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FASHION AND TEXTILES

Your contact : Catherine Serre
c.serre@provence-promotion.fr


Design, fashion : The lifestyle in Provence

In a fine balance between authenticity and high-tech, the fashion, textile and design sector today is developing enormous creative potential.

Adding to the evocative power of names such as Christian Lacroix, Emanuel Ungaro, Souleiado, Les Olivades, a new generation of young designers is emerging, carrying the fame of Provence to new heights.


Fashion, a structured and rapidly developing sector

With more than 11,000 companies, fashion, textile and design is one of the flagship sectors in the economy of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region and the third most successful in France.

The Bouches-du-Rhône department accounts for 44 % of the sector’s activity, with companies heavily concentrated in the metropolitan area.

 

 

FOCUS ON THE BOUCHES-DU-RHONE DEPARTMENT (13)

 

A centre of creative excellence

Provence is developing the new art of tomorrow’s textiles. Decentralised production, computer-assisted design and production are all skills developed by the region’s dynamic small and medium-sized firms

Fashion from the south : an economy imprinted with a Mediterranean identity.

Hom, Manon Martin, Helena Sorel, Fuego, Sugar, Evalinka, La Compagnie des Petits, Sun Valley, Old River, Jök, Noailles Textiles, Souleiado, Didier Parakian, Groupe Garella, Olly Gan, Les Olivades, Christian Lacroix, Madame Zaza of Marseille, Pain de Sucre, Canisse, Mekness, Habit Magique, Joëll Grossi, Sessun, Les Soleils dArles, Manufacture Sainte-Théodore, Gabriel Massol, Michel Bonzi…


Specialised training for the textile and fashion industries

A highest quality teaching is provided in 18 regional establishments and tailored to meet all the sector’s needs : courses leading to national high-school diplomas – Brevet d’Etudes Professionnelles – and to associate degree level – Brevet de Technicien Supérieur.


Specialised schools also offer vocational training for the garment and textile industries :

IICC : www.iccmode.com

Rectorat : www.ac-aix-marseille.fr

La Calade : http://pedagogie.ac-aix-marseille.fr

Colbert : http://pedagogie.ac-aix-marseille.fr/etablis/lycees/colbert

Marie Curie : http://pedagogie.ac-aix-marseille.fr/etablis/lycees/mariecurie


Espace Mode Mediterranee : a centre for the promotion and organisation of the fashion trade, and an observatory for the profession

The Espace Mode Mediterranee (Mediterranean Fashion Space) is a concept unique in Europe, bringing together the culture and economy of the fashion business in a single 30,000 square feet site :


- The Musée de la Mode, a museum dedicated to contemporary fashion from 1945 to the present day
- The Centre de Documentation Multimédia open to students and professionals,
- The Institut Mode Méditerranée, economic observatory and centre of sector expertise,
- The Association Développement Mode Sud, organises events promoting contemporary fashion and associated sectors (show-rooms, catwalk shows, sales force seminars…),
- The Chambre Syndicale de l’Habillement Marseille Région advises, informs and defends the interests of professionals,
- The FORTEXHA manages corporate needs for ongoing vocational education and training,
- The Centre d’Etudes Techniques des Industries de l’Habillement (garment industry technical rsearch centre – CETIH).
www.espacemodemediterranee.com


Fashion Street

At the very heart of the Opera district, the rue de la Tour has been renovated and dedicated to fashion and fashion accessories. Since its official opening in 1998, this place has been known as " Fashion Street ".

 
 
 

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