Fashion and Haute Couture
Our themed stays in France
Let’s plan your trip to France on the theme of Fashion:
With or without
French lessons
Flexible duration 1-4 weeks
Several destinations
and schedules available
Optional: vocational course
Why choose a trip on the theme of Fashion?
Our language and cultural stays on the theme of Fashion are for students and young adults who want to perfect their French skills as they go behind the scenes of the industry.
What are we here for?
Our language and cultural stays on the theme of Fashion, Design and Prêt-à-Porter. Our stays in Paris enable you to soak up design and craftsmanship in the world of haute-couture and French chic. Our trips may even inspire your young learners in their future careers!
1 destination : Paris
Optional extra destination in France
With or without French lessons
Activities to suit objectives (educational, vocational, cultural etc.)
Accommodation, transfer and travel on-site included
Paris, the world capital of fashion!
Highlights of our Paris Fashion trip
Design studio tour
Musée du Parfum Fragonard guided tour
Free time at Galeries Lafayette
Galerie Dior
Walk on Avenue Montaigne and the Champs Élysées
Musée Galliera guided tour
Musée Yves Saint-Laurent guided tour
And many more activities, workshops and experiences to choose from!
Paris is the epitome of effortless French chic. All eyes are on the city where fashion is designed, reinvented, admired and envied! Paris is the ultimate destination for anyone with e a passion for fashion, famous for its legendary designers, iconic haute couture brands and VIP events.
Feast your eyes on the window displays at Chanel, Dior and Yves Saint-Laurent (which all have their HOs in Paris) or uncover up-and-coming new designers on a stroll through the Marais district.
Highlights of our French Fashion trips
- A bespoke schedule with fashion history, craftsmanship and sights for sore eyes!
- An all-encompassing approach: from haute couture to perfumers and fine craftsmanship.
- Experiences with experts in their fields at Paris studios: design, embroidery, perfume and more.
- Trips to luxury brand museums and famous department stores: La Samaritaine, Galeries Lafayette and Le Bon Marché.
- Trips to iconic Parisian landmarks: the Louvre, Musée d’Orsay and a Seine River cruise to see the capital’s best-known landmarks.
Are you looking for something to help you get on the career ladder?
We can give our “Paris Fashion” stays a vocational slant to help students:
- Revise for exams or get ready for university
- Get into the French job market
- Imagine a career in craftsmanship, fashion, textile, ready-to-wear, luxury etc.
- Hone career objectives
Our schedules include itineraries, unique activities and local experiences so you can meet professionals in their working environment. Visit a studio, meet craftspeople, designers, embroiderers, stylists… the sky’s the limit!
Our French lessons and workshops (optional) focus on this objective. We provide work experiences, interview preparation, CV and cover letter workshops.
Do you want to add French lessons to your trip?
Vacances Actives Linguistiques organises trips to encourage (young) French students to travel, build the French-speaking world and promote French culture overseas.
Our Fashion and Haute Couture stays do exactly that and can tie into French lessons and workshops.
Depending on your objectives (language, culture, vocational), students can join French comprehension and communication classes, themed workshops, role plays and more with qualified teachers.
We can organise the following for a vocational stay:
- French CV and cover letter workshops
- Interview role play
- Technical vocabulary lessons for professional experiences
- Exam preparation
- Student group in a French classroom
