Yesterday afternoon, the campus of the Institut française mode (IFM), in the famous apple-green “caterpillar” Quai d’Austerlitz (Paris 13).e), was boiling. Indeed, the very first promotion of his bachelor’s degree in fashion design after three years of study presented his graduation show;. Will the great artistic director of tomorrow be among these young people? New fashion school board president Sidney Toledano has hope. Because, as this great LVMH boss who worked alongside John Galliano, Raf Simons and Maria Grazia Chiuri testifies, very few famous designers today come from French courses.
LE FIGARO. – Why, while the world’s largest fashion companies are based in France, so few top designers graduate from our schools?
Sidney TOLEDANO. – These are historical reasons. At the dawn of couture and ready-to-wear, houses trained stylists…
Source: Le Figaro
