Dandy School of Fashion Design

Dandy School of Fashion Design is a unique centre of learning. Based in Lahore, its dynamic environment offers an exciting opportunity to study fashion. Dandy school of fashion design offers an unparalleled range of courses for students; from pattern making and draping, computers and fashion drawing to textile design; our aim is to reflect the breadth of opportunities available in this vibrant, ever-changing industry.

Whether a student’s passion is for batik, tie and dye, non-textile garments drapings or block printing, the school’s philosophy is to offer creative development alongside a strong vocational slant. Our emphasis lies firmly on professionalism: aiming to create an inspiring and instructive learning environment for our students. The expertise of our highly experienced faculty and industry professionals ensures that students are kept aware of changing demands and opportunities within the fashion industry. Many of our tutors combine teaching with careers within the industry. This allows them to pass on invaluable ‘insider’ knowledge to students, on the latest technologies, techniques and trends. We can therefore, offer our students a combination of practical and theoretical skills, supported by an understanding of the cultural context in which fashion operates.

The experience of studying at the Dandy school of fashion design is enhanced by the excellent facilities provided across our various sites; including specialist workshops, regular tours to industry for inside knowledge, manufacturing center featuring CAD/CAM facilities.

Since its inception, the school has forged strong bonds with the fashion industry. The school and the fashion industry enjoy a mutually beneficial relationship, one that we are constantly seeking to expand upon. Recent developments include placement of our graduates in some of the renowned names of the textile and fashion industry. The commercial links enable us to integrate work placements and conduct live projects with market leaders in a number of taught programmes. We are also increasingly strengthening our links on international scale by participating in student’s fashion competitions. The recent example being the participation of one of our graduates in the Singapore Fashion Week. The success rate of our graduates gaining fashion-related employment is high, reflecting both the school’s reputation for excellence in fashion education and the fact that this is recognized by the industry.

Dandy School of Fashion Design (DSFD) was set up in Lahore in the year 2000 to fulfill the requirements of the growing textile and fashion industry.