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Paris: Fashion & Design Lens

Couture, perfume and masterpieces: where art, fashion and creativity meet.

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The programme

An example programme: we adapt the visits, the length and the budget to your group.

  1. A student photographing an 18th-century gown at the Musée Galliera
    Day 1

    Galliera & Louvre

    • MorningMusée GallieraParis’s fashion museum: couture and costume from the 18th century to today.
    • AfternoonLouvre MuseumFrom the Mona Lisa to the Venus de Milo: the masterpieces that shaped Western art, including the Renaissance.
    • EveningCafeteria dinner
  2. A student photographing Van Gogh’s Starry Night over the Rhône at the Musée d’Orsay
    Day 2

    Alaïa, Orsay & Aura show

    • MorningGalerie AlaïaStep into the Marais studio-gallery of couturier Azzedine Alaïa: how a dress is conceived, cut and built.
    • AfternoonMusée d’OrsayManet, Monet, Degas and Van Gogh under a grand station roof.
    • AfternoonNotre-Dame (exterior view only)Façade and rose window.
    • EveningAura show, Dôme des InvalidesAn immersive light show in a historic dome, after a cafeteria dinner.
  3. A student colouring fashion sketches in a design workshop
    Day 3

    Cité de la Mode & Champs-Élysées

    • MorningCité de la Mode et du DesignA riverside fashion and design hub on the Seine, home of the French Fashion Institute.
    • AfternoonChamps-ÉlyséesWindow-shop along the most famous avenue in the world, home to the great flagship stores.
    • EveningEiffel Tower by nightAfter a casual dinner.
  4. Day 4

    Perfume & Fondation Louis Vuitton

    • MorningFragonard Perfume MuseumHow a perfume is made, from raw materials to bottle.
    • AfternoonFondation Louis VuittonFrank Gehry’s glass “sails” in the Bois de Boulogne: contemporary art in daring architecture.
    • EveningRestaurant dinnerRegional French specialities.
  5. Paintings made by our students in Montmartre
    Day 5

    Montmartre, Orangerie & cruise

    • MorningMontmartre painting experiencePaint your own view of the Sacré-Cœur where Renoir and Van Gogh once worked, on the Place du Tertre.
    • AfternoonMusée de l’OrangerieMonet’s Water Lilies wrapped around you in two oval rooms designed for them.
    • EveningBateaux-Mouches cruiseAfter a restaurant or cafeteria dinner.
  6. Day 6

    Departure

    Breakfast, checkout and departure.

Packed lunch every day. In Paris the group travels by metro with transport passes; trips outside Paris are by private coach. Visits depend on season and availability.

Curriculum links

  • GCSE & A levelArt & Design, including Textile design: contextual sources (AO1) and first-hand recording (AO3)
  • GCSEDesign & Technology: textile-based materials and the work of designers

Learning objectives

  • Follow fashion history and couture craftsmanship, from Galliera to Alaïa.
  • See how a collection is designed and made, from sketch to garment.
  • Paint outdoors in Montmartre, the way the Impressionists did.

We list only the links we can stand behind, and adapt the objectives to your own syllabus. A Teacher Pack comes with every trip: objectives for each day, student activity sheets and group leader information.

Add to your trip

French cooking classChocolate museum & workshopStation FOpéra de ParisMusée d’OrsayMusée de l’OrangerieParc des PrincesStade de FranceLa DéfenseA French guide for the whole stay

Included

  • 5 nights with breakfast, packed lunch and dinner
  • All visits and entrance fees
  • Paris transport passes and the Teacher Pack

Not included

  • Travel to Paris
  • Supervision of students, by your staff
  • Travel insurance

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