Pattern Maker, Pattern Maker

Career opportunities

At the end of the programme, three paths are possible:

• An optional 6-month internship. Examples of companies that regularly take on interns: Balenciaga, Chanel, Carven, Celine, Chloé, Christian Dior, Givenchy, Hermès, Kenzo, Maison Kitsuné, Lanvin, Loewe, Louis Vuitton, Maison Margiela, Nina Ricci, Pierre Hardy, Valentino, Vetements...
• Pursue higher education at Master level, at IFM by applying for the Master of Arts in Fashion Design, or in other schools in France or abroad
• Start your professional career directly in a workshop or studio.

Some examples of the careers of graduates of the Intensive Programme in Pattern Making and Fashion Design:

• Dylan Bobineau - Senior designer, Giambatista Valli
• Jianwei Chen - Stylist, Chloé
• Eva Clergue - Assistant designer textile accessories, Louis Vuitton
• Shuang Gao - Creative Pattern Maker, Dior
• Ombeline Goualin - Materials Research and Development Assistant, Saint Laurent
• Guy Hugo - CAD Project Manager / Pattern Maker, Christian Dior Couture
• Edouard Le Marquis - Designer, ELMC equestrian
• Alice Michardière - Assistant Knitwear Designer, Sonia Rykiel
• Marie Christine Statz - Founder of Gauchère
• Yuan Taï Yeh - Pattern Maker, Saint Laurent

IFM Alumni Association

As a graduate, you will benefit from the strength of our network of companies and alumni, in France and abroad. Personalized career guidance is offered throughout your professional career and regular events are organized by our Alumni Association.

1. Fill in the form and upload your CV, cover letter and corresponding certified certificate of completion, as well as a representative selection from your portfolio.
2. Following the analysis of your file you will receive an answer by email. If you are selected, you will have to make an appointment by following the instructions specified in the email. During your interview you will need to present your portfolio, pieces of clothing if you have any, or any other element you think it would be useful to present.