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Celebrating World Teacher’s Day – October 5th

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Did you know that October 5 is World Teachers’ Day?

Today, we celebrate the remarkable educators who have chosen one of the world’s most meaningful professions—especially the exceptional instructors of University of Fashion.

Becoming a fashion educator, in any specialty, requires far more than formal education. It takes years—often decades—of hands-on industry experience, continued learning, creative problem-solving, and a genuine commitment to sharing knowledge. Our roster of fashion professionals reflects that dedication, bringing real-world expertise, hard-won insights, and invaluable tips and tricks directly to our students.

From sewing beautifully tailored handmade buttonholes and draping on the bias to illustrating camouflage prints, mastering color theory, and exploring retail through visual merchandising, University of Fashion instructors teach the skills that bring fashion ideas to life. They are true sharers: generous with their knowledge, passionate about their fields, and committed to helping the next generation succeed.

Many of our instructors teach at leading fashion colleges around the world. Others have spent more than a decade in the industry—some more than 40 years—and many balance both professional practice and academic teaching.

On World Teachers’ Day, we extend our deepest gratitude to all 72 University of Fashion instructors. Thank you for your lasting contributions to the fashion industry and for inspiring our global community of subscribers over the past 18 years.

As the first and largest online fashion education library, University of Fashion is proud to celebrate the teachers who make learning possible.

Introducing our Team

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Are you back at school and looking for a tutor?

Back to School sale image with $55 off a yearly subscription using Promo code TUTOR. Offer expires 10.01.2026

University of Fashion’s Back-to-School Sale is like having a fashion-design fairy godparent—except instead of a wand, we’ve got 550+ on-demand videos, and instead of midnight curfew, we’re open 24/7.

What you get (without the all-nighter panic)

  • Access to professional fashion education whenever inspiration strikes—or when your professor says, “It’s due tomorrow.”
  • Lessons taught by experienced fashion-industry pros across 13 design and business disciplines (because yes, fashion school involves both sketching and spreadsheets).
  • Expert guidance for mastering technical skills, building business smarts, or simply regaining the confidence to face that blank mood board.

How students actually use us

  • Untangling tricky design assignments (darts, draping, and “why won’t this sleeve behave?” moments).
  • Powering through business assignments without Googling “what is a line sheet?” at 2 a.m.
  • Finding last-minute inspiration when the paper is due, the coffee’s gone, and your muslin looks suspiciously like a potato sack.

With 550+ tutorials across 13 fashion disciplines, University of Fashion is basically your always-on studio mentor—minus the judgmental side-eye when you pin backwards.

  • Draping: daywear, athleisure, evening & bridal, swimwear, intimate apparel
  • Pattern Making: daywear, athleisure, evening & bridal, swimwear, intimate apparel
  • Sewing: machine & hand stitching, seam and hem finishes, zippers, couture techniques, tailoring, embroidery, leatherwork, and more
  • Fashion Drawing: figure drawing for men, women, and children; fabric rendering; design details; watercolor, pastels, and more
  • Knits: knitting, crocheting, and cut-and-sew knits
  • Menswear: measuring the male body and drafting bespoke patterns from measurements
  • CAD Art: Illustrator, Photoshop, Procreate, 3D design, AI fashion design, textile design
  • CAD Pattern Making: Tukatech pattern drafting and marker-making software
  • Accessories: handbags, small leather goods, shoe design
  • Product Development: starting a brand, adaptive fashion, tech design, flats, specs, tech packs, 3D design, AI fashion design
  • Childrenswear: global sizing and free kids’ pattern slopers for boys’ and girls’ wear
  • Fashion Business: start-up, retail, branding, fashion law, licensing, visual merchandising, and more
  • Lecture Series: adaptive design, costume history, sustainable design, color theory, trend forecasting, textiles, visual merchandising, and more

Special back-to-school offer

We typically run this promotion only once a year (during the holidays), but to help teachers and students get a head start, we’re offering $55 off our annual subscription:

  • Regular price: $220
  • Now: $165 with code TUTOR
  • Offer expires: October 1, 2026

Ready to elevate your fashion education? Use code TUTOR at checkout and start learning today.

If you are a school or group, we offer a free trial so that you can sample our content before taking advantage of our reduced rates for schools & groups.

QR codes for Student & Group Sign up pages

Hurry, our offers expire October 1, 2026. Please note that the student discount promo code can only be used by teachers for their own personal use and not for use in the classroom. For our group subscription rates (5+ people) and to learn more about our free trials, scan the Group QR code above.