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The more than 180-year history of ESMOD began in 1841 with the opening of its first school in Paris, one of the fashion centers of the world. Since then, ESMOD has remained at the forefront of fashion education around the world thanks to its superior technical skills, creativity, and unique international network.
At ESMOD, students can comprehensively learn the creative process from concept to production, where stylism (design) and modelism (pattern-making) are taught together. Even those with no experience can acquire the creativity, knowledge, and skills necessary to become professionals.
International network
ESMOD'S network of 18 schools in 12 countries
The ESMOD curriculum, which has been developed over a long time, is used as a universal base for education, and is blended with the culture and know-how of each country and school. We hold regular international conferences to share information on the state of the world's fashion and the latest methods, which we then incorporate into our curriculum. In addition to taking classes in foreign languages, students are exposed to new values through short-term study abroad programs organized at ESMOD schools around the world.
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France
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Norway
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Japan
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South Korea
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China
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Indonesia
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Malaysia
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United Arab Emirates
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Türkiye
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Lebanon
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Syria
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Tunisia
ESMOD's history
In the 19th century, Alexis Lavigne, a dressmaker at the court of Napoleon III, founded the world's first fashion school in Paris, France. This was the beginning of ESMOD. He invented the couture mannequin and the measuring tape. Alexis Lavigne is also thought to have revolutionized fashion into an industry by proposing pattern-making theory and methodology.
More than 180 years later, his legacy and the spirit of innovation is carried on in 18 ESMOD schools located in 12 countries around the world.
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