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Congratulations on the University of Fashion's becoming a finalist in our EdTech Digest 2019 "Cool Tool Award" category as the first and largest online fashion education library in the world. Victor Rivero - Editor-in-Chief, EdTech Digest. Read the 2019 list of finalists

She began her career as a fashion designer specializing in high-end and custom clothing. After many years in the business, Francesca decided to dedicate her time to creating and maintaining an online fashion school. The University of Fashion (UniversityOfFashion.com) was founded in 2008 and has gathered students from around the world seeking to learn about fashion design and sewing techniques. Ihreads spoke to Francesca to learn more about how the University came to be. Read full article

Today I could be working in sales at Bergdorf earning 3000$ a month while I studied fashion online and then sewed my designs and sold them in the Village boutiques and on my website. I could be an entrepreneur at 17 and not 20. The Internet allows all great artists to be launched when they are ready. Read full article

By marrying the latest Internet technology with leading edge fashion education, the University of Fashion has filled a void in the world of online fashion education. Read full article

University of Fashion, created by former Fashion Institute of Technology and Academy of Art University San Francisco professor Francesca Sterlacci, was designed to inspire and educate students, teachers, the "fashion curious", and home sewers. Read full article

Learn fashion design ONLINE from top NYC fashion college instructors & fashion industry pros. Read full article

How I wish I had the University of Fashion when I went to fashion college! Read full article

Founded by a fashion designer and former FIT professor, the UNIVERSITY OF FASHION brings an entire fashion school to your living room. Read full article

It doesn’t have a football team or even a physical campus, but the University of Fashion can teach users how to design from the comfort of their own homes. Read full article

If your high school doesn't offer any sort of clothing construction courses, The University of Fashion is an awesome new online resource for learning the basics of sewing and design. Read full article

With legitimate professors from F.I.T., Parsons, and other esteemed fashion design schools leading the lessons, it’s the next best thing, at the very least. It’s certainly better than YouTube. Read full interview with founder Francesca Sterlacci