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.
Keanan Duffty, former Academy of Art University School of Fashion Senior Director of Fashion Merchandising, sits down with FSD to tell all. From starting his own fashion line to his history with the Academy, Duffty recounts it all as it led him to his new job as the senior design director for John Varvatos Enterprises’ Star USA line.