ESMOD

French private fashion school

École supérieure des arts et techniques de la mode

Established| 1841; 184 years ago (1841)
President| Christine Walter-Bonini
Location|

Paris

France

48°52′40″N 2°20′04″E﻿ / ﻿48.8777°N 2.3345°E﻿ / 48.8777; 2.3345
Campus| 12 rue de la Rochefoucauld
75009 Paris
Affiliations| Union of Independent Grandes Écoles
Website| esmod.com

The École supérieure des arts et techniques de la mode, or ESMOD, is a French private school of fashion. It was founded in Paris in 1841 by Alexis Lavigne.[1] It has branches in Bordeaux, Lyon, Paris, Rennes and Roubaix in France, and in a number of cities in other countries.[2]

## Accreditation

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The École supérieure des arts et techniques de la mode is authorised by the Commission nationale de la certification professionnelle (France Compétences), the French national commission for vocational certification, to award a five-year professional certification as fashion stylist/designer at level 6 of the European Qualifications Framework.[3]

It has been accredited by the French Ministry of Culture since 2014.

In 2022, its Master's-level diploma ‘Fashion and Creative Industries Creative Director’ (level 7) obtained academic accreditation from the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research by ministerial decision of 28 June 2021, published in the Bulletin Officiel of 22 July 2021.[4][5]

## Branches

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Africa and the Middle East

* Tunis (Tunisia, 1989–present)[6]
* Damascus (Syria, 1995–present)
* Sousse (Tunisia, 1997–present)[7]
* Beirut (Lebanon, 1999–present)[7]
* Dubai (United Arab Emirates, 2006–present)[7]
* Istanbul (Turkey, 2010–present)[7]

| Asia

* Tokyo (Japan, 1984–present)[7]
* Seoul (South Korea, 1989–present)[7]
* Jakarta (Indonesia, 1996–present)[7]
* Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia, 2011–present)[8]
* Guangzhou (China, 2014–present)[9]
* Beijing (China, 2017–present)[10]

| Europe

* Paris (France, 1841–present)[11]
* Rennes (France, 1989–present)[7]
* Munich (Germany, 1989–closed)[11]
* Oslo (Norway, 1990–present)[12]
* Bordeaux (France, 1991–present)[7]
* Lyon (France, 1991–present)[7]
* Roubaix (France, 1994–present)[7]
* Berlin (Germany, 1994–closed)[11]
* Moscow (Russia, 2006–closed)
* Tbilisi (Georgia, opening soon)[13]

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A branch once operated in São Paulo.[11]

## Alumni

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Alumni of the school include Reem Acra, Franck Sorbier, Lara Cosima Henckel von Donnersmarck, Olivier Rousteing, Rachel Harvey, and Seo Eunkyo.[citation needed] Simon Porte Jacquemus of Jacquemus also attended for a short time.[citation needed]

## References

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1. ^ Alison Matthews David (2006). Made to measure? : tailoring and the 'normal' body in nineteenth-century France. In Waltraud Ernst (ed), Histories of the normal and the abnormal: social and cultural histories of norms and normatively. London; New York: Routledge. ISBN 9780203028254. p. 155.
2. ^ Frédéric Godart (2012). Unveiling fashion: business, culture, and identity in the most glamorous industry. Basingstoke: Houndmills; New York: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9780230358355. p. 108.
3. ^ Résumé descriptif de la certification: Styliste designer mode (in French). Répertoire National des Certifications Professionnelles (RNCP). Accessed May 2014.
4. ^ "ESMOD obtient la reconnaissance du Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur". www.studyrama.com (in French). Retrieved 21 September 2024.
5. ^ "École supérieure des arts et techniques de la mode (Esmod)". enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr (in French). Retrieved 21 September 2024.
6. ^ "Tunis". ESMOD. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "INTERNATIONAL NETWORK". www.esmod.co.kr. Archived from the original on 8 August 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
8. ^ "Kuala-Lumpur". ESMOD. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
9. ^ "Guangzhou". ESMOD. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
10. ^ "Beijing". ESMOD. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
11. ^ a b c d Stone, Susan (17 October 2014). "Fashion School ESMOD Berlin Celebrates 20 Years". WWD. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
12. ^ "Oslo". ESMOD. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
13. ^ Today, Georgia (20 February 2025). "ESMOD International Expands to Georgia through Exclusive Partnership with BTU". Georgia Today. Retrieved 3 June 2025.

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