"haute couture"

Each year, four Academy students are selected to study abroad for one academic year, two at Studio Berçot and two at  L’Ecole de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne, while students from both French schools come to San Francisco for the same duration to study at the Academy.

For Chaw Chaw Su San (BFA Fashion Styling) it was the dream of fashion that had brought her from Myanmar to California four years ago.

Azzedine Alaïa was considered one of the greatest designers of modern era whose work influenced many emerging and established designers around the world.