- Esmod - Paris' oldest fashion design school at over 160 years old.
- Parsons Paris School of Art and Design - emphasizes an interdisciplinary approach to academic programs coordinated with Parsons The New School for Design in New York City.
- The Studio Berçot - perhaps the city's most progressive school, it holds classes in a boisterous no-wall "atelier" inspired by real working conditions.
- Ecole de la Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture - the much revered Paris school formed by the governing body for French couture houses where students study high fashion techniques exclusively and apprentice at Paris' couture houses. Previous graduates include André Courrèges, Jean-Louis Scherrer, Valentino, Issey Miyake and Yves Saint Laurent.