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. It has branches in Bordeaux, Lyon, Paris, Rennes and Roubaix in France, and in a number of cities in other countries, including Seoul, Moscow, Dubai, Beirut, and Tokyo.

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. 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.

Alumni

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