From project
to profession
At ACM, engagement with the professional world runs through the entire educational journey. It is embedded in projects, reviews, exchanges with faculty and companies, and direct experience of real materials, technologies and production processes.
It is an ecosystem built since 1964 and sustained by relationships between the Academy, fashion houses, manufacturers, cultural institutions, media, professionals and alumni. This network enables students to understand the industry from within, develop distinctive skills and approach their transition into professional life with greater awareness.
MORE THAN 160 PARTNER COMPANIES COLLABORATE WITH ACM THROUGH PROJECTS, MEETINGS, REVIEWS, INTERNSHIPS AND RECRUITMENT ACTIVITIES.
No career begins
with a single encounter
ACM’s relationship with industry extends far beyond the final internship. It develops through an integrated network of brands, manufacturers, suppliers, creative studios, production companies, media and cultural institutions.
Students can therefore engage with every part of the system: from creative vision to materials research, from technical design to product development, and from image-making to communication and the market.
LUXURY & FASHION HOUSES
Fashion houses and international groups that engage with students through projects, reviews, internships and selection processes.
TEXTILES, YARNS & MANUFACTURING
Textile and yarn producers, manufacturers and specialists who bring materials, processes and know-how into the learning experience.
LEATHER GOODS, ACCESSORIES & FOOTWEAR
Companies and workshops that support technical development and product prototyping.
MEDIA, COMMUNICATION & FASHION FILM
Publications, festivals, studios and platforms through which students explore the contemporary languages of fashion.
MUSEUMS, ARCHIVES & CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS
Places where research, heritage and design come together.
SUSTAINABILITY & INNOVATION
Companies and specialist centres contributing to the industry’s responsible transformation.
Careers & Placement
The Careers & Placement service supports students and graduating students as they build their professional profile. This work begins during their academic journey and continues through guidance, individual tools, opportunities to meet industry professionals and connections within the ACM network.
The aim is not to prescribe a predetermined career, but to help every student identify their own positioning, present their work clearly and enter the industry with confidence and awareness.
Careers guidance
Dedicated guidance focused on skills, aspirations and possible career directions. It helps students understand industry roles and identify those most closely aligned with their own journey.
Portfolio and CV
Support in selecting and organising projects, preparing a CV and presenting a professional identity, including through digital channels.
Internships and work placements
Opportunities with fashion houses, companies, ateliers, studios, production companies and institutions, identified in relation to each student’s programme, skills and professional goals.
Recruiting day
Presentations, portfolio reviews, interviews and opportunities to meet companies and professionals seeking new talent.
Interview preparation
Tools to articulate one’s journey, explain creative decisions and approach interviews, reviews and selection processes with greater confidence and awareness.
Alumni Network
An international community of expertise and experience that maintains an active relationship with the Academy and helps create new opportunities for exchange, mentorship and professional connection.
Professional life
begins while you study
Industry Projects are one of the main points of connection between education and professional practice. Students work on authentic briefs, meet company teams and take part in discussions and reviews that reflect industry practice.
Students experience the entire process, learning not only to generate ideas but also to turn an intuition into a tangible outcome by collaborating with the different specialists required to bring it to life.
Industry Projects developed during the 2023/24–2025/26 academic years
brands and institutional partners involved in Industry Projects between 2023/24 and 2025/26.
supply-chain companies involved in developing products and collections during the same period.
After graduation
The first professional role
Designers, stylists, art directors, costume designers, product managers and communication professionals: different careers, grounded in a shared education and developed within the international fashion and creative industries.
Not one destination
many possibilities
An ACM education prepares students for a complex professional landscape in which creative, technical, cultural and strategic skills work together.
DESIGN & CREATIVE DIRECTION
Fashion Designer · Menswear Designer · Accessories Designer · Knitwear Designer · Textile Designer · Costume Designer · Creative Director
PRODUCT & MAKING
Product Developer · Pattern Maker · Sample Coordinator · Fabric Researcher · Material Developer · Accessories Developer · Production Coordinator
COMMUNICATION & IMAGE
Fashion Stylist · Fashion Editor · Art Director · Photographer · Content Creator · Fashion Film Director · Communication Specialist
BUSINESS & STRATEGY
Brand Manager · Merchandiser · Buyer · Product Manager · Marketing Specialist · Retail Specialist · Sustainability Manager
COSTUME & CREATIVE INDUSTRIES
Costume Designer · Costume Assistant · Costume Supervisor · Make-up Designer · Wardrobe Specialist · Researcher · Professional roles for cinema, theatre and performance
From here, much further
Every professional journey reflects a different encounter between talent, education and opportunity. Alumni stories show how the skills developed at the Academy can evolve over time, lead to different roles and find expression in international contexts.
Your next talent could be here.
ACM works with fashion houses, companies, studios, production companies and institutions seeking new talent, wishing to develop educational projects or share expertise with the community.
Companies can offer internships and professional opportunities, take part in recruitment activities, meet students, contribute to portfolio reviews and careers guidance, or develop an Industry Project with the Academy.