While one of the youngest fashion schools in Paris, the Institut Français de la Mode offers one of the most varied range of programs across management, design and savoir-faire, plus continuing education.
Here, a timeline of key moments:
1986: Establishment of IFM and its postgraduate management program
1987: IFM Alumni association created
1987: Launch of its continuing education department
1994: Establishment of Cercle IFM, a group of corporate patrons providing student scholarships
1999: Integration of the Centre Textile de Conjoncture et d’Observation Economique, which became the IFM Economic Observatory
2000: Launch of a postgraduate fashion design program
2003: Research department added
2004: Launch of the executive MBA in global fashion management
2006: IFM joins the Conférence des Grandes Ecoles, a nonprofit association of higher education and research institutions
2008: The school moves from its original premises on Rue Jean Goujon to the Cité de la Mode et du Design on Quai d’Austerlitz
2009: Launch of summer school
2011: IFM gains recognition from the French Ministry of Higher Education
2011: Launch of IFM Labels, an accelerator for emerging creative brands
2013: Launch of the MSc. in international luxury management
2015: Launch of the IFM incubator
2019: Integration of the École de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne
2019: Redesign of the bachelor’s and master’s programs in fashion design
2020: Establishment of the IFM Foundation under the aegis of the Fondation de France
2021: Expansion and renovation of the IFM campus
2021: Launch of the bachelor’s program in management for the creative industries
2024: Launch of the executive masters in fashion and luxury management
2025: Launch of a Foundation Year in Fashion Design
2026: Launch of the Première Main Haute Couture Specialization Certificate