ESMOD

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]

École supérieure des arts et techniques de la mode

Established	1841; 184 years ago (1841)
President	Christine Walter-Bonini
Location	Paris , France 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

Accreditation

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

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]

A branch once operated in São Paulo.^[11]

Alumni

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