One thing you know for sure is that you're passionate about fashion and the world of luxury. But does the fashion and luxury industry seem so vast that you don't know how to grasp it? Don't panic, we'll guide you and help you choose the right fashion and luxury training course.
What's your profile?
First, you'll need to identify which sector of the fashion and luxury industry you'd like to work in.
If you're more the creative type...
If you have a creative spirit, artistic flair and a keen sense of style and the latest fashion trends, then you could consider working as a stylist, jeweler or perfume designer.
We advise you to enroll in a fashion school that trains you from the first year onwards in the creative professions of fashion and luxury.
If you'd like to train in the more technical trades of fashion, such as making leather goods, you could well consider taking a CAP specializing in the manufacture of textile or leather goods.
If you're a good communicator...
Then communications and marketing jobs are for you! Do you have good interpersonal skills? Do you like to persuade? Do you constantly need to express yourself and make your aspirations known? Go for a career in communications and marketing!
To make the right choice for your training in fashion and luxury, you can choose to study communications at specialized schools. You can also consider attending a fashion school, which will provide you with a complete training: learning about fashion, its workings, history, evolution and current events, as well as assimilating communication techniques specifically linked to the fashion and luxury industry.
ISAL Paris offers you several Bachelors that will give you all the skills you need to follow your dream.
If you're an entrepreneur with a flair for business...
You can then easily consider careers in sales, production and distribution of clothing or luxury goods!
That's why it's a good idea to study at a business school. Afterwards, you may decide to refine your career path by taking a course specializing in fashion and luxury goods.
ISAL Paris offers 4 Masters/MBAspecializing in the commercial side of fashion and luxury, with an international dimension.
Find out more about careers in innovation
The world of fashion and luxury is undergoing a veritable transformation, not only in the fields of design, but also in marketing and communications. Indeed, digital technology now plays a major role in many fashion companies.
As a result, we advise you to choose a fashion and luxury training program that moves with the times. The more the school integrates new ways of communicating, selling or creating into its courses and internships, the more opportunities you'll have in the fashion and luxury world.
Moreover, working in fashion and luxury today inevitably requires an international outlook. Chances are you'll be working with foreign companies, or even working abroad. That's why we advise you to choose a fashion and luxury training program that takes this dimension into account. Find out whether internships can be arranged abroad, and whether the school has partnerships with internationally-established brands. Last but not least, it's essential to be fluent in English, or even a second language. Your chosen fashion and luxury training program should include in-depth language courses.
If you're not sure what you want to do, and you're still unsure about your training in fashion and luxury, take our quiz: which fashion profession is right for you?
