FAD International Academy

Learn → Connect → Create → Build → Launch

The School That Builds Careers, Brands & Designers.

Where emerging fashion talent meets the global industry.

Global mentors. Real-world industry experience. International showcases. A launchpad for the next generation of fashion talent.

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A FADTalents Show look on the runway at the FAD International Academy graduate presentation

Why FAD?

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    Global industry mentors

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    Alumni & industry professionals

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    Brands & creative ventures built

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    Fashion week & international showcases

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    Countries in the FAD industry network

Built at FAD

We don't just teach fashion. We build what comes next.

  • FAD students at an industry showcase in Mumbai

    Careers

    Students develop the skills, networks and industry experience needed to enter and progress within fashion and the wider creative industries.

    See career stories
  • FAD student collections presented on an international runway

    Brands

    Ideas are pushed past the sketchbook — into collections, concepts, businesses and commercially relevant fashion brands.

    Explore brands
  • FAD styling student work in a studio test shoot

    Designers

    Creative identity, technical capability and the confidence to establish an individual design voice and defend it in front of the industry.

    Meet our designers

Mentored by the industry

Global minds. Real industry.

Learn from the people shaping fashion, luxury, retail, media and the creative industries — designers, founders, creative directors, executives, stylists, editors and buyers.

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    Designer

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    Womenswear design

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    Creative Director

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    Creative direction

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    Founder

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    Brand building

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    Stylist

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    Editorial styling

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    Editor

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    Fashion media

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    Buyer

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    Buying & merchandising

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    Executive

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    Luxury management

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    Entrepreneur

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    Fashion entrepreneurship

Mentor names to be confirmedSee the mentor network

Don’t just learn about the industry. Experience it.

The industry isn’t something students wait to enter after graduation. At FAD, they begin engaging with it while they learn.

  • Industry projects
  • Live briefs
  • Brand collaborations
  • Internships
  • Mentorship
  • Events
  • Fashion weeks
  • Exhibitions
  • Industry networking
  • Guest sessions
  • Creative collaborations
Explore industry access

  • Vogue Talents Italia

    #ScoutingForIndia — student work exhibited during Milan Fashion Week

    Anna Wintour and Sara Sozzani Maino in conversation at FAD

  • Live project

    Cartier x FAD — 'Through the Lens'

    Brief, mentorship and jury led by the maison

  • FADTalents Show

    Graduating collections judged by Louis Vuitton, Hugo Boss & Swarovski

    Mumbai and Dubai Fashion Week platforms

  • Anna Wintour with FAD International Academy students during Vogue Talents #ScoutingForIndia

From classroom to fashion week.

  1. 01

    Idea

    Research, concept and cultural reference.

  2. 02

    Design

    Drawing, draping, pattern and material development.

  3. 03

    Mentorship

    Critique from practising industry professionals.

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    Collection

    Full look development, costing and production.

  5. 05

    Showcase

    Presentation to press, buyers and an industry jury.

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    Industry

    Studios, labels, ventures and creative careers.

FAD student collections presented on an international runway

Your time at FAD is more than a classroom experience.

The FAD experience
  • FAD student collection on the FADTalents runway

    Shows and backstage

  • Beauty and jewellery styling image by FAD styling students

    Styling and image

  • FAD students in critique with industry mentors

    Mentorship and critique

  • Studio facilities at the FAD Mumbai campus in Bandra

    Studios and workshops

Choose where you want to build your future.

All programmes — Intake September 2026
  • Fashion Design
  • Styling & Creative Direction
  • Fashion Communication
  • Luxury, Business & Entrepreneurship
  • A FAD student collection look presented on the FADTalents runway

    Undergraduate · 3 Years

    Fashion Design

    What you learn
    Fashion drawing, draping, pattern cutting, garment construction, textile science and the history of dress.
    Who you learn from
    Practising designers, stylists, founders and industry mentors.
    What you create
    Graduate collection
    Where it can take you
    Graduates enter design studios, product development teams and independent labels, or progress to postgraduate study in Europe.
    Explore programme
  • Beauty and jewellery styling image produced by FAD styling students

    Undergraduate · 3 Years

    Fashion Styling

    What you learn
    History of the fashion image, silhouette and fit, colour, photographic studio fundamentals and moodboarding.
    Who you learn from
    Practising designers, stylists, founders and industry mentors.
    What you create
    Portfolio and authorship
    Where it can take you
    Graduates work as stylists and image directors across editorial, advertising, film and celebrity representation.
    Explore programme
  • FAD students at an industry showcase in Mumbai

    Undergraduate · 3 Years

    Fashion Communication & Business

    What you learn
    Fashion systems, consumer behaviour, visual communication, writing for fashion and digital fundamentals.
    Who you learn from
    Practising designers, stylists, founders and industry mentors.
    What you create
    Strategy project
    Where it can take you
    Graduates enter brand marketing, PR, buying, fashion media and entrepreneurship, with a dual-country study option.
    Explore programme
  • Luxury retail environment studied at the FAD Institute of Luxury Fashion & Style, Dubai

    Postgraduate · 1 Year

    Luxury & Fashion Management

    What you learn
    Heritage and brand equity, luxury consumer segments, maison case studies, market mapping.
    Who you learn from
    Practising designers, stylists, founders and industry mentors.
    What you create
    Capstone
    Where it can take you
    Graduates move into luxury retail management, brand and category management, and client experience roles.
    Explore programme
  • Colour editorial image created on the FAD styling, PR and content programme

    Postgraduate · 1 Year

    Fashion Styling, PR & Content Creation

    What you learn
    Styling for editorial, commerce and celebrity; production, casting and set logistics.
    Who you learn from
    Practising designers, stylists, founders and industry mentors.
    What you create
    Portfolio
    Where it can take you
    Graduates work as stylists, content producers, PR executives and creative freelancers.
    Explore programme
  • Fashion portrait photographed by a FAD student

    Professional · 1 Year

    Fashion Photography

    What you learn
    Camera systems, studio and natural lighting, exposure discipline, colour management.
    Who you learn from
    Practising designers, stylists, founders and industry mentors.
    What you create
    Body of work
    Where it can take you
    Graduates work as fashion and campaign photographers, digital operators and image retouchers.
    Explore programme

Careers & alumni

Where FAD can take you.

Designers, founders, stylists, communicators and luxury professionals. Each story runs the same way — before FAD, the FAD experience, after FAD.

Meet the FAD community

From student idea to real-world brand

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Showcase

Full archive — filter by year, location, event, designer
  • FAD student collection on the FADTalents runway

    FADTalents Show — graduate collections

  • FAD student collections presented at London Fashion Week

    International runway line-up

  • Cartier x FAD live project session with students

    Cartier x FAD — Through the Lens

  • Beauty and jewellery styling image by FAD styling students

    Styling & image — editorial test

Connected to the industry.

The FAD ecosystem

  • Fashion

    • Vogue Talents Italia
    • Hugo Boss
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  • Luxury

    • Cartier
    • Louis Vuitton
    • Swarovski

  • Retail

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  • Media

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  • Beauty

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  • Creative industries

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Where FAD is.

Mumbai · Pune · Dubai

  • Studio facilities at the FAD International Academy Mumbai campus in Bandra

    Mumbai

    An iconic address in Bandra, the hub of fashion and film.

  • FAD students working together on campus

    Pune

    Studio-led teaching with access to manufacturing and textile partners.

  • Luxury retail environment studied at the FAD campus in Dubai

    Dubai

    The Institute of Luxury Fashion & Style, inside the Gulf luxury market.

Admissions

Ready to build what comes next?

Your career. Your brand. Your design identity. Your place in fashion.

Apply to FADTalk to admissions